Coleman County, Texas

In Coleman 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 had the highest average wages in Coleman County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Coleman County received an annual wage of $56,911 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage rate in Texas of $49,298 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $49,699.

Other top-pay jobs in Coleman County, Texas are present in offices of physicians ($47,304), specialized freight trucking ($43,584), support activities for mining ($27,455) and accounting and bookkeeping services ($21,634) 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.

Coleman County Wages have increased by 32.3% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Coleman County, Texas by a total of 32.3%. This is greater than the growth in 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.

Coleman County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Coleman County

The Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 31 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 55.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Coleman County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (31 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (16 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (9 new jobs)
4. Legal services (2 new jobs)
5. Traveler accommodation (34 new jobs)

Of the 9 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 5 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 4 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Coleman County

Given the industries in the area, the Home health care services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 36 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Home health care services industry make up 47.6 percent of the total employment decline in Coleman County, Texas.

Top 4 Industries
1. Home health care services (36 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (17 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (15 jobs lost)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (6 jobs lost)

In Coleman County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 124 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Coleman County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 400.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Coleman County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 19.4 percent. The Offices of physicians industry in Coleman County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 4 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (400.0 percent gain)
2. Full-service restaurants (100.0 percent gain)
3. Health and personal care stores (46.6 percent gain)
4. Legal services (7.4 percent gain)

Coleman County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 42.9 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 felt in the State of Texas, where the industry reported a gain of 6.3 percent. The losses in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Coleman County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.2 percent in terms of employment in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (42.9 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (35.7 percent decline)
3. Home health care services (34.2 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (24 percent decline)
5. Grocery stores (18.1 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 9.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt 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.

Coleman County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Decline in Coleman County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 12 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 57.1 percent of the total job loss in Coleman County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (12 jobs lost)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (6 jobs lost)
3. Legal services (38 jobs lost)
4. Other support services (36 jobs lost)
5. Employment services (32 jobs lost)

In Coleman County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 24 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Out of the 11 4-digit NAICS industries, 5 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 5 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Coleman County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Offices of physicians industry has added the most employment with 13 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 61.9 percent of the total growth in Coleman County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (13 new jobs)
2. Health and personal care stores (4 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (3 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (64 new jobs)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (60 new jobs)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 1.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Coleman County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 44.2 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 industry sector experienced a gain of 5.7 percent. The losses in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Coleman County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 3.8 percent in terms of employment in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (44.2 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (20.6 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (18.2 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (16.7 percent decline)
5. Home health care services (1.4 percent decline)

Coleman County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 185.7 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Coleman County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where the industry took a gain of 3 percent. The Offices of physicians industry in Coleman County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (185.7 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (33.3 percent gain)
3. Health and personal care stores (14.9 percent gain)
4. Legal services (7.4 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (1.6 percent gain)

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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 Coleman County, Texas

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When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Coleman County was reported to have a relatively low median income for all households of $30,020 (2005 Dollars). This median is 55.6 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 63.7 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Hispanic in Coleman County, Texas reported a median household income of $20,475, which is 31.8 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Coleman County reported a median household income of $24,863, this level was 17.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 4.7 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $31,444. In Coleman County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $30,793 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 2.6 percent greater than the median in 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Coleman County, Texas can be recognized as having a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 19.9 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 52 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 Coleman County, accounting 36.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

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

Higher Education in Coleman County, Texas

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In Coleman County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 12.2 percent of the White Alone, 2.2 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Coleman County, Texas can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 11.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Coleman counted a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Coleman County, Texas, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Coleman on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 13.6 percent (Men) versus 10 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 38.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

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

Demographic Profile for Coleman County, Texas

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The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Coleman County, Texas to be 43.6 years of age. The median age in Coleman is greater than the median age in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 43.0 years of age. With a total of 23.1 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Coleman can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the 2005 population base, with 54.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 22.1 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the population.

Coleman County, Texas has a population that is made of 81.8 percent White, 2.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 14.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 17.2 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Coleman has increased the level of diversity when 16.8 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Coleman County, Texas had an estimated population of 8,665 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 9,192. The decline shows a decrease of -5.7 percent. Coleman ranks 233 of 254 counties when analyzing total population change in Texas and the county ranks 2,777 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, Coleman spans a total of 1260 square miles. The land areas has a very low population density of 7 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Meade, SD (7 per sq. mile ), Thomas, KS (7 per sq. mile ), Todd, SD (7 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Furnas, NE (7 per sq. mile ), Rio Arriba, NM (7 per sq. mile ), Washington, ID (7 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Coleman internationally. The international migration into Coleman accounts for 0 percent of all immigration into Texas. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

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

Housing Report for Coleman County, Texas

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In Coleman County, the real estate market was made up of 5,322 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 40 residential units since 2001, or 0.8 percent.

Coleman County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $32,300, according to 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 abundant amount affordable residential real estate in Coleman County, Texas. In 2000, 96 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Throughout the State of Texas, Coleman County stands 207 of 254 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,754 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

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

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Coleman County, with the industry averaging 12 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Coleman County, Utilities, Mining and Construction industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Utilities industry has an LQ of 6.35. The level of employment in the Utilities sector is 6.35 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Coleman County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Utilities.

In Coleman County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Manufacturing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 19.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 272 jobs. The Construction and Manufacturing sectors provide 10.5 and 9.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

The Health care and social assistance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Coleman County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 23.3 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

Manufacturing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Coleman County, growing in new jobs by 234.1 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of -13.4 percent. The State of Texas saw a change in employment in the sector of -12.6 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

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