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Jim Wells County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 39,326  4.4   
Under 5 3,229  (1.0)  8.2 
Under 18 12,351  0.8  31.4 
65 and over 4,870 10.8 12.4
85 and over 578 43.1 1.5
Male 19,180  3.5  48.8 
Female 20,146  5.3  51.2 
White 30,634  7.5  77.9 
Black 237  8.7  0.6 
Asian 171  66.0  0.4 
Hispanic 29,772  9.5  75.7 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 13,865  4.7  3.4    789 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 331  (3.5)  (0.2)  2.4  43 
Mining 2,356  18.2  5.1  17.0  48 
Construction 421  24.9  1.8  3.0  55 
Manufacturing 233  (1.3)  0.3  1.7  17 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 574  22.4  9.8  4.1  36 
Wholesale Trade 621  8.6  4.9  4.5  58 
Retail Trade 2,261  (1.6)  1.0  16.3  163 
Services 4,448  2.0  5.6  32.1  254 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 365  (0.3)  (3.1)  2.6  53 
Government 2,250  0.0  0.9  16.2  57 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 5.7 (1.7)  (3.5)  53 


Income

Income 2000  Percent Change 2000-2001  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $739,903  8.5  5.1  75 
Average Per Capita Income $18,766  7.6  4.8  188 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 25.6 (1.4)  (3.9)  31 
Ages 0-17 32.5 (2.2)  (4.5)  41 
Ages 5-17 in families 33.2 (0.6)  (1.4)  49 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $1,055,044,914  5.3  2.5  126 
Property Value Per Capita $26,828  7.6  2.6  244 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $254,990,616  18.0  5.1 
Sales Tax Outlets 980  (1.9)  (0.4) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 5  22  8,877  0.8 
Higher Education Fall 2001