Walker County, Texas

According to the 2000 Census, Walker County, Texas has a population of 61,758 people. Of those, 42,686 (69%) are White, 14,747 (24%) are Black, and 8,712 (14%) are Latino[1]. However, 14,050 (or 23% of the 61,758 people) are not residents by choice but are people in prison.

Even though prisoners cannot participate in the local community, the Census Bureau nevertheless counts them as residents of the county where they are incarcerated.

A more accurate description would not include the prisoners. This would give Walker County a population of 47,708 with a demographic that is 72% White, 19% Black, and 12% Latino.

Reported in
Census 2000
Incarcerated
population
Actual
population
Total 61,758 14,050 47,708
White 42,686 8,292 34,394
Black 14,747 5,647 9,100
Latino 8,712 3,174 5,538


Notes:

[1]The numbers for Whites, Blacks and Latinos may not add up to the total number because we have not included racial groups other than Whites and Blacks and because the Census Bureau considers "Latino" to be an ethnicity, not a race. Most of the people reported as being Latino are also counted as being White or Black.



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