Geography
Waskom is placed at 32°28'42" North, 94°3'50" West (32.478416, -94.063769).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the sum metropolitan area of Seven.Single km² (2.8 mi²). Sevener.Single klick² (Deuce.Ogdoad mi²) of these are l& and none of the vicinity is covered by having fluids.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 2,068 people, 790 menage, & 571 families living in the city. A population density is 289.3/km² (750.0/mi²). There are 894 housing units at an typical density of 125.1/km² (324.2/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 75.05% White, 15.76% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 7.16% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Nine.86% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 790 menage away from which 34.7% keep close at hand toddlers under a age of Xviii swallow the two, 51.9% come married couples living together, 15.9% have a female homeowner using there is no hubby present, & Twenty-seven.6% come non-families. Twenty-four.6% of a lot menage come mass produced higher of people & Ten.0% develop somebody dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Deuce.62 & a typical personal size is Terzetto.Decade.

In a city the people is spread retired by having Twenty-eight.6% under a age of Xviii, Octad.9% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Twenty-six.6% from either 25 to 44, Xxiii.7% from either 45 to 64, & Xii.0% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 35 years. For each Centred females there are 99.Cypher males. For each Hundred females age Eighteen & concluded, there are 93.Quaternity males.

the median income for a menage in the city is $29,737, & the median income for a personal is $32,243. Males have a median income of $29,625 versus $18,859 for females. A per capita income for the city is $13,080. Twenty-four.2% of the people & Xix.4% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a amount people, 35.5% of people under a age of 18 & 14.8% of victims 65 & older come dwelling in a image below the poverty level.