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Live Oak County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 12,309  28.8   
Under 5 604  (7.2)  4.9 
Under 18 2,739  4.7  22.3 
65 and over 1,966 25.7 16.0
85 and over 227 69.4 1.8
Male 6,769  44.1  55.0 
Female 5,540  14.0  45.0 
White 10,743  29.2  87.3 
Black 301  2,910.0  2.4 
Asian 24  (22.6)  0.2 
Hispanic 4,683  40.9  38.1 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 2,839  1.7  1.0    264 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 62  21.6  14.1  2.2  19 
Mining 119  (1.7)  (5.6)  4.2  14 
Construction 174  10.8  10.4  6.1  28 
Manufacturing 262  (3.3)  (0.4)  9.2  6 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 118  8.3  3.6  4.2  16 
Wholesale Trade 73  5.8  (1.3)  2.6  7 
Retail Trade 646  (2.0)  1.8  22.8  67 
Services 326  5.5  0.0  11.5  58 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 115  11.7  4.3  4.1  16 
Government 937  (0.1)  (0.2)  33.0  31 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 2.5 (0.6)  (1.4)  215 


Income

Income 2000  Percent Change 2000-2001  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $204,958  4.4  5.0  169 
Average Per Capita Income $16,670  3.5  3.1  222 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 17.7 (0.3)  (1.7)  121 
Ages 0-17 25.8 0.3  0.1  109 
Ages 5-17 in families 25.8 0.3  1.9  113 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $1,098,899,120  14.9  2.9  120 
Property Value Per Capita $89,276  (5.7)  (1.1)  51 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $34,326,253  2.1  1.9 
Sales Tax Outlets 286  (2.4)  (2.2) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 2  7  1,906  (2.2) 
Higher Education Fall 2001