In Nueces County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry reported the top wages in Nueces County for 2006. The average industry job in Nueces County earned an annual wage of $112,596 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Texas of $110,358 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $138,150.

Other top-pay jobs in Nueces County, Texas are present in oil and gas extraction ($92,703), pipeline transportation of natural gas ($90,233), petroleum and coal products manufacturing ($87,985) and other financial investment activities ($82,832) 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.

Nueces County Wages have increased by 21.9% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Nueces County, Texas by a total of 21.9%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Texas and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Nueces 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 19.7 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $41,186. The average pay 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.

Nueces County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 154 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 64 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 90 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Nueces County

Given the industries in the area, the Business support services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 780 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Business support services industry make up 13.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Nueces County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (780 jobs lost)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (350 jobs lost)
3. Power generation and supply (270 jobs lost)
4. Other general merchandise stores (263 jobs lost)
5. Wired telecommunications carriers (260 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Nueces County

The Home health care services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,322 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 11.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Nueces County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (1,322 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (892 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (827 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (506 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (368 new jobs)

In Nueces County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 5,298 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Nueces County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Natural gas distribution industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 590.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Nueces County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where it saw a loss of 37.8 percent. The Natural gas distribution industry in Nueces County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 9.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Natural gas distribution (590.4 percent gain)
2. Special food services (267.9 percent gain)
3. Water, sewage and other systems (207.1 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (175.7 percent gain)
5. ISPs and web search portals (134.2 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 4.5 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in the State of Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Nueces County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonscheduled air transportation industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 62.5 percent from 2001 (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 loss of 4 percent. The losses in the Nonscheduled air transportation industry in Nueces County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 5.3 percent in terms of employees in the Nonscheduled air transportation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonscheduled air transportation (62.5 percent decline)
2. Office administrative services (58.4 percent decline)
3. Scientific research and development services (53.4 percent decline)
4. Land subdivision (51.7 percent decline)
5. Taxi and limousine service (49.3 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.

Nueces County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Nueces County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Natural gas distribution industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 180.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Nueces County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 3.1 percent. The Natural gas distribution industry in Nueces County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Natural gas distribution (180.0 percent gain)
2. Ship and boat building (130.6 percent gain)
3. Land subdivision (108.8 percent gain)
4. Special food services (89.5 percent gain)
5. Utility system construction (77.9 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Nueces County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Oilseed and grain farming industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 36.1 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 sector experienced a loss of 12.1 percent. The losses in the Oilseed and grain farming industry in Nueces County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2.1 percent in terms of employment in the Oilseed and grain farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (36.1 percent decline)
2. Chemical merchant wholesalers (34.9 percent decline)
3. Gambling industries (34.6 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (26.8 percent decline)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (26.1 percent decline)

Given the 169 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 76 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 91 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Nueces County

The General medical and surgical hospitals industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 835 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the General medical and surgical hospitals industry make up 20.5 percent of the total job loss in Nueces County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. General medical and surgical hospitals (835 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (650 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (293 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (141 jobs lost)
5. Chemical merchant wholesalers (134 jobs lost)

In Nueces County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,344 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Nueces County

The Home health care services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 633 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Home health care services industry makes up 11.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Nueces County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (633 new jobs)
2. Utility system construction (425 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (329 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (285 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (277 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 Nueces County, Texas

The poverty rate in Nueces County, Texas has increased by 1.4 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 18.2 percent to 19.6 percent.

In Nueces County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $45,743 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 8.7 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $60,193. This median income level is 43.1 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic households in Nueces County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $34,379, which is 18.3 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Nueces County had a median household income level of $41,062, this median was 2.4 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 37.3 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $26,388.

The median household income in the area has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $38,990, which represents a 7.3 percent decline. Nueces County, Texas, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 32 of 46 counties in percent of decline for household income in Texas. Nueces County ranks 354 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median household income in the United States.

As the median household income witnessed a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Nueces County, Texas, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median income was the Asian category. This group felt a decline of 13.3 percent since the year 2000. The Hispanic population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Nueces County, seeing a 2.5 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Nueces County accounted a medium-high household income of $42,072 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 11 percent lower than the median in Texas of $46,715 and the income level is 16.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Nueces County, Texas can be considered to have a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 18.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 31.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Nueces County, with 28.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Nueces County, Texas

Since the year 2000, Nueces has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 1.0 percent to a total of 19.8 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the State of Texas percent of 25.2 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 1.2 percent. In the year 2005, 21.2 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 0.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 18.6 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Nueces County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 30.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Nueces have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 19.8 percent (Men) versus 17.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 30.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Nueces County, Texas as reported in the 2000 Census, 21.4 percent of the White Alone, 13.8 percent of Black or African American, 43.8 percent of the Asian alone and 9.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Nueces County, Texas can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 18.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Nueces was reported to have 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 national average of 24.4 percent.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Nueces County, Texas

By measuring total land area, Nueces spans a total area of 836 square miles. The land areas has a medium-high average population density of 383 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Washington, RI (386 per sq. mile ), Cape May, NJ (389 per sq. mile ), Carson City, NV (391 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Dane, WI (381 per sq. mile ), Island, WA (380 per sq. mile ), Catawba, NC (379 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Nueces County, Texas to be 34.3 years of age. The median age in Nueces is greater than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 33.3 years of age. With a total of 27.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Nueces can be understood as having a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 11.4 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.

Since 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Nueces from outside the country. The immigration into Nueces makes up 0.4 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This percent of international migration is medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Nueces County, Texas had a population that was estimated at 319,704 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 313,427. This growth denotes an increase of 2 percent. Nueces ranks 35 of 254 counties when calculating total change in population for Texas and the county ranks 440 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Nueces County, Texas has a population that is made up of 35.6 percent White, 3.8 percent African American, 1.2 percent Asian, and 58.4 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high level of diversity, with 63.4 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Nueces has increased in diversity when 61.3 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Nueces County, Texas

In Nueces County, the census reported 129,818 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 5,616 housing units since the year 2001, or 4.5 percent.

When compared to other counties in Texas, Nueces County places 45 of 254 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 949 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 of real estate that is affordable in Nueces County, Texas. In 2005, 73.5 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Nueces County may be be described as having a medium percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 1.2 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

The residential housing values in Nueces County, Texas have moderate increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $12,600, or 18 percent, from their 2000 value of $70,100.

Nueces County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $82,700, published by the American Community Survey. This median is less than the Texas 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $106,000 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Nueces County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 18.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 22,719 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 14.2 and 12.5 percent of industry employment.

In Nueces County, Mining, Construction and Health care and social assistance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining industry has an LQ of 4.97. The level of employment in the Mining industry is 4.97 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Nueces County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.

Mining saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Nueces County, rising by 58.8 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas encountered a change in industry employment of 8.9 percent, during the period.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Nueces County. The sector faced a loss of 1,265 total jobs during the period, accounting for 12.8 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 32.1 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Nueces County, with the industry averaging 32 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.







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