In Donley County, jobs in the cattle ranching and farming pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the cattle ranching and farming industry had the highest average wages in Donley County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Donley County received an annual wage of $25,549 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Texas of $24,728 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $25,264.

Other top-pay jobs in Donley County, Texas may be found in legal services ($19,453), gasoline stations ($15,452), home health care services ($12,327) and full-service restaurants ($9,460) 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.

Donley County Wages have increased by 34.6% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Donley County, Texas by a total of 34.6%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

Donley County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Donley County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 47.1 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 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 loss of 4.9 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Donley County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 6.4 percent in terms of employees in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (47.1 percent decline)
2. Home health care services (32.1 percent decline)
3. Legal services (21.4 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (11.1 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 2.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Donley County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 47.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Donley County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 11.6 percent. The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Donley County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 10.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (47.8 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (34.3 percent gain)
3. Limited-service eating places (17.6 percent gain)

In Donley County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 13 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Donley County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Legal services industry has grown the most with 2 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Legal services industry makes up -5.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Donley County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (25 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (8 new jobs)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (4 new jobs)
4. Automobile dealers (17 new jobs)









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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.

Donley County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Donley County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Home health care services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 15 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Home health care services industry make up 95.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Donley County, Texas.

Top 2 Industries
1. Home health care services (15 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (4 jobs lost)

In Donley County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 6 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Donley County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 9 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 86.7 percent of the growth in Donley County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (9 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (11 new jobs)



Donley County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Home health care services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 33.6 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 it saw a gain of 7.5 percent. The losses in the Home health care services industry in Donley County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 6.1 percent in terms of employees in the Home health care services industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Home health care services (33.6 percent decline)
2. Legal services (4.3 percent decline)

Donley County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 54.2 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Donley County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 1.2 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Donley County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.3 percent in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (54.2 percent gain)
2. Full-service restaurants (4.3 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in the State of Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.





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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 Donley County, Texas

Compared to counties across the United States, Donley County accounted a relatively low median income for all households of $33,937 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 37.7 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 44.8 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 35.4 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $21,938. In Donley County, Texas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $34,913 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 2.9 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Donley County, Texas recorded a median income of $20,110, this income level is 40.7 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Donley County had a median income of $18,281, which was 46.1 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Donley County, Texas can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 15.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 50.7 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Donley County, reporting 46.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Donley County, Texas

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Donley County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Donley have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 19.2 percent (Men) versus 12.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 39.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Donley County, Texas has a moderately-educated population, with 15.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Donley was reported to have 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 national average of 24.4 percent.

In Donley County, Texas as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 16.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 7.2 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 Donley County, Texas

Donley County, Texas has a population that is made of 86.7 percent White, 4.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 7.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 12.2 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Donley has increased the percent of minority population when 10.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Donley County, Texas to be 41.7 years old. The median in Donley is greater than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median, when the median age was 42.7 years old. With 20.8 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Donley can be understood as having a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 58.1 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 21.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high percent of the population.

Donley County, Texas had a population of 3,889 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 3,835. This growth represents an increase of 1.4 percent. Donley ranks 147 of 254 counties when analyzing total population change in Texas and the county ranks 1,854 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Donley spans a total of 930 total square miles. The area has a very low population density of 4 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Jerauld, SD (4 per sq. mile ), Caribou, ID (4 per sq. mile ), Bottineau, ND (4 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sanders, MT (4 per sq. mile ), Fremont, WY (4 per sq. mile ), Kimball, NE (4 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Donley internationally. The migration from outside the US into Donley makes up 0 percent of immigration into the State of Texas. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Donley County, Texas

Donley County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $46,100, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the State of Texas 2000 home median 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, Donley County places 183 of 254 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,485 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Donley County, Texas. In 2000, 93.7 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Donley County, the census reported 2,436 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 30 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.2 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Donley County. In the County, the industry averages 7 jobs per establishment, which is less than the US industry average of 21 and less than the State of Texas establishments size average of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

In Donley County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade and Other services, except public administration are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 16.67. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 16.67 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Donley specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

The Retail Trade sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Donley County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 31.4 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 24.7 percent in 2005.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Donley County, increasing in size by 37.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of -0.6 percent. The State of Texas saw a change in employment in the sector of -2 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Donley County, Retail Trade, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 24.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 124 jobs. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Health care and social assistance industries total 17.5 and 13.1 percent of industry employment.







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