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Dimmit County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 10,248  (1.8)   
Under 5 851  (7.5)  8.3 
Under 18 3,401  (10.3)  33.2 
65 and over 1,295 7.1 12.6
85 and over 139 14.9 1.4
Male 4,975  (2.4)  48.5 
Female 5,273  (1.2)  51.5 
White 7,886  3.8  77.0 
Black 90  50.0  0.9 
Asian 68  466.7  0.7 
Hispanic 8,708  0.2  85.0 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 2,689  1.4  1.3    222 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 204  17.2  (0.5)  7.6  24 
Mining 147  (26.9)  (3.1)  5.5  13 
Construction 133  3.9  3.9  4.9  14 
Manufacturing 5  (28.6)  (48.3)  0.2  2 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 160  66.7  11.0  6.0  21 
Wholesale Trade 39  21.9  2.2  1.5  9 
Retail Trade 492  (3.9)  4.4  18.3  37 
Services 317  5.7  (0.3)  11.8  51 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 73  1.4  (1.1)  2.7  13 
Government 1,118  (0.7)  2.8  41.6  37 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 9.7 (2.9)  (5.7)  13 


Income

Income 2000  Percent Change 2000-2001  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $143,294  9.3  5.3  188 
Average Per Capita Income $14,015  9.8  5.6  245 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 38.5 (1.7)  (1.8)  4 
Ages 0-17 45.1 (3.9)  (3.0)  7 
Ages 5-17 in families 49.2 0.5  2.2  6 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $585,141,144  23.5  3.9  167 
Property Value Per Capita $57,098  24.7  4.2  118 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $36,464,320  13.3  7.2 
Sales Tax Outlets 190  (5.5)  (1.0) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 1  7  2,481  0.9 
Higher Education Fall 2001