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REGIONAL TRENDS
COASTAL BEND STATISTICS
POPULATION ( 2016 ) 602,569
JOBS ( 2016 ) 271,525
272,394
271,525
COASTAL BEND REGION
JOBS IN 2015
JOBS IN 2016
TEXAS
13,071,703
JOBS IN 2015
13,243,117
JOBS IN 2016
-0.3 %
DECREASE
1.3 %
INCREASE
AVERAGE EARNINGS ( 2016 ) $ 50,724
UNEMPLOYED ( 05 / 2016 ) 18,638
UNITED STATES
155,998,662
158,524,651
JOBS IN 2015
JOBS IN 2016
1.6 %
INCREASE
COASTAL BEND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OVERVIEW
EDUCATION LEVEL
LESS THAN 9TH GRADE 9TH GRADE TO 12TH GRADE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA SOME COLLEGE ASSOCIATES DEGREE BACHELOR ’ S DEGREE GRADUATE DEGREE AND HIGHER
* Based on all residents age 25 and up .
2016 POPULATION 46,233 40,497 114,662 93,485 25,970 43,709 25,252
2016 PERCENT 11.9 % 10.4 % 29.4 % 24.0 % 6.7 % 11.2 % 6.5 %
COASTAL BEND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT OVERVIEW
YEAR END TOP 5 SNAPSHOT
COMPLETIONS
HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS 1,617 BUSINESS , MANAGEMENT , MARKETING , AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES 712
ENGINEERING LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES , GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES
534 370
COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES 367
* This information is based on the latest data from the U . S . Census Bureau , American Community Survey , U . S . Department of Education ' s National Center for Education Statistics , Bureau of Labor Statistics , and the Texas Workforce Commission .
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