Comanche County, Texas

In Comanche County, jobs in the insurance carriers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the insurance carriers industry paid the average highest wages in Comanche County for 2006. The average industry job in Comanche County received an annual wage of $48,998 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of Texas of $60,250 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $63,385.

Other high-paying jobs in Comanche County, Texas are present in offices of dentists ($46,311), offices of physicians ($41,631), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($37,329) and general freight trucking ($34,505) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Comanche County Wages have increased by 17.8% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Comanche County, Texas by a total of 17.8%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

Comanche County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Comanche County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 8 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 33.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Comanche County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (8 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (6 jobs lost)
3. Offices of dentists (6 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (2 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (2 jobs lost)

In Comanche County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 101 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Given the 20 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 6 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 13 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Comanche County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has grown the most with 27 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 17.0 percent of the growth in Comanche County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (27 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (24 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (23 new jobs)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (19 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (14 new jobs)

Comanche County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 211.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Comanche County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry took a gain of 15.5 percent. The Offices of other health practitioners industry in Comanche County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 26.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (211.8 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (210.0 percent gain)
3. Other professional and technical services (87.9 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (55.6 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (42.5 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 3.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Comanche County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Health and personal care stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 32.2 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 has seen in the Texas, where the it saw a gain of 2.6 percent. The losses in the Health and personal care stores industry in Comanche County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2.6 percent in terms of employees in the Health and personal care stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (32.2 percent decline)
2. Offices of dentists (25.8 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (14.6 percent decline)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (9.5 percent decline)
5. Grocery stores (9.1 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.

Comanche County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Growth in Comanche County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 23 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 34.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Comanche County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (23 new jobs)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (11 new jobs)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (9 new jobs)
4. Animal food manufacturing (5 new jobs)
5. Private households (5 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Comanche County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Cattle ranching and farming industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 11 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Cattle ranching and farming industry make up 36.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Comanche County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (11 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (11 jobs lost)
3. Other professional and technical services (4 jobs lost)
4. Offices of physicians (2 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (39 jobs lost)

Of the 22 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 8 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 13 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Comanche County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 57 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Comanche County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other professional and technical services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 17.3 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 industry sector experienced a gain of 6.1 percent. The losses in the Other professional and technical services industry in Comanche County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4.5 percent in terms of employment in the Other professional and technical services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other professional and technical services (17.3 percent decline)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (12.5 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (10.4 percent decline)
4. Health and personal care stores (4.8 percent decline)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (3.1 percent decline)

Comanche County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 73.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Comanche County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 1.1 percent. The Private households industry in Comanche County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (73.7 percent gain)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (66.7 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (29.5 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (25.1 percent gain)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (24.3 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than percent in the State of Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States 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 Comanche County, Texas

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Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 10 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $36,563. Hispanic in Comanche County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $24,563, which is 26.1 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Comanche County had a median household income level of $24,863, this was 25.2 percent less than the median for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $61,718. This median is 85.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Comanche County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $34,157 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.7 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Comanche County accounted a relatively low median household income of $33,254 (2005 Dollars). This median is 40.5 percent lower than the median in Texas of $46,715 and this is 47.8 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Comanche County, Texas may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 17.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 39.7 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Comanche County, reporting 29.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

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

Higher Education in Comanche County, Texas

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Comanche County, Texas has a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 13 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Comanche is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals 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 Comanche County, Texas, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 33.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Comanche have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 11.8 percent (Men) versus 14 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 35.2 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Comanche County, Texas as reported in the 2000 Census, 14 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 9 percent of the Asian alone and 2.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

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

Demographic Profile for Comanche County, Texas

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Comanche County, Texas had an estimated population of 13,709 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 14,001. The decline signifies a decrease of -2.1 percent. Comanche ranks 215 of 254 counties when analyzing total population change in Texas and the county ranks 2,498 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Comanche County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 75 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 23.4 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 24.2 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Comanche has increased the percent of minority population when 21.5 percent of the people were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Comanche County, Texas to be 40.9 years old. The median age in Comanche is greater than the median age in Texas of 33.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 40.4 years old. With a total of 24.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Comanche can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 55.6 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 20.2 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.

Since the year 2000, a high amount of people migrated to Comanche from another country. The international migration into Comanche totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This level of international migration can be considered high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

When calculating the total land area, Comanche covers a total land area of 938 total square miles. The area has a very low population density of 15 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Burt, NE (15 per sq. mile ), Sanpete, UT (15 per sq. mile ), Wilkinson, MS (15 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Greene, AL (15 per sq. mile ), Butler, NE (15 per sq. mile ), Franklin, MS (15 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Comanche County, Texas

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Comanche County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $43,600, according to the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Texas 2000 home value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

When compared to other counties in Texas, Comanche County ranks 177 of 254 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,436 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Comanche County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 7,278 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 95 residential units since 2001, or 1.3 percent.

There seems to be a abundant amount of affordable housing in Comanche County, Texas. In 2000, 95.9 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

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

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Comanche County, with the industry averaging 14 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.

Professional and technical services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Comanche County, increasing in size by 62.8 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 2.6 percent. The State of Texas faced a industry job change of 4.3 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Comanche County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 27 percent of total employment in the county, making up 720 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 16.4 and 11.9 percent of all employment.

In Comanche County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade and Information industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 25.72. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 25.72 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Comanche County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Comanche is the County that is ranked 146 of 255 total Counties throughout Texas in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 143 of 255 Counties.

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