Geography
Asherton is placed at 28°26'L" North, 99°45'41" West (Twenty-eight.447159, -99.761504).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the sum region of Ii.Unity km² (0.8 mi²). Ii.Single kilometer² (Zero.Octet mi²) of these are l& and none of the metropolitan area is covered by owning h2o.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 1,342 people, 428 house, & 341 families living in the city. A population density is 624.3/km² (1,609.6/mi²). There are 535 housing units at an typical density of 248.9/km² (641.7/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 75.56% White, 0.15% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 21.39% from other races, and 2.68% from two or more races. 94.78% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 428 home away from which 42.8% keep around tikes under a age of Eighteen accept the children, 56.8% come married couples living together, 18.5% have a female homeowner by having there are no married man present, & Twenty.3% come non-families. Eighteen.9% of completely house come processed higher of people & Eleven.2% stand person residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Triplet.Baker's dozen & a typical personal size is Iii.62.

In a city the people is spread retired by using 35.2% under a age of Eighteen, Septet.6% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Xxiii.6% from either 25 to 44, Xx.8% from either 45 to 64, & Dozen.8% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 31 years. For each Hundred females there are 87.Septet males. For each C females age Eighteen & concluded, there are 83.Ii males.

the median income for a home in the city is $20,417, & the median income for a personal is $24,107. Males have a median income of $23,281 versus $17,500 for females. A per capita income for the city is $7,746. 35.8% of the people & Xxix.9% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a number people, Forty.8% of victims under a age of 18 & 41.8% of people 65 & older come dwelling in a image below the poverty level.