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Mason County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 3,738  9.2   
Under 5 191  (5.9)  5.1 
Under 18 836  3.9  22.4 
65 and over 879 4.8 23.5
85 and over 131 17.0 3.5
Male 1,795  10.1  48.0 
Female 1,943  8.4  52.0 
White 3,424  11.0  91.6 
Black 5  (16.7)  0.1 
Asian 2  (50.0)  0.1 
Hispanic 783  16.7  21.0 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 897  2.6  0.8    134 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 54  (12.9)  5.2  6.0  12 
Mining 10  0.0  (6.5)  1.1  3 
Construction 53  10.4  6.9  5.9  9 
Manufacturing 44  63.0  27.6  4.9  8 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 30  3.4  6.4  3.3  7 
Wholesale Trade 74  1.4  (3.8)  8.2  9 
Retail Trade 165  3.1  0.4  18.4  30 
Services 156  9.9  (1.8)  17.4  27 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 44  (2.2)  (1.7)  4.9  11 
Government 267  (4.0)  0.6  29.8  19 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 1.6 0.0  (0.9)  243 


Income

Income 1999  Percent Change 1998-1999  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1994-1999  1999 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $63,596  4.1  3.9  224 
Average Per Capita Income $17,443  4.9  3.1  209 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 19.8 (0.1)  (1.8)  85 
Ages 0-17 27.3 (0.6)  (0.1)  89 
Ages 5-17 in families 29.0 0.6  3.7  82 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $570,158,569  17.2  6.4  171 
Property Value Per Capita $152,530  14.3  5.4  20 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $10,888,247  6.7  5.3 
Sales Tax Outlets 158  1.3  0.6 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 1  2  601  (0.7) 
Higher Education Fall 2001