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Aransas County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 22,497  25.7   
Under 5 1,228  2.2  5.5 
Under 18 5,346  18.6  23.8 
65 and over 4,431 33.8 19.7
85 and over 372 67.6 1.7
Male 11,187  26.2  49.7 
Female 11,310  25.3  50.3 
White 19,672  28.7  87.4 
Black 322  0.9  1.4 
Asian 623  5.8  2.8 
Hispanic 4,571  27.4  20.3 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 5,655  4.6  3.1    549 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 158  27.4  11.7  2.8  30 
Mining 95  (58.3)  (8.0)  1.7  11 
Construction 242  (22.9)  (6.2)  4.3  51 
Manufacturing 152  1.3  (12.4)  2.7  20 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 358  (1.1)  2.3  6.3  27 
Wholesale Trade 80  11.1  11.2  1.4  26 
Retail Trade 1,933  16.1  4.4  34.2  136 
Services 1,388  14.1  8.5  24.5  157 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 249  2.0  5.6  4.4  55 
Government 995  (3.0)  1.0  17.6  34 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 5.8 (0.3)  1.1  49 


Income

Income 2000  Percent Change 2000-2001  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $559,100  7.2  8.0  96 
Average Per Capita Income $24,796  6.6  6.2  51 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 20.6 (2.1)  (1.8)  74 
Ages 0-17 30.5 (5.5)  (4.2)  58 
Ages 5-17 in families 34.0 (1.5)  1.3  42 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $1,205,489,619  10.3  6.4  114 
Property Value Per Capita $53,584  13.4  5.0  132 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $121,116,889  3.0  6.5 
Sales Tax Outlets 653  (2.1)  (1.0) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 1  6  3,337  (0.7) 
Higher Education Fall 2001