In Dallas County, jobs in the power generation and supply pay the highest wages

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Employment in the power generation and supply industry wages were the highest in Dallas County for 2006. The average industry job in Dallas County received a wage of $190,136 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of Texas of $87,986 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $76,551.

Top-pay jobs in Dallas County, Texas are present in oil and gas extraction ($171,589), natural gas distribution ($166,320), support activities for mining ($138,329) and securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($122,055) 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.

Dallas County Wages have increased by 15.0% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Dallas County, Texas by a total of 15.0%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Texas and less than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

Dallas County Industry Wages Exceed Texas, and Wages Exceed the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Dallas County, Texas when analyzed can be understood as being very high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 22 percent higher than the with an state average of $41,186. The industry pay was greater than the overall average in the United States of $40,259.

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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.

Dallas County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Dallas County

Given the industries in the area, the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 9,616 jobs. The declines in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry make up 5.1 percent of the total job loss in Dallas County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (9,616 jobs lost)
2. Communications equipment manufacturing (8,933 jobs lost)
3. Computer systems design and related services (8,220 jobs lost)
4. Wired telecommunications carriers (8,158 jobs lost)
5. Telecommunications resellers (7,263 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Dallas County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Management of companies and enterprises industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 7,349 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Management of companies and enterprises industry makes up 10.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Dallas County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (7,349 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (6,223 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (3,829 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (3,099 new jobs)
5. Employment services (3,057 new jobs)

In Dallas County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 122,912 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Given the 247 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 158 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 89 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Employment for all industries has decreased by 8.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Texas, which went through a gain of 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Dallas County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Postal service industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 272.2 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Dallas County has expanded slower than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 309.3 percent. The Postal service industry in Dallas County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 89.6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Postal service (272.2 percent gain)
2. Other transportation equipment manufacturing (259.6 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (226.3 percent gain)
4. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (185.3 percent gain)
5. Remediation and other waste services (124.0 percent gain)

Dallas County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Sawmills and wood preservation industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 89.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the it saw a loss of 3.2 percent. The losses in the Sawmills and wood preservation industry in Dallas County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 5.5 percent in terms of employees in the Sawmills and wood preservation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Sawmills and wood preservation (89.4 percent decline)
2. Pipeline transportation of natural gas (75.4 percent decline)
3. Interurban and rural bus transportation (72.8 percent decline)
4. Vending machine operators (65.4 percent decline)
5. Telecommunications resellers (64.7 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.

Dallas County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Dallas County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 7,718 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Employment services industry makes up 15.3 percent of the total growth in Dallas County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (7,718 new jobs)
2. Management and technical consulting services (2,080 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (1,830 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (1,721 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (1,585 new jobs)

In Dallas County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 36,941 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Of the 249 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 87 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 161 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Dallas County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Communications equipment manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,567 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Communications equipment manufacturing industry make up 10.8 percent of the total job loss in Dallas County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Communications equipment manufacturing (1,567 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (1,101 jobs lost)
3. Wireless telecommunications carriers (808 jobs lost)
4. Power generation and supply (649 jobs lost)
5. Telecommunications resellers (619 jobs lost)

Dallas County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Interurban and rural bus transportation industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 43 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 industry sector experienced a loss of 3.6 percent. The losses in the Interurban and rural bus transportation industry in Dallas County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 3.5 in percent of jobs in the Interurban and rural bus transportation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Interurban and rural bus transportation (43 percent decline)
2. Urban transit systems (30.2 percent decline)
3. Lime and gypsum product manufacturing (25.9 percent decline)
4. Local messengers and local delivery (24.3 percent decline)
5. Other information services (20.5 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Dallas County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other transportation equipment manufacturing industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 164.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Dallas County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 18 percent. The Other transportation equipment manufacturing industry in Dallas County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other transportation equipment manufacturing (164.5 percent gain)
2. Steel product mfg. from purchased steel (61.0 percent gain)
3. Freight transportation arrangement (31.5 percent gain)
4. Other electrical equipment and component mfg. (29.9 percent gain)
5. Other nonmetallic mineral products (27.7 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 Dallas County, Texas

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Dallas County had a median income of $46,740, this was 7.8 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic households in Dallas County, Texas reported a median household income of $39,910, this median is 21.3 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 26.3 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $37,383. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $57,777. This household income level is 14 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. In Dallas County, Texas White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $58,650 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 15.7 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Dallas County, Texas may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 13.4 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 21.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Dallas County, with 20 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The median household income in the area has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $42,598, which amounts to a 16 percent decline. Dallas County, Texas, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 6 of 46 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Texas. Dallas County ranks 35 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in household income across the nation.

