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Goliad County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 6,928  15.9   
Under 5 399  (6.1)  5.8 
Under 18 1,793  9.5  25.9 
65 and over 1,211 19.4 17.5
85 and over 152 36.9 2.2
Male 3,445  19.6  49.7 
Female 3,483  12.4  50.3 
White 5,724  15.6  82.6 
Black 334  (17.9)  4.8 
Asian 15  200.0  0.2 
Hispanic 2,439  13.7  35.2 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 1,301  1.5  1.9    161 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 98  (3.0)  7.9  7.5  20 
Mining 53  (13.1)  60.3  4.1  6 
Construction 48  (5.9)  (1.2)  3.7  15 
Manufacturing 14  40.0  7.0  1.1  2 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 140  13.8  (0.3)  10.8  9 
Wholesale Trade 31  6.9  (6.8)  2.4  9 
Retail Trade 271  3.0  7.8  20.8  29 
Services 145  (3.3)  (5.5)  11.1  36 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 35  12.9  (1.6)  2.7  4 
Government 464  0.7  0.6  35.7  30 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 3.8 0.3  (1.0)  144 


Income

Income 2000  Percent Change 2000-2001  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $128,498  4.2  7.2  197 
Average Per Capita Income $18,383  1.2  4.5  196 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 16.5 (2.4)  (3.0)  151 
Ages 0-17 23.5 (4.3)  (0.9)  143 
Ages 5-17 in families 24.7 (2.6)  1.8  129 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $771,904,563  11.4  3.3  143 
Property Value Per Capita $111,418  14.6  1.5  36 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $13,767,347  1.8  4.9 
Sales Tax Outlets 154  4.1  0.7 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 1  3  1,377  (1.7) 
Higher Education Fall 2001