Colorado County is located in East Central Texas and is one of 13 counties in the Gulf Coast Workforce Development Area. Colorado County's 2000 population of 20,390 ranked 114 th in the state. Columbus is the county seat. Other towns include Eagle Lake and Weimar. The Manufacturing, Trade, Service, and Local Government Sectors fuel county employment. Colorado County, created in 1836, is one of the original counties established in Texas by Stephen F. Austin. The average unemployment rate in Colorado County for 2002 was 4.3 percent.
Per Capita Personal Income (2001)
$22,754 ranking 93 rd in the State and was 80 percent of the State average, $28,472. The annual growth rate over the past 10 years was 3.4 percent as compared to 4.6 percent for the State and 4.3 percent for the nation.
Total Personal Income (2001)
$461,023,000 ranking 110 th in the State with an annual growth rate over the past 10 years of 4.4 percent as compared to 6.8 percent for the State and 5.5 percent for the nation.
Median Household Income (1999)
$32,425
Major Employers:
Colorado-Fayette Medical Center
Columbus Community Hospital
Columbus ISD
Drymalla Construction
Hanson Aggregates Central Inc
Rice CISD
River Oaks Health Care Center
Texas Association of Counties
Utex Industries Inc
Weimar ISD
