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Sutton County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 4,077  (1.4)   
Under 5 294  (7.5)  7.2 
Under 18 1,173  (7.6)  28.8 
65 and over 508 17.3 12.5
85 and over 42 (22.2) 1.0
Male 2,033  1.6  49.9 
Female 2,044  (4.2)  50.1 
White 3,069  (1.8)  75.3 
Black 10  400.0  0.2 
Asian 7  16.7  0.2 
Hispanic 2,106  12.9  51.7 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 1,753  5.0  (1.3)    191 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 76  11.8  (1.0)  4.3  29 
Mining 448  26.6  2.0  25.6  20 
Construction 69  (1.4)  (3.9)  3.9  13 
Manufacturing 9  (10.0)  0.0  0.5  4 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 73  14.1  (2.3)  4.2  12 
Wholesale Trade 99  16.5  8.8  5.6  12 
Retail Trade 322  0.3  (3.6)  18.4  30 
Services 199  8.2  (4.5)  11.4  38 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 57  (26.0)  (4.6)  3.3  11 
Government 401  (8.2)  (1.7)  22.9  22 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 2.8 (1.2)  (1.0)  197 


Income

Income 1999  Percent Change 1998-1999  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1994-1999  1999 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $76,166  (2.0)  1.6  214 
Average Per Capita Income $17,676  1.6  1.3  201 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 16.4 1.7  (0.9)  155 
Ages 0-17 23.3 3.0  2.9  150 
Ages 5-17 in families 23.2 2.6  4.5  147 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $587,829,207  9.8  (0.9)  166 
Property Value Per Capita $144,182  16.1  0.7  24 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $30,346,082  12.4  0.8 
Sales Tax Outlets 168  (4.0)  (1.1) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 1  3  917  (1.7) 
Higher Education Fall 2001