Erath County, Texas QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Erath County Texas
?  Population, 2000 33,00120,851,820
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 17.9%22.8%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.5%7.8%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.6%28.2%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.4%9.9%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 89.7%71.0%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8%11.5%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.7%0.6%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%2.7%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 6.8%11.7%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.6%2.5%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 50.6%50.4%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 15.0%32.0%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 82.6%52.4%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 11,7427,438,046
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 3,3432,094,905
?  Housing units, 2000 14,4228,157,575
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 63.2%63.8%
?  Households, 2000 12,5687,393,354
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.482.74
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 33.6%40.9%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $27,882$34,478
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 16.7%16.7%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 23.2%23.6%

Business QuickFacts Erath County Texas
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 811462,875
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 9,6017,570,820
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 42.2%29.1%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 1,8771,170,566
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 387,676297,657,003
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 274,106182,516,112
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $8,745$9,430
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA241,334
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 757414,179
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 27146,564
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 113,72197,987,610
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 1,093850,380

Geography QuickFacts Erath County Texas
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,086261,797
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 30.479.6
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown