In Coryell County, jobs in the architectural and engineering services pay the highest wages

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Employment in the architectural and engineering services industry paid the average highest wages in Coryell County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Coryell County earned an annual wage of $76,109 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Texas of $67,906 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $63,540.

Other high-paying jobs in Coryell County, Texas are present in electronic equipment repair and maintenance ($74,650), computer systems design and related services ($66,886), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($54,045) and office administrative services ($48,094) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Coryell County Wages have increased by 37.6% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Coryell County, Texas by a total of 37.6%. This is greater than the growth in 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.

Coryell County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Coryell County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Architectural and engineering services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 152 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Architectural and engineering services industry make up 33.3 percent of the total employment decline in Coryell County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (152 jobs lost)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (51 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (50 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (46 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (40 jobs lost)

Given the 37 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 15 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 22 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Coryell County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 249 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 31.2 percent of the total employment growth in Coryell County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (249 new jobs)
2. Computer systems design and related services (89 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (74 new jobs)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (53 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (50 new jobs)

In Coryell County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,964 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Coryell County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 71.5 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 2.2 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Coryell County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.2 percent in terms of employment in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (71.5 percent decline)
2. Architectural and engineering services (67.9 percent decline)
3. Advertising and related services (65.7 percent decline)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (43.3 percent decline)
5. Private households (42.5 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 30.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Coryell County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 780.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Coryell County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Coryell County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (780.0 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (434.3 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (258.8 percent gain)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (106.0 percent gain)
5. Residential building construction (92.5 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.

Coryell County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Coryell County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 62.5 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the it saw a gain of 4.5 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Coryell County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 3.1 in percent of workers in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (62.5 percent decline)
2. Private households (52.1 percent decline)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (39.4 percent decline)
4. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (36.7 percent decline)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (29.2 percent decline)

Coryell County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 450.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Coryell County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry took a gain of 28.8 percent. The Unclassified industry in Coryell County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (450.0 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (57.1 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (47.4 percent gain)
4. Lessors of real estate (44.0 percent gain)
5. Activities related to real estate (37.5 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 0.8 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in the State of Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Coryell County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Offices of physicians industry has added the most employment with 111 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 34.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Coryell County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (111 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (33 new jobs)
3. Unclassified (24 new jobs)
4. Traveler accommodation (22 new jobs)
5. Personal care services (16 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Coryell County

Given the industries in the area, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 101 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry make up 28.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Coryell County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (101 jobs lost)
2. Computer systems design and related services (36 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (35 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (29 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (28 jobs lost)

Of the 48 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 24 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 24 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Coryell County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 64 total jobs from 2005 to 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.

Income and Poverty in Coryell County, Texas

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Coryell County accounted a medium-high median income for all households of $42,119 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 10.9 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the income level is 16.7 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Hispanic households in Coryell County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $35,985, which is 14.6 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Coryell County had a median income of $41,438, which was 1.6 percent less than the median income level in this area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $25,650. This income level is 39.1 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. In Coryell County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $43,113 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.4 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 0.7 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $41,832.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Coryell County, Texas can be understood to have a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 9.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 16.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Coryell County, having 17.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The median household income in the area has declined a small amount from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $41,377, which represents a 1.8 percent decline. Coryell County, Texas, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 44 of 46 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Texas. Coryell County ranks 618 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median household income in the United States.

As the median income level saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Coryell County, Texas, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 90.3 percent since 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Coryell County, encountering a 11.6 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

The poverty rate in Coryell County, Texas has increased by 9.8 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 9.5 percent to 19.3 percent.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Coryell County, Texas

Coryell County, Texas has a moderately-educated working age population, with 12.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Coryell is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 5.6 percent. By 2005, 19.6 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 3.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 15.2 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

From the year 2000, Coryell has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 5.0 percent to a total of 17.4 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the 2005 State of Texas percent of 25.2 and less than the US percent of 27.2.

In Coryell County, Texas as reported in the 2000 Census, 14.4 percent of the White Alone, 7.4 percent of Black or African American, 16.4 percent of the Asian alone and 6.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Coryell County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 39.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Coryell on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 13.6 percent (Men) versus 11.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Coryell County, Texas

Coryell County, Texas had a population of 75,802 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 75,173. This growth signifies an increase of 0.8 percent. Coryell ranks 105 of 254 counties by growth in total population in Texas and the county ranks 1,309 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

From 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Coryell from another country. The international migration into Coryell makes up 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of Texas. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Coryell County, Texas to be 28.9 years of age. The median age in Coryell is less than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 27.6 years of age. With 25.7 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Coryell can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 67.8 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 6.5 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively low proportion of the population.

Coryell County, Texas has a population that is made of 60.2 percent White, 20.3 percent African American, 1.9 percent Asian, and 13.9 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high level of diversity, with 36.1 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Coryell has increased in diversity when 35.9 percent of the population were minorities.

In terms of total land area, Coryell extends a total area of 1052 square miles. The county has a medium-low population density of 72 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Simpson, KY (72 per sq. mile ), Letcher, KY (72 per sq. mile ), Clearfield, PA (72 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Wyoming, NY (72 per sq. mile ), Tuscola, MI (72 per sq. mile ), Creek, OK (72 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Coryell County, Texas

The residential housing values in Coryell County, Texas have moderate increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $12,200, or 17.6 percent, since their values in that year of $69,500.

Coryell County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $81,700, published by the American Community Survey. This is less than the State of Texas 2005 home median value of $106,000 and less than home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

In Coryell County, the census reported 22,737 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 769 housing units since the year 2001, or 3.5 percent.

There seems to be a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Coryell County, Texas. In 2005, 76.5 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Throughout the State of Texas, Coryell County stands 53 of 254 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,206 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Coryell County may be be described as having a small, but present percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 0.8 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Coryell County, Other services, except public administration, Construction and Accommodation and food services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Other services, except public administration industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.6. The percent of employment in the Other services, except public administration industry is 1.6 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Coryell County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Other services, except public administration.

Transportation and Warehousing has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Coryell County, rising by 278.1 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of -1 percent. The State of Texas experienced a sector employment shift of 1.4 percent, in the last 5 years.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Coryell County. The industry averages 22 jobs per place of business. This is less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the State of Texas typical size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Health care and social assistance sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Coryell County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 9.4 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

In Coryell County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Construction sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 20.5 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,685 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Construction industries total 15.3 and 10.4 percent of industry employment.







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