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DeWitt County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 20,013  6.2   
Under 5 1,093  (15.9)  5.5 
Under 18 4,760  (5.9)  23.8 
65 and over 3,781 (4.9) 18.9
85 and over 575 (7.0) 2.9
Male 10,276  15.3  51.3 
Female 9,737  (1.9)  48.7 
White 15,293  6.5  76.4 
Black 2,209  4.5  11.0 
Asian 42  147.1  0.2 
Hispanic 5,452  19.4  27.2 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 6,861  3.2  2.9    490 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 79  (2.5)  2.2  1.2  22 
Mining 64  (13.5)  2.3  0.9  8 
Construction 233  (5.7)  0.1  3.4  42 
Manufacturing 1,204  2.8  2.8  17.5  25 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 141  1.4  5.5  2.1  17 
Wholesale Trade 222  (4.3)  (2.9)  3.2  26 
Retail Trade 1,026  7.0  1.6  15.0  109 
Services 1,280  6.6  9.4  18.7  155 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 354  1.4  2.2  5.2  35 
Government 2,257  2.9  1.6  32.9  50 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 3.6 0.1  (0.9)  160 


Income

Income 2000  Percent Change 2000-2001  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $412,430  5.5  5.3  118 
Average Per Capita Income $20,627  5.7  5.3  141 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 20.5 (1.0)  (3.0)  77 
Ages 0-17 27.4 0.1  (4.3)  88 
Ages 5-17 in families 27.1 0.2  (2.0)  97 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $951,733,250  10.6  3.1  132 
Property Value Per Capita $47,556  6.5  2.6  152 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $70,847,221  (0.2)  4.2 
Sales Tax Outlets 515  (1.5)  (2.0) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 6  15  4,533  (0.3) 
Higher Education Fall 2001