Calhoun County, Texas

In Calhoun County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry reported the top wages in Calhoun County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Calhoun County received a wage of $96,986 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in Texas of $68,153 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $67,074.

Other top-pay jobs in Calhoun County, Texas can be found in oil and gas extraction ($79,533), architectural and engineering services ($68,892), nonresidential building construction ($64,066) and automobile dealers ($63,852) 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.

Calhoun County Wages have increased by 17.9% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Calhoun County, Texas by a total of 17.9%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Texas and greater 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.

Calhoun County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Calhoun County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 58 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the it saw a gain of 26.7 percent. The losses in the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Calhoun County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States 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 (58 percent decline)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (53.3 percent decline)
3. Nonresidential building construction (41 percent decline)
4. Private households (40 percent decline)
5. Limited-service eating places (18.8 percent decline)

Calhoun County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 476.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Calhoun County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where the industry took a gain of 40.8 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Calhoun County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 30.6 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (476.7 percent gain)
2. Support activities for mining (102.7 percent gain)
3. Other crop farming (90.5 percent gain)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (71.4 percent gain)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (36.4 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 11.5 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Calhoun County

The Depository credit intermediation industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 81 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 27.1 percent of the total growth in Calhoun County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (81 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (48 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (47 new jobs)
4. Support activities for mining (38 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (28 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Calhoun County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Nonresidential building construction industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 131 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 53.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Calhoun County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (131 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (55 jobs lost)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (13 jobs lost)
4. Private households (13 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (12 jobs lost)

Of the 25 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 9 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 16 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Calhoun County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 1,064 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

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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.

Calhoun County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Out of the 27 4-digit NAICS industries, 10 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 16 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Calhoun County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 211 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Calhoun County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has grown the most with 279 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 61.3 percent of the total employment growth in Calhoun County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (279 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (33 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (27 new jobs)
4. Automobile dealers (22 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (22 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Calhoun County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 41 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 31.8 percent of the total employment decline in Calhoun County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (41 jobs lost)
2. Other heavy construction (29 jobs lost)
3. Nonresidential building construction (28 jobs lost)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (8 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (6 jobs lost)

Calhoun County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other crop farming industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 66.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Calhoun County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 3.8 percent. The Other crop farming industry in Calhoun County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 2.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (66.7 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (48.2 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (36.9 percent gain)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (35.0 percent gain)
5. Residential building construction (31.1 percent gain)

Calhoun County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 28.6 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 has seen in the Texas, where the industry reported a loss of 2.3 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Calhoun County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.2 in percent of workers in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (28.6 percent decline)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (26.9 percent decline)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (25 percent decline)
4. Legal services (17.9 percent decline)
5. Limited-service eating places (14.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.7 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US 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 Calhoun County, Texas

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Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Calhoun County reported a medium-high median income for households of $41,943 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 11.4 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 17.1 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Calhoun County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 16.4 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 53.3 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Calhoun County, accounting 27.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Calhoun County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $43,894 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 4.7 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Calhoun County had a median household income level of $30,347, this was 27.6 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic households in Calhoun County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $32,313, which is 23 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 69 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $12,987. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $62,522. This median income level is 49.1 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

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

Higher Education in Calhoun County, Texas

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In Calhoun County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 12 percent of the White Alone, 3 percent of Black or African American, 67.4 percent of the Asian alone and 3 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Calhoun County, Texas is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 12 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Calhoun 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.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Calhoun County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 33.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Calhoun have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 12 percent (Men) versus 12.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved 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 Calhoun County, Texas

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Calhoun County, Texas had an estimated population of 20,606 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 20,654. The decline signifies a decrease of -0.2 percent. Calhoun ranks 163 of 254 counties when calculating total change in population for Texas and the county ranks 2,010 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Calhoun County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 49.4 percent White, 2.4 percent African American, 3.7 percent Asian, and 43.9 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high level of diversity, with 50.0 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Calhoun has increased the percent of minority makeup when 47.4 percent of the total population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Calhoun County, Texas to be 37.0 years old. The median in Calhoun is greater than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 35.3 years of age. With a total of 27.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Calhoun can be described as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 57.9 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 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 base.

Since the year 2000, a very high amount of people migrated to Calhoun internationally. The migration from outside the US into Calhoun totals 0.1 percent of all immigration into Texas. This percent of international migration is very high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

By measuring total land area, Calhoun extends a total area of 512 square miles. This area has a low density of 40 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Northampton, NC (40 per sq. mile ), Clallam, WA (40 per sq. mile ), Green, KY (40 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Holmes, FL (40 per sq. mile ), Houston, TN (40 per sq. mile ), Ohio, KY (40 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Calhoun County, Texas

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Calhoun County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $56,400, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the 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.

Throughout the State of Texas, Calhoun County is positioned 48 of 254 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,054 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Calhoun County, the real estate market was made up of 10,783 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 417 residential units since 2001, or 4 percent.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Calhoun County, Texas. In 2000, 91.7 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

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

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Calhoun County. The industry averages 125 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Texas average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Calhoun County. The sector faced a loss of 910 total jobs during the period, accounting for 22.6 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 62.1 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In Calhoun County, Manufacturing, Construction and Mining industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.1. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 3.1 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Calhoun specializes in Manufacturing.

In Calhoun County, Manufacturing, Construction, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 39.8 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 3,122 individuals. The Construction and Retail Trade sectors account for 18.6 and 10.7 percent of all employment.

Transportation and Warehousing has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Calhoun County, growing in new jobs by 41 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -1 percent. The State of Texas faced a industry job change of 1.4 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Calhoun County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 45.4 percent of total employment in 2001 to 39.8 percent in the year 2005.

Calhoun County is ranked at 80 of 255 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Texas according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 69 of 255 Counties.

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