Bastrop County, Texas

In Bastrop County, jobs in the management and technical consulting services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the management and technical consulting services industry had the highest average wages in Bastrop County for 2006. The average industry job in Bastrop County received an annual wage of $63,793 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage rate in Texas of $67,403 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $67,321.

Other high-paying jobs in Bastrop County, Texas are present in electronic markets and agents and brokers ($49,398), computer systems design and related services ($48,577), electric goods merchant wholesalers ($45,601) and offices of dentists ($44,063) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Bastrop County Wages have increased by 16.0% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Bastrop County, Texas by a total of 16.0%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Texas and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Bastrop County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bastrop County

Given the industries in the area, the Nonresidential building construction industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 302 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 59.0 percent of the total job loss in Bastrop County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (302 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (99 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (33 jobs lost)
4. Drycleaning and laundry services (21 jobs lost)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (11 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bastrop County

The Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 202 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 16.1 percent of the total growth in Bastrop County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (202 new jobs)
2. Other professional and technical services (188 new jobs)
3. Utility system construction (127 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (109 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (89 new jobs)

In Bastrop County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,252 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Of the 47 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 14 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 33 industries reported a drop in employment.

Bastrop County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 1885.7 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Bastrop County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry took a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Bastrop County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (1885.7 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (808.3 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (271.4 percent gain)
4. Other professional and technical services (197.2 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (140.9 percent gain)

Bastrop County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 90.3 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry reported a loss of 12.9 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Bastrop County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 1.6 percent in terms of employees in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (90.3 percent decline)
2. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (47.1 percent decline)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (43.7 percent decline)
4. Automobile dealers (30.6 percent decline)
5. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (30.5 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 16.8 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

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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.

Bastrop County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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In Bastrop County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 424 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bastrop County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other professional and technical services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 98 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other professional and technical services industry makes up 20.5 percent of the growth in Bastrop County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other professional and technical services (98 new jobs)
2. Utility system construction (52 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (37 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (34 new jobs)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (33 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bastrop County

The Automobile dealers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 31 jobs. The declines in the Automobile dealers industry make up 16.8 percent of the total employment decline in Bastrop County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (31 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (27 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (22 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and engineering services (22 jobs lost)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (13 jobs lost)

Out of the 55 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 20 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 33 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Bastrop County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 131.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bastrop County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 11.6 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Bastrop County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (131.7 percent gain)
2. Health and personal care stores (120.5 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (105.7 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (80.5 percent gain)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (56.5 percent gain)

Bastrop County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 51.9 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 has experienced in the State of Texas, where the it saw a loss of 1.1 percent. The losses in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry in Bastrop County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 4 in percent of workers in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (51.9 percent decline)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (27.3 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (24.4 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (17 percent decline)
5. Personal care services (17 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 5.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

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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 Bastrop County, Texas

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The rate of poverty in Bastrop County, Texas has declined by 3.1 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 11.6 percent to 8.5 percent.

Compared to counties across the United States, Bastrop County reported a relatively high median household income of $50,986 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 8.4 percent higher than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 3.6 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $46,097, representing a 9.6 percent decline. Bastrop County, Texas, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 27 of 46 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Texas. Bastrop County ranks 245 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in household income across the nation.

While the median household income saw a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Bastrop County, Texas, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in household income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 2156067.2 percent since the year 2000. The Black or African American population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Bastrop County, undergoing a 14.9 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Bastrop County, Texas can be considered to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.6 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 28.9 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Bastrop County, accounting 17.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 49 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $25,982. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $30,922. This household income level is 39.4 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic headed households in Bastrop County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $48,740, which is 4.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Bastrop County had a median household income level of $64,513, which was 26.5 percent greater than the median income level in this area. In Bastrop County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $54,465 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 6.8 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Bastrop County, Texas

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In Bastrop County, Texas according the 2000 Decennial Census, 19.2 percent of the White Alone, 6.6 percent of Black or African American, 16 percent of the Asian alone and 6.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has decreased by 1.0 percent. By the year 2005, 16 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has decreased by a total of 0.6 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 16.6 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Bastrop County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 31.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Bastrop on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 16.8 percent (Men) versus 17.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 31.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Since the year 2000, Bastrop has decreased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has declined by 0.6 percent to a total of 16.4 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the State of Texas percent of 25.2 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

Bastrop County, Texas can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 17 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Bastrop is reported having a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Bastrop County, Texas

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When calculating the total land area, Bastrop spans a total of 888 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low density of 79 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Rowan, KY (79 per sq. mile ), Lonoke, AR (79 per sq. mile ), Grainger, TN (79 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Somerset, MD (79 per sq. mile ), Clinton, NY (79 per sq. mile ), Sullivan, NY (79 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Bastrop County, Texas to be 34.6 years old. The median age in Bastrop is greater than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. From 2000, the area has seen a decline in this median, when at that time it was 35.3 years of age. With 26.2 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Bastrop can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 63.8 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 10.1 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Since 2000, a high amount of people migrated to Bastrop internationally. The international migration into Bastrop makes up 0.1 percent of all immigration into Texas. This percent of international migration is high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Bastrop County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 62 percent White, 8.3 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 27.8 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 36.7 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Bastrop has increased the percent of minority population when 33.4 percent of the total population were minorities.

Bastrop County, Texas had a total estimated population of 69,932 in the year 2005. The population has increased very sharply, since the population in 2000 of 58,305. This growth shows an increase of 19.9 percent. Bastrop ranks 27 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 291 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Bastrop County, Texas

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In Bastrop County, the real estate market was made up of 24,273 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 1,500 residential structures since 2001, a change of 6.6 percent.

The residential home values in Bastrop County, Texas have moderate increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $13,500, or 14.5 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $93,400.

Throughout the State of Texas, Bastrop County is positioned 31 of 254 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 583 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Bastrop County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $106,900, according to the American Community Survey. This median is greater than the State of Texas 2005 median home value of $106,000 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There seems to be a large amount affordable residential real estate in Bastrop County, Texas. In 2005, 57.4 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Bastrop County is made up of a relatively high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 6.5 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Bastrop County, Texas -- Ann...

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Employment Report for Bastrop County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Construction saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Bastrop County. The industry was hit with a loss of 117 jobs, or 13.6 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 98.3 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Bastrop County, with the industry averaging 19 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Texas average establishment size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

Educational services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Bastrop County, with a job growth of 135.3 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 13.8 percent. The State of Texas went through a industry job change of 14.9 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Bastrop County, Utilities, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Utilities sector has a United State LQ of 3.12. The level of employment in the Utilities industry is 3.12 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Bastrop County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Utilities.

In Bastrop County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 22.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,888 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance industries total 15.3 and 13.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

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