Sweet little place in South Texas, next to Beeville, 45 miles inland from Corpus Christi at the intersection of US Route 59 and SR 351 half way between Laredo and Houston. The population density was 335.6 people per square mile (129.4/km²). There were 370 housing units at an average density of 126.4/sq mi (48.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 66.60% White, 0.20% African American, 1.02% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 30.24% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 80.45% of the population. There were 316 households out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.54. In the CDP the population was spread out with 34.0% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,500, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $27,273 versus $16,912 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,255. About 39.5% of families and 45.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 67.7% of those under age 18 and 21.7% of those age 65 or over.
