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

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Employment in the oil and gas extraction industry had the highest average wages in Crockett County for 2006. The average industry job in Crockett County received a wage of $50,500 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry pay the State of Texas of $149,789 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $127,077.

Other top-pay jobs in Crockett County, Texas may be found in support activities for mining ($48,192), unclassified ($34,116), automotive repair and maintenance ($19,232) and residential building construction ($19,225) 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.

Crockett County Wages have increased by 19.6% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Crockett County, Texas by a total of 19.6%. 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.

Crockett County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Crockett County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 266.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Crockett County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Crockett County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (266.7 percent gain)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (44.7 percent gain)
3. Private households (44.6 percent gain)
4. Oil and gas extraction (20.6 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (1.3 percent gain)

Crockett County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 27.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 40.8 percent. The losses in the Residential building construction industry in Crockett County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 30.6 percent in terms of employment in the Residential building construction industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Residential building construction (27.3 percent decline)
2. Sheep and goat farming (22.6 percent decline)
3. Support activities for mining (8.5 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 2.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Crockett County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Private households industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 18 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Private households industry makes up 43.9 percent of the total employment growth in Crockett County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Private households (18 new jobs)
2. Oil and gas extraction (13 new jobs)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (6 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Crockett County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 12 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Support activities for mining industry make up 50.0 percent of the total employment decline in Crockett County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (12 jobs lost)
2. Sheep and goat farming (10 jobs lost)
3. Residential building construction (2 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (46 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (40 jobs lost)

Given the 8 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 5 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Crockett County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 26 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 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.

Crockett County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 8 4-digit NAICS industries, 2 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 6 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Crockett County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 44 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Crockett County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 21 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 35.6 percent of the growth in Crockett County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (21 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (16 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Crockett County

Given the industries in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 10 jobs. The declines in the Support activities for mining industry make up 83.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Crockett County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (10 jobs lost)
2. Unclassified (2 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (25 jobs lost)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (3 jobs lost)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (1 jobs lost)

Crockett County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 34.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Crockett County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 0.1 percent. The Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Crockett County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 0.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (34.1 percent gain)
2. Full-service restaurants (30.1 percent gain)
3. Private households (27.7 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (19.1 percent gain)
5. Sheep and goat farming (9.6 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 4.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Crockett County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 35.3 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 has seen in the Texas, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 28.8 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Crockett County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 12.1 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Unclassified (35.3 percent decline)
2. Support activities for mining (7.2 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 Crockett County, Texas

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 91.5 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $2,924. Hispanic Householders in Crockett County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $25,078, which is 27 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $65,813. This income level is 91.6 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. In Crockett County, Texas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $36,495 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 6.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Crockett County had a median household income level of $16,088, this was 53.2 percent less than the median income level in this area.

Compared to counties across the United States, Crockett County reported a relatively low median household income of $34,345 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 36 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 43.1 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Crockett County, Texas can be considered to have a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 19.4 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 100 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Crockett County, accounting 61 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Crockett County, Texas

Crockett County, Texas may to understood as having a less-educated working age population, with 10.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Crockett has a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Crockett County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 42.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Crockett have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 10.4 percent (Men) versus 10.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Less than High School category, with 33.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Crockett County, Texas according the 2000 Decennial Census, 12.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Crockett County, Texas

Since 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Crockett internationally. The migration from outside the US into Crockett totals 0 percent of all immigration into Texas. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Crockett County, Texas has a population that is made up of 42.2 percent White, 0.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 56.3 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 57.2 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Crockett has increased the percent of minority makeup when 55.8 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Crockett County, Texas to be 40.1 years old. The median in Crockett is greater than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 37.4 years of age. With 25 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Crockett can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 14.5 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Crockett County, Texas had a population of 3,934 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 4,033. The decline signifies a decrease of -2.5 percent. Crockett ranks 181 of 254 counties when analyzing total population change in Texas and the county ranks 2,130 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Crockett spans a total of 2807 square miles. The land areas has a very low average population density of 1 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Cherry, NE (1 per sq. mile ), Hooker, NE (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Crockett County, Texas

When compared to other counties in Texas, Crockett County ranks 131 of 254 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,145 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Crockett County, there were a total of 2,110 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 36 homes since 2001, or 1.7 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Crockett County, Texas. In 2000, 92.6 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Crockett County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $52,400, reported by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of Texas 2000 median home value of $82,500 and less than home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Mining has the largest businesses in Crockett County. In the County, the industry averages 11 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and less than the Texas establishments size average of 24 for the Mining industry.

Crockett County is ranked at 208 of 255 total Counties throughout Texas according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 203 of 255 Counties.

In Crockett County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Utilities industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 46.02. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining industry is 46.02 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Crockett County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.

Information has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Crockett County, moving a total of 10 percent. This is less than the industry employment change in the United States of -14.9 percent. The State of Texas felt a shift in employment in the industry of -17.3 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Crockett County, Mining, Retail Trade, and the Other services, except public administration sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Mining is the major employer in the county making up 23.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 213 people employed. The Retail Trade and Other services, except public administration sectors provide 20.6 and 6.7 percent of all employment.







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