In Bexar County, jobs in the pipeline transportation of natural gas pay the highest wages

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Employment in the pipeline transportation of natural gas industry reported the top wages in Bexar County for 2006. The average industry job in Bexar County received a wage of $189,736 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry pay the State of Texas of $134,282 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $90,366.

High-wage employment in Bexar County, Texas are present in oil and gas extraction ($161,756), petroleum and coal products manufacturing ($130,899), chemical merchant wholesalers ($127,546) and support activities for mining ($116,849) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail Comparison

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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.

Bexar County Wages have increased by 20.2% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Bexar County, Texas by a total of 20.2%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Texas and greater 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.

Bexar County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bexar County

The Wired telecommunications carriers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 4,108 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Wired telecommunications carriers industry make up 12.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Bexar County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Wired telecommunications carriers (4,108 jobs lost)
2. Insurance carriers (2,248 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (2,050 jobs lost)
4. Telecommunications resellers (2,028 jobs lost)
5. Scheduled air transportation (1,741 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bexar County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has grown the most with 5,415 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 8.5 percent of the growth in Bexar County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (5,415 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (5,207 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (3,923 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (3,131 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (3,039 new jobs)

In Bexar County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 32,553 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 212 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 105 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 107 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Bexar County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 445.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bexar County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where this industry saw a loss of 32.1 percent. The Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. industry in Bexar County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 32.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. (445.2 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (246.5 percent gain)
3. Remediation and other waste services (179.5 percent gain)
4. Chemical merchant wholesalers (163.4 percent gain)
5. Promoters of performing arts and sports (160.8 percent gain)

Bexar County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 83.3 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry reported a loss of 31.7 percent. The losses in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry in Bexar County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 31.6 percent in terms of employment in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (83.3 percent decline)
2. Telecommunications resellers (80 percent decline)
3. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (65.1 percent decline)
4. Rooming and boarding houses (61.4 percent decline)
5. Scheduled air transportation (58.8 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national 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.

Bexar County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Bexar County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Rooming and boarding houses industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 49.2 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 3.9 percent. The losses in the Rooming and boarding houses industry in Bexar County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 3.6 percent in terms of employees in the Rooming and boarding houses industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Rooming and boarding houses (49.2 percent decline)
2. General rental centers (38.7 percent decline)
3. Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg. (34 percent decline)
4. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (31.6 percent decline)
5. Telecommunications resellers (31.6 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.2 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Bexar County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 136.9 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Bexar County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 3.9 percent. The Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry in Bexar County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 3.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (136.9 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (108.6 percent gain)
3. Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (81.7 percent gain)
4. Local messengers and local delivery (73.2 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (62.8 percent gain)

In Bexar County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 23,029 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bexar County

The Employment services industry has grown the most with 1,948 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 7.1 percent of the total employment growth in Bexar County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,948 new jobs)
2. Business support services (1,856 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (1,673 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (1,453 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (1,209 new jobs)

Out of the 219 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 77 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 140 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bexar County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Electronic shopping and mail-order houses industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,569 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Electronic shopping and mail-order houses industry make up 23.4 percent of the total job loss in Bexar County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (1,569 jobs lost)
2. Advertising and related services (688 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (418 jobs lost)
4. Wired telecommunications carriers (319 jobs lost)
5. Telecommunications resellers (234 jobs lost)





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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 Bexar County, Texas

While household income level experienced a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Bexar County, Texas, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median income was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 12.5 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Asian population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Bexar County, encountering a 7.3 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

Hispanic in Bexar County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $36,539, this median household income is 18.5 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $46,593. This median income level is 3.9 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Bexar County reported an income level of $35,239, this level was 21.4 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 16.3 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $37,516. In Bexar County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $48,626 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 8.4 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Bexar County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 15.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 21.7 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Bexar County, reporting 24.9 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Bexar County was reported to have a medium-high median income for all households of $44,844 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 4.2 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 9.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The areas median household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $42,113, posting a 6.1 percent decline. Bexar County, Texas, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 35 of 46 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Texas. Bexar County ranks 406 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median household income in the United States.

The poverty rate in Bexar County, Texas has increased by 1.1 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 15.9 percent to 17 percent.

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

Higher Education in Bexar County, Texas

Bexar County, Texas is made up of a highly-educated 2000 population, with 22.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Bexar was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 0.6 percent. As reported in 2005, 25.6 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 2.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 23 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

In Bexar County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 26 percent of the White Alone, 17.8 percent of Black or African American, 39.2 percent of the Asian alone and 10.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From the year 2000, Bexar has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 1.6 percent to a total of 24.2 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the State of Texas percent of 25.2 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Bexar County, Texas, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 30 percent achieving this level. The female population in Bexar on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 24.8 percent (Men) versus 20.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 29.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

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

Demographic Profile for Bexar County, Texas

When measuring the total land area, Bexar extends a total area of 1247 total square miles. The area has a very high average area density of 1,218 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Miami-Dade, FL (1,221 per sq. mile ), New Castle, DE (1,227 per sq. mile ), Anne Arundel, MD (1,228 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Shelby, TN (1,205 per sq. mile ), Hartford, CT (1,193 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, OH (1,186 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Bexar County, Texas to be 32.8 years old. The median in Bexar is less than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 32.1 years of age. With a total of 27.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Bexar can be described as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 10.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Bexar County, Texas had a population that was estimated at 1,518,370 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 1,397,805. This growth denotes an increase of 8.6 percent. Bexar ranks 4 of 254 counties by growth in total population in Texas and the county ranks 17 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

From 2000, a high amount of people have migrated to Bexar internationally. The international migration into Bexar totals 3.7 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This percent of immigration can be considered high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Bexar County, Texas has a population that is made of 33.5 percent White, 6.7 percent African American, 1.7 percent Asian, and 56.8 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 65.2 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Bexar has increased the percent of minority makeup when 63.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Bexar County, Texas

In Bexar County, the census reported 573,153 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 40,872 housing units since the year 2001, or 7.7 percent.

Throughout the State of Texas, Bexar County ranks 29 of 254 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 473 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

The residential real estate values in Bexar County, Texas have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $20,100, or 27.1 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $74,100.

Bexar County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $94,200, according to the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the Texas 2005 median home value of $106,000 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

Bexar County may be be described as having a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 1.6 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Bexar County, Texas. In 2005, 67.6 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Management of companies and enterprises from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Bexar County, moving a total of 91.4 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 1.6 percent. The State of Texas saw a change in employment in the sector of 70.2 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Bexar County, Finance and insurance, Accommodation and food services and Information industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Finance and insurance industry has an LQ of 1.52. This means the percent of total employment in the Finance and insurance sector is 1.52 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Bexar County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Finance and insurance.

Management of companies and enterprises has a largest number of employee per establishment in Bexar County, with the industry averaging 66 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 40 and greater than the Texas average establishment size of 31 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

In Bexar County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 14.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 79,288 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 14.4 and 12.8 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Bexar County. The sector faced a loss of 6,981 jobs, or 16.5 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 42.9 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.







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