Rio Vista, Texas

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Rio Vista is a city in Johnson County, Texas, United States. The population was 656 at the 2000 census. Despite its spelling, the pronunciation of the town is "RYE-o Vista", not "REE-o Vista", though both can be heard in the area as well as various other forms.

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[edit] Geography

Rio Vista is located at 32°14′16″N, 97°22′38″W (32.237783, -97.377151)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.

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[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 656 people, 236 households, and 178 families residing in the city. The population density was 320.6/km² (828.3/mi²). There were 260 housing units at an average density of 127.1/km² (328.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.27% White, 0.15% Native American, 2.74% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.18% of the population.

There were 236 households out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,859, and the median income for a family was $31,696. Males had a median income of $27,206 versus $18,333 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,806. About 6.7% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.