In Terry County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the offices of physicians industry paid the average highest wages in Terry County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Terry County received an annual wage of $149,655 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in Texas of $68,019 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $64,740.

Other top-pay jobs in Terry County, Texas exsists in oil and gas extraction ($63,427), support activities for mining ($63,103), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($62,816) and nondepository credit intermediation ($45,181) 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.

Terry County Wages have increased by 18.3% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Terry County, Texas by a total of 18.3%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for 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.

Terry 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 Terry County, Texas can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 30.2 percent lower than the with an state average 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.

Terry County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Terry County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 300.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Terry County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Terry County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (300.0 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (77.6 percent gain)
3. Legal services (55.2 percent gain)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (30.2 percent gain)
5. Automobile dealers (3.2 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 4.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in the State of Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Terry County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 53.4 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 reported a gain of 11.6 percent. The losses in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Terry County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 10.9 in percent of workers in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (53.4 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (46.8 percent decline)
3. Nondepository credit intermediation (38.9 percent decline)
4. Oil and gas extraction (34.3 percent decline)
5. Limited-service eating places (20.8 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Terry County

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 38 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 30.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Terry County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (38 jobs lost)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (16 jobs lost)
3. Support activities for mining (14 jobs lost)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (12 jobs lost)
5. Oil and gas extraction (12 jobs lost)

Out of the 17 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 10 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 6 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Terry County, Texas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 115 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Terry County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has added the most employment with 32 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 54.8 percent of the total employment growth in Terry County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (32 new jobs)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (13 new jobs)
3. Unclassified (6 new jobs)
4. Legal services (5 new jobs)
5. Automobile dealers (2 new jobs)

Terry County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has decreased by 0.4 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Terry County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 57.9 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 3 percent. The losses in the Offices of physicians industry in Terry County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 2.5 in percent of workers in the Offices of physicians industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (57.9 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (34.4 percent decline)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (25.5 percent decline)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (23.2 percent decline)
5. Private households (18.3 percent decline)

Terry County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 66.7 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Terry County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 8.5 percent. The Building material and supplies dealers industry in Terry County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (66.7 percent gain)
2. Automobile dealers (43.0 percent gain)
3. Death care services (31.7 percent gain)
4. Support activities for mining (16.1 percent gain)
5. Nursing care facilities (8.1 percent gain)

In Terry County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 11 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 20 4-digit NAICS industries, 14 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 6 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Terry County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 39 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 43.9 percent of the total employment growth in Terry County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (39 new jobs)
2. Automobile dealers (19 new jobs)
3. Nursing care facilities (17 new jobs)
4. Death care services (7 new jobs)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (5 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Terry County

Given the industries in the area, the Other crop farming industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 26 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Other crop farming industry make up 31.3 percent of the total job loss in Terry County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (26 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (12 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (7 jobs lost)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (7 jobs lost)
5. Private households (6 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.

Income and Poverty in Terry County, Texas

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Terry County was reported to have a relatively low household income of $32,865 (2005 Dollars). This median is 42.1 percent lower than the median in Texas of $46,715 and this is 49.5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $119,649. This median income level is 264.1 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic Householders in Terry County, Texas recorded a median income of $23,731, this median is 27.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. In Terry County, Texas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $34,575 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 5.2 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 68 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $10,521. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Terry County had a median household income level of $51,254, this median was 56 percent greater than the areas median level for all households.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Terry County, Texas can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 23.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 56.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Terry County, reporting 64.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Terry County, Texas

In Terry County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 10.8 percent of the White Alone, 2.2 percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 0.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Terry County, Texas is made up of a less-educated population of the working age, with 9.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Terry is reported having 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.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Terry County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 37.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Terry have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 8.8 percent (Men) versus 10.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Less than High School category, with 37.4 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 Terry County, Texas

By measuring total land area, Terry spans a total of 890 square miles. This area has a very low density of 14 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Anderson, KS (14 per sq. mile ), Mohave, AZ (14 per sq. mile ), Prairie, AR (14 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Schuyler, MO (14 per sq. mile ), Sharkey, MS (14 per sq. mile ), Lincoln, NE (14 per sq. mile ).

Terry County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 47.6 percent White, 5.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 46.7 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of diversity, with 52.1 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Terry has increased the level of diversity when 49.5 percent of the total population were minorities.

Estimated since the year 2000, a very high number of individual migrated to the Terry internationally. The international migration into Terry makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is very high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Terry County, Texas had a total estimated population of 12,419 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 12,721. The decline represents a decrease of -2.4 percent. Terry ranks 217 of 254 counties when analyzing total population change in Texas and the county ranks 2,512 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Terry County, Texas to be 35.6 years of age. The median age in Terry is greater than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 35.1 years of age. With a total of 27.1 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Terry can be described as being made up of a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 58.4 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 14.5 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 Terry County, Texas

In Terry County, the census reported 5,110 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a decline in housing units, losing in all 0 residential units since 2001, or 0 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Terry County, Texas. In 2000, 94.8 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Terry County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $43,800, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall State of Texas 2000 home median value of $82,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

When compared to other counties in Texas, Terry County ranks 246 of 254 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 3,066 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Terry County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade, and the Mining sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting provides the most jobs and contributes 22.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 637 jobs. The Retail Trade and Mining sectors account for 15.9 and 9.3 percent of all employment.

Administrative and waste services is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Terry County, increasing by 150.6 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Texas experienced a sector employment shift of 5 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

Mining has the largest employers in Terry County. The industry averages 27 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the Texas average of 24 for the Mining industry.

In Terry County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Mining and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 21.2. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 21.2 times greater than the national average, signifying that Terry County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.









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