Matagorda County, Texas QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Matagorda County	Texas
?  Population, 2000	37,957	20,851,820
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	2.8%	22.8%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	7.4%	7.8%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	30.0%	28.2%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	12.4%	9.9%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	67.8%	71.0%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	12.7%	11.5%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.7%	0.6%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	2.4%	2.7%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	14.0%	11.7%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	2.4%	2.5%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	50.4%	50.4%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	31.3%	32.0%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	52.4%	52.4%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	15,135	7,438,046
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	2,833	2,094,905
?  Housing units, 2000	18,611	8,157,575
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	66.8%	63.8%
?  Households, 2000	13,901	7,393,354
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.70	2.74
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	40.9%	40.9%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$31,446	$34,478
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	18.1%	16.7%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	24.9%	23.6%

Business QuickFacts	Matagorda County	Texas
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	778	462,875
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	9,612	7,570,820
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	19.1%	29.1%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	1,972	1,170,566
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	D	297,657,003
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	224,698	182,516,112
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$5,936	$9,430
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	502	241,334
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	702	414,179
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	82	146,564
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	178,625	97,987,610
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	2,205	850,380

Geography QuickFacts	Matagorda County	Texas
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	1,114	261,797
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	34.1	79.6
?  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