As the median household income witnessed a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Dallas County, Texas, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median income was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 21 percent from 2000 to 2005. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Dallas County, experiencing a 19.3 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

The rate of poverty in Dallas County, Texas has increased by 3.5 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 13.4 percent to 16.9 percent.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Dallas County reported a relatively high median household income of $50,689 (2005 Dollars). This median is 7.8 percent higher than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 3.1 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

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

Higher Education in Dallas County, Texas

Since the year 2000, Dallas has not changed in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has not changed by 0.0 percent to a total of 27 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is greater than the 2005 State of Texas percent of 25.2 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

In Dallas County, Texas according the 2000 Decennial Census, 32.8 percent of the White Alone, 17 percent of Black or African American, 45.4 percent of the Asian alone and 7 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Dallas County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 29.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Dallas on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 29.2 percent (Men) versus 24.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 28.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Dallas County, Texas is made up of a highly-educated population, with 27 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Dallas was reported to have a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has decreased by 0.6 percent. By the year 2005, 28.4 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 1.0 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 25.8 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

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

Demographic Profile for Dallas County, Texas

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Dallas County, Texas to be 32.7 years of age. The median in Dallas is less than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 31.2 years old. With a total of 28.5 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Dallas can be understood as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 63.2 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 8.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low proportion of the population.

Dallas County, Texas had a population of 2,305,454 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 2,225,439. This growth signifies an increase of 3.6 percent. Dallas ranks 9 of 254 counties when analyzing total population change in Texas and the county ranks 32 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Dallas County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 37.6 percent White, 20.4 percent African American, 4.3 percent Asian, and 36.4 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 61.1 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Dallas has increased the percent of minority makeup when 54.4 percent of the people were minorities.

When calculating the total land area, Dallas spans a total of 880 square miles. This area has a very high population density of 2,621 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Passaic, NJ (2,693 per sq. mile ), DuPage, IL (2,785 per sq. mile ), Cuyahoga, OH (2,912 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Middlesex, NJ (2,549 per sq. mile ), Fairfax, VA (2,548 per sq. mile ), DeKalb, GA (2,528 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a extremely high number of individuals have migrated to Dallas internationally. The migration from outside the US into Dallas accounts for 22 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is extremely high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Dallas County, Texas

In Dallas County, there were a total of 914,267 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 46,326 residential units since 2001, or 5.3 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Dallas County, Texas have seen large increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $31,100, or 33.5 percent, from their 2000 value of $92,700.

In the State of Texas, Dallas County ranks 37 of 254 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 775 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Dallas County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $123,800, reported by the American Community Survey. This is greater than the overall Texas 2005 median home value of $106,000 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

Dallas County can be understood as having a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 4.3 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Dallas County, Texas. In 2005, 50.8 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Utilities has the largest businesses in Dallas County, averaging 100 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and greater than the Texas establishments size average of 26 for the Utilities industry.

In Dallas County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Administrative and waste services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 11.5 percent of the total county employment. This totals 145,831 individuals. The Retail Trade and Administrative and waste services sectors provide 10.9 and 9.8 percent of all employment.

Management of companies and enterprises is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Dallas County, rising by 82.2 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Texas went through a industry job change of 70.2 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Dallas County. The sector faced a loss of 28,860 jobs, or 16.5 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 18.3 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Dallas County, Wholesale trade, Information and Finance and insurance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Wholesale trade sector has a United State LQ of 1.55. The level of employment in the Wholesale trade industry is 1.55 times greater than the national average, signifying that Dallas County may specialize, or be an exporter of Wholesale trade.







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