In Crosby County, jobs in the machinery and supply merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry wages were the highest in Crosby County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Crosby County was paid an annual wage of $39,490 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage rate in Texas of $56,771 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $51,569.

Top-pay jobs in Crosby County, Texas exsists in misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($33,008), depository credit intermediation ($28,571), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($27,400) and support activities for crop production ($24,060) 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.

Crosby County Wages have increased by 21.3% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Crosby County, Texas by a total of 21.3%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Texas and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Crosby County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Crosby County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for crop production industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 26 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 100.0 percent of the total employment growth in Crosby County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (26 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Crosby County

Given the industries in the area, the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 21 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry make up 100.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Crosby County, Texas.

Top 1 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (21 jobs lost)

In Crosby County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 250 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.



The total number of jobs has decreased by 19.9 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Texas, which went through a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Crosby County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for crop production industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 40.2 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Crosby County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a loss of 23.4 percent. The Support activities for crop production industry in Crosby County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 1.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (40.2 percent gain)

Crosby County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 26.9 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 0.7 percent. The losses in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry in Crosby County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 4 in percent of jobs in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (26.9 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.

Crosby County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 15.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Crosby County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for crop production industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 23.8 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 sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry reported a loss of 10.6 percent. The losses in the Support activities for crop production industry in Crosby County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.5 percent in terms of employees in the Support activities for crop production industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (23.8 percent decline)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (6.8 percent decline)

Crosby County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 46.2 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Crosby County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry took a gain of 6.6 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Crosby County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 1 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (46.2 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Crosby County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 2 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 100.0 percent of the growth in Crosby County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (2 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (20 new jobs)

In Crosby County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 188 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Crosby County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for crop production industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 28 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Support activities for crop production industry make up 81.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Crosby County, Texas.

Top 1 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (28 jobs lost)







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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 Crosby County, Texas

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Crosby County had a median household income level of $19,013, this level was 36.9 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic Householders in Crosby County, Texas reported a median household income of $24,894, this median is 17.4 percent less 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 62.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $11,282. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $33,638. This median income level is 11.6 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. In Crosby County, Texas White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $33,591 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 11.4 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Crosby County, Texas may be understood as having a very high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 28.1 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 70 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Crosby County, with 44.1 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Crosby County had a relatively low median household income of $30,150 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 54.9 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the income level is 63 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Crosby County, Texas

Reported by the 2000 Census in Crosby County, Texas, many men in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 41.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Crosby on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 10.4 percent (Men) versus 10.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Less than High School category, with 35.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Crosby County, Texas is made up of a less-educated working age population, with 10.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Crosby 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 the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Crosby County, Texas as reported in the 2000 Census, 14.4 percent of the White Alone, 2.8 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 1.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Crosby County, Texas

When calculating the total land area, Crosby spans a total area of 900 square miles. This area has a very low population density of 7 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Meade, SD (7 per sq. mile ), Thomas, KS (7 per sq. mile ), Todd, SD (7 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Furnas, NE (7 per sq. mile ), Rio Arriba, NM (7 per sq. mile ), Washington, ID (7 per sq. mile ).

Crosby County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 46.6 percent White, 4.4 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 48.5 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 52.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Crosby has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 53.1 percent of the population were minorities.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Crosby from outside the country. The immigration into Crosby totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Texas. This percent of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Crosby County, Texas had a population of 6,686 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 7,056. The decline signifies a decrease of -5.2 percent. Crosby ranks 223 of 254 counties by growth in total population in Texas and the county ranks 2,610 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Crosby County, Texas to be 35.4 years old. The median age in Crosby is greater than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 34.3 years old. With 29.6 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Crosby can be described as having a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the 2005 population base, with 55.2 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 15.2 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Crosby County, Texas

Crosby County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $35,600, 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 across the United States during the same year.

Throughout the State of Texas, Crosby County places 238 of 254 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 3,030 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Crosby County, the real estate market was made up of 3,218 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 4 homes since 2001, or 0.1 percent.

There seems to be a abundant amount affordable residential real estate in Crosby County, Texas. In 2000, 98.7 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Crosby County, Wholesale trade, Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Wholesale trade industry has an LQ of 2.36. This means the percent of total employment in the Wholesale trade sector is 2.36 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Crosby County may specialize, or be an exporter of Wholesale trade.

Health care and social assistance has the largest businesses in Crosby County, with the industry averaging 33 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and greater than the Texas typical size of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

Crosby County is ranked at 193 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 during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 188 of 255 Counties.

The Finance and insurance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Crosby County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 5.6 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Crosby County, changing a total of 4 percent. This is less than the national employment change in the industry of 10.6 percent. The State of Texas saw a change in employment in the sector of 14.5 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Crosby County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 20.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 260 people employed. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade sectors provide 12.8 and 12.3 percent of all employment.





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