In Sutton County, jobs in the other specialty trade contractors pay the highest wages

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Employment in the other specialty trade contractors industry reported the top wages in Sutton County for 2006. The average industry job in Sutton County received a wage of $46,934 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Texas of $36,540 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $39,240.

High-wage employment in Sutton County, Texas are present in unclassified ($25,533), building foundation and exterior contractors ($25,532), automotive repair and maintenance ($19,350) and cattle ranching and farming ($18,465) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Sutton County Wages have increased by 56.9% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Sutton County, Texas by a total of 56.9%. This is greater than the growth in industry 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.

Sutton County Industry Wages Exceed Texas, and Wages Exceed the United States

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Wages in all industries in Sutton County, Texas can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 6.1 percent higher than the reported averages in the state of $41,186. The average pay was greater 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.

Sutton County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Sutton County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 41.1 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 gain of 5.2 percent. The losses in the Cattle ranching and farming industry in Sutton County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 14.5 in percent of workers in the Cattle ranching and farming industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (41.1 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (31.4 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (8.2 percent decline)

Sutton County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 57.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Sutton County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where it saw a loss of 2.5 percent. The Private households industry in Sutton County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 19.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 3 Industries
1. Private households (57.8 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (21.2 percent gain)
3. Legal services (20.6 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 34.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Sutton County

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 33 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 74.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Sutton County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (33 new jobs)
2. Private households (9 new jobs)
3. Legal services (2 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Sutton County

Given the industries in the area, the Cattle ranching and farming industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 23 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Cattle ranching and farming industry make up 53.5 percent of the total employment decline in Sutton County, Texas.

Top 3 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (23 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (12 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (8 jobs lost)

In Sutton County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 478 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Given the 6 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 3 industries reported a drop in employment.





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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.

Sutton County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 11 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 5 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 6 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sutton County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 18 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 36.7 percent of the total employment decline in Sutton County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (18 jobs lost)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (18 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (6 jobs lost)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (4 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (3 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sutton County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has added the most employment with 15 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 47.9 percent of the total growth in Sutton County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (15 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (8 new jobs)
3. Unclassified (4 new jobs)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (3 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (88 new jobs)

In Sutton County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 152 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Sutton County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 44.8 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 loss of 1.1 percent. The losses in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry in Sutton County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 4 in percent of jobs in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (44.8 percent decline)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (35.7 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (18.2 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (17.7 percent decline)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (14.9 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 8.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Sutton County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 39.4 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Sutton County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where the industry took a gain of 28.8 percent. The Unclassified industry in Sutton County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (39.4 percent gain)
2. Other general merchandise stores (35.8 percent gain)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (18.0 percent gain)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (10.0 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (8.9 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 Sutton County, Texas

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Sutton County had a median household income level of $48,263, which was 20 percent greater than the median income level in this area. In Sutton County, Texas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,590 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 8.4 percent greater than the median in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $82,814. This median is 105.9 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic headed households in Sutton County, Texas reported a median household income of $26,011, this income level is 35.3 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Sutton County, Texas can be understood to have a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 18.0 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 100 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Sutton County, having 27.5 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Sutton County accounted a medium-high household income of $40,230 (2005 Dollars). This median is 16.1 percent lower than the median in Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 22.1 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Sutton County, Texas

Sutton County, Texas may to understood as having a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 13 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Sutton has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors 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 Sutton County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 15.4 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 82.4 percent of the Asian alone and 3 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Sutton County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 37 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Sutton have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 12.2 percent (Men) versus 13.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Less than High School category, with 34.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Housing Report for Sutton County, Texas

The State of Texas, Sutton County stands 219 of 254 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,898 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Sutton County, Texas. In 2000, 89.4 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Sutton County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 2,024 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 9 housing units since the year 2001, or 0.4 percent.

Sutton County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $49,900, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall Texas 2000 home value of $82,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Sutton County, Mining, Construction, and the Wholesale trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Mining is the major employer in the county making up 28.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 494 jobs. The Construction and Wholesale trade industries make up 12.8 and 10.2 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Sutton County, growing in new jobs by 83.3 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -13.4 percent. The State of Texas experienced a change in employment in the sector of -12.6 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

Mining has a largest number of employee per establishment in Sutton County, averaging 29 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and greater than the State of Texas average of 24 for the Mining industry.

In Sutton County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Wholesale trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 56.59. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining industry is 56.59 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Sutton may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.









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