Ranger, Texas

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, Ranger has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps.^[9]

As of the 2020 census, Ranger had a population of 2,300. The median age was 39.1 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 107.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 104.9 males age 18 and over.^[11][12]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.^[13]

There were 885 households in Ranger, of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 37.9% were married-couple households, 22.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[11]

There were 1,153 housing units, of which 23.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 11.2%.^[11]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, 2,584 people, 989 households, and 616 families resided in the city. The population density was 369.0 inhabitants per square mile (142.5/km²). The 1,214 housing units averaged 173.4 per square mile (67.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.83% White, 6.73% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 5.65% from other races, and 1.70% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 13.51% of the population.

De los 989 hogares, el 28,0% tenía hijos menores de 18 años, el 43,7% eran parejas casadas que vivían juntas, el 14,7% tenía una mujer como cabeza de familia sin cónyuge presente y el 37,7% no eran familias. Aproximadamente el 34,5% de todos los hogares estaban formados por una sola persona, y el 18,7% tenía a alguien viviendo solo que tenía 65 años o más. El tamaño promedio del hogar era de 2,33 personas y el tamaño promedio de la familia era de 3,00 personas.

En la ciudad, la distribución por edades fue la siguiente: 22,7% menores de 18 años, 17,4% entre 18 y 24 años, 20,9% entre 25 y 44 años, 19,4% entre 45 y 64 años, y 19,7% de 65 años o más. La mediana de edad fue de 36 años. Por cada 100 mujeres, había 97,1 hombres. Por cada 100 mujeres mayores de 18 años, había 93,8 hombres.

El ingreso medio por hogar en la ciudad era de $22,500 y por familia de $28,255. Los hombres tenían un ingreso medio de $24,333, frente a los $15,946 de las mujeres. El ingreso per cápita de la ciudad era de $11,698. Aproximadamente el 14.4% de las familias y el 18.3% de la población se encontraban por debajo del umbral de pobreza , incluyendo el 19.1% de los menores de 18 años y el 17.8% de los mayores de 65 años.