Limestone County Information
Limestone in
Texas occupies
933 square miles and has a 2006 population of
22,720, a change from a 2000 population of
22,051 and
20,946 in 1990.
14.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.5% percent is 25-35, and
12.7% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
80 acts of violent crime reported in
Limestone in 2004, a change from
96 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
501 people:
4.8% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.7%.
Read more about
Limestone, Texas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Limestone | |
| State | Texas | |
| Land Area | 933 sq. miles | Ranked 863 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 22,720 | Ranked 1,684 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 22,627 | |
| Population 2000 | 22,051 | Ranked 1,691 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 20,946 | Ranked 1,632 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 79.8% | |
| African American | 18.5% | |
| Asian American | .3% | |
| Native American | .6% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.3% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.7% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.6% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.2% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 80 | 96 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 3 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 12 | |
| Robberies | 17 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 48 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 916 | 607 |
| Burglaries | 205 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 662 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 49 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 10,386 | 9,545 |
| Unemployed Population | 501 | 445 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.8% | 4.7% |
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