This from the town that adopted Spanish as its official languge and declared the community a safe haven for illegal immigrants.

Median resident age: 18.5 years
Median household income: $13,333 (year 2000)
Median house value: $28,200 (year 2000)

Races in El Cenizo:

* Hispanic (98.9%)
* Other race (14.7%)
* Two or more races (3.2%)
* American Indian (1.2%)
* White Non-Hispanic (0.9%)



For population 25 years and over in El Cenizo

* High school or higher: 15.5%
* Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.1%
* Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
* Unemployed: 21.8%
* Mean travel time to work: 44.1 minutes

42.2% Foreign born (42.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +2,199 (+163.4%).

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