In Milam County, jobs in the poultry and egg production pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the poultry and egg production industry wages were the highest in Milam County for 2006. The average industry job in Milam County earned an annual wage of $50,697 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in Texas of $28,058 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $28,694.

Other top-pay jobs in Milam County, Texas are present in nonresidential building construction ($48,717), legal services ($45,152), offices of dentists ($45,014) and other animal production ($44,780) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Milam County Wages have increased by 8.5% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Milam County, Texas by a total of 8.5%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Texas and less 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.

Milam 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 Milam County, Texas when analyzed can be described as relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 13.6 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.

Milam County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Milam County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 34 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Milam County

The Nonresidential building construction industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 246 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Nonresidential building construction industry makes up 52.7 percent of the total employment growth in Milam County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (246 new jobs)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (38 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (30 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (30 new jobs)
5. Traveler accommodation (25 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Milam County

The Other general merchandise stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 123 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Other general merchandise stores industry make up 26.0 percent of the total job loss in Milam County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (123 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (103 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (98 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (57 jobs lost)
5. Building finishing contractors (21 jobs lost)

Of the 32 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 14 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 18 industries reported a drop in employment.

The total number of jobs has increased by 0.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Milam County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 333.3 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Milam County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry took a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Milam County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (333.3 percent gain)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (113.0 percent gain)
3. Traveler accommodation (75.8 percent gain)
4. Nonresidential building construction (75.3 percent gain)
5. Home health care services (60.0 percent gain)

Milam County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 85.2 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 industry felt a gain of 9.2 percent. The losses in the Other general merchandise stores industry in Milam County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 31.2 in percent of jobs in the Other general merchandise stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (85.2 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (72.9 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (69.8 percent decline)
4. Other animal production (56 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (43.7 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.

Milam County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Milam County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 11 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

From the 39 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 19 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 15 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Milam County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Nonresidential building construction industry has added the most employment with 40 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Nonresidential building construction industry makes up 42.1 percent of the total employment growth in Milam County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (40 new jobs)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (11 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (10 new jobs)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (6 new jobs)
5. Legal services (6 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Milam County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 59 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 37.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Milam County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (59 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (38 jobs lost)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (10 jobs lost)
4. Drycleaning and laundry services (7 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (7 jobs lost)

Milam County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Drycleaning and laundry services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 34.4 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 2.9 percent. The losses in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry in Milam County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 2 in percent of workers in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drycleaning and laundry services (34.4 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (29.5 percent decline)
3. Building finishing contractors (25.8 percent decline)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (24.6 percent decline)
5. Offices of physicians (16.1 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.2 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Milam County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 46.2 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Milam County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 0 percent. The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Milam County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (46.2 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (43.2 percent gain)
3. Legal services (18.4 percent gain)
4. Lessors of real estate (17.4 percent gain)
5. Home health care services (13.7 percent gain)





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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 Milam County, Texas

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Milam County, Texas can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 15.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 42 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Milam County, having 24.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Milam County had a median income of $16,819, which was 56.7 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic in Milam County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $33,308, this median household income is 14.2 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Milam County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $42,243 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 8.8 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 49.2 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $19,727. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $38,171. This income level is 1.7 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Milam County had a medium-low household income of $38,828 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 20.3 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 26.5 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Milam County, Texas

In Milam County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 13.2 percent of the White Alone, 3.4 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 2.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Milam County, Texas can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 11.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Milam has 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.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Milam County, Texas, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 37 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Milam have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 11.8 percent (Men) versus 11.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 37 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Milam County, Texas

When calculating the total land area, Milam encompasses a total area of 1017 total square miles. The area has a low average population density of 25 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Minidoka, ID (25 per sq. mile ), St. Helena, LA (25 per sq. mile ), Mendocino, CA (25 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- York, NE (25 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, MS (25 per sq. mile ), Jenkins, GA (25 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Milam County, Texas to be 37.9 years old. The median age in Milam is greater than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in the median age, when it was 38.1 years of age. With a total of 26.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Milam can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 57.1 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 16.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

From 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Milam internationally. The migration from outside the US into Milam accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Milam County, Texas has a population that is made of 68 percent White, 10.3 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 20.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 31.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Milam has increased the percent of minority makeup when 30.0 percent of the population were minorities.

Milam County, Texas had a total estimated population of 25,354 in 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 24,274. This growth denotes an increase of 4.4 percent. Milam ranks 86 of 254 counties by growth in total population in Texas and the county ranks 1,068 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

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

Housing Report for Milam County, Texas

In Milam County, the census reported 11,168 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 203 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.9 percent.

Milam County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $49,300, accounted by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall Texas 2000 home median value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

The State of Texas, Milam County is positioned 110 of 254 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,053 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

According to the data, there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Milam County, Texas. In 2000, 93.4 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Milam County may be be described as having a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2000, the Decennial Census accounted that 0.4 percent residential property is valued over $500k.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Milam County. The sector dealt with a loss of 255 jobs during the period, or 14.3 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 74.6 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Milam County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 27.6 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,527 people employed. The Retail Trade and Construction industries total 14.4 and 12.7 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Milam County, averaging 102 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Milam County, rising by 31.6 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Texas encountered a change in industry employment of 0.6 percent, since the year 2001.

In Milam County, Utilities, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Manufacturing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Utilities sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.85. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Utilities industry is 3.85 times greater than the national average, signifying that Milam specializes in Utilities.







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