5 ▁years . ▁For ▁every ▁ 1 0 0 ▁females , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 0 3 . 0 ▁males . ▁For ▁every ▁ 1 0 0 ▁females ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁over , ▁there ▁were ▁ 9 2 . 2 ▁males . ▁ ▁The ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁household ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁$ 2 8 , 2 3 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁median ▁income ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁was ▁$ 3 3 , 7 5 0 . ▁M ales ▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 2 7 , 8 1 3 ▁versus ▁$ 2 1 , 1 3 6 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁$ 1 5 , 1 4 3 . ▁About ▁ 1 0 . 9 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 1 2 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 1 5 . 9 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 3 . 7 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Education ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Bl oss om ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁Pra ir il and ▁Independent ▁School ▁District . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Bl oss om ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁Bl oss om ▁Pra irie , ▁but ▁was ▁short ened ▁to ▁Bl oss om ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁Dav y ▁Cro ck ett ▁reported ly ▁entered ▁Texas ▁near ▁Bl oss om ▁Pra irie . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁ ▁Paul ▁Elli ott ▁Martin