In Polk County, jobs in the machinery and supply merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry had the highest average wages in Polk County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Polk County earned an annual wage of $53,016 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the average industry wage in the State of Texas of $56,771 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $51,569.

Other high-paying jobs in Polk County, Texas may be found in management and technical consulting services ($50,373), wired telecommunications carriers ($48,964), utility system construction ($44,351) and computer systems design and related services ($42,729) 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.

Polk County Wages have increased by 15.5% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Polk County, Texas by a total of 15.5%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Texas and less than the growth in industry wages across 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.

Polk County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Polk County

Given the industries in the area, the Home health care services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 142 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Home health care services industry make up 34.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Polk County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (142 jobs lost)
2. Specialized freight trucking (50 jobs lost)
3. Nonresidential building construction (45 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (37 jobs lost)
5. Building equipment contractors (29 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Polk County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 170 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 33.3 percent of the total employment growth in Polk County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (170 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (76 new jobs)
3. Utility system construction (55 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (33 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (24 new jobs)

From the 40 4-digit NAICS industries, 18 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 22 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Polk County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 316 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total industry employment has increased by 4.5 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Polk County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 600.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Polk County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Polk County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (600.0 percent gain)
2. Utility system construction (155.7 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (121.7 percent gain)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (121.2 percent gain)
5. Lessors of real estate (108.3 percent gain)

Polk County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Home health care services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 74.8 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 43.2 percent. The losses in the Home health care services industry in Polk County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 36.8 percent in terms of employment in the Home health care services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (74.8 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (70.5 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (64.7 percent decline)
4. Private households (64.4 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (31.5 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.

Polk County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 47 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 26 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 20 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Polk County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 33 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 15.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Polk County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (33 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (27 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (25 jobs lost)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (18 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (18 jobs lost)

In Polk County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 233 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Polk County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Utility system construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 56 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Utility system construction industry makes up 23.0 percent of the growth in Polk County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (56 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (40 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (30 new jobs)
4. Architectural and engineering services (18 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (18 new jobs)

Polk County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 64.1 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the industry reported a gain of 7.3 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Polk County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 6.1 in percent of workers in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (64.1 percent decline)
2. Private households (44.7 percent decline)
3. Traveler accommodation (28 percent decline)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (26.1 percent decline)
5. Specialized freight trucking (25.5 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than percent in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Polk County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Utility system construction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 160.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Polk County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 12.2 percent. The Utility system construction industry in Polk County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 7.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (160.6 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (78.3 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (51.7 percent gain)
4. Child day care services (50.5 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (48.6 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 Polk County, Texas

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Polk County was reported to have a medium-low median household income of $35,679 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 30.9 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 37.7 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Hispanic in Polk County, Texas reported a median household income of $39,354, this median household income is 10.3 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Polk County had a median household income level of $31,151, this median was 12.7 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Polk County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $36,867 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 3.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $71,663. This income level is 100.9 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 30 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $24,974.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Polk County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 17.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 32.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Polk County, with 32.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Polk County, Texas

In Polk County, Texas as reported in the 2000 Census, 11.8 percent of the White Alone, 2.2 percent of Black or African American, 44.8 percent of the Asian alone and 5.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Polk County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Polk have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 10 percent (Men) versus 10.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 35.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Polk County, Texas has a less-educated 2000 population, with 10.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Polk has a lower percent of highly educated individuals 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 Polk County, Texas

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Polk County, Texas to be 39.2 years of age. The median age in Polk is greater than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in this median, when at that time it was 39.4 years old. With 21.4 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Polk can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 58.7 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 19.9 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Polk County, Texas had a population of 46,640 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 41,583. This growth shows an increase of 12.2 percent. Polk ranks 41 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 494 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Polk encompasses a total area of 1057 square miles. The land areas has a low average population density of 44 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- St. Francis, AR (44 per sq. mile ), Wayne, GA (44 per sq. mile ), Hart, KY (44 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Switzerland, IN (44 per sq. mile ), Itawamba, MS (44 per sq. mile ), Richland, IL (44 per sq. mile ).

Polk County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 75.5 percent White, 11.7 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 10 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 22.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Polk has decreased the percent of minority population when 23.1 percent of the people were minorities.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Polk internationally. The migration from outside the US into Polk totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Polk County, Texas

In Polk County, there were a total of 22,055 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 518 homes since 2001, or 2.4 percent.

The State of Texas, Polk County places 85 of 254 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,676 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Polk County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $60,000, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Texas 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Polk County, Texas. In 2000, 86.5 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Polk County can be understood as having a small, but present percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2000, the Decennial Census accounted that 0.2 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Polk County is ranked at 90 of 255 Counties throughout the State of Texas in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 85 of 255 Counties.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Polk County, averaging 53 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Polk County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade and Utilities industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 2.31. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 2.31 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Polk County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Polk County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 22.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,623 people employed. The Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance industries make up 18.8 and 12.2 percent of all employment.

Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Polk County, with an industry growth of 41.2 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Texas underwent a employment change in the industry of 0.6 percent, during the period.







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