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Brooks County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 7,976  (2.8)   
Under 5 662  (11.7)  8.3 
Under 18 2,517  (7.3)  31.6 
65 and over 1,150 6.9 14.4
85 and over 130 41.3 1.6
Male 3,868  (2.7)  48.5 
Female 4,108  (2.9)  51.5 
White 6,049  (10.4)  75.8 
Black 15  400.0  0.2 
Asian 7  (30.0)  0.1 
Hispanic 7,304  (0.5)  91.6 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 2,534  10.5  5.1    192 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 154  21.3  3.1  6.1  15 
Mining 121  42.4  8.4  4.8  7 
Construction 27  (18.2)  19.7  1.1  6 
Manufacturing 11  (42.1)  (12.9)  0.4  3 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 26  (10.3)  (12.3)  1.0  8 
Wholesale Trade 19  (9.5)  (8.1)  0.7  5 
Retail Trade 452  (0.9)  0.7  17.8  43 
Services 951  34.3  11.7  37.5  60 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 89  3.5  3.5  3.5  10 
Government 681  (6.1)  2.7  26.9  33 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 5.7 (1.6)  (7.4)  55 


Income

Income 2000  Percent Change 2000-2001  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $133,245  10.4  6.0  193 
Average Per Capita Income $16,775  12.3  6.6  216 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 35.4 (3.0)  (2.8)  6 
Ages 0-17 43.4 (7.1)  (3.5)  10 
Ages 5-17 in families 50.2 (0.7)  4.3  3 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $622,837,885  5.1    162 
Property Value Per Capita $78,089  10.9    68 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $31,303,579  (3.1)  2.1 
Sales Tax Outlets 159  0.6  (2.3) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 1  4  1,746  (2.4) 
Higher Education Fall 2001