The Economic Value of Water and Ecosystem Preservation

Figure 5-7. Employment Sectors Pie Chart, Calhoun, 2005
Mining (oil and gas) 1%
Transportation and
w arehousing
2%
Fishing
3%
Finance, insurance, real
estate 6%
Professional, technical
services 4%
Accomodation and food
services
6%
Arts, Entertainment,
Recreation, Information
1%
Management, Education,
Health Care and social
assistance
8%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2007
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Other services, except
public administration
5%
Manufacturing 26%
Construction
15%
Governm ent
12%
Trade
10%
Refugio
Refugio County is located on the lower Gulf Coast and is the least populated
and the slowest growing County in the San Antonio Bay area. The population has
decreased since 1980. In the decade from 1980 to 1990 the population
decreased approximately 14 percent. From 1990 to 2000 the growth rate was
negative 1.86 percent. From 2000 to 2006, Refugio experienced a negative
population growth rate of 3 percent (Table 5-1).
The age distribution indicates that the County’s population is also older than
the State’s. In 2005, 29.80 percent of the population were 18 and under, 53
percent were between the ages of 19 and 65 and 17.20 percent of the population
were 65 and older (Table 5-2).
The ethnicity distribution estimated for 2005 indicates that 47.90 percent of
people were Caucasian (not–Hispanic), 6.70 percent were Black (not–Hispanic),
44.70 percent were of Hispanic or Latin origin and 1.30 percent were of other
races (Table 5-3).
The County has the lowest educational attainment of the adult population of
the counties analyzed. In 2000, 68.10 percent of persons with age 25 and older
completed High School and 11 percent of people in this age group had a
Bachelor’s degree (Table 5-4).