In Bosque County, jobs in the offices of real estate agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the offices of real estate agents and brokers industry paid the average highest wages in Bosque County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Bosque County was paid an annual wage of $88,086 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage in Texas of $49,298 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $49,699.

Top-pay jobs in Bosque County, Texas can be found in offices of dentists ($52,803), depository credit intermediation ($34,516), legal services ($30,228) and accounting and bookkeeping services ($29,735) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Bosque County Wages have increased by 20.5% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Bosque County, Texas by a total of 20.5%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Texas and greater than the growth in average wages for the US.

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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.

Bosque County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bosque County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 51 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry make up 45.2 percent of the total employment decline in Bosque County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (51 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (17 jobs lost)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (13 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (9 jobs lost)
5. Residential building construction (7 jobs lost)

Of the 20 4-digit NAICS industries, 10 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 10 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Bosque County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 192 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bosque County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Cattle ranching and farming industry has grown the most with 55 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Cattle ranching and farming industry makes up 46.5 percent of the growth in Bosque County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (55 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (20 new jobs)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (12 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (12 new jobs)
5. Automobile dealers (6 new jobs)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Bosque County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 174.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Bosque County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry took a gain of 5.2 percent. The Cattle ranching and farming industry in Bosque County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 14.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (174.7 percent gain)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (115.6 percent gain)
3. Private households (50.0 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (40.4 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (31.4 percent gain)

Bosque County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 70.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 26.7 percent. The losses in the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Bosque County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 29.2 percent in terms of employees in the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (70.4 percent decline)
2. Residential building construction (31.3 percent decline)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (28.8 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (24.2 percent decline)
5. Health and personal care stores (17.8 percent decline)





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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.

Bosque County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Bosque County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 19 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 gone through in the Texas, where the it saw a gain of 1.4 percent. The losses in the Other general merchandise stores industry in Bosque County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.3 in percent of jobs in the Other general merchandise stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (19 percent decline)
2. Offices of dentists (14.3 percent decline)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (13 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (10.5 percent decline)
5. Other professional and technical services (9.2 percent decline)

Bosque County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 152.9 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Bosque County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 28.8 percent. The Unclassified industry in Bosque County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 12.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (152.9 percent gain)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (86.5 percent gain)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (59.1 percent gain)
4. Private households (18.2 percent gain)
5. Automobile dealers (14.1 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 6.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bosque County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 19 jobs. The declines in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry make up 35.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Bosque County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (19 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (8 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (7 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (5 jobs lost)
5. Offices of dentists (5 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bosque County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Cattle ranching and farming industry has added the most employment with 32 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Cattle ranching and farming industry makes up 53.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Bosque County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (32 new jobs)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (11 new jobs)
3. Unclassified (9 new jobs)
4. Automobile dealers (4 new jobs)
5. Legal services (2 new jobs)

In Bosque County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 180 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Given the 16 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 8 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 8 industries reported a drop in employment.





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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 Bosque County, Texas

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 43.2 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $22,730. In Bosque County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $41,051 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.6 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Bosque County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $31,111, which is 22.2 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Bosque County reported a median household income of $42,014, this median was 5.1 percent greater than the areas median level for all households.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Bosque County accounted a medium-high household income of $39,992 (2005 Dollars). This median is 16.8 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 22.9 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Bosque County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 12.7 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 26.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Bosque County, with 21.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Bosque County, Texas

In Bosque County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 16 percent of the White Alone, 5.2 percent of Black or African American, 64.2 percent of the Asian alone and 2.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Bosque County, Texas is made up of a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 15.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Bosque counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Bosque County, Texas, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 31 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Bosque on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 16.2 percent (Men) versus 14.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 32.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Bosque County, Texas

Since 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Bosque internationally. The international migration into Bosque makes up 0 percent of immigration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Bosque County, Texas to be 41.4 years old. The median in Bosque is greater than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in this median, when at that time it was 41.7 years old. With 23.1 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Bosque can be described as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the population, with 57.7 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 19.2 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Bosque County, Texas had a population of 18,053 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 17,243. This growth signifies an increase of 4.7 percent. Bosque ranks 96 of 254 counties when calculating total change in population for Texas and the county ranks 1,188 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Bosque spans a total of 989 square miles. The county has a very low density of 18 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Monroe, IA (18 per sq. mile ), Jefferson, MS (18 per sq. mile ), Redwood, MN (18 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Brown, KS (18 per sq. mile ), Madison, AR (18 per sq. mile ), Love, OK (18 per sq. mile ).

Bosque County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 82 percent White, 2.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 14.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 16.6 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Bosque has increased the percent of minority population when 14.7 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Bosque County, Texas

Bosque County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $57,900, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the Texas 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $82,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

Throughout the State of Texas, Bosque County ranks 165 of 254 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,370 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Bosque County can be understood as having a small, but present percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2000, the Decennial Census counted that 0.3 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

In Bosque County, there were a total of 8,867 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 126 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.4 percent.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Bosque County, Texas. In 2000, 90.1 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Bosque County, with the industry averaging 50 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Texas typical size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Bosque County, Utilities, Manufacturing and Construction industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Utilities industry has a US LQ in the county of 4.05. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Utilities sector is 4.05 times greater than the national average, signifying that Bosque County may specialize, or be an exporter of Utilities.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Bosque County, with an employment growth of 100 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas encountered a change in industry employment of 8.3 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Bosque County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 26.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 699 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 15.1 and 14.9 percent of all employment.









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