In Kleberg County, jobs in the automobile dealers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the automobile dealers industry wages were the highest in Kleberg County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Kleberg County was paid an annual wage of $44,592 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of Texas of $47,501 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $45,463.

Top-pay jobs in Kleberg County, Texas exsists in offices of physicians ($43,817), other financial investment activities ($37,090), offices of dentists ($35,868) and accounting and bookkeeping services ($29,388) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Kleberg County Wages have increased by 23.4% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Kleberg County, Texas by a total of 23.4%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Texas and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

Kleberg County Industry Wages Lag Behind Texas, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Kleberg County, Texas can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 32.9 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $41,186. The average industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Kleberg County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 27 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Texas, which went through a gain of 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Kleberg County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 31.1 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the it saw a gain of 15.5 percent. The losses in the Offices of other health practitioners industry in Kleberg County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 26.1 percent in terms of employees in the Offices of other health practitioners industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (31.1 percent decline)
2. Lessors of real estate (30.7 percent decline)
3. Civic and social organizations (29.6 percent decline)
4. Personal care services (24.8 percent decline)
5. Support activities for mining (20.4 percent decline)

Kleberg County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Automobile dealers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 163.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Kleberg County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a loss of 0.1 percent. The Automobile dealers industry in Kleberg County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (163.8 percent gain)
2. Death care services (96.7 percent gain)
3. Home health care services (81.0 percent gain)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (49.3 percent gain)
5. Clothing stores (46.2 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Kleberg County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 33 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Support activities for mining industry make up 29.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Kleberg County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (33 jobs lost)
2. Lessors of real estate (18 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (12 jobs lost)
4. Personal care services (10 jobs lost)
5. Civic and social organizations (8 jobs lost)

From the 26 4-digit NAICS industries, 14 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 12 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Kleberg County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,650 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Kleberg County

The Automobile dealers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 312 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Automobile dealers industry makes up 36.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Kleberg County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (312 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (208 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (130 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (48 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (38 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.

Kleberg County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Kleberg County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Automobile dealers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 46 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Automobile dealers industry makes up 25.7 percent of the total growth in Kleberg County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (46 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (45 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (23 new jobs)
4. Unclassified (16 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (9 new jobs)

In Kleberg County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 21 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Kleberg County

The Limited-service eating places industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 31 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 24.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Kleberg County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (31 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (27 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (18 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (16 jobs lost)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (5 jobs lost)

Given the 28 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 14 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 14 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total employment has increased by 0.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than percent in the State of Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Kleberg County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 213.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Kleberg County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 28.8 percent. The Unclassified industry in Kleberg County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (213.6 percent gain)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (37.5 percent gain)
3. Private households (18.6 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (13.3 percent gain)
5. Depository credit intermediation (12.7 percent gain)

Kleberg County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 31.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the it saw a loss of 2.3 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Kleberg County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.2 percent in terms of employees in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (31.1 percent decline)
2. Civic and social organizations (17.4 percent decline)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (14.3 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (14.1 percent decline)
5. Residential building construction (10.7 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.

Income and Poverty in Kleberg County, Texas

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Kleberg County, Texas can be considered to have a very high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 26.7 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 51.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Kleberg County, accounting 44.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Kleberg County reported an income level of $23,643, this median was 31.1 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 58.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $14,186. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $6,477. This income level is 81.1 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. In Kleberg County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $36,311 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 5.9 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic households in Kleberg County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $27,217, which is 20.6 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

Compared to counties across the United States, Kleberg County had a relatively low median income for households of $34,296 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 36.2 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 43.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Kleberg County, Texas

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Kleberg County, Texas, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 30 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Kleberg have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 20.6 percent (Men) versus 20.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Less than High School category, with 33.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Kleberg County, Texas according the 2000 Decennial Census, 22 percent of the White Alone, 8.8 percent of Black or African American, 51.2 percent of the Asian alone and 13.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Kleberg County, Texas is made up of a highly-educated working age population, with 20.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Kleberg has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Kleberg County, Texas

Kleberg County, Texas has a population that is made up of 26.1 percent White, 3.2 percent African American, 2 percent Asian, and 67.8 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 73.0 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Kleberg has increased in diversity when 70.6 percent of the people were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Kleberg County, Texas to be 30.2 years of age. The median age in Kleberg is less than the median age in Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 29.2 years old. With a total of 26.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Kleberg can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.3 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11.5 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Kleberg County, Texas had a population of 30,757 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 31,517. The decline denotes a decrease of -2.4 percent. Kleberg ranks 243 of 254 counties when analyzing total population change in Texas and the county ranks 2,892 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Kleberg spans a total of 871 square miles. This area has a low population density of 35 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Mills, IA (35 per sq. mile ), Fairfield, SC (35 per sq. mile ), Metcalfe, KY (35 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Decatur, TN (35 per sq. mile ), Brantley, GA (35 per sq. mile ), Juneau, WI (35 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a high amount of people migrated to Kleberg internationally. The international migration into Kleberg totals 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of Texas. This level of international migration can be considered high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

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

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

Administrative and waste services has the largest employers in Kleberg County, with the industry averaging 30 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 19 and greater than the State of Texas establishments size average of 24 for the Administrative and waste services industry.

In Kleberg County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 6.75. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining sector is 6.75 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Kleberg County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.

The Health care and social assistance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Kleberg County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 17 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Kleberg County, with an employment growth of 140.9 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas saw a change in employment in the sector of 8.3 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Kleberg County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 22.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,742 people employed. The Accommodation and food services and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries make up 14.9 and 6.1 percent of total employment, respectively.







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