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Kleberg County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 31,549  4.2   
Under 5 2,396  (6.2)  7.6 
Under 18 8,600  (2.8)  27.3 
65 and over 3,339 12.3 10.6
85 and over 435 51.6 1.4
Male 15,852  5.2  50.2 
Female 15,697  3.2  49.8 
White 22,675  9.8  71.9 
Black 1,167  16.9  3.7 
Asian 464  12.1  1.5 
Hispanic 20,635  11.4  65.4 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 10,321  (0.7)  0.0    561 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 482  (0.4)  (3.1)  4.7  23 
Mining 312  8.7  (5.0)  3.0  13 
Construction 281  (19.0)  (1.6)  2.7  35 
Manufacturing 263  0.8  (6.2)  2.5  16 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 201  18.9  8.6  1.9  31 
Wholesale Trade 71  (22.8)  (15.2)  0.7  18 
Retail Trade 2,206  1.7  (0.7)  21.4  130 
Services 1,859  2.1  0.9  18.0  167 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 338  4.6  2.3  3.3  57 
Government 4,303  (3.0)  1.4  41.7  70 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 4.8 (0.5)  (2.2)  85 


Income

Income 2000  Percent Change 2000-2001  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $586,738  5.4  4.3  92 
Average Per Capita Income $18,618  5.4  4.1  190 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 24.2 (1.3)  (1.8)  37 
Ages 0-17 32.7 (1.3)  (1.4)  39 
Ages 5-17 in families 34.3 0.1  1.5  40 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $1,252,012,634  2.2  2.5  112 
Property Value Per Capita $39,685  (3.8)  1.6  206 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $161,946,268  1.7  4.5 
Sales Tax Outlets 627  1.5  (0.7) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 4  17  5,972  (1.9) 
Higher Education Fall 2001   1  6,148  3.5