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

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Individuals that are employed in the cattle ranching and farming industry wages were the highest in Jeff Davis County for 2006. The average industry job in Jeff Davis County received an annual wage of $20,752 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry pay the State of Texas of $24,728 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $25,264.

Other high-paying jobs in Jeff Davis County, Texas can be found in limited-service eating places ($9,244), oilseed and grain farming (.), vegetable and melon farming (.) and fruit and tree nut farming (.) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Jeff Davis County Wages have increased by 8.9% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Jeff Davis County, Texas by a total of 8.9%. This is less than the growth in 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.

Jeff Davis County Industry Wages Lag Behind Texas, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Jeff Davis County, Texas can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 48.6 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $41,186. The average pay was less than the US average pay 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.

Jeff Davis County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Jeff Davis County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has added the most employment with 194 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Home health care services industry makes up 26.5 percent of the total employment growth in Jeff Davis County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (194 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (82 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (74 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (69 new jobs)
5. Traveler accommodation (47 new jobs)

Of the 42 4-digit NAICS industries, 15 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 27 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Jeff Davis County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 15 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Jeff Davis County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Logging industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 111 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Logging industry make up 28.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Jeff Davis County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Logging (111 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (67 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (37 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (36 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (35 jobs lost)

Jeff Davis County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 59.6 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 industry sector experienced a gain of 13.2 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Jeff Davis County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 6.8 in percent of jobs in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (59.6 percent decline)
2. Private households (53.8 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (51.7 percent decline)
4. Logging (48.7 percent decline)
5. Lessors of real estate (48.5 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 2.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Jeff Davis County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 1800.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Jeff Davis County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Jeff Davis County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (1800.0 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (387.7 percent gain)
3. Nonresidential building construction (192.5 percent gain)
4. Architectural and engineering services (133.3 percent gain)
5. Death care services (84.8 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 Jeff Davis County, Texas

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Jeff Davis County, Texas can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 15.0 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 23.4 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Jeff Davis County, with 27.6 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Jeff Davis County reported a medium-low median household income of $37,688 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 24 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 30.4 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Hispanic households in Jeff Davis County, Texas recorded a median income of $25,229, this median household income is 33.1 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Jeff Davis County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $39,975 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 6.1 percent greater than the median in 2000.







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

Higher Education in Jeff Davis County, Texas

Jeff Davis County, Texas has a very highly-educated population of the working age, with 35 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Jeff Davis is reported having 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 national average of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Jeff Davis County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 36.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Jeff Davis have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 36.8 percent (Men) versus 33.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 33.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Jeff Davis County, Texas as reported in the 2000 Census, 36.6 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 12 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Jeff Davis County, Texas

Jeff Davis County, Texas had an estimated population of 2,306 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since its 2000 population of 2,229. This growth shows an increase of 3.5 percent. Jeff Davis ranks 144 of 254 counties by growth in total population in Texas and the county ranks 1,820 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Jeff Davis County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 61.8 percent White, 0.7 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 36.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 37.7 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Jeff Davis has increased in diversity when 36.2 percent of the population were minorities.

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

When measuring the total land area, Jeff Davis encompasses a total area of 2264 square miles. This area has a very low average area 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 ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Jeff Davis County, Texas to be 43.9 years of age. The median in Jeff Davis is greater than the median in Texas of 33.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 42.4 years of age. With 21.3 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Jeff Davis can be described as having a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 60.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 18.3 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.

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

Housing Report for Jeff Davis County, Texas

In Jeff Davis County, the census reported 1,463 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 25 homes since 2001, or 1.7 percent.

Jeff Davis County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $59,800, published by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of Texas 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $82,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In the State of Texas, Jeff Davis County places 130 of 254 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,142 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

There is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Jeff Davis County, Texas. In 2000, 83.3 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Jeff Davis County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the industry with the largest establishments in Jeff Davis County, averaging 27 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 12 and greater than the Texas typical size of 7 for the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry.

In Jeff Davis County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 33.86. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 33.86 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Jeff Davis County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Jeff Davis County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Accommodation and food services, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the major employer in the county making up 35.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 245 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade industries total 19.8 and 13.5 percent of industry employment.

Retail Trade in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Jeff Davis County, increasing in size by 75.5 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 0.5 percent. The State of Texas underwent a employment change in the industry of -0.8 percent, during the period.









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