In Brewster County, jobs in the computer systems design and related services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the computer systems design and related services industry had the highest average wages in Brewster County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Brewster County earned an annual wage of $159,721 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage in Texas of $80,282 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $80,588.

Other high-paying jobs in Brewster County, Texas can be found in electronic markets and agents and brokers ($99,344), management and technical consulting services ($71,177), offices of real estate agents and brokers ($70,306) and building equipment contractors ($52,538) 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.

Brewster County Wages have increased by 22.8% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Brewster County, Texas by a total of 22.8%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of 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.

Brewster County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Brewster County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 545 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Brewster County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 92 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 25.3 percent of the growth in Brewster County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (92 new jobs)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (88 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (57 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (37 new jobs)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (32 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Brewster County

The Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 13 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Computer systems design and related services industry make up 24.2 percent of the total job loss in Brewster County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (13 jobs lost)
2. Management and technical consulting services (12 jobs lost)
3. Legal services (8 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (8 jobs lost)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (6 jobs lost)

From the 17 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 7 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 10 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total employment has increased by 18.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Brewster County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 692.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Brewster County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where the industry took a gain of 6.3 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Brewster County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 0.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (692.1 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (641.9 percent gain)
3. Lessors of real estate (216.2 percent gain)
4. Water, sewage and other systems (156.3 percent gain)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (96.0 percent gain)

Brewster County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 64.5 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 sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry reported a loss of 3.6 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Brewster County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 3.1 in percent of workers in the Computer systems design and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (64.5 percent decline)
2. Management and technical consulting services (52.2 percent decline)
3. Legal services (30 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (25.6 percent decline)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (16.1 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.

Brewster County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 23 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 10 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 13 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Brewster County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 286 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Brewster County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 87 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 31.5 percent of the growth in Brewster County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (87 new jobs)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (86 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (30 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (22 new jobs)
5. Unclassified (17 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Brewster County

The Legal services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 16 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Legal services industry make up 44.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Brewster County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (16 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (5 jobs lost)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4 jobs lost)
4. Computer systems design and related services (2 jobs lost)
5. Health and personal care stores (2 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has increased by 8.8 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Brewster County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 600.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Brewster County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 5.7 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Brewster County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (600.0 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (459.6 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (263.2 percent gain)
4. Water, sewage and other systems (57.7 percent gain)
5. Depository credit intermediation (41.9 percent gain)

Brewster County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Legal services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 45.6 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 1.3 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Brewster County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.6 in percent of jobs in the Legal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (45.6 percent decline)
2. Computer systems design and related services (24.1 percent decline)
3. Personal care services (16.7 percent decline)
4. Management and technical consulting services (13.5 percent decline)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (11.6 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.

Income and Poverty in Brewster County, Texas

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Brewster County was reported to have a relatively low household income of $32,042 (2005 Dollars). This median is 45.8 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the income level is 53.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Brewster County, Texas can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 18.2 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 75.4 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Brewster County, accounting 29.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $53,016. This household income level is 65.5 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Brewster County had a median household income level of $10,238, this was 68 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 11 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $28,519. Hispanic in Brewster County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $26,261, this median is 18 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Brewster County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $32,682 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 2 percent greater than the median income in 2000.







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

Higher Education in Brewster County, Texas

In Brewster County, Texas as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 30.2 percent of the White Alone, 44 percent of Black or African American, 38 percent of the Asian alone and 12.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Brewster County, Texas may to understood as having a highly-educated working age population, with 27.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Brewster has a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Brewster County, Texas, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 30.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Brewster have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 28 percent (Men) versus 27.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 29.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Brewster County, Texas

In terms of total land area, Brewster extends a total area of 6193 square miles. This area has a very low population density of 1 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Cherry, NE (1 per sq. mile ), Hooker, NE (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).

Brewster County, Texas had an estimated population of 9,079 in 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 8,872. This growth shows an increase of 2.3 percent. Brewster ranks 122 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 1,649 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

From 2000, a high number of individuals have migrated to Brewster from outside the country. The immigration into Brewster accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Brewster County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 53.8 percent White, 1.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 42.8 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 44.7 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Brewster has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 45.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Brewster County, Texas to be 34.2 years of age. The median in Brewster is greater than the median age in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median age, at that time the median was 35.6 years of age. With 21.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Brewster can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 64 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 14.5 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Brewster County, Texas

In Brewster County, there were a total of 4,808 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 106 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.3 percent.

Throughout the State of Texas, Brewster County stands 92 of 254 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,770 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Brewster County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $67,000, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall State of Texas 2000 home value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

There seems to be a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Brewster County, Texas. In 2000, 84.3 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Finance and insurance is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Brewster County, with an industry growth of 167.6 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.8 percent. The State of Texas underwent a employment change in the industry of 9.5 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Brewster County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Accommodation and food services is the major employer in the county making up 25.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 833 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 21.8 and 12.3 percent of total employment, respectively.

Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Brewster County. In the County, the industry averages 19 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and less than the Texas establishments size average of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

In Brewster County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade and Utilities industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Accommodation and food services sector has a United State LQ of 2.58. This means the percent of total employment in the Accommodation and food services industry is 2.58 times greater than the national average, signifying that Brewster specializes in Accommodation and food services.









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