2020 census As of the
2020 census, Biscoe had a population of 1,848. The median age was 36.4 years. 26.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.0 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 625 households in Biscoe, of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.2% were married-couple households, 17.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 669 housing units, of which 6.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.5%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,700 people, 535 households, and 393 families residing in the town. The
population density was . There were 572 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 58.35%
White, 24.47%
African American, 0.35%
Native American, 0.59%
Asian, 15.47% from
other races, and 0.76% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 23.24% of the population. There were 535 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were
married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.42. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,667, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $23,214 versus $21,089 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $15,302. About 8.5% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over. ==Notable people==