In Roberts County, jobs in the oilseed and grain farming pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the oilseed and grain farming industry reported the top wages in Roberts County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Roberts County was paid an annual wage of . in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in Texas of $24,663 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $26,010.

Top-pay jobs in Roberts County, Texas can be found in vegetable and melon farming (.), fruit and tree nut farming (.), greenhouse and nursery production (.) and other crop 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.

Roberts County Wages have increased by 87.9% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Roberts County, Texas by a total of 87.9%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Texas and greater 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Roberts County, Texas can be described as relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 13 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $41,186. The average industry wage 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.

Roberts County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Roberts County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 6 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Roberts County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has grown the most with 89 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 58.0 percent of the total employment growth in Roberts County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (89 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (49 new jobs)
3. Oil and gas extraction (11 new jobs)
4. Private households (4 new jobs)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (338 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Roberts County

The Other crop farming industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 19 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Other crop farming industry make up 66.7 percent of the total employment decline in Roberts County, Texas.

Top 4 Industries
1. Other crop farming (19 jobs lost)
2. Other financial investment activities (5 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (3 jobs lost)
4. Private households (7 jobs lost)

Out of the 9 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 4 industries reported employment loss in the period.

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.6 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 the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Roberts County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 163.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Roberts County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where the industry took a gain of 32.1 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Roberts County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 33.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (163.2 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (29.3 percent gain)
3. Oil and gas extraction (19.6 percent gain)
4. Private households (9.7 percent gain)

Roberts County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other crop farming industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 49.6 percent from 2001 (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 loss of 15.4 percent. The losses in the Other crop farming industry in Roberts County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 24.4 percent in terms of employment in the Other crop farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (49.6 percent decline)
2. Other financial investment activities (38.5 percent decline)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (11.1 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (5.2 percent decline)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (3.7 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.

Roberts County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Roberts County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 27 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the it saw a gain of 4.4 percent. The losses in the Limited-service eating places industry in Roberts County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2.4 in percent of workers in the Limited-service eating places industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (27 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (10.1 percent decline)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (5.6 percent decline)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (4.9 percent decline)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (4.5 percent decline)

Roberts County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 56.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Roberts County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 6.6 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Roberts County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (56.1 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (14.5 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (5.0 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (4.0 percent gain)
5. Legal services (3.0 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 27.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Roberts County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has added the most employment with 12 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 56.1 percent of the total growth in Roberts County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (12 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (4 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (3 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (2 new jobs)
5. Investigation and security services (64 new jobs)

In Roberts County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 28 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Roberts County

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 23 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 59.8 percent of the total job loss in Roberts County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (23 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (10 jobs lost)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (5 jobs lost)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (32 jobs lost)
5. Utility system construction (28 jobs lost)

Given the 12 4-digit NAICS industries, 6 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 6 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.





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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 Roberts County, Texas

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Roberts County had a relatively high median household income of $52,407 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 10.9 percent higher than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 6.2 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Hispanic Householders in Roberts County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $11,700, this median is 77.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Roberts County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $52,772 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median income in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $13,163. This income level is 74.9 percent less than the all households reported median in the area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Roberts County, Texas can be understood to have a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 7.2 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 16.7 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Roberts County, reporting 16.7 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

In Roberts County, Texas as reported in the 2000 Census, 25.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Roberts County, Texas is made up of a highly-educated working age population, with 25.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Roberts has a higher percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Roberts County, Texas, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 31.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Roberts have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 27.2 percent (Men) versus 23.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 40.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Roberts County, Texas to be 44.5 years of age. The median age in Roberts is greater than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 42.1 years old. With 19.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Roberts can be understood as having a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the population, with 68 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 12.4 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Since 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Roberts internationally. The international migration into Roberts totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Roberts County, Texas had a population that was estimated at 820 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 883. The decline represents a decrease of -7.1 percent. Roberts ranks 168 of 254 counties by growth in total population in Texas and the county ranks 2,051 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Roberts County, Texas has a population that is made of 96.1 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 3.4 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 3.8 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Roberts has increased the level of diversity when 3.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

By measuring total land area, Roberts extends a total area of 924 square miles. The county has a very low density of 1 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, 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 ).

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

In Roberts County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 459 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding in all 7 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.5 percent.

When compared to other counties in Texas, Roberts County places 155 of 254 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,309 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Roberts County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $48,800, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall Texas 2000 home median value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

There seems to be a abundant amount affordable residential real estate in Roberts County, Texas. In 2000, 96.7 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Retail Trade is the industry with the largest establishments in Roberts County. The industry averages 3 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average at the national level of 15 and less than the State of Texas average establishment size of 16 for the Retail Trade industry.

In Roberts County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 9.6 percent of total employment in the county, making up 10 jobs. The Construction and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors account for 7.7 and 0 percent of the total jobs, respectively.













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