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Nueces County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 313,645  7.7   
Under 5 24,247  0.8  7.7 
Under 18 89,117  0.3  28.4 
65 and over 35,005 19.0 11.2
85 and over 3,727 51.3 1.2
Male 153,483  7.8  48.9 
Female 160,162  7.7  51.1 
White 225,912  2.6  72.0 
Black 13,307  4.9  4.2 
Asian 3,632  46.3  1.2 
Hispanic 174,951  15.1  55.8 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 143,622  1.1  1.3    7,073 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 1,154  4.6  2.1  0.8  194 
Mining 1,933  13.7  (1.7)  1.3  157 
Construction 12,259  3.5  1.5  8.5  617 
Manufacturing 9,992  (0.3)  (1.7)  7.0  259 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 7,768  8.0  4.8  5.4  331 
Wholesale Trade 5,611  (1.6)  0.7  3.9  485 
Retail Trade 28,310  0.3  0.9  19.7  1,265 
Services 44,790  1.6  3.4  31.2  2,921 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 5,730  (1.7)  (0.6)  4.0  651 
Government 25,964  (1.2)  (0.5)  18.1  151 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 5.7 (0.6)  (2.7)  54 


Income

Income 2000  Percent Change 2000-2001  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $7,525,961  5.4  4.7  13 
Average Per Capita Income $24,013  5.8  4.5  65 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 20.1 (1.4)  (2.6)  83 
Ages 0-17 27.3 (1.9)  (4.9)  90 
Ages 5-17 in families 25.7 (1.5)  (3.7)  114 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $12,708,335,230  2.4  1.5  16 
Property Value Per Capita $40,518  3.0  1.4  200 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $3,129,706,340  3.6  3.1 
Sales Tax Outlets 8,411  (0.5)  (0.9) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 12  105  60,996  0.3 
Higher Education Fall 2001   2  17,615  6.7