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Midland County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 116,009  8.8   
Under 5 8,732  (12.7)  7.5 
Under 18 35,034  4.8  30.2 
65 and over 13,466 41.3 11.6
85 and over 1,461 76.0 1.3
Male 56,032  8.3  48.3 
Female 59,977  9.3  51.7 
White 89,702  3.1  77.3 
Black 8,101  (2.2)  7.0 
Asian 1,074  20.9  0.9 
Hispanic 33,676  47.8  29.0 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 52,983  3.1  1.5    3,718 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 465  0.0  0.7  0.9  81 
Mining 8,935  10.3  2.1  16.9  481 
Construction 2,399  2.7  3.4  4.5  288 
Manufacturing 2,182  9.3  (1.9)  4.1  124 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 2,338  15.3  2.6  4.4  153 
Wholesale Trade 2,766  2.9  (1.2)  5.2  287 
Retail Trade 10,587  0.2  1.7  20.0  533 
Services 12,720  1.8  2.0  24.0  1,301 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 2,394  (0.8)  2.2  4.5  374 
Government 8,163  (1.2)  0.9  15.4  75 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 3.4 (1.3)  (1.1)  167 


Income

Income 1999  Percent Change 1998-1999  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1994-1999  1999 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $3,635,447  (1.3)  4.3  22 
Average Per Capita Income $30,681  (0.7)  3.4  11 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 14.1 (0.2)  (1.4)  196 
Ages 0-17 19.9 0.1  (2.0)  201 
Ages 5-17 in families 19.0 (0.6)  (0.5)  203 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $4,921,998,415  2.0  3.9  28 
Property Value Per Capita $42,428  4.2  3.6  188 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $1,400,029,816  14.5  4.3 
Sales Tax Outlets 4,131  (2.1)  (2.1) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 2  38  22,254  0.6 
Higher Education Fall 2001   1  5,060  4.5