In Sherman County, jobs in the professional and similar organizations pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the professional and similar organizations industry paid the average highest wages in Sherman County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Sherman County received a wage of $34,189 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of Texas of $37,110 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $41,681.

Other high-paying jobs in Sherman County, Texas may be found in other crop farming ($31,775), cattle ranching and farming ($27,953), oilseed and grain farming ($22,336) and vegetable and melon farming (.) 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.

Sherman County Wages have increased by 10.3% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Sherman County, Texas by a total of 10.3%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Texas and less than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Sherman County, Texas can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 39.1 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $41,186. The industry pay was less than the national industry average 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.

Sherman County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Sherman County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Oilseed and grain farming industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 28.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Sherman County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 6.3 percent. The Oilseed and grain farming industry in Sherman County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.6 percent.

Top 2 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (28.0 percent gain)
2. Professional and similar organizations (8.2 percent gain)

Sherman County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other crop farming industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 61.7 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 sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry reported a loss of 15.4 percent. The losses in the Other crop farming industry in Sherman 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 employees in the Other crop farming industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Other crop farming (61.7 percent decline)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (19.6 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 35.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.8 percent since 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 Sherman County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Oilseed and grain farming industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 5 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Oilseed and grain farming industry makes up 77.8 percent of the total growth in Sherman County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (5 new jobs)
2. Professional and similar organizations (2 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Sherman County

The Cattle ranching and farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 28 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Cattle ranching and farming industry make up 62.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Sherman County, Texas.

Top 2 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (28 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (17 jobs lost)

In Sherman County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 277 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.







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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.

Sherman County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Sherman County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Oilseed and grain farming industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 16.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 12.1 percent. The losses in the Oilseed and grain farming industry in Sherman County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.1 percent in terms of employment in the Oilseed and grain farming industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (16.9 percent decline)
2. Professional and similar organizations (15.4 percent decline)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (8.8 percent decline)

Sherman County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other crop farming industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 3.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Sherman County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where this industry saw a loss of 3.8 percent. The Other crop farming industry in Sherman County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 2.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 1 Industries
1. Other crop farming (3.3 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 16.5 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 losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sherman County

The Other crop farming industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 0 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other crop farming industry makes up . percent of the total growth in Sherman County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (7 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (3 new jobs)
3. Religious organizations (2 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sherman County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Cattle ranching and farming industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 11 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Cattle ranching and farming industry make up 57.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Sherman County, Texas.

Top 1 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (11 jobs lost)

In Sherman County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 99 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.







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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 Sherman County, Texas

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Sherman County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 16.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 50 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Sherman County, accounting 25.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Sherman County reported a median household income of $39,488, this median was 1.7 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. In Sherman County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $42,324 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 9 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $40,950. This household income level is 5.5 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic in Sherman County, Texas reported a median household income of $30,986, which is 20.2 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 69.5 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $65,813.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Sherman County accounted a medium-low median income for all households of $38,819 (2005 Dollars). This median is 20.3 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 26.6 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

In Sherman County, Texas according the 2000 Decennial Census, 23 percent of the White Alone, 25 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 2.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Sherman County, Texas, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 28 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Sherman have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 19.6 percent (Men) versus 21 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 26.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Sherman County, Texas can be considered to have a highly-educated working age population, with 20.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Sherman counted a lower percent of population with this high education level 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.





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

From 2000, a high number of individual migrated to the Sherman internationally. The migration from outside the US into Sherman totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Sherman County, Texas has a population that is made of 68.3 percent White, 0.7 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 30.5 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 31.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Sherman has increased in diversity when 28.3 percent of the people were minorities.

Sherman County, Texas had a population that was estimated at 3,002 in 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 3,190. The decline denotes a decrease of -5.9 percent. Sherman ranks 196 of 254 counties by growth in total population in Texas and the county ranks 2,307 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Sherman encompasses a total area of 923 square miles. The county has a very low population density of 3 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Bennett, SD (3 per sq. mile ), Graham, KS (3 per sq. mile ), Hamilton, NY (3 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Powell, MT (3 per sq. mile ), Converse, WY (3 per sq. mile ), Custer, MT (3 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Sherman County, Texas to be 36.6 years old. The median in Sherman is greater than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 34.3 years of age. With 28.6 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Sherman can be understood as being made up of a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 59 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 12.4 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

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

In the State of Texas, Sherman County ranks 36 of 254 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 729 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Sherman County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $48,800, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall Texas 2000 home value of $82,500 and less than home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Sherman County, there were a total of 1,378 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 74 homes since 2001, or 5.7 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Sherman County, Texas. In 2000, 94.6 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Sherman County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 6 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

Other services, except public administration has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Sherman County, growing in new jobs by 21.9 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 2.8 percent. The State of Texas went through a industry job change of -1.4 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Sherman County, Retail Trade, Other services, except public administration, and the Wholesale trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 14 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 83 jobs. The Other services, except public administration and Wholesale trade sectors account for 6.6 and 5.7 percent of all employment.

Sherman County ranks 224 of 255 Counties in the 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 215 of 255 Counties.

Wholesale trade is the industry with the largest establishments in Sherman County. In the County, the industry averages 9 employees per business. This is less than the US industry average of 10 and less than the Texas average of 12 for the Wholesale trade industry.

In Sherman County, Other services, except public administration, Wholesale trade and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Other services, except public administration industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.68. The level of employment in the Other services, except public administration industry is 1.68 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Sherman County may specialize, or be an exporter of Other services, except public administration.





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