In Orange County, jobs in the resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg. pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg. industry reported the top wages in Orange County for 2006. The average industry job in Orange County earned an annual wage of $75,022 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry pay the State of Texas of $82,657 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $64,977.

Top-pay jobs in Orange County, Texas may be found in machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($51,967), offices of physicians ($51,793), residential building construction ($51,289) and oil and gas extraction ($48,650) 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Orange County, Texas when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 15.1 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $41,186. The average 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.

Orange County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Orange County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Home health care services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 767 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Home health care services industry make up 25.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Orange County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (767 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (450 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (338 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (320 jobs lost)
5. Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg. (175 jobs lost)

Out of the 66 4-digit NAICS industries, 32 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 34 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Orange County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 2,019 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Orange 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 365 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 19.9 percent of the total growth in Orange County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (365 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (326 new jobs)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (151 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (141 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (110 new jobs)

Orange County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 573.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Orange County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 40.8 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Orange County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 30.6 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (573.8 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (170.3 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (156.7 percent gain)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (150.3 percent gain)
5. Utility system construction (86.6 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 10 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Texas, which went through a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Orange County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Drycleaning and laundry services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 90.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the it saw a loss of 14.8 percent. The losses in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry in Orange County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 9.8 percent in terms of employment in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drycleaning and laundry services (90.5 percent decline)
2. Home health care services (82.7 percent decline)
3. Chemical merchant wholesalers (79.2 percent decline)
4. Other financial investment activities (78.7 percent decline)
5. Nonresidential building construction (74.9 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.

Orange County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Orange County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 257.1 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Orange County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 28.8 percent. The Unclassified industry in Orange County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (257.1 percent gain)
2. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (132.6 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (93.2 percent gain)
4. Residential building construction (80.8 percent gain)
5. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (71.4 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.8 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Orange County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 71.3 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 gain of 5.7 percent. The losses in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Orange County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 3.8 percent in terms of employees in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (71.3 percent decline)
2. Home health care services (65.4 percent decline)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (33.3 percent decline)
4. Printing and related support activities (32.8 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (27.5 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Orange County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Residential building construction industry has grown the most with 192 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 15.7 percent of the total employment growth in Orange County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (192 new jobs)
2. Architectural and engineering services (93 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (91 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (87 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (65 new jobs)

Of the 76 4-digit NAICS industries, 30 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 44 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Orange County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 318 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Orange County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Home health care services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 303 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Home health care services industry make up 27.8 percent of the total employment decline in Orange County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (303 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (193 jobs lost)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (140 jobs lost)
4. Other general merchandise stores (107 jobs lost)
5. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (104 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.

Income and Poverty in Orange County, Texas

As the median income level saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Orange County, Texas, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in household income was the Black or African American category. This group felt a decline of 21.5 percent from 2000 to 2005. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Orange County, experiencing a 48.6 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Orange County, Texas can be considered to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 13.8 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 38.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Orange County, reporting 24.3 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Orange County was reported to have a medium-high household income of $43,976 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 6.2 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 11.7 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Orange County had a median income of $30,895, this median was 29.7 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Orange County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $45,204, this median household income is 2.8 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $57,825. This median is 31.5 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Orange County, Texas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $46,061 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 4.7 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 50.2 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $21,907.

The areas median household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $37,174, posting a 15.5 percent decline. Orange County, Texas, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 9 of 46 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Texas. Orange County ranks 46 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in household income across the nation.

The rate of poverty in Orange County, Texas has increased by 1.4 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 13.8 percent to 15.2 percent.

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

Higher Education in Orange County, Texas

In Orange County, Texas as reported in the 2000 Census, 11.2 percent of the White Alone, 7.4 percent of Black or African American, 19.6 percent of the Asian alone and 6.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From the year 2000, Orange has decreased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has declined by 0.4 percent to a total of 10.6 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the State of Texas percent of 25.2 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has stayed the same by 0.0 percent. In the year 2005, 11 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has decreased by a total of 0.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 10.4 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Orange County, Texas, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 40.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Orange have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 11.2 percent (Men) versus 10.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 37.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Orange County, Texas may to understood as having a less-educated working age population, with 11 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Orange 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. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Orange County, Texas

Orange County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 84.8 percent White, 8.6 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 4.4 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 13.8 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Orange has increased the percent of minority population when 12.9 percent of the population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Orange County, Texas to be 37.5 years of age. The median age in Orange is greater than the median age in Texas of 33.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 36.2 years of age. With a total of 25.5 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Orange can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.3 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13.3 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

When calculating the total land area, Orange extends a total area of 356 total square miles. The area has a medium-high average area density of 238 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Wicomico, MD (240 per sq. mile ), La Crosse, WI (241 per sq. mile ), Washington, PA (241 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Carver, MN (238 per sq. mile ), Rensselaer, NY (237 per sq. mile ), Wood, WV (237 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Orange from outside the country. The immigration into Orange makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.



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

Housing Report for Orange County, Texas

In Orange County, the census reported 36,009 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 803 residential units since 2001, or 2.3 percent.

The residential home values in Orange County, Texas have small increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $4,200, or 6.4 percent, since their values in that year of $66,100.

Orange County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $70,300, accounted by the American Community Survey. This is less than the overall State of Texas 2005 home value of $106,000 and less than home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

When compared to other counties in Texas, Orange County places 91 of 254 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,755 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Orange County is made up of a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 0.8 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Orange County, Texas. In 2005, 75.7 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Orange County, Mining, Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 2.11. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 2.11 times greater than the national average, signifying that Orange may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.

In Orange County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 26 percent of the total county employment. This totals 4,504 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 18.4 and 12.7 percent of industry employment.

The Administrative and waste services industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Orange County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 5.1 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

Utilities is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Orange County, moving a total of 137.8 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -8.2 percent. The State of Texas experienced a sector employment shift of -9.6 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Orange County, with the industry averaging 53 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Texas typical size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

Orange is the County that is ranked 46 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 40 of 255 Counties.





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