Cooke County is located in the North Texas Region of Texas. The County Seat is Gainesville and the largest city is Gainesville. The 2014 population estimate is 38,761 and the 2010 census population was 38,437. The land area is 874.76 square miles and there are 43.9 persons per square mile.
92.7% of the population is White, 3.2% is Black or African American, 16.7% is Hispanic or Latino, 1% is Asian, 1.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.7% is two or more races. 83.8% have a high school degree or higher, and 19.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $117,100, there are 14,466 households, an average of 2.61 persons per household. The per capita income is $25,186, the median household income is $50,067, and 14.8% of the persons in Cooke County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 4,564. Retail sales (in $1000) were $499,700, and sales per capita were $13,006.
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| Cooke County Official government website of Cooke County, Texas. |
| Property | CAD Cooke County Appraisal District property records, including account owner and location, taxing jurisdiction, property values, improvements, taxes due, and deed history. Address: Cooke CAD, 201 N. Dixon St., Gainesville, TX 76240-3974. Phone: 940-665-7651. |
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