In Llano County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the offices of physicians industry wages were the highest in Llano County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Llano County earned an annual wage of $131,533 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Texas of $68,019 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $64,740.

Top-pay jobs in Llano County, Texas may be found in land subdivision ($76,251), offices of real estate agents and brokers ($55,862), accounting and bookkeeping services ($53,679) and management and technical consulting services ($41,864) 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.

Llano County Wages have increased by 15.4% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Llano County, Texas by a total of 15.4%. This is less than the growth in industry 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.

Llano County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Llano County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 262.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Llano County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 40.8 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Llano County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 30.6 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (262.8 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (160.6 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (145.0 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (73.7 percent gain)
5. Legal services (54.0 percent gain)

Llano County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 73.1 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry reported a gain of 5.4 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Llano County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 20.8 in percent of workers in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (73.1 percent decline)
2. Other motor vehicle dealers (33.3 percent decline)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (27.7 percent decline)
4. Home health care services (25.4 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (21.5 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 4.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Out of the 24 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 8 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 16 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Llano County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 145 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Llano County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Residential building construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 113 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Residential building construction industry makes up 39.0 percent of the total employment growth in Llano County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (113 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (86 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (18 new jobs)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (11 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (10 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Llano County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 63 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry make up 51.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Llano County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (63 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (22 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (11 jobs lost)
4. Private households (9 jobs lost)
5. Other motor vehicle dealers (6 jobs lost)





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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.

Llano County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Llano County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nonresidential building construction industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 23 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 31.9 percent of the total employment decline in Llano County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (23 jobs lost)
2. Nursing care facilities (21 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (8 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (5 jobs lost)
5. Home health care services (4 jobs lost)

From the 32 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 11 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 20 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Llano County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 201 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Llano County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Residential building construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 37 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 23.1 percent of the growth in Llano County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (37 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (30 new jobs)
3. Private households (15 new jobs)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (14 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (11 new jobs)

Total employment has increased by 6.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Llano County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 80.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Llano County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 1.1 percent. The Private households industry in Llano County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (80.0 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (68.3 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (62.3 percent gain)
4. Lessors of real estate (60.0 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (32.4 percent gain)

Llano County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 45.4 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 felt a gain of 7.3 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Llano County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 6.1 percent in terms of employment in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (45.4 percent decline)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (34.3 percent decline)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (26.1 percent decline)
4. Activities related to real estate (22.6 percent decline)
5. Home health care services (21.7 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 Llano County, Texas

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Llano County reported an income level of $62,888, this was 54.3 percent greater than the median income level in this area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 28.7 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $29,041. Hispanic Householders in Llano County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $33,800, this median household income is 17.1 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $27,788. This median income level is 31.8 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. In Llano County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $40,751 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly equal to the median in 2000.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Llano County, Texas can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 10.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 40.7 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Llano County, reporting 19.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Llano County was reported to have a medium-high household income of $40,751 (2005 Dollars). This median is 14.6 percent lower than the median in Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 20.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Llano County, Texas

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Llano County, Texas, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 29.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Llano have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 25.4 percent (Men) versus 17 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 35.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Llano County, Texas has a highly-educated population of the working age, with 21 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Llano has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Llano County, Texas according the 2000 Decennial Census, 21.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 2.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Llano County, Texas

By measuring total land area, Llano spans a total of 935 total square miles. The area has a very low population density of 20 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Jackson, WI (20 per sq. mile ), Dent, MO (20 per sq. mile ), Bates, MO (20 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Van Buren, TN (20 per sq. mile ), Lyon, IA (20 per sq. mile ), Madison, LA (20 per sq. mile ).

Llano County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 90.9 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 7.3 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 8.2 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Llano has increased the percent of minority makeup when 6.0 percent of the people were minorities.

From 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Llano internationally. The international migration into Llano totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This percent of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Llano County, Texas to be 51.6 years old. The median in Llano is greater than the median age in Texas of 33.2. From 2000, the area has seen a decline in this median, when at that time it was 53.1 years old. With a total of 16.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Llano can be described as being made up of a relatively low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the population, making up 53.4 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 30.3 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the population.

Llano County, Texas had a total estimated population of 18,236 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 17,130. This growth signifies an increase of 6.5 percent. Llano ranks 84 of 254 counties when calculating total change in population for Texas and the county ranks 1,055 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Llano County, Texas

Llano County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $102,100, accounted by the Decennial Census. This home value is greater than the overall Texas 2000 median home value of $82,500 and less than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

The State of Texas, Llano County is positioned 22 of 254 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 290 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Llano County, the census reported 13,155 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 1,215 homes since 2001, or 10.2 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Llano County, Texas. In 2000, 58.2 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Llano County can be understood as having a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census reported that 2.5 percent residential property is valued over $500k.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Llano County, Utilities, Construction and Wholesale trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Utilities sector has a United State LQ of 3.45. This means the percent of total employment in the Utilities industry is 3.45 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Llano specializes in Utilities.

Llano County is ranked number 139 of 255 Counties throughout the State of Texas in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 138 of 255 Counties.

In Llano County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Wholesale trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 14.8 percent of total employment in the county, making up 466 people employed. The Construction and Wholesale trade industries total 11.9 and 7.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Wholesale trade is the industry with the largest establishments in Llano County, averaging 15 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 10 and greater than the State of Texas establishments size average of 12 for the Wholesale trade industry.

Professional and technical services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Llano County, changing a total of 54.4 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 2.6 percent. The State of Texas encountered a change in industry employment of 4.3 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.







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