Country United States County Upshur, Gregg FIPS code 48-22168 Elevation 131 m Zip code 75644 Local time Friday 1:46 AM | State Texas Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1334967 Area 5.2 km² Population 800 (2013) Area code 903 | |
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East Mountain is a city in Upshur and Gregg County, Texas, United States. The population was 797 at the 2010 census.
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Map of East Mountain, TX, USA
Geography
East Mountain is located at 32°36′12″N 94°51′37″W (32.603445, -94.860288).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 580 people, 229 households, and 174 families residing in the city. The population density was 285.5 people per square mile (110.3/km²). There were 249 housing units at an average density of 122.6 per square mile (47.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.14% White, 1.55% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 2.76% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.
There were 229 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city, the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,173, and the median income for a family was $38,068. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $21,827 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,701. About 7.5% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.