Hill County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 49 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 29 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 18 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Hill County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 115 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Hill County

The Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 74 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry makes up 46.8 percent of the total growth in Hill County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (74 new jobs)
2. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (16 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (10 new jobs)
4. Office administrative services (9 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (8 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Hill County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Clothing stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 86 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Clothing stores industry make up 28.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Hill County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (86 jobs lost)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (79 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (29 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (19 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (11 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has decreased by 1.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Hill County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 384.5 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Hill County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 3.3 percent. The Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry in Hill County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (384.5 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (69.2 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (46.7 percent gain)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (22.1 percent gain)
5. Oilseed and grain farming (20.9 percent gain)

Hill County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 82.6 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 3.1 percent. The losses in the Offices of other health practitioners industry in Hill County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4 in percent of jobs in the Offices of other health practitioners industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (82.6 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (34.2 percent decline)
3. Clothing stores (33.6 percent decline)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (24.7 percent decline)
5. Automobile dealers (22.7 percent decline)





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 Hill County, Texas

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Hill County was reported to have a medium-low median income for all households of $36,972 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 26.4 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 32.9 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Hill County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 15.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 40.2 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Hill County, with 23.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Hispanic Householders in Hill County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $31,609, this income level is 14.5 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Hill County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $39,757 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 7.5 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 53.7 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $17,124. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Hill County reported a median household income of $27,997, which was 24.3 percent less than the areas median level for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $36,563. This income level is 1.1 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.







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