In Crane County, jobs in the oil and gas extraction pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the oil and gas extraction industry reported the top wages in Crane County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Crane County was paid an annual wage of $81,414 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry pay the State of Texas of $149,789 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $127,077.

Other top-pay jobs in Crane County, Texas can be found in support activities for mining ($64,244), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($42,151), unclassified ($41,674) and other general merchandise stores ($15,501) 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.

Crane County Wages have increased by 70.4% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Crane County, Texas by a total of 70.4%. 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.

Crane County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 29 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Crane County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 66.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Crane County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 32.1 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Crane County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 33.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 1 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (66.7 percent gain)

Crane County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 25.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the it saw a gain of 9.2 percent. The losses in the Other general merchandise stores industry in Crane County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 31.2 percent in terms of employment in the Other general merchandise stores industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (25.7 percent decline)
2. Home health care services (14.4 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Crane County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 126 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 99.7 percent of the total employment growth in Crane County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (126 new jobs)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (2 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Crane County

The Home health care services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 7 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Home health care services industry make up 52.4 percent of the total job loss in Crane County, Texas.

Top 1 Industries
1. Home health care services (7 jobs lost)

In Crane County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 256 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-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.

Crane County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Crane County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 15.9 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Crane County has grow slower than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 17.3 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Crane County lagged behind the United States, which experienced a gained 17.8 percent.

Top 4 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (15.9 percent gain)
2. Oil and gas extraction (8.4 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (7.8 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (7.4 percent gain)

Crane County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 69.8 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 has seen in the Texas, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 4.5 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Crane County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.1 percent in terms of employees in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (69.8 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (36 percent decline)
3. Legal services (10.6 percent decline)
4. Other general merchandise stores (5.9 percent decline)
5. Offices of dentists (5.1 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 15 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Crane County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 53 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 74.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Crane County, Texas.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (53 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (10 jobs lost)
3. Legal services (4 jobs lost)
4. Offices of dentists (1 jobs lost)

In Crane County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 149 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 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 Crane County, Texas

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $117,332. This income level is 211.5 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 66.1 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $12,764. Hispanic households in Crane County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $35,003, this median household income is 7.1 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Crane County, Texas White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $37,766 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Crane County reported a median household income of $2,924, this level was 92.2 percent less than the median for all households.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Crane County, Texas may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 13.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 90.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Crane County, having 17.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Crane County accounted a medium-low median household income of $37,667 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 24 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 30.4 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Crane County, Texas

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Crane County, Texas, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 32.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Crane have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 15.4 percent (Men) versus 10.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 33.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Crane County, Texas as reported in the 2000 Census, 14.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 89.4 percent of the Asian alone and 2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Crane County, Texas is made up of a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 12.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Crane was reported to have 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.





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

Demographic Profile for Crane County, Texas

From 2000, a very high number of individual migrated to the Crane internationally. The international migration into Crane totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This level of international migration can be considered very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Crane County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 47 percent White, 2.8 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 49.5 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 52.7 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Crane has increased the level of diversity when 47.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Crane County, Texas had a total estimated population of 3,837 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 3,953. The decline signifies a decrease of -2.9 percent. Crane ranks 185 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 2,156 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Crane extends a total area of 786 square miles. This area has a very low population density of 5 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Benson, ND (5 per sq. mile ), Custer, SD (5 per sq. mile ), Kearny, KS (5 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Shoshone, ID (5 per sq. mile ), Churchill, NV (5 per sq. mile ), Huerfano, CO (5 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Crane County, Texas to be 36.9 years of age. The median age in Crane is greater than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 34.2 years old. With a total of 28.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Crane can be understood as being made up of a relatively high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 59.5 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 12 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Crane County, Texas

In Crane County, there were a total of 1,600 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a decline in housing units, losing in all -3 homes since 2001, or -0.2 percent.

Crane County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $39,100, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall Texas 2000 median home value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

It can be understood that there is a abundant amount of real estate that is affordable in Crane County, Texas. In 2000, 97 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In the State of Texas, Crane County is positioned 251 of 254 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 3,094 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Mining has the largest businesses in Crane County, averaging 23 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 21 and less than the Texas establishments size average of 24 for the Mining industry.

In Crane County, Mining, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Mining is the major employer in the county making up 48.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 492 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries make up 14.9 and 10.4 percent of total employment, respectively.

In Crane County, Mining, Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 96.58. The percent of employment in the Mining industry is 96.58 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Crane County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.

The Accommodation and food services industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Crane County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 7.9 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

Other services, except public administration is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Crane County, increasing by 57.1 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 2.8 percent. The State of Texas underwent a employment change in the industry of -1.4 percent, during the period.







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