In Parmer County, jobs in the general freight trucking pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the general freight trucking industry reported the top wages in Parmer County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Parmer County received an annual wage of $34,197 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage in Texas of $40,537 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $41,086.

Top-pay jobs in Parmer County, Texas may be found in electronic markets and agents and brokers ($32,316), specialized freight trucking ($32,231), commercial machinery repair and maintenance ($31,330) and machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($30,239) 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.

Parmer County Wages have increased by 13.0% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Parmer County, Texas by a total of 13.0%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of 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.

Parmer 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 Parmer 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 29.5 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.

Parmer County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in the State of Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Parmer County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 62.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 2.2 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Parmer County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.2 in percent of workers in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (62.9 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (27.1 percent decline)
3. Legal services (23.2 percent decline)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (20.6 percent decline)
5. Oilseed and grain farming (14.2 percent decline)

Parmer County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 470.5 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Parmer County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry took a gain of 13.2 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Parmer County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (470.5 percent gain)
2. Other animal production (123.7 percent gain)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (89.5 percent gain)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (63.6 percent gain)
5. Private households (60.6 percent gain)

Out of the 16 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 7 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 8 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Parmer County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 91 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Parmer County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Specialized freight trucking industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 69 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 36.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Parmer County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (69 new jobs)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (61 new jobs)
3. Other animal production (24 new jobs)
4. Utility system construction (10 new jobs)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (9 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Parmer County

Given the industries in the area, the General freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 69 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 57.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Parmer County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (69 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (15 jobs lost)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (15 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (8 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (5 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 Parmer County, Texas

In Parmer County, Texas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $39,381 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 9.2 percent greater than the median in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $57,038. This median is 58.2 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 62 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $13,711. Hispanic headed households in Parmer County, Texas recorded a median income of $30,713, this income level is 14.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Parmer County reported a median household income of $28,762, which was 20.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Parmer County accounted a medium-low household income of $36,051 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 29.6 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 36.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Parmer County, Texas can be considered to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 17.0 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 51.4 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Parmer County, accounting 26.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Parmer County, Texas

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Parmer County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 42.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Parmer have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 14.6 percent (Men) versus 12.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Less than High School category, with 36 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Parmer County, Texas as reported in the 2000 Census, 18 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 27.2 percent of the Asian alone and 1.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Parmer County, Texas may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 13.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Parmer has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Parmer County, Texas

Parmer County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 42 percent White, 1.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 56.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 57.8 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Parmer has increased the percent of minority population when 50.9 percent of the population were minorities.

From 2000, a very high amount of people have migrated to Parmer from outside the country. The immigration into Parmer accounts for 0.1 percent of all immigration into Texas. This percent of international migration is very high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Parmer County, Texas to be 33.4 years of age. The median age in Parmer is greater than the median age in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 32.2 years old. With a total of 31 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Parmer can be described as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 55.6 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13.4 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Parmer County, Texas had a total estimated population of 9,754 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 9,998. The decline denotes a decrease of -2.4 percent. Parmer ranks 208 of 254 counties when analyzing total population change in Texas and the county ranks 2,410 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

By measuring total land area, Parmer covers a total land area of 882 square miles. The land areas has a very low density of 11 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Big Stone, MN (11 per sq. mile ), Fillmore, NE (11 per sq. mile ), Coal, OK (11 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Holt, MO (11 per sq. mile ), Aroostook, ME (11 per sq. mile ), Webster, GA (11 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Parmer County, Texas

When compared to other counties in Texas, Parmer County places 217 of 254 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,895 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Parmer County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $49,400, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall Texas 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $82,500 and less than home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Parmer County, there were a total of 3,772 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 17 residential units since 2001, or 0.5 percent.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Parmer County, Texas. In 2000, 92.5 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Information is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Parmer County, with an employment growth of 46.2 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of -14.9 percent. The State of Texas experienced a change in employment in the sector of -17.3 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Parmer County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Wholesale trade, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the major employer in the county making up 18.5 percent of the total county employment. This totals 747 jobs. The Wholesale trade and Retail Trade industries make up 4.8 and 4.1 percent of industry employment.

In Parmer County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Wholesale trade and Other services, except public administration industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 17.56. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 17.56 times greater than the national average, signifying that Parmer specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Parmer County. In the County, the industry averages 15 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and less than the State of Texas typical size of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.









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