64, and 13.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $23,623, and for a family was $27,140. Males had a median income of $26,350 versus $17,346 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,414. About 26.0% of families and 29.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.0% of those under age 18 and 39.1% of those age 65 or over. Transportation Highways US Highway 57 US Highway 277 State Highway 131 Government Federal representation The United States Postal Service operates a post office in located at 455 S Bibb Ave. The United States Border Patrol has two stations in Eagle Pass. The Eagle Pass North Station is at 2285 Del Rio Blvd and the Eagle Pass South Station at 4156 El Indio Hwy. Eagle Pass is the headquarters of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, a federally recognized tribe of Kickapoo people. Media Eagle Pass News Leader The News Gram Notable people Tres Barrera (born 1994), backup catcher for the Washington Nationals Rian James (1899–1953), author and screenwriter Louis Lane (1923–2016) conductor of Cleveland and Atlanta symphonies Biz Mackey (1897–1965), catcher and manager in Negro League baseball Robert C. Mathis (1927–2016), retired Air Force four-star general, served as Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force Guadalupe Garcia McCall, author and educator Connie Douglas Reeves (1901–2003), rancher, National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Gus Sorola (born 1978), co-founder of Rooster Teeth HVDC-back-to-back station In 2000, as part of the power exchange between Texas and Mexico, a high-voltage direct current facility equipped with insulated-gate bipolar transistors was built. This facility, built for Central Power and Light (now AEP Texas) by the ABB Group, operates at a bipolar voltage of 15.9 kV, and has a maximum transfer rate of 36 megawatts. The power station enables AEP to purchase electricity from Mexico's Comisión Federal de Electricidad, when needed. Tornado On April 24, 2007, at 7:00 pm CST, a tornado tore through outside of Eagle Pass and caused loss of life and property damage. The community was paralyzed for more than a week.This tornado tore through the southern part of the town, And major damage was done. At the Rosita Valley Elementary school, one