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People QuickFacts |
Smith County |
Texas |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
194,635 | 23,507,783 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
11.4% | 12.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
174,706 | 20,851,820 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
7.5% | 8.2% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
25.6% | 27.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
14.2% | 9.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.8% | 50.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
79.2% | 82.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
18.3% | 11.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.5% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.0% | 3.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.0% | 1.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
14.8% | 35.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
64.9% | 48.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
51.0% | 49.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.6% | 13.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
12.0% | 31.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
80.2% | 75.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
22.5% | 23.2% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
35,024 | 3,605,542 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.2 | 25.4 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
76,578 | 9,224,361 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
69.7% | 63.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
16.2% | 24.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$82,600 | $82,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
65,692 | 7,393,354 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.59 | 2.74 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$39,665 | $41,645 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,072 | $19,617 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
14.5% | 16.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Smith County |
Texas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
5,259 | 497,7581 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
81,337 | 8,305,1021 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
10.1% | 3.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
15,729 | 1,686,274 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
17,319 | 1,734,509 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 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 |
1.5% | 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 |
5.5% | 18.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.4% | 27.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
2,932,731 | 310,815,965 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 397,405,111 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,332,276 | 228,694,755 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$12,902 | $10,528 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
236,645 | 29,914,774 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
679 | 216,642 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
972,825 | 141,858,4801 |