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Zavala County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 11,600  (4.6)   
Under 5 1,032  (11.7)  8.9 
Under 18 3,956  (9.0)  34.1 
65 and over 1,307 0.5 11.3
85 and over 137 63.1 1.2
Male 5,728  (6.7)  49.4 
Female 5,872  (2.5)  50.6 
White 7,547  17.1  65.1 
Black 57  (80.7)  0.5 
Asian 10  233.3  0.1 
Hispanic 10,582  (2.7)  91.2 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 2,682  (3.1)  2.0    156 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 214  (6.6)  (6.5)  8.0  28 
Mining 0      0.0  0 
Construction 56  55.6  11.8  2.1  11 
Manufacturing 374  (11.2)  1.7  13.9  5 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 16  (5.9)  (3.4)  0.6  9 
Wholesale Trade 25  (10.7)  (5.4)  0.9  4 
Retail Trade 237  (0.8)  1.2  8.8  30 
Services 867  7.3  9.7  32.3  32 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 59  (3.3)  3.4  2.2  9 
Government 832  (10.3)  (0.2)  31.0  27 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 15.7 0.4  (7.8)  5 


Income

Income 2000  Percent Change 2000-2001  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $137,898  2.3  4.7  192 
Average Per Capita Income $11,873  2.1  5.5  253 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 43.1 (2.1)  (1.4)  2 
Ages 0-17 47.5 (6.0)  (4.5)  2 
Ages 5-17 in families 53.9 (0.6)  2.0  1 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $505,086,670  31.4  4.3  187 
Property Value Per Capita $43,542  34.6  5.5  177 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $13,912,231  0.5  1.7 
Sales Tax Outlets 141  (4.7)  (3.1) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 2  7  2,475  1.0 
Higher Education Fall 2001