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Ward County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 10,909  (16.8)   
Under 5 716  (31.7)  6.6 
Under 18 3,336  (23.2)  30.6 
65 and over 1,558 6.7 14.3
85 and over 166 28.7 1.5
Male 5,449  (16.6)  49.9 
Female 5,460  (17.0)  50.1 
White 8,704  (12.1)  79.8 
Black 503  10.1  4.6 
Asian 31  24.0  0.3 
Hispanic 4,580  (5.2)  42.0 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 3,293  2.3  (1.4)    256 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 35  29.6  42.3  1.1  5 
Mining 645  23.8  (1.7)  19.6  44 
Construction 84  (4.5)  (0.2)  2.6  14 
Manufacturing 59  22.9  (8.5)  1.8  6 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 185  (10.6)  (5.4)  5.6  18 
Wholesale Trade 77  1.3  (5.8)  2.3  15 
Retail Trade 613  (7.3)  (0.6)  18.6  52 
Services 400  8.7  (1.1)  12.1  47 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 100  1.0  0.2  3.0  18 
Government 1,095  (2.3)  (0.9)  33.3  36 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 6.2 (1.8)  (0.2)  38 


Income

Income 1999  Percent Change 1998-1999  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1994-1999  1999 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $202,611  (4.0)  1.2  165 
Average Per Capita Income $17,621  (1.5)  2.3  204 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 19.3 (0.1)  (0.6)  92 
Ages 0-17 25.8 0.0  0.0  108 
Ages 5-17 in families 27.7 1.2  3.7  86 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $757,583,749  9.9  (1.0)  146 
Property Value Per Capita $69,446  15.8  1.0  86 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $51,731,429  8.9  (0.4) 
Sales Tax Outlets 322  (5.6)  (4.5) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 2  7  2,170  (2.4) 
Higher Education Fall 2001