Castro County Demographics

POPULATION
	ACTUAL						Projected*
	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2030
Texas*	7,711,194	9,579,677	11,198,655	14,225,513	16,986,510	20,851,820	31,389,565
Panhandle Region	279,357	355,549	339,921	377,124	371,956	402,862	505,252
Castro County	5,417	8,923	10,394	10,556	9,070	8,285	10,224
Dimmitt	N/A	2,935	4,327	5,019	4,403	4,375	N/A
Hart	N/A	577	839	1,008	1,221	1,198	N/A
Nazareth	N/A	-	-	299	298	356	N/A
Unincorporated Areas	N/A	5,411	5,228	4,230	3,148	2,356	N/A
SOURCE: 2000 Census, Summary File 1
* from Texas State Data Center, Texas A&M University
N/A: information not available

ETHNICITY IN 2000
			American
	White	Black	Indian	Hispanic	Other	Total
Texas	10,933,313	2,364,255	68,859	6,669,666	815,727	20,851,820
Panhandle Region	277,551	18,118	2,325	96,005	8,863	402,862
Castro County	3,765	182	31	4,279	28	8,285
Dimmitt	1,730	126	18	2,491	10	4,375
Hart	254	37	10	894	3	1,198
Nazareth	333	0	0	21	2	356
Unincorporated Areas	1,448	19	3	873	13	2,356
SOURCE: 2000 Census, Summary File 1

AGE DISTRIBUTION IN 2000
	0-4	5-19	20-34	35-54	55-64	65+
Texas	1,624,628	4,921,608	4,701,487	5,933,375	1,598,190	2,072,532
Panhandle Region	29,993	94,990	79,222	111,216	34,371	53,070
Castro County	708	2,306	1,375	2,137	707	1,052
Dimmitt	387	1,213	723	1,073	369	610
Hart	129	339	226	289	93	122
Nazareth	26	101	61	108	17	43
Unincorporated Areas	166	653	365	667	228	277
SOURCE: 2000 Census, Summary File 1

GENDER DISTRIBUTION IN 2000
	Male	% Male	Female	% Female	Total
Texas	10,352,910	50%	10,498,910	50%	20,851,820
Panhandle Region	201,083	50%	201,779	50%	402,862
Castro County	4,153	50%	4132	50%	8285
Dimmitt	2118	48%	2257	52%	4375
Hart	611	51%	587	49%	1198
Nazareth	190	53%	166	47%	356
Unincorporated Areas	1234	52%	1122	48%	2356
SOURCE: 2000 Census, Summary File 1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN 2000: Persons 25 Years and Over
	Less Than	9th-12th No	HS Graduate	Some College	Associate	Bachelor's	Graduate/
	9th Grade	Diploma	Or GED	No Degree	Degree	Degree	Prof Degree
Texas	1,465,420	1,649,141	3,176,743	2,858,802	668,494	1,996,250	976,043
Panhandle Region	25,021	35,908	70,909	61,846	13,288	30,635	13,856
Castro County	980	705	1,445	852	175	541	173
Dimmitt	572	395	738	382	95	293	86
Hart	200	108	210	74	22	35	16
Nazareth	8	17	65	63	20	44	14
Unincorporated Areas	200	185	432	333	38	169	57
SOURCE: 2000 Census

DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
	< than	$10,000	$ 15,000	$ 25,000	$ 35,000	$ 50,000	$ 75,000	$ 100,000	$ 150,000	$ 200,000
	$10,000	$14,999	$ 24,999	$ 34,999	$ 49,999	$ 74,999	$ 99,000	$ 149,000	$199,999	or more
Texas	767,505	491,154	1,004,123	996,141	1,219,358	1,359,437	705,684	536,018	153,492	164,382
Panhandle Region	17,211	11,814	24,178	22,640	26,207	26,304	10,845	6,400	1,580	1,813
Castro County	350	222	552	409	560	373	119	132	22	28
Dimmitt	221	136	300	189	280	195	44	95	5	8
Hart	41	19	83	84	72	56	11	3	-	-
Nazareth	10	5	9	40	29	23	10	5	3	-
Unincorporated Areas	78	62	160	96	179	99	54	29	14	20
SOURCE: 2000 Census

PER CAPITA INCOME IN 1999		MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Texas	$ 19,617		Texas	$ 39,927
Castro County	$ 14,457		Castro County	$ 30,619
Dimmitt	$ 14,228		Dimmitt	$ 27,454
Hart	$ 9,960		Hart	$ 28,424
Nazareth	$ 15,756		Nazareth	$ 36,875