In Brazoria County, jobs in the commercial equip. merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry reported the top wages in Brazoria County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Brazoria County was paid an annual wage of $131,013 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Texas of $77,451 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $74,310.

Top-pay jobs in Brazoria County, Texas exsists in oil and gas extraction ($95,223), basic chemical manufacturing ($91,502), computer systems design and related services ($86,875) and resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg. ($82,374) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Brazoria County Wages have increased by 12.0% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Brazoria County, Texas by a total of 12.0%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Texas and less than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

Brazoria County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Brazoria County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Basic chemical manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 958 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Basic chemical manufacturing industry make up 23.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Brazoria County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Basic chemical manufacturing (958 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (454 jobs lost)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (291 jobs lost)
4. Support activities for mining (253 jobs lost)
5. Building finishing contractors (202 jobs lost)

In Brazoria County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 4,812 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Brazoria County

The Nonresidential building construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,063 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Nonresidential building construction industry makes up 12.3 percent of the growth in Brazoria County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (1,063 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (1,052 new jobs)
3. Department stores (585 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (393 new jobs)
5. Employment services (379 new jobs)

Out of the 120 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 50 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 70 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Brazoria County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Office administrative services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 979.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Brazoria County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where the industry took a gain of 63.6 percent. The Office administrative services industry in Brazoria County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 37.6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (979.0 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (264.4 percent gain)
3. Electronic instrument manufacturing (173.5 percent gain)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (169.9 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (152.1 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 7.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Brazoria County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 79.6 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 sector experienced a loss of 1.4 percent. The losses in the Other support services industry in Brazoria County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.5 in percent of jobs in the Other support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (79.6 percent decline)
2. Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. (77.7 percent decline)
3. Insurance carriers (57.9 percent decline)
4. Advertising and related services (57.5 percent decline)
5. Oil and gas extraction (56.8 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.

Brazoria County One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Brazoria County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 56 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 felt a gain of 10.3 percent. The losses in the Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers industry in Brazoria County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 4.4 in percent of workers in the Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (56 percent decline)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (52.7 percent decline)
3. Business support services (52 percent decline)
4. Technical and trade schools (51.2 percent decline)
5. Oil and gas extraction (36.9 percent decline)

Brazoria County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic instrument manufacturing industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 298.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Brazoria County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 4.5 percent. The Electronic instrument manufacturing industry in Brazoria County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic instrument manufacturing (298.8 percent gain)
2. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (135.8 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (126.2 percent gain)
4. Waste collection (113.2 percent gain)
5. Advertising and related services (76.2 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Brazoria County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Nonresidential building construction industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1,207 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Nonresidential building construction industry makes up 26.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Brazoria County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (1,207 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (405 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (378 new jobs)
4. Employment services (286 new jobs)
5. Department stores (187 new jobs)

In Brazoria County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 3,071 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

From the 134 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 53 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 77 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Brazoria County

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 578 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry make up 28.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Brazoria County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (578 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (189 jobs lost)
3. Building finishing contractors (148 jobs lost)
4. Utility system construction (144 jobs lost)
5. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (121 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 Brazoria County, Texas

The poverty rate in Brazoria County, Texas has increased by 2.3 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 10.2 percent to 12.5 percent.

The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $49,690, which amounts to a 12.7 percent decline. Brazoria County, Texas, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 15 of 46 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Texas. Brazoria County ranks 108 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in household income across the nation.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Brazoria County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 10.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 18.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Brazoria County, accounting 15.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Brazoria County reported a relatively high median income for all households of $56,899 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 17.9 percent higher than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 13.6 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

As the median household income witnessed a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Brazoria County, Texas, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in household income was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 19.2 percent in the last five years. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Brazoria County, experiencing a 55.3 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Hispanic headed households in Brazoria County, Texas reported a median household income of $42,884, which is 24.6 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $80,657. This income level is 41.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. In Brazoria County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $59,614 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 4.8 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 27 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $41,520. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Brazoria County reported a median household income of $41,285, which was 27.4 percent less than the median income level in this area.

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

Higher Education in Brazoria County, Texas

In Brazoria County, Texas as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 20.8 percent of the White Alone, 17.2 percent of Black or African American, 51.6 percent of the Asian alone and 7.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 5.6 percent. In the year 2005, 25.6 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 2.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 22.2 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

Brazoria County, Texas can be considered to have a highly-educated working age population, with 19.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Brazoria has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors 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, Brazoria has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 4.4 percent to a total of 24 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the State of Texas percent of 25.2 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Brazoria County, Texas, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Brazoria have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 19.8 percent (Men) versus 19.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33 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 Brazoria County, Texas

When calculating the total land area, Brazoria spans a total area of 1386 square miles. The county has a medium-high population density of 201 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Daviess, KY (201 per sq. mile ), Northumberland, PA (201 per sq. mile ), Lee, AL (202 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Wood, OH (201 per sq. mile ), Tazewell, IL (200 per sq. mile ), Horry, SC (200 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Brazoria County, Texas to be 34.0 years old. The median in Brazoria is greater than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen no change in this median, when at that time it was 34.0 years of age. With 27.5 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Brazoria can be described as having a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 63.6 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 8.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low proportion of the population.

Brazoria County, Texas has a population that is made of 60.1 percent White, 9.7 percent African American, 3.7 percent Asian, and 24.9 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 38.3 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Brazoria has increased the percent of minority population when 33.4 percent of the population were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a high amount of people have migrated to Brazoria internationally. The international migration into Brazoria accounts for 0.6 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This percent of international migration is high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Brazoria County, Texas had an estimated population of 278,484 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 243,271. This growth shows an increase of 14.5 percent. Brazoria ranks 14 of 254 counties when analyzing total population change in Texas and the county ranks 94 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

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

Housing Report for Brazoria County, Texas

The State of Texas, Brazoria County places 13 of 254 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 180 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Brazoria County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $119,100, reported by the American Community Survey. This home value is greater than the overall State of Texas 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $106,000 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Brazoria County may be be described as having a small, but present proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 0.3 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

In Brazoria County, there were a total of 105,408 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 11,890 homes since 2001, or 12.7 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Brazoria County, Texas have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $30,600, or 34.6 percent, since their values in that year of $88,500.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Brazoria County, Texas. In 2005, 52.8 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Educational services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Brazoria County, moving a total of 44.9 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Texas had an industry job change of 14.9 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Brazoria County, Manufacturing, Construction, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 18.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 11,534 jobs. The Construction and Retail Trade sectors provide 18.3 and 16.6 percent of industry employment.

In Brazoria County, Construction, Mining and Manufacturing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Construction sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.78. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Construction industry is 2.78 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Brazoria County may specialize, or be an exporter of Construction.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Brazoria County, averaging 50 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the Texas typical size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Brazoria County. The sector dealt with a loss of 2,131 jobs, or 15.6 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 66.3 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.







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