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Tom Green County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 104,010  5.6   
Under 5 7,132  (6.7)  6.9 
Under 18 27,131  1.9  26.1 
65 and over 13,969 11.5 13.4
85 and over 1,855 35.8 1.8
Male 50,323  5.5  48.4 
Female 53,687  5.8  51.6 
White 82,246  3.4  79.1 
Black 4,298  3.9  4.1 
Asian 893  (10.5)  0.9 
Hispanic 31,946  25.3  30.7 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 44,758  1.2  1.1    2,402 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 585  3.7  3.7  1.3  121 
Mining 924  22.4  8.9  2.1  41 
Construction 2,167  (5.5)  3.1  4.8  266 
Manufacturing 4,846  2.5  (2.0)  10.8  118 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 2,948  (0.9)  4.5  6.6  95 
Wholesale Trade 1,734  (4.5)  0.3  3.9  163 
Retail Trade 8,456  (0.6)  (0.5)  18.9  469 
Services 12,249  4.1  2.1  27.4  764 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 1,801  (0.4)  (1.0)  4.0  254 
Government 9,034  0.3  1.4  20.2  106 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 2.8 (0.4)  (0.7)  201 


Income

Income 1999  Percent Change 1998-1999  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1994-1999  1999 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $2,399,288  3.3  4.9  34 
Average Per Capita Income $23,453  3.7  4.6  69 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 16.7 (0.5)  (0.5)  145 
Ages 0-17 23.8 (0.4)  (0.2)  140 
Ages 5-17 in families 22.5 (0.3)  0.6  162 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $3,418,904,037  2.7  2.9  42 
Property Value Per Capita $32,871  1.0  2.3  236 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $777,554,263  2.4  (0.1) 
Sales Tax Outlets 3,023  (1.4)  (1.6) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 6  44  18,706  (2.3) 
Higher Education Fall 2001   1  6,256  (0.5)