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Reeves County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 13,137  (17.1)   
Under 5 919  (34.4)  7.0 
Under 18 3,923  (26.2)  29.9 
65 and over 1,656 1.1 12.6
85 and over 165 24.1 1.3
Male 6,940  (15.1)  52.8 
Female 6,197  (19.3)  47.2 
White 10,421  (31.9)  79.3 
Black 276  (20.5)  2.1 
Asian 46  27.8  0.4 
Hispanic 9,640  (16.5)  73.4 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 5,035  0.1  1.3    289 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 669  (3.3)  (4.7)  13.3  29 
Mining 111  (19.0)  (7.5)  2.2  9 
Construction 112  103.6  6.4  2.2  17 
Manufacturing 863  (10.6)  11.8  17.1  10 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 211  (7.0)  (2.6)  4.2  19 
Wholesale Trade 95  4.4  (7.2)  1.9  15 
Retail Trade 793  3.4  (0.8)  15.7  56 
Services 521  (4.1)  (1.4)  10.3  58 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 149  2.8  4.8  3.0  18 
Government 1,511  7.6  3.9  30.0  55 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 6.8 (2.3)  (4.0)  27 


Income

Income 1999  Percent Change 1998-1999  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1994-1999  1999 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $205,290  4.1  1.9  163 
Average Per Capita Income $14,643  6.2  3.5  233 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 26.7 (0.8)  (3.4)  26 
Ages 0-17 32.0 (1.4)  (4.5)  45 
Ages 5-17 in families 35.1 0.2  0.1  37 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $416,034,500  (2.2)  (0.4)  205 
Property Value Per Capita $31,669  4.3  2.2  240 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $51,430,186  6.8  2.2 
Sales Tax Outlets 301  (3.5)  (3.5) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 2  8  2,894  (3.6) 
Higher Education Fall 2001