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Bee County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 32,359  28.7   
Under 5 1,961  (10.4)  6.1 
Under 18 7,565  (4.5)  23.4 
65 and over 3,294 15.1 10.2
85 and over 399 41.5 1.2
Male 19,330  55.5  59.7 
Female 13,029  2.6  40.3 
White 21,957  12.9  67.9 
Black 3,203  340.6  9.9 
Asian 164  (29.0)  0.5 
Hispanic 17,450  35.2  53.9 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 8,446  (0.2)  0.2    553 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 96  (7.7)  1.5  1.1  32 
Mining 314  0.3  3.3  3.7  20 
Construction 128  (12.9)  (14.7)  1.5  32 
Manufacturing 294  (6.4)  4.3  3.5  10 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 170  0.6  2.0  2.0  31 
Wholesale Trade 180  (4.3)  (3.8)  2.1  23 
Retail Trade 1,421  (1.1)  1.8  16.8  104 
Services 1,752  2.9  1.4  20.7  196 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 287  3.2  (1.5)  3.4  47 
Government 3,785  (0.1)  (0.3)  44.8  52 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 5.0 (0.4)  (1.9)  74 


Income

Income 2000  Percent Change 2000-2001  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $480,843  3.9  4.5  106 
Average Per Capita Income $14,890  3.6  3.1  241 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 24.1 (2.4)  (4.1)  40 
Ages 0-17 30.1 (2.2)  (5.5)  60 
Ages 5-17 in families 32.1 (0.8)  (2.0)  55 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $833,363,510  4.4  3.3  138 
Property Value Per Capita $25,754  (11.2)  0.1  245 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $171,150,616  14.9  7.5 
Sales Tax Outlets 579  0.2  (0.3) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 4  13  5,039  (2.2) 
Higher Education Fall 2001   1  3,095  2.3