Matagorda County
County Population :
37,957
County Houses :
18,611
Land area : 1114.5
sq. mi.
Water area : 497.7
sq. mi.
Industries providing employment
: Educational,health and social services (19.3%),
Construction (11.7%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities
(11.5%), Manufacturing (11.1%), Retail trade (11.0%).
Races in Matagorda County :
- White Non-Hispanic (52.4%)
- Hispanic (31.3%)
- Other race (14.0%)
- Black (12.7%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Vietnamese (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted
in other races)
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