Matagorda County is located in the Upper Gulf Coast Region of Texas. The County Seat is Bay City and the largest city is Bay City. The 2014 population estimate is 36,519 and the 2010 census population was 36,702. The land area is 1,100.28 square miles and there are 33.4 persons per square mile.
83.7% of the population is White, 11.4% is Black or African American, 40% is Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% is Asian, 1.2% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.3% is two or more races. 78.1% have a high school degree or higher, and 14.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $92,000, there are 13,260 households, an average of 2.72 persons per household. The per capita income is $23,389, the median household income is $43,096, and 21.1% of the persons in Matagorda County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 2,943. Retail sales (in $1000) were $313,945, and sales per capita were $8,547. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 23%.
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| Matagorda County Official government website of Matagorda County, Texas. |
| Property | CAD Matagorda County Appraisal District query for property record information. Address: Matagorda CAD, 2225 Avenue G, Bay City, TX 77414-5018. Phone: 979-244-2031. |
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