In San Augustine County, jobs in the logging pay the highest wages

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Employment in the logging industry wages were the highest in San Augustine County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in San Augustine County received a wage of $29,460 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry pay the State of Texas of $34,863 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $31,984.

Other high-paying jobs in San Augustine County, Texas can be found in depository credit intermediation ($24,750), other wood product manufacturing ($24,203), sawmills and wood preservation ($23,686) and poultry and egg production ($23,175) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

San Augustine County Wages have increased by 14.5% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in San Augustine County, Texas by a total of 14.5%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for 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.

San Augustine County Industry Wages Lag Behind Texas, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in San Augustine County, Texas can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 44 percent lower than the with an state 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.

San Augustine County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in San Augustine County

The Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 4 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 50.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in San Augustine County, Texas.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (4 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (3 jobs lost)

Out of the 5 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 3 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 2 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In San Augustine County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 106 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in San Augustine County

The Offices of dentists industry has grown the most with 4 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Offices of dentists industry makes up 73.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in San Augustine County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Offices of dentists (4 new jobs)
2. Poultry and egg production (1 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (100 new jobs)

San Augustine County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of dentists industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 30.6 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in San Augustine County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 16.2 percent. The Offices of dentists industry in San Augustine County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 11.8 percent in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Offices of dentists (30.6 percent gain)
2. Poultry and egg production (13.8 percent gain)

San Augustine County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 9.5 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 seen in the Texas, where the industry reported a loss of 4.9 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in San Augustine County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 6.4 in percent of workers in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (9.5 percent decline)
2. Limited-service eating places (8.3 percent decline)
3. Logging (4.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 7.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.





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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.

1-Year Industry Employment Change in San Augustine County, Texas

Total 1-Year Employment Growth in San Augustine County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has grown the most with 16 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 84.2 percent of the total growth in San Augustine County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (16 new jobs)
2. Logging (3 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (21 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (14 new jobs)

In San Augustine County, Texas, the total number of jobs for throughout industries has decreased by 35 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Given the 7 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 4 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 2 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total 1-Year Employment Decline in San Augustine County

Given the industries in the area, the Other wood product manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 19 jobs. The declines in the Other wood product manufacturing industry make up 76.0 percent of the total employment decline in San Augustine County, Texas.

Top 2 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (19 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (5 jobs lost)

San Augustine County 1-year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 80.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in San Augustine County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where it saw a loss of 1.2 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in San Augustine County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.3 percent in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (80.0 percent gain)
2. Logging (11.0 percent gain)

San Augustine County 1-year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other wood product manufacturing industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 24.2 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 5.2 percent. The losses in the Other wood product manufacturing industry in San Augustine County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.7 percent in terms of employment in the Other wood product manufacturing industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (24.2 percent decline)
2. Limited-service eating places (14.3 percent decline)
3. Poultry and egg production (5.6 percent decline)
4. Depository credit intermediation (1.1 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.5 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than growth in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

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

Income and Poverty in San Augustine County, Texas

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, San Augustine County reported a relatively low median income for households of $31,619 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 47.7 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 55.4 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, San Augustine County, Texas can be understood to have a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 21.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 55.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in San Augustine County, reporting 34.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 39.5 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $19,115. In San Augustine County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $36,061 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 14 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in San Augustine County had a median household income level of $38,903, which was 23 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic headed households in San Augustine County, Texas recorded a median income of $31,298, this median household income is 1 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $42,413. This median is 34.1 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in San Augustine County, Texas

San Augustine County, Texas has a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 11.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. San Augustine has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In San Augustine County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 14 percent of the White Alone, 5.4 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 6.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in San Augustine County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 39.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in San Augustine have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 10.4 percent (Men) versus 13.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 37.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for San Augustine County, Texas

San Augustine County, Texas has a population that is made of 68.3 percent White, 26.6 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 4.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 31.4 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, San Augustine has decreased in diversity when 31.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the San Augustine internationally. The international migration into San Augustine makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This percent of international migration is medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in San Augustine County, Texas to be 44.0 years of age. The median in San Augustine is greater than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 42.3 years old. With a total of 22.1 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, San Augustine can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the population, with 54.8 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 23.1 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.

San Augustine County, Texas had a total estimated population of 8,907 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 8,945. The decline represents a decrease of -0.4 percent. San Augustine ranks 162 of 254 counties when calculating total change in population for Texas and the county ranks 1,992 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When measuring the total land area, San Augustine extends a total area of 528 total square miles. The area has a very low average population density of 17 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Nemaha, NE (17 per sq. mile ), Randolph, GA (17 per sq. mile ), Maries, MO (17 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Stevens, WA (17 per sq. mile ), Cuming, NE (17 per sq. mile ), Garfield, CO (17 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for San Augustine County, Texas

San Augustine County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $52,000, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median 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 across the nation during that year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in San Augustine County, Texas. In 2000, 93 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In San Augustine County, there were a total of 5,530 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 90 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.7 percent.

Throughout the State of Texas, San Augustine County ranks 140 of 254 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,214 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for San Augustine County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In San Augustine County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 33.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 426 individuals. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing sectors provide 18.2 and 8.4 percent of total employment, respectively.

Health care and social assistance is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in San Augustine County, growing by 9.2 percent. This is less than the industry employment change in the United States of 10.6 percent. The State of Texas saw a change in employment in the sector of 14.5 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

San Augustine County is ranked at 191 of 255 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Texas according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 182 of 255 Counties.

In San Augustine County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade and Finance and insurance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Health care and social assistance sector has a United State LQ of 2.62. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Health care and social assistance sector is 2.62 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that San Augustine may be an exporter of products or services of Health care and social assistance.

Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest establishments in San Augustine County, averaging 28 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the Texas establishments size average 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).