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Dawson County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 14,985  4.4   
Under 5 945  (17.5)  6.3 
Under 18 3,837  (15.5)  25.6 
65 and over 2,138 (4.0) 14.3
85 and over 287 17.1 1.9
Male 8,305  19.5  55.4 
Female 6,680  (9.7)  44.6 
White 10,859  10.9  72.5 
Black 1,297  108.5  8.7 
Asian 37  94.7  0.2 
Hispanic 7,222  18.0  48.2 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 5,130  (2.3)  1.1    653 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 781  (18.3)  2.4  15.2  267 
Mining 126  (6.7)  (14.5)  2.5  14 
Construction 101  (28.4)  0.8  2.0  31 
Manufacturing 174  (4.9)  (8.7)  3.4  13 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 575  23.1  11.5  11.2  39 
Wholesale Trade 179  (4.8)  (6.4)  3.5  27 
Retail Trade 758  (5.3)  (1.5)  14.8  69 
Services 727  13.8  3.6  14.2  110 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 179  0.6  1.2  3.5  27 
Government 1,524  (2.3)  2.7  29.7  51 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 4.7 (0.2)  (2.2)  92 


Income

Income 1999  Percent Change 1998-1999  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1994-1999  1999 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $305,191  13.7  5.5  134 
Average Per Capita Income $21,132  15.1  6.3  116 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 26.3 (0.4)  (1.8)  27 
Ages 0-17 33.4 0.4  (3.5)  35 
Ages 5-17 in families 34.9 1.3  (0.2)  38 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $695,465,416  16.2  1.5  150 
Property Value Per Capita $46,411  12.0  2.0  163 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $59,540,147  4.7  0.1 
Sales Tax Outlets 352  (2.5)  (3.7) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 4  9  2,832  (5.9) 
Higher Education Fall 2001