In San Jacinto County, jobs in the architectural and engineering services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the architectural and engineering services industry had the highest average wages in San Jacinto County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in San Jacinto County received a wage of $46,388 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage in Texas of $67,906 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $63,540.

High-wage employment in San Jacinto County, Texas are present in offices of physicians ($44,351), office administrative services ($31,690), machine shops and threaded product mfg. ($30,405) and utility system construction ($30,134) 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.

San Jacinto County Wages have increased by 6.3% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in San Jacinto County, Texas by a total of 6.3%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Texas and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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 Jacinto 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 San Jacinto County, Texas when analyzed can be described as relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 48.5 percent lower than the with an state average of $41,186. The average pay was less than the overall average in the United States 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 Jacinto County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

San Jacinto County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Legal services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 84.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in San Jacinto County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 7.7 percent. The Legal services industry in San Jacinto County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 8.3 percent.

Top 4 Industries
1. Legal services (84.6 percent gain)
2. Grocery stores (65.9 percent gain)
3. Limited-service eating places (25.8 percent gain)
4. Utility system construction (1.7 percent gain)

San Jacinto County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 43.1 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 loss of 4.9 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in San Jacinto County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 6.4 percent in terms of employees in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (43.1 percent decline)
2. Architectural and engineering services (36.2 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (9.3 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (8 percent decline)
5. Offices of physicians (7.1 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 9.8 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in San Jacinto County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry has added the most employment with 57 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Grocery stores industry makes up 63.7 percent of the total growth in San Jacinto County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (57 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (21 new jobs)
3. Legal services (11 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (75 new jobs)
5. Home health care services (60 new jobs)

In San Jacinto County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 129 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Given the 9 4-digit NAICS industries, 5 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 4 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in San Jacinto County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Architectural and engineering services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 31 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Architectural and engineering services industry make up 46.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in San Jacinto County, Texas.

Top 4 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (31 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (30 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (2 jobs lost)
4. Offices of physicians (1 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.

San Jacinto County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in San Jacinto County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Architectural and engineering services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 7 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Architectural and engineering services industry make up 37.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in San Jacinto County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (7 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (5 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (5 jobs lost)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (2 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (15 jobs lost)

Given the 10 4-digit NAICS industries, 5 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 5 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In San Jacinto County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 128 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in San Jacinto County

The Other general merchandise stores industry has added the most employment with 7 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 41.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in San Jacinto County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (7 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (6 new jobs)
3. Legal services (2 new jobs)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (28 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (24 new jobs)

Employment for all industries has increased by 12 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

San Jacinto County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 26.4 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 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 reported a gain of 4.1 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in San Jacinto County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 2.3 in percent of workers in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. General freight trucking (26.4 percent decline)
2. Offices of physicians (21.2 percent decline)
3. Architectural and engineering services (10.8 percent decline)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (8.2 percent decline)

San Jacinto County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 40.4 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in San Jacinto County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where the industry took a gain of 1.4 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in San Jacinto County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (40.4 percent gain)
2. Investigation and security services (20.0 percent gain)
3. Legal services (7.5 percent gain)
4. Grocery stores (4.6 percent gain)
5. Utility system construction (2.5 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 San Jacinto County, Texas

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, San Jacinto County was reported to have a medium-low median income for all households of $37,697 (2005 Dollars). This median is 23.9 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 30.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, San Jacinto County, Texas can be recognized as having a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 18.8 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 57.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in San Jacinto County, reporting 27.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $105,647. This income level is 180.3 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 44.8 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $20,825. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in San Jacinto County had a median income of $38,147, which was 1.2 percent greater than the median income level in this area. Hispanic headed households in San Jacinto County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $31,444, this median household income is 16.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In San Jacinto County, Texas White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $40,356 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 7.1 percent greater than the median in 2000.







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

Higher Education in San Jacinto County, Texas

San Jacinto County, Texas has a less-educated 2000 population, with 9.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. San Jacinto counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in San Jacinto County, Texas, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 37.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in San Jacinto have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 9.8 percent (Men) versus 9.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 39.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In San Jacinto County, Texas as reported in the 2000 Census, 10.2 percent of the White Alone, 5 percent of Black or African American, 0 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.





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

Demographic Profile for San Jacinto County, Texas

San Jacinto County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 79.4 percent White, 11.3 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 7.1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 18.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, San Jacinto has increased the percent of minority population when 17.7 percent of the population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, San Jacinto extends a total area of 571 square miles. The land areas has a low average population density of 43 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Davison, SD (43 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, IL (43 per sq. mile ), Adair, KY (43 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Carroll, AR (43 per sq. mile ), Lawrence, IL (43 per sq. mile ), Scott, VA (43 per sq. mile ).

San Jacinto County, Texas had a population that was estimated at 24,801 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 22,448. This growth denotes an increase of 10.5 percent. San Jacinto ranks 61 of 254 counties when calculating total change in population for Texas and the county ranks 751 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in San Jacinto County, Texas to be 39.3 years of age. The median in San Jacinto is greater than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median age, when it was 40.1 years of age. With a total of 23.3 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, San Jacinto can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.5 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 15.2 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Since 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to San Jacinto from another country. The international migration into San Jacinto makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

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

Housing Report for San Jacinto County, Texas

San Jacinto County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $59,400, reported by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the Texas 2000 home value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In the State of Texas, San Jacinto County places 139 of 254 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,200 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in San Jacinto County, Texas. In 2000, 83.8 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In San Jacinto County, the census reported 11,943 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 196 residential units since 2001, or 1.7 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in San Jacinto County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 10 percent of total employment in 2001 to 4.4 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

In San Jacinto County, Utilities, Construction and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Utilities sector has a United State LQ of 6.32. The level of employment in the Utilities industry is 6.32 times greater than the national average, signifying that San Jacinto specializes in Utilities.

In San Jacinto County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Professional and technical services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 23.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 252 jobs. The Construction and Professional and technical services industries make up 11.7 and 8.4 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

San Jacinto County ranks 203 of 255 Counties in the State of Texas by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 186 of 255 Counties.

Administrative and waste services is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in San Jacinto County, moving a total of 425 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 4.5 percent. The State of Texas faced a industry job change of 5 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

Wholesale trade has the largest employers in San Jacinto County. In the County, the industry averages 10 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 10 and less than the State of Texas average establishment size of 12 for the Wholesale trade industry.





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