In Oldham County, jobs in the cattle ranching and farming pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the cattle ranching and farming industry had the highest average wages in Oldham County for 2006. The average industry job in Oldham County earned an annual wage of $27,916 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Texas of $24,728 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $25,264.

Other high-paying jobs in Oldham County, Texas may be found in gasoline stations ($17,189), traveler accommodation ($15,960), oilseed and grain farming (.) and vegetable and melon farming (.) 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.

Oldham County Wages have increased by 29.6% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Oldham County, Texas by a total of 29.6%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Texas and greater 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Oldham County, Texas when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 40.7 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $41,186. The overall industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Oldham County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Oldham County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 134 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Oldham County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has grown the most with 12 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up -2.4 percent of the total employment growth in Oldham County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (451 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (23 new jobs)





Total employment has decreased by 19.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Oldham County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Traveler accommodation industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 83.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry reported a gain of 1.6 percent. The losses in the Traveler accommodation industry in Oldham County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.9 in percent of jobs in the Traveler accommodation industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (83.2 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (23.2 percent decline)

Oldham County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 90.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Oldham County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 32.1 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Oldham County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 33.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (90.7 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (54.4 percent gain)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (41.9 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (17.2 percent gain)
5. Offices of dentists (10.5 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.

Oldham County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Oldham County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Cattle ranching and farming industry has added the most employment with 9 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Cattle ranching and farming industry makes up 103.7 percent of the total growth in Oldham County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (9 new jobs)

In Oldham County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 8 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Oldham County

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 7 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 104.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Oldham County, Texas.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (7 jobs lost)



Oldham County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 15.9 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 reported a loss of 1.2 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Oldham County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.3 percent in terms of employment in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (15.9 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Oldham County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 14.4 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Oldham County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry took a gain of 1.7 percent. The Cattle ranching and farming industry in Oldham County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 2.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (14.4 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 Oldham County, Texas

Compared to counties across the United States, Oldham County accounted a medium-low median household income of $39,444 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 18.4 percent lower than the median in Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 24.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Oldham County, Texas may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 19.8 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 23.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 12 to 17 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Oldham County, reporting 42.8 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Hispanic Householders in Oldham County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $30,420, this median household income is 22.9 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 426.1 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $207,512. In Oldham County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $39,444 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly equal to the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Oldham County had a median income of $59,085, this median was 49.8 percent greater than the median for all households.







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

Higher Education in Oldham County, Texas

In Oldham County, Texas according the 2000 Decennial Census, 19.8 percent of the White Alone, 80 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 17 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Oldham County, Texas, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Oldham on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 21.6 percent (Men) versus 17.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 35.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Oldham County, Texas may to understood as having a highly-educated working age population, with 19.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Oldham is reported having 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 national average of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Oldham County, Texas

From 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Oldham internationally. The migration from outside the US into Oldham totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Oldham County, Texas had a population of 2,118 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 2,194. The decline denotes a decrease of -3.5 percent. Oldham ranks 175 of 254 counties when calculating total change in population for Texas and the county ranks 2,083 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Oldham County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 82.7 percent White, 2.8 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 12.6 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 15.9 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Oldham has increased the level of diversity when 13.5 percent of the population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Oldham covers a total land area of 1501 square miles. This area has a very low average area density of 1 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Cherry, NE (1 per sq. mile ), Hooker, NE (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Oldham County, Texas to be 33.9 years of age. The median age in Oldham 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, when the median age was 32.9 years of age. With a total of 33.3 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Oldham can be understood as having a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 54.9 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11.8 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Oldham County, Texas

In the State of Texas, Oldham County ranks 150 of 254 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,275 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Oldham County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $50,000, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the State of Texas 2000 median home value of $82,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Oldham County, Texas. In 2000, 94.1 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Oldham County, the real estate market was made up of 835 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 13 residential units since 2001, or 1.6 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Retail Trade has the largest employers in Oldham County. The industry averages 7 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's national average of 15 and less than the Texas typical size of 16 for the Retail Trade industry.

In Oldham County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade, and the Professional and technical services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 10.6 percent of total employment in the county, making up 60 people employed. The Wholesale trade and Professional and technical services industries make up 3 and 0.9 percent of all employment.

Oldham County ranks 228 of 255 total Counties throughout Texas according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 218 of 255 Counties.











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