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People QuickFacts |
Brooks County |
Texas |
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Population, 2009 estimate |
7,377 | 24,782,302 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 |
-7.5% | 18.8% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
7,976 | 20,851,818 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2009 |
9.5% | 8.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009 |
30.0% | 27.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2009 |
15.2% | 10.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2009 |
51.8% | 50.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2009 (a) |
98.3% | 82.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2009 (a) |
0.6% | 12.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2009 (a) |
0.7% | 0.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2009 (a) |
0.1% | 3.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2009 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2009 |
0.1% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2009 (b) |
90.3% | 36.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2009 |
9.2% | 46.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
71.9% | 49.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.1% | 13.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
77.7% | 31.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
49.9% | 75.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
6.8% | 23.2% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
1,935 | 3,605,542 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.3 | 25.4 |
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Housing units, 2009 |
3,290 | 9,724,251 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
73.0% | 63.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
7.8% | 24.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$34,600 | $82,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
2,711 | 7,393,354 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.92 | 2.74 |
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Median household income, 2008 |
$25,341 | $50,049 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$10,234 | $19,617 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008 |
32.8% | 15.8% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Brooks County |
Texas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
142 | 521,4081 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
1,920 | 9,041,0301 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
51.9% | 12.6%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
465 | 1,819,963 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
539 | 1,734,509 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 5.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 4.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 18.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
42.1% | 27.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 310,815,965 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 397,405,111 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
53,426 | 228,694,755 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,875 | $10,528 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
9,724 | 29,914,774 |
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Building permits, 2009 |
4 | 84,440 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
104,760 | 210,004,6331 |
