In Palo Pinto County, jobs in the power generation and supply pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the power generation and supply industry had the highest average wages in Palo Pinto County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Palo Pinto County received an annual wage of $63,923 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage in Texas of $87,986 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $76,551.

Top-pay jobs in Palo Pinto County, Texas may be found in other miscellaneous manufacturing ($43,738), offices of physicians ($40,336), automobile dealers ($39,442) and architectural and engineering services ($34,532) 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.

Palo Pinto County Wages have increased by 46.7% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Palo Pinto County, Texas by a total of 46.7%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Texas and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

Palo Pinto 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 Palo Pinto County, Texas when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 21.9 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $41,186. The average pay was less than the US average pay 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.

Palo Pinto County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Palo Pinto County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 266.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Palo Pinto County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 32.1 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Palo Pinto County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 33.7 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (266.7 percent gain)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (63.2 percent gain)
3. Architectural and engineering services (58.8 percent gain)
4. RV parks and recreational camps (58.5 percent gain)
5. Consumer goods rental (47.1 percent gain)

Palo Pinto County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 83.7 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 it saw a gain of 9.2 percent. The losses in the Other general merchandise stores industry in Palo Pinto County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 31.2 in percent of workers in the Other general merchandise stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (83.7 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (45.6 percent decline)
3. Private households (44.9 percent decline)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (34.8 percent decline)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (30.5 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 10.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Palo Pinto County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other general merchandise stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 176 jobs. The declines in the Other general merchandise stores industry make up 54.7 percent of the total employment decline in Palo Pinto County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (176 jobs lost)
2. Civic and social organizations (31 jobs lost)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (24 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (16 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (15 jobs lost)

Out of the 35 4-digit NAICS industries, 15 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 20 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Palo Pinto County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 703 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Palo Pinto County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has grown the most with 253 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 51.3 percent of the total growth in Palo Pinto County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (253 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (56 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (33 new jobs)
4. Architectural and engineering services (22 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (18 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.

Palo Pinto County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Palo Pinto County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 53.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 28.8 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Palo Pinto County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 12.1 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (53.6 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (43.6 percent decline)
3. Private households (22.4 percent decline)
4. Civic and social organizations (14 percent decline)
5. Automobile dealers (8.6 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 7.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Palo Pinto County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 75.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Palo Pinto County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry took a gain of 3 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Palo Pinto County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (75.3 percent gain)
2. Remediation and other waste services (64.0 percent gain)
3. Support activities for mining (50.6 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (50.4 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (46.4 percent gain)

Out of the 39 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 15 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 23 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Palo Pinto County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has grown the most with 117 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 31.5 percent of the total growth in Palo Pinto County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (117 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (63 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (43 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (34 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (20 new jobs)

In Palo Pinto County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 514 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Palo Pinto County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Civic and social organizations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 14 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Civic and social organizations industry make up 17.9 percent of the total employment decline in Palo Pinto County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (14 jobs lost)
2. Unclassified (10 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (9 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (8 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (6 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 Palo Pinto County, Texas

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Palo Pinto County was reported to have a medium-low median income for households of $36,508 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 28 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 34.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Palo Pinto County had a median income of $31,322, this median was 14.2 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic headed households in Palo Pinto County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $28,458, this median household income is 22 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $46,800. This household income level is 28.2 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. In Palo Pinto County, Texas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $37,882 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 3.8 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 25.8 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $27,071.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Palo Pinto County, Texas can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 15.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 34.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Palo Pinto County, accounting 24.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Palo Pinto County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 32 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Palo Pinto have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 12.6 percent (Men) versus 11.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 31.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Palo Pinto County, Texas according the 2000 Decennial Census, 13 percent of the White Alone, 4.2 percent of Black or African American, 9 percent of the Asian alone and 2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Palo Pinto County, Texas may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 12 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Palo Pinto 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.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Palo Pinto County, Texas to be 38.1 years of age. The median in Palo Pinto is greater than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in the median, when the median age was 38.4 years of age. With a total of 24.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Palo Pinto can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 59.5 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 15.6 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Palo Pinto County, Texas had a population that was estimated at 27,478 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 27,088. This growth represents an increase of 1.4 percent. Palo Pinto ranks 113 of 254 counties when analyzing total population change in Texas and the county ranks 1,476 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When calculating the total land area, Palo Pinto spans a total area of 953 total square miles. The area has a low average area density of 29 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Fayette, AL (29 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, MS (29 per sq. mile ), DeKalb, MO (29 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sandoval, NM (29 per sq. mile ), Gem, ID (29 per sq. mile ), Braxton, WV (29 per sq. mile ).

Palo Pinto County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 80.4 percent White, 2.3 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 15.1 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 18.0 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Palo Pinto has increased the percent of minority population when 16.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

From 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Palo Pinto from outside the country. The immigration into Palo Pinto accounts for 0 percent of all immigration into Texas. This amount of international migration is medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

In Palo Pinto County, the real estate market was made up of 14,382 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 135 residential units since 2001, or 0.9 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Palo Pinto County, Texas. In 2000, 89.4 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Palo Pinto County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $46,700, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of Texas 2000 home value of $82,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

The State of Texas, Palo Pinto County stands 198 of 254 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,653 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Palo Pinto County can be understood as having a small, but present proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2000, the Decennial Census counted that 0.8 percent residential property is valued over $500k.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Palo Pinto County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

The Health care and social assistance industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Palo Pinto County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 11.1 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

In Palo Pinto County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 23.7 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,626 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 16.6 and 10.1 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Palo Pinto County. The industry averages 41 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Texas typical size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

Mining is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Palo Pinto County, growing in new jobs by 95.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas experienced a sector employment shift of 8.9 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Palo Pinto County, Mining, Utilities and Manufacturing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining industry has an LQ of 7.53. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining sector is 7.53 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Palo Pinto County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.







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