Rotan, Texas

Climate

Rotan's climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of the true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions. The Köppen climate classification subtype for this climate is BSh (tropical and subtropical steppe climate).^[6]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Rotan had 1,332 people, 591 households, and 364 families. The median age was 48.0 years; 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 24.8% were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.7 males.^[10]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.^[11]

Among the 591 households, 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 42.3% were married-couple households, 20.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[10]

There were 748 housing units, of which 21.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.7%.^[10]

2000 census

As of the 2000 census,^[3] 1,611 people, 665 households, and 442 families resided in the city. The population density was 791.3 inhabitants per square mile (305.5/km²). The 841 housing units averaged 413.1 per square mile (159.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 72.44% White, 5.59% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 19.49% from other races, and 2.05% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 32.90% of the population.

Of the 665 households, 28.0% had children under 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were not families; 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city, the age distribution was 24.6% under 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,638, and for a family was $29,038. Males had a median income of $25,688 versus $17,045 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,097. About 16.6% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.0% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.