South Region

Counties:

Aransas Bee Brooks Cameron Dimmit Duval Edwards Hidalgo Jim Hogg Jim Wells

Kenedy Kinney Kleberg La Salle Live Oak Maverick McMullen Nueces Real Refugio

San Patricio Starr Uvalde Val Verde Webb Willacy Zapata Zavala

Key Industries:

Federal Government Health Care and Social Assistance Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing Machinery Manufacturing Petroleum and Coal Products

Transportation Agriculture and Forestry Truck Transportation

Population

• Hispanics comprise more than 84% of the South Region’s population
• Between 2003 and 2013, the South Region’s population grew 18%, which is slightly lower than the state growth of 20% but higher than the national growth of 9%
• The South Region accounted for 11% of all births in Texas since 2009

Economy

• From 2003 to 2013, the per capita persona income growth in the region was 49%, which is higher than the Texas average of 46% and U.S. average of 37%
• Personal income grew from $39.1 billion in 2003 to $68.6 billion in 2013, which makes total personal income in the region greater than those of 11 states across the country.
• Job growth in the region was 20.2%, which was slightly higher than the Texas average of 19.6% and significantly greater than the U.S. average of 4.7%

Military Installations

• Laughlin Air Force Base
• Corpus Christi Army Depot/Naval Air Station Corpus Christi
• Naval Air Station Kingsville

Challenge: Water

The South Region already faces a shortage in water. This could affect the economic and demographic growth in the region. By 2060, the region is expected to need 29% more water than they will have at their disposal.

Fun Facts

• The SpaceX facility in Brownsville is expected to create 300 jobs and $85 million in capital investment
• More than 100,000 visitors celebrated the 4^th of July in Corpus Christi, which had an economic impact of $7.4 million