In Van Zandt County, jobs in the management and technical consulting services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the management and technical consulting services industry wages were the highest in Van Zandt County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Van Zandt County received an annual wage of $91,450 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Texas of $67,403 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $67,321.

Other high-paying jobs in Van Zandt County, Texas can be found in other miscellaneous manufacturing ($54,430), architectural and engineering services ($49,618), waste collection ($39,560) and building equipment contractors ($35,819) 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.

Van Zandt County Wages have increased by 20.2% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Van Zandt County, Texas by a total of 20.2%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for 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.

Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County, Texas can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 38.7 percent lower than the with an state average of $41,186. The average industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Van Zandt County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 14 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Van Zandt County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 425.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Van Zandt County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Van Zandt County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (425.0 percent gain)
2. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (266.7 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (252.6 percent gain)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (218.8 percent gain)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (206.8 percent gain)

Van Zandt County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 52.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry reported a gain of 2 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Van Zandt County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 17.4 in percent of jobs in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (52.3 percent decline)
2. Drycleaning and laundry services (41.3 percent decline)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (40.8 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (36.4 percent decline)
5. Other crop farming (25 percent decline)

In Van Zandt County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 978 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Of the 47 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 16 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 31 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Van Zandt County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 133 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 18.2 percent of the total employment growth in Van Zandt County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (133 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (85 new jobs)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (61 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (39 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (37 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Van Zandt County

The General freight trucking industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 107 jobs. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 33.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Van Zandt County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (107 jobs lost)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (60 jobs lost)
3. Greenhouse and nursery production (25 jobs lost)
4. Nursing care facilities (25 jobs lost)
5. Utility system construction (20 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.

Van Zandt County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Van Zandt County

The Greenhouse and nursery production industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 55 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Greenhouse and nursery production industry makes up 25.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Van Zandt County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Greenhouse and nursery production (55 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (21 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (18 new jobs)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (17 new jobs)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (15 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Van Zandt County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 33 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry make up 15.4 percent of the total employment decline in Van Zandt County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (33 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (28 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (19 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (18 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (14 jobs lost)

Given the 53 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 25 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 27 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Van Zandt County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Van Zandt County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 150.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Van Zandt County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 8.5 percent. The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Van Zandt County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (150.0 percent gain)
2. Personal care services (73.1 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (61.4 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (57.5 percent gain)
5. Specialized freight trucking (52.1 percent gain)

Van Zandt County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other miscellaneous manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 33.8 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 seen in the Texas, where the industry reported a gain of 0.2 percent. The losses in the Other miscellaneous manufacturing industry in Van Zandt County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.2 percent in terms of employees in the Other miscellaneous manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (33.8 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (33.6 percent decline)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (33.3 percent decline)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (27 percent decline)
5. Waste collection (21.8 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in the State of Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.





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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 Van Zandt County, Texas

In Van Zandt County, Texas White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,524 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 47 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $21,742. Hispanic Householders in Van Zandt County, Texas recorded a median income of $32,891, which is 19.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $14,430. This median is 64.8 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Van Zandt County had a median household income level of $49,433, this was 20.6 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area.

Compared to counties across the United States, Van Zandt County accounted a medium-high median income for all households of $40,984 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 14 percent lower than the median in Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 19.9 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Van Zandt County, Texas can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 13.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 41.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 12 to 17 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Van Zandt County, reporting 17.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

Higher Education in Van Zandt County, Texas

Reported by the 2000 Census in Van Zandt County, Texas, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 32 percent achieving this level. The female population in Van Zandt on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 12.2 percent (Men) versus 11 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 36.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Van Zandt County, Texas as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 12 percent of the White Alone, 3.4 percent of Black or African American, 19 percent of the Asian alone and 2.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Van Zandt County, Texas is made up of a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 11.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Van Zandt counted 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 US proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Van Zandt County, Texas

Van Zandt County, Texas had an estimated population of 52,491 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 48,365. This growth denotes an increase of 8.5 percent. Van Zandt ranks 48 of 254 counties when calculating total change in population for Texas and the county ranks 560 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Van Zandt County, Texas to be 39.6 years old. The median in Van Zandt is greater than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen no change in the median age, when it was 39.6 years old. With 23.8 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Van Zandt can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 16.9 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

From 2000, a high amount of people have migrated to Van Zandt internationally. The international migration into Van Zandt totals 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of Texas. This percent of immigration can be considered high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

When calculating the total land area, Van Zandt covers a total land area of 849 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average population density of 62 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Union, FL (62 per sq. mile ), Ripley, IN (62 per sq. mile ), Macon, NC (62 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Madison, NE (62 per sq. mile ), Towns, GA (62 per sq. mile ), Evans, GA (62 per sq. mile ).

Van Zandt County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 86.8 percent White, 3.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 8.5 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 11.9 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Van Zandt has increased the level of diversity when 9.9 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Van Zandt County, Texas

In Van Zandt County, the real estate market was made up of 21,735 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 514 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.4 percent.

Throughout the State of Texas, Van Zandt County places 84 of 254 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,663 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Van Zandt County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $66,400, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Texas 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Van Zandt County, Texas. In 2000, 86.9 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Van Zandt County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Mining has the largest businesses in Van Zandt County. In the County, the industry averages 46 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the State of Texas average of 24 for the Mining industry.

In Van Zandt County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 19.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,531 employees. The Construction and Accommodation and food services industries make up 11.2 and 10.2 percent of total employment, respectively.

Administrative and waste services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Van Zandt County, growing in new jobs by 464.9 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.5 percent. The State of Texas underwent a employment change in the industry of 5 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Van Zandt County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Construction industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 8.12. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining industry is 8.12 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Van Zandt specializes in Mining.









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