Waller County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 44 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 18 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 25 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Waller County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 154 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Waller County

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 152 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry make up 38.7 percent of the total job loss in Waller County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (152 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (66 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (46 jobs lost)
4. Building finishing contractors (35 jobs lost)
5. Child day care services (33 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Waller County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 243 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry makes up 30.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Waller County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (243 new jobs)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (177 new jobs)
3. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (99 new jobs)
4. Other professional and technical services (50 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (38 new jobs)

Waller County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 62.6 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the it saw a loss of 2.3 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Waller County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.2 in percent of workers in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (62.6 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (58.3 percent decline)
3. Private households (57.1 percent decline)
4. Computer systems design and related services (41.9 percent decline)
5. Unclassified (38.2 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.9 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Waller County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 256.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Waller County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry took a gain of 8.7 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Waller County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (256.5 percent gain)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (188.6 percent gain)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (183.1 percent gain)
4. Other professional and technical services (70.1 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (40.9 percent gain)





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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 Waller County, Texas

In Waller County, Texas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $55,098 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 23.5 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 40.6 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $26,498. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $31,687. This income level is 29 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Waller County reported a median household income of $31,883, which was 28.5 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic headed households in Waller County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $37,370, this income level is 16.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Waller County reported a medium-high household income of $44,619 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 4.7 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 10.1 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Waller County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 16.0 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 28.3 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Waller County, accounting 23.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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