In Matagorda County, jobs in the oil and gas extraction pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the oil and gas extraction industry paid the average highest wages in Matagorda County for 2006. The average industry job in Matagorda County received a wage of $80,518 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage in Texas of $149,789 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $127,077.

Other high-paying jobs in Matagorda County, Texas are present in office administrative services ($76,326), support activities for mining ($60,428), nonresidential building construction ($56,575) and management and technical consulting services ($56,427) 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.

Matagorda County Wages have increased by 4.7% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Matagorda County, Texas by a total of 4.7%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Texas and less 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Matagorda County, Texas when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 14 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $41,186. The overall industry wage was less than the national industry average 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.

Matagorda County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Matagorda County

The Home health care services industry has grown the most with 74 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 18.4 percent of the total growth in Matagorda County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (74 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (69 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (58 new jobs)
4. Greenhouse and nursery production (48 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (30 new jobs)

In Matagorda County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,450 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Given the 53 4-digit NAICS industries, 32 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 20 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Matagorda County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Automobile dealers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 83 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Automobile dealers industry make up 15.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Matagorda County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (83 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (82 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (56 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (26 jobs lost)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (23 jobs lost)

Matagorda County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Home health care services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 161.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Matagorda County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 43.2 percent. The Home health care services industry in Matagorda County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 36.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (161.6 percent gain)
2. Health and personal care stores (66.4 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (63.6 percent gain)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (43.1 percent gain)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (34.5 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 16 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Matagorda County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 55.9 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the it saw a loss of 12.9 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Matagorda County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.6 in percent of workers in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (55.9 percent decline)
2. Automobile dealers (54 percent decline)
3. Florists (48.8 percent decline)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (45.5 percent decline)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (42.4 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.

Matagorda County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Matagorda County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 105.6 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Matagorda County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 8.7 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Matagorda County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (105.6 percent gain)
2. Health and personal care stores (45.3 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (37.7 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (33.3 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (29.2 percent gain)

Matagorda County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 26.3 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 has seen in the Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 1.1 percent. The losses in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry in Matagorda County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 4 percent in terms of employees in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (26.3 percent decline)
2. Oilseed and grain farming (26 percent decline)
3. Residential building construction (23.3 percent decline)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (22.5 percent decline)
5. General freight trucking (19.8 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 1.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

From the 56 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 29 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 24 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Matagorda County

The Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 26 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 15.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Matagorda County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (26 jobs lost)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (17 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (12 jobs lost)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (11 jobs lost)
5. Oilseed and grain farming (11 jobs lost)

In Matagorda County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 124 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Matagorda County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 48 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 18.1 percent of the growth in Matagorda County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (48 new jobs)
2. Greenhouse and nursery production (41 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (25 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (23 new jobs)
5. Home health care services (20 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.

Income and Poverty in Matagorda County, Texas

Hispanic Householders in Matagorda County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $30,359, this median is 19.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Matagorda County had a median income of $50,456, this level was 34 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $30,895. This household income level is 17.9 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Matagorda County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $45,512 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 20.9 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 49.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $18,975.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Matagorda County was reported to have a medium-low household income of $37,644 (2005 Dollars). This median is 24.1 percent lower than the median in Texas of $46,715 and the income level is 30.5 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Matagorda County, Texas can be understood to have a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 18.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 46.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Matagorda County, reporting 32.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Matagorda County, Texas

In Matagorda County, Texas as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 14.8 percent of the White Alone, 8 percent of Black or African American, 14.4 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.

Matagorda County, Texas can be considered to have a moderately-educated population, with 12.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Matagorda was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Matagorda County, Texas, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 30 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Matagorda have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 13.6 percent (Men) versus 11.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 32.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Matagorda County, Texas

Since the year 2000, a very high number of individuals have migrated to Matagorda internationally. The migration from outside the US into Matagorda totals 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This percent of international migration is very high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Matagorda County, Texas has a population that is made of 49.9 percent White, 12 percent African American, 2.2 percent Asian, and 34.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of diversity, with 49.1 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Matagorda has increased the percent of minority population when 46.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

Matagorda County, Texas had a total estimated population of 37,849 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 37,957. The decline shows a decrease of -0.3 percent. Matagorda ranks 183 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 2,141 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Matagorda County, Texas to be 35.6 years of age. The median age in Matagorda is greater than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 34.8 years old. With a total of 28.1 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Matagorda can be described as having a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 12.9 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

By measuring total land area, Matagorda covers a total land area of 1114 square miles. The land areas has a low population density of 34 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Macon, GA (34 per sq. mile ), Labette, KS (34 per sq. mile ), Pittsburg, OK (34 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Levy, FL (34 per sq. mile ), Santa Cruz, AZ (34 per sq. mile ), Clark, IL (34 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Matagorda County, Texas

In Matagorda County, the real estate market was made up of 19,247 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 417 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.2 percent.

Matagorda County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $61,500, reported by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of Texas 2000 home median value of $82,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

The State of Texas, Matagorda County places 94 of 254 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,797 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Matagorda County, Texas. In 2000, 89.7 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Construction between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Matagorda County. The sector dealt with a loss of 443 jobs, or 52.6 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 31.5 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Administrative and waste services has the largest businesses in Matagorda County, averaging 17 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average in the United States of 19 and less than the Texas average establishment size of 24 for the Administrative and waste services industry.

Matagorda County ranks 84 of 255 total Counties throughout Texas by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 71 of 255 Counties.

In Matagorda County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Mining and Other services, except public administration have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 7.77. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 7.77 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Matagorda County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Real estate and rental and leasing has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Matagorda County, with an employment growth of 36.8 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 4.3 percent. The State of Texas encountered a change in industry employment of 0.6 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Matagorda 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 15.7 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,204 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors provide 11.3 and 8.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.





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