In Taylor County, jobs in the medical and diagnostic laboratories pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the medical and diagnostic laboratories industry paid the average highest wages in Taylor County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Taylor County received an annual wage of $99,318 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in Texas of $50,173 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $50,276.

High-wage employment in Taylor County, Texas may be found in power generation and supply ($63,946), nonresidential building construction ($57,983), offices of physicians ($55,349) and other financial investment activities ($54,255) 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.

Taylor County Wages have increased by 16.1% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Taylor County, Texas by a total of 16.1%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Texas and greater 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Taylor 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 32.5 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $41,186. The average industry wage 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.

Taylor County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Taylor County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 958 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 19.4 percent of the total employment growth in Taylor County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (958 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (448 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (431 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (394 new jobs)
5. Nursing care facilities (302 new jobs)

Of the 114 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 46 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 67 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Taylor County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 229 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 10.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Taylor County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (229 jobs lost)
2. Other support services (184 jobs lost)
3. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (172 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (148 jobs lost)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (143 jobs lost)

In Taylor County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,806 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total industry employment has increased by 4.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in the State of Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Taylor County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 341.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Taylor County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Taylor County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (341.7 percent gain)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (193.8 percent gain)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (141.0 percent gain)
4. Support activities for road transportation (117.1 percent gain)
5. Computer systems design and related services (117.0 percent gain)

Taylor County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Warehousing and storage industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 83.5 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 104.7 percent. The losses in the Warehousing and storage industry in Taylor County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 22.1 in percent of jobs in the Warehousing and storage industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (83.5 percent decline)
2. Specialized design services (76.8 percent decline)
3. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (67.2 percent decline)
4. Other support services (56.2 percent decline)
5. Scientific research and development services (54.5 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.

Taylor County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 2.7 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than growth in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Taylor County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other personal services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 41.6 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry reported a gain of 5.2 percent. The losses in the Other personal services industry in Taylor County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1 percent in terms of employment in the Other personal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other personal services (41.6 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (32.7 percent decline)
3. Advertising and related services (27.5 percent decline)
4. Warehousing and storage (24.4 percent decline)
5. Shoe stores (18.7 percent decline)

Taylor County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other motor vehicle dealers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 122.6 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Taylor County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 0.1 percent. The Other motor vehicle dealers industry in Taylor County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other motor vehicle dealers (122.6 percent gain)
2. Business support services (76.5 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (59.0 percent gain)
4. Grantmaking and giving services (58.0 percent gain)
5. Office administrative services (57.1 percent gain)

Given the 116 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 48 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 67 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Taylor County

Given the industries in the area, the Colleges and universities industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 190 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Colleges and universities industry make up 20.7 percent of the total job loss in Taylor County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Colleges and universities (190 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (138 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (80 jobs lost)
4. Civic and social organizations (45 jobs lost)
5. Advertising and related services (43 jobs lost)

In Taylor County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,184 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Taylor County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Business support services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 253 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Business support services industry makes up 12.0 percent of the total employment growth in Taylor County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (253 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (214 new jobs)
3. Support activities for mining (168 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (166 new jobs)
5. Other motor vehicle dealers (99 new jobs)





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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 Taylor County, Texas

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Taylor County had a medium-high median income for all households of $39,821 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 17.3 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 23.4 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

As the median income level saw a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Taylor County, Texas, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in the household income level was the Hispanic category. This group felt a decline of 17 percent since the year 2000. The Black or African American population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Taylor County, experiencing a 33.1 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Taylor County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 14.5 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 26.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Taylor County, having 24.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $35,191, posting a 11.6 percent decline. Taylor County, Texas, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 21 of 46 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Texas. Taylor County ranks 155 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median income level for the United States.

The rate of poverty in Taylor County, Texas has increased by 4.9 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 14.5 percent to 19.4 percent.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 23.5 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $30,457. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Taylor County reported an income level of $39,697, this was 0.3 percent less than the median for all households. In Taylor County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $41,696 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 4.7 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $33,516. This median income level is 15.8 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic in Taylor County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $31,340, this median is 21.3 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Taylor County, Texas

In Taylor County, Texas according the 2000 Decennial Census, 24.4 percent of the White Alone, 15.4 percent of Black or African American, 27.4 percent of the Asian alone and 6.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Since 2000, Taylor has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 0.6 percent to a total of 23 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the 2005 State of Texas percent of 25.2 and less than the US percent of 27.2.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has decreased by 0.2 percent. By 2005, 23.8 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 1.4 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 22.2 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

Taylor County, Texas is made up of a highly-educated population of the working age, with 22.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Taylor is reported having 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 2000, the Census reported that in Taylor County, Texas, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 31 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Taylor on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 24.4 percent (Men) versus 20.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 30.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Taylor County, Texas

In terms of total land area, Taylor extends a total area of 916 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low population density of 137 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Cherokee, SC (137 per sq. mile ), Clark, KY (137 per sq. mile ), St. Francois, MO (137 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Allegan, MI (137 per sq. mile ), Alexander, NC (136 per sq. mile ), Union, PA (136 per sq. mile ).

Taylor County, Texas has a population that is made of 70.2 percent White, 6.3 percent African American, 1.4 percent Asian, and 20 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 27.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Taylor has increased the percent of minority population when 25.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Taylor County, Texas had a population of 125,039 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 126,427. The decline denotes a decrease of -1.1 percent. Taylor ranks 251 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 3,016 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Taylor from outside the country. The immigration into Taylor makes up 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Taylor County, Texas to be 32.5 years old. The median in Taylor is less than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 32.1 years of age. With 26.4 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Taylor can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 60.6 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Taylor County, Texas

In the State of Texas, Taylor County ranks 121 of 254 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,099 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Taylor County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 53,497 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 938 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.8 percent.

Taylor County is made up of a medium proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 1.2 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Taylor County, Texas. In 2005, 79.6 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Taylor County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $71,000, accounted by the American Community Survey. This value is less than the overall State of Texas 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $106,000 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

The residential home values in Taylor County, Texas have moderate increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $9,300, or 15.1 percent, since their values in that year of $61,700.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Educational services has a largest number of employee per establishment in Taylor County. The industry averages 68 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 27 and greater than the Texas establishments size average of 22 for the Educational services industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Taylor County. The industry lost a total of 735 employees during the period, or 23.8 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 43.2 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In Taylor County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 21.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 9,587 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 16.6 and 12.2 percent of all employment.

In Taylor County, Mining, Educational services and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 4.79. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining industry is 4.79 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Taylor County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.

Management of companies and enterprises has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Taylor County, growing in new jobs by 94.1 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Texas saw a change in employment in the sector of 70.2 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.







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