In La Salle County, jobs in the hunting and trapping pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the hunting and trapping industry paid the average highest wages in La Salle County for 2006. The average industry job in La Salle County received an annual wage of $25,224 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry pay the State of Texas of $26,394 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $22,547.

Top-pay jobs in La Salle County, Texas are present in lessors of real estate ($23,674), cattle ranching and farming ($19,807), grocery stores ($16,553) and traveler accommodation ($9,467) 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.

La Salle County Wages have increased by 71.1% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in La Salle County, Texas by a total of 71.1%. 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.

La Salle County Industry Wages Lag Behind Texas, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in La Salle County, Texas can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 13.3 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $41,186. The overall industry wage 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.

La Salle County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In La Salle County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 251 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in La Salle County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Traveler accommodation industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 10 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Traveler accommodation industry makes up 103.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in La Salle County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (10 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in La Salle County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Cattle ranching and farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 27 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Cattle ranching and farming industry make up 101.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in La Salle County, Texas.

Top 1 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (27 jobs lost)



Total employment has increased by 35.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

La Salle County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Traveler accommodation industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 39.2 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in La Salle County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 1.6 percent. The Traveler accommodation industry in La Salle County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 1.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 1 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (39.2 percent gain)

La Salle County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 39.4 percent from 2001 (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 gain of 5.2 percent. The losses in the Cattle ranching and farming industry in La Salle County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 14.5 in percent of workers in the Cattle ranching and farming industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (39.4 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.

La Salle County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In La Salle County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 62 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in La Salle County

Given the industries in the area, the Cattle ranching and farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 3 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Cattle ranching and farming industry make up 88.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in La Salle County, Texas.

Top 3 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (3 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (21 jobs lost)
3. Logging (9 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in La Salle County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 4 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Grocery stores industry makes up 72.2 percent of the total growth in La Salle County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Grocery stores (4 new jobs)



La Salle County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grocery stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 8.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in La Salle County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 1.3 percent. The Grocery stores industry in La Salle County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Grocery stores (8.8 percent gain)
2. Traveler accommodation (4.8 percent gain)
3. Hunting and trapping (1.9 percent gain)

La Salle County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 6 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry reported a gain of 1.7 percent. The losses in the Cattle ranching and farming industry in La Salle County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.4 percent in terms of employees in the Cattle ranching and farming industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (6 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Texas, which saw 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.





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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 La Salle County, Texas

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, La Salle County accounted a very low median income for households of $25,573 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 82.7 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 92.1 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, La Salle County, Texas can be considered to have a very high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 29.8 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 100 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in La Salle County, reporting 43.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $56,453. This income level is 120.8 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. In La Salle County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $25,852 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in La Salle County reported a median household income of $7,800, which was 69.5 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic in La Salle County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $22,190, this income level is 13.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in La Salle County, Texas

La Salle County, Texas may to understood as having a less-educated population of the working age, with 6.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. La Salle has 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 US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In La Salle County, Texas according the 2000 Decennial Census, 7.8 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 10 percent of the Asian alone and 2.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in La Salle County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 53.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in La Salle have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 6.8 percent (Men) versus 6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Less than High School category, with 46 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for La Salle County, Texas

When measuring the total land area, La Salle spans a total of 1489 square miles. The county has a very low density of 4 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, 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 ).

La Salle County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 18 percent White, 3.3 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 78.2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 81.8 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, La Salle has increased the percent of minority makeup when 80.7 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

From 2000, a low amount of people migrated to La Salle from another country. The international migration into La Salle makes up 0 percent of immigration into the State of Texas. This percent of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

La Salle County, Texas had a population of 6,016 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 5,885. This growth signifies an increase of 2.2 percent. La Salle ranks 134 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 1,750 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in La Salle County, Texas to be 33.2 years of age. The median age in La Salle is equal to the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 33.1 years old. With a total of 27.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, La Salle can be understood as being made up of a relatively high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11.4 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for La Salle County, Texas

La Salle County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $22,700, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Texas 2000 median home value of $82,500 and less than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In the State of Texas, La Salle County ranks 218 of 254 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,897 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In La Salle County, there were a total of 2,471 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding in all 11 homes since 2001, or 0.4 percent.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for La Salle County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Real estate and rental and leasing has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in La Salle County, with an employment growth of 212.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Texas saw a change in employment in the sector of 0.6 percent, since the year 2001.

Health care and social assistance has the largest businesses in La Salle County, with the industry averaging 8 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's national average of 21 and less than the State of Texas establishments size average of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

In La Salle County, Real estate and rental and leasing, Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Real estate and rental and leasing industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.46. This means the percent of total employment in the Real estate and rental and leasing sector is 1.46 times greater than the US average, showing signs that La Salle County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Real estate and rental and leasing.

In La Salle County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Finance and insurance industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 12.8 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 114 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Finance and insurance sectors provide 8.5 and 2.9 percent of all employment.

The Other services, except public administration industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in La Salle County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 7.5 percent of employment in 2001 to 2.1 percent of total employment in the year 2005.







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