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Winkler County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 7,173  (16.8)   
Under 5 501  (29.5)  7.0 
Under 18 2,140  (25.4)  29.8 
65 and over 1,028 (6.6) 14.3
85 and over 112 30.2 1.6
Male 3,520  (17.4)  49.1 
Female 3,653  (16.3)  50.9 
White 5,366  (13.2)  74.8 
Black 133  (20.4)  1.9 
Asian 14  55.6  0.2 
Hispanic 3,156  (0.5)  44.0 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 2,105  (0.0)  (0.3)    175 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 17  0.0  (1.1)  0.8  2 
Mining 589  (4.2)  4.4  28.0  36 
Construction 110  29.4  2.5  5.2  12 
Manufacturing 13  0.0  (1.5)  0.6  4 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 147  1.4  0.7  7.0  15 
Wholesale Trade 40  (31.0)  (6.5)  1.9  7 
Retail Trade 319  3.2  (4.7)  15.2  30 
Services 189  3.8  (2.2)  9.0  32 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 47  6.8  (3.4)  2.2  8 
Government 634  (0.3)  (0.8)  30.1  28 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 5.8 (1.1)  (1.8)  50 


Income

Income 1999  Percent Change 1998-1999  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1994-1999  1999 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $135,316  (0.3)  2.9  189 
Average Per Capita Income $17,456  2.5  3.9  207 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 16.8 0.0  (2.0)  143 
Ages 0-17 21.4 1.1  (3.0)  182 
Ages 5-17 in families 22.8 1.2  1.0  155 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $520,611,920  6.9  (0.6)  180 
Property Value Per Capita $72,579  15.6  1.4  78 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $43,074,018  19.3  3.2 
Sales Tax Outlets 219  (4.8)  (3.7) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 2  6  1,675  (3.0) 
Higher Education Fall 2001