Colorado County, Texas

In Colorado County, jobs in the building finishing contractors pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the building finishing contractors industry paid the average highest wages in Colorado County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Colorado County earned an annual wage of $84,188 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Texas of $32,261 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $35,357.

Top-pay jobs in Colorado County, Texas may be found in support activities for mining ($57,477), specialized freight trucking ($50,379), general freight trucking ($48,460) and machine shops and threaded product mfg. ($44,213) 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.

Colorado County Wages have increased by 28.9% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Colorado County, Texas by a total of 28.9%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Texas and greater than the growth in industry wages across 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.

Colorado County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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In Colorado County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 702 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Colorado County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Specialized freight trucking industry has grown the most with 107 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 24.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Colorado County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (107 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (64 new jobs)
3. Support activities for mining (43 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (28 new jobs)
5. Private households (21 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Colorado County

Given the industries in the area, the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 40 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry make up 22.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Colorado County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (40 jobs lost)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (23 jobs lost)
3. General medical and surgical hospitals (22 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (14 jobs lost)
5. Support activities for crop production (12 jobs lost)

Of the 39 4-digit NAICS industries, 17 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 22 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Colorado County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 165.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Colorado County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry took a gain of 13.2 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Colorado County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 6.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (165.8 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (147.6 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (108.6 percent gain)
4. Private households (86.3 percent gain)
5. Support activities for mining (74.7 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 14 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Colorado County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 36.7 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 it saw a loss of 8.4 percent. The losses in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Colorado County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 7.2 percent in terms of employees in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (36.7 percent decline)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (32.4 percent decline)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (28.8 percent decline)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (27.4 percent decline)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (25.5 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.

Colorado County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Given the 43 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 17 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 26 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Colorado County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 478 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Colorado County

The Specialized freight trucking industry has grown the most with 87 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 31.3 percent of the total employment growth in Colorado County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (87 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (27 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (22 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (19 new jobs)
5. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (18 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Colorado County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 7 jobs. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 12.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Colorado County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (7 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (6 jobs lost)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (5 jobs lost)
4. General medical and surgical hospitals (5 jobs lost)
5. Unclassified (5 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has increased by 9.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Colorado County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 104.4 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Colorado County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where it saw a gain of 8.7 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Colorado County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (104.4 percent gain)
2. Private households (61.9 percent gain)
3. Professional and similar organizations (44.4 percent gain)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (42.9 percent gain)
5. Support activities for mining (36.3 percent gain)

Colorado County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other crop farming industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 54.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 3.8 percent. The losses in the Other crop farming industry in Colorado County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.9 in percent of jobs in the Other crop farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (54.5 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (45.5 percent decline)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (13.6 percent decline)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (12.5 percent decline)
5. Other animal production (10.8 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.

Income and Poverty in Colorado County, Texas

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Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Colorado County was reported to have a medium-low median income for all households of $37,937 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 23.1 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 29.5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Colorado County, Texas may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 16.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 42.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Colorado County, reporting 24.6 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 49.3 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $19,236. Hispanic headed households in Colorado County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $32,273, which is 14.9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. In Colorado County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $42,728 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 12.6 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Colorado County had a median household income level of $59,564, this median was 57 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area.

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

Higher Education in Colorado County, Texas

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Colorado County, Texas is made up of a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 14.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Colorado has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Colorado County, Texas, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 32.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Colorado have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 16.4 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 37.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Colorado County, Texas as reported in the 2000 Census, 17.4 percent of the White Alone, 5 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 3.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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

Demographic Profile for Colorado County, Texas

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When calculating the total land area, Colorado extends a total area of 963 square miles. This area has a low average population density of 22 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Clarke, AL (22 per sq. mile ), Tallahatchie, MS (22 per sq. mile ), Pennington, MN (22 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Ripley, MO (22 per sq. mile ), Miller, GA (22 per sq. mile ), Barton, MO (22 per sq. mile ).

Colorado County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 63 percent White, 13.7 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 22.5 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 36.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Colorado has increased in diversity when 35.0 percent of the people were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Colorado County, Texas to be 39.6 years old. The median in Colorado is greater than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 39.3 years old. With a total of 23.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Colorado can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low presence of the population, with 57.9 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 18.2 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Since 2000, a high number of individual migrated to the Colorado from another country. The international migration into Colorado totals 0.1 percent of all immigration into Texas. This amount of international migration is high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Colorado County, Texas had a population of 20,736 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 20,358. This growth shows an increase of 1.9 percent. Colorado ranks 115 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 1,488 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

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

Housing Report for Colorado County, Texas

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In Colorado County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 9,647 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 121 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.3 percent.

Colorado County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $59,200, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of Texas 2000 home value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Throughout the State of Texas, Colorado County places 181 of 254 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,472 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There seems to be a large amount affordable residential real estate in Colorado County, Texas. In 2000, 84.1 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Colorado County, Texas -- An...

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

In Colorado County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services 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 17 percent of the total county employment. This totals 888 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 16.1 and 10.4 percent of all employment.

In Colorado County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has an LQ of 5.27. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 5.27 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Colorado specializes in Mining.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Colorado County. In the County, the industry averages 29 jobs per place of business. This is less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

Transportation and Warehousing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Colorado County, with an industry growth of 42.7 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of -1 percent. The State of Texas went through a industry job change of 1.4 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

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