Overview
Saginaw is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population
was 12,374 at the 2000 census. It was named in 1882 after Saginaw, Michigan
by Jarvis J. Green.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of
19.4 km² (7.5 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 12,374 people, 4,229 households, and
3,450 families residing in the city. The population density was 637.0/km²
(1,649.1/mi²). There were 4,339 housing units at an average density of
223.4/km² (578.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.64% White, 1.93%
African American, 0.91% Native American, 1.24% Asian, 6.09% from other
races, and 2.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino were 14.53% of
the population
There were 4,229 households out of which 47.1% had children under the age of
18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a
female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families.
15.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone
living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.0% under the age of 18,
7.4% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100
females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
were 94.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $55,549, and the median
income for a family was $59,967. Males had a median income of $42,036 versus
$27,164 for females. The per capita income[SLS] for the city was $20,336.
About 5.2% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The City of Saginaw is served by the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent
School District. The two high schools in the district are Boswell High
School and Saginaw High School.