Borden County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Borden County

The Other crop farming industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 4 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Other crop farming industry make up 100.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Borden County, Texas.

Top 1 Industries
1. Other crop farming (4 jobs lost)

In Borden County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 21 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Borden County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Cattle ranching and farming industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Cattle ranching and farming industry makes up 133.3 percent of the growth in Borden County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (1 new jobs)



Employment for all industries has decreased by 27.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Borden County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other crop farming industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 50 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 3.8 percent. The losses in the Other crop farming industry in Borden County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 2.9 percent in terms of employment in the Other crop farming industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Other crop farming (50 percent decline)

Borden County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 17.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Borden County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry took a gain of 1.7 percent. The Cattle ranching and farming industry in Borden County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (17.4 percent gain)





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Borden County, Texas

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Borden County, Texas can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 14.0 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The White race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 14.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Borden County, having 24.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

In Borden County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $34,435 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.8 percent greater than the median in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $19,013. This median income level is 44.4 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic households in Borden County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $32,175, this income level is 5.8 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Borden County reported a relatively low median income for households of $34,170 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 36.7 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 43.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.