Jim Wells County, Texas

Jim Wells County Wages have increased by 29.8% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Jim Wells County, Texas by a total of 29.8%. This is greater than the growth in 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.

Jim Wells County Industry Wages Lag Behind Texas, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Jim Wells County, Texas can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 24.7 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $41,186. The average pay was less 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.

Jim Wells County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Jim Wells County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total employment has increased by 6.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Jim Wells County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Individual and family services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 95.7 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Jim Wells County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 6.4 percent. The Individual and family services industry in Jim Wells County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (95.7 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (61.4 percent gain)
3. Land subdivision (50.0 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (45.1 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (41.9 percent gain)

Jim Wells County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 25.6 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 sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 2.3 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Jim Wells County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.2 in percent of jobs in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (25.6 percent decline)
2. Traveler accommodation (24.1 percent decline)
3. Home furnishings stores (23.5 percent decline)
4. Unclassified (23.3 percent decline)
5. Other crop farming (22.2 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Jim Wells County

The General freight trucking industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 26 jobs in that time period. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 24.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Jim Wells County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (26 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (20 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (13 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (10 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (7 jobs lost)

Given the 48 4-digit NAICS industries, 19 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 29 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Jim Wells County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has added the most employment with 362 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 30.7 percent of the total growth in Jim Wells County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (362 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (299 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (99 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (82 new jobs)
5. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (64 new jobs)

In Jim Wells County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 913 total jobs from 2005 to 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.

Income and Poverty in Jim Wells County, Texas

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When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Jim Wells County was reported to have a relatively low median household income of $33,746 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 38.4 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 45.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

In Jim Wells County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $33,597 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.4 percent less than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic households in Jim Wells County, Texas reported a median household income of $30,542, this median is 9.5 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Jim Wells County reported an income level of $32,242, this level was 4.5 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 7 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $36,124. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $71,224. This median is 111.1 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Jim Wells County, Texas may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 24.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 42.9 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Jim Wells County, having 34 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

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

Higher Education in Jim Wells County, Texas

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In 2000, the Census reported that in Jim Wells County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 36 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Jim Wells have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 9.2 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Less than High School category, with 34.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Jim Wells County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 11.8 percent of the White Alone, 10.6 percent of Black or African American, 65 percent of the Asian alone and 8.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Jim Wells County, Texas may to understood as having a less-educated population of the working age, with 11 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Jim Wells was reported to have 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 average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for Jim Wells County, Texas

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Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Jim Wells from outside the country. The immigration into Jim Wells totals 0 percent of all immigration into Texas. This level of international migration can be considered low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Jim Wells County, Texas to be 33.4 years of age. The median in Jim Wells is greater than the median age in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 32.9 years of age. With a total of 28.8 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Jim Wells can be described as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 59.1 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 12.2 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Jim Wells County, Texas had an estimated population of 40,951 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 39,389. This growth shows an increase of 4 percent. Jim Wells ranks 75 of 254 counties when calculating total change in population for Texas and the county ranks 933 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

By measuring total land area, Jim Wells extends a total area of 865 square miles. The land areas has a low population density of 47 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Gilchrist, FL (47 per sq. mile ), Vermilion, LA (47 per sq. mile ), Scott, MS (47 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lincoln, OR (47 per sq. mile ), Paulding, OH (47 per sq. mile ), Deschutes, OR (47 per sq. mile ).

Jim Wells County, Texas has a population that is made up of 21.9 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 76.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 77.8 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Jim Wells has increased the percent of minority population when 76.8 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Jim Wells County, Texas

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In the State of Texas, Jim Wells County ranks 156 of 254 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,323 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Jim Wells County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 15,190 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 226 residential units since 2001, or 1.5 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Jim Wells County, Texas. In 2000, 94.8 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Jim Wells County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $41,300, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall State of Texas 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Jim Wells County, Texas -- A...

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Employment Report for Jim Wells County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Mining is the industry with the largest establishments in Jim Wells County, averaging 49 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the State of Texas average establishment size of 24 for the Mining industry.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Jim Wells County, moving a total of 55.6 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas underwent a employment change in the industry of 8.3 percent, during the time since 2001.

The Health care and social assistance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Jim Wells County since 2001, going from making up 28 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

In Jim Wells County, Mining, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Mining is the largest employment industry and makes up 20.5 percent of total employment in the county, making up 2,739 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 12.3 and 8.2 percent of total employment, respectively.

In Jim Wells County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Real estate and rental and leasing 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 40.57. The percent of employment in the Mining sector is 40.57 times greater than the national average, signifying that Jim Wells County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.

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