Cooke County, Texas

In Cooke County, jobs in the management and technical consulting services pay the highest wages

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Employment in the management and technical consulting services industry reported the top wages in Cooke County for 2006. The average industry job in Cooke County received a wage of $69,013 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage in Texas of $67,403 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $67,321.

Other high-paying jobs in Cooke County, Texas are present in support activities for mining ($66,232), metalworking machinery manufacturing ($57,151), motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers ($55,300) and offices of physicians ($40,451) 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.

Cooke County Wages have increased by 21.9% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Cooke County, Texas by a total of 21.9%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

Cooke County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cooke County

Given the industries in the area, the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 97 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 30.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Cooke County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (97 jobs lost)
2. Shoe stores (33 jobs lost)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (24 jobs lost)
4. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (23 jobs lost)
5. Lessors of real estate (22 jobs lost)

In Cooke County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,511 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cooke County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has grown the most with 868 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 46.6 percent of the total employment growth in Cooke County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (868 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (185 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (127 new jobs)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (97 new jobs)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (84 new jobs)

Of the 50 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 18 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 32 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Cooke County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 453.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Cooke County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 32.1 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Cooke County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 33.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (453.0 percent gain)
2. Professional and similar organizations (417.0 percent gain)
3. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (233.3 percent gain)
4. Architectural and engineering services (140.0 percent gain)
5. Private households (114.7 percent gain)

Cooke County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 52.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the it saw a loss of 3.2 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Cooke County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 2.1 in percent of workers in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (52.8 percent decline)
2. Shoe stores (52.6 percent decline)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (51.1 percent decline)
4. Civic and social organizations (47.4 percent decline)
5. Management and technical consulting services (46.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 15 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US 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.

Cooke County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Decline in Cooke County

The Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 25 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry make up 16.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Cooke County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (25 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (19 jobs lost)
3. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (14 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (13 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (13 jobs lost)

In Cooke County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 940 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Cooke County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has grown the most with 420 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 37.8 percent of the total employment growth in Cooke County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (420 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (256 new jobs)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (67 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (63 new jobs)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (53 new jobs)

From the 56 4-digit NAICS industries, 23 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 32 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Cooke County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 61 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry reported a gain of 9.1 percent. The losses in the Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry in Cooke County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.5 percent in terms of employment in the Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (61 percent decline)
2. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (36.5 percent decline)
3. Residential building construction (27.2 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (25.9 percent decline)
5. Home furnishings stores (25.3 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 8.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Cooke County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 557.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Cooke County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 28.8 percent. The Unclassified industry in Cooke County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 12.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (557.1 percent gain)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (69.1 percent gain)
3. Support activities for mining (65.5 percent gain)
4. Other professional and technical services (53.7 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (49.2 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 Cooke County, Texas

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Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 35.5 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $28,401. Hispanic Householders in Cooke County, Texas recorded a median income of $30,277, this median is 31.3 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $23,217. This income level is 47.3 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Cooke County reported a median household income of $26,952, which was 38.8 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Cooke County, Texas White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $46,011 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 4.5 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Cooke County accounted a medium-high median income for all households of $44,049 (2005 Dollars). This median is 6.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 11.5 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, Cooke County, Texas may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 14.1 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 39.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Cooke County, reporting 28.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

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

Higher Education in Cooke County, Texas

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In Cooke County, Texas according the 2000 Decennial Census, 16.4 percent of the White Alone, 10.8 percent of Black or African American, 57.6 percent of the Asian alone and 3.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Cooke County, Texas can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 15.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Cooke counted 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 the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Cooke County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Cooke have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 16.4 percent (Men) versus 15.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 32.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

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

Demographic Profile for Cooke County, Texas

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By measuring total land area, Cooke encompasses a total area of 874 square miles. This area has a low density of 44 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- St. Francis, AR (44 per sq. mile ), Wayne, GA (44 per sq. mile ), Hart, KY (44 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Switzerland, IN (44 per sq. mile ), Itawamba, MS (44 per sq. mile ), Richland, IL (44 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Cooke County, Texas to be 36.2 years old. The median in Cooke is greater than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in this median, when at that time it was 36.8 years old. With a total of 25.8 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Cooke can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 59.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14.3 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Since 2000, a high number of individuals have migrated to Cooke internationally. The migration from outside the US into Cooke totals 0.1 percent of all immigration into 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.

Cooke County, Texas has a population that is made of 82 percent White, 3 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 12.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 16.2 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Cooke has increased the level of diversity when 13.6 percent of the population were minorities.

Cooke County, Texas had an estimated population of 38,847 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 36,469. This growth shows an increase of 6.5 percent. Cooke ranks 60 of 254 counties when calculating total change in population for Texas and the county ranks 744 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

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

Housing Report for Cooke County, Texas

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In Cooke County, there were a total of 15,629 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding in all 384 residential units since 2001, or 2.5 percent.

The State of Texas, Cooke County places 82 of 254 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,606 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Cooke County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $73,100, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of Texas 2000 home value of $82,500 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

Cooke County can be understood as having a small, but present proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2000, the Decennial Census counted that 0.2 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Cooke County, Texas. In 2000, 79.4 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Cooke County, Texas -- Annua...

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

In Cooke County, Mining, Manufacturing and Utilities industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 15.4. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 15.4 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Cooke County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Cooke County, with the industry averaging 37 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Cooke 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 is the major employer in the county making up 25.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 2,660 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 17.2 and 10.5 percent of all employment.

Administrative and waste services saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Cooke County. The sector dealt with a loss of 178 jobs during the period, or 30 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 35.7 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Mining has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Cooke County, moving a total of 182.3 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas went through a industry job change of 8.9 percent, since the year 2001.

Cooke County ranks 67 of 255 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Texas in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 66 of 255 Counties.

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