In Victoria County, jobs in the nonresidential building construction pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the nonresidential building construction industry had the highest average wages in Victoria County for 2006. The average industry job in Victoria County received an annual wage of $67,943 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Texas of $52,072 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $52,169.

Other high-paying jobs in Victoria County, Texas may be found in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($66,153), electronic equipment repair and maintenance ($62,695), chemical merchant wholesalers ($61,016) and power generation and supply ($60,652) 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.

Victoria County Wages have increased by 16.5% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Victoria County, Texas by a total of 16.5%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Texas and greater 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Victoria County, Texas can be described as relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 18.8 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $41,186. The average pay 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.

Victoria County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.5 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 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Victoria County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 166.7 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Victoria County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 5.5 percent. The Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry in Victoria County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 11 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (166.7 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (150.0 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (145.9 percent gain)
4. Death care services (134.0 percent gain)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (117.2 percent gain)

Victoria County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Telecommunications resellers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 66 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 52.2 percent. The losses in the Telecommunications resellers industry in Victoria County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 41.1 percent in terms of employment in the Telecommunications resellers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Telecommunications resellers (66 percent decline)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (62.9 percent decline)
3. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (57.8 percent decline)
4. Advertising and related services (55.5 percent decline)
5. Business support services (50.3 percent decline)

In Victoria County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 772 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 96 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 41 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 55 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Victoria County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Employment services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 354 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 18.7 percent of the total employment decline in Victoria County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (354 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (167 jobs lost)
3. Private households (110 jobs lost)
4. Lessors of real estate (107 jobs lost)
5. Telecommunications resellers (82 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Victoria County

The Support activities for mining industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 340 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 13.5 percent of the total employment growth in Victoria County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (340 new jobs)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (183 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (170 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (164 new jobs)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (114 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.

Victoria County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Victoria County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has added the most employment with 343 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 20.8 percent of the total employment growth in Victoria County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (343 new jobs)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (118 new jobs)
3. Clothing stores (90 new jobs)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (88 new jobs)
5. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (81 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Victoria County

The Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 400 jobs. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 30.0 percent of the total job loss in Victoria County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (400 jobs lost)
2. Business support services (398 jobs lost)
3. Child day care services (59 jobs lost)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (58 jobs lost)
5. Residential building construction (46 jobs lost)

From the 101 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 40 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 58 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Victoria County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 421 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Victoria County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 244.1 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Victoria County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 28.8 percent. The Unclassified industry in Victoria County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 12.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (244.1 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (86.1 percent gain)
3. Household goods repair and maintenance (78.6 percent gain)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (70.2 percent gain)
5. Other personal services (66.7 percent gain)

Victoria County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Business support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 88.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry reported a gain of 2.5 percent. The losses in the Business support services industry in Victoria County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2 percent in terms of employment in the Business support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (88.6 percent decline)
2. Employment services (33 percent decline)
3. Residential building construction (29.4 percent decline)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (25.2 percent decline)
5. Shoe stores (20.9 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.

Income and Poverty in Victoria County, Texas

The poverty rate in Victoria County, Texas has increased by 2.3 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 12.9 percent to 15.2 percent.

Compared to counties across the United States, Victoria County accounted a medium-high median household income of $45,316 (2005 Dollars). This median is 3.1 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 8.4 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

While household income level experienced a decline since 2000 in Victoria County, Texas, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in household income was the White category. This category saw a decline of 20.9 percent in the last five years. The Black or African American population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Victoria County, experiencing a 16.6 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

The median household income has sharply declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $35,740, which amounts to a 21.1 percent decline. Victoria County, Texas, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 2 of 46 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Texas. Victoria County ranks 6 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median household income in the United States.

Hispanic households in Victoria County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $36,525, this median household income is 19.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Victoria County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $48,592 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 7.2 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 33.6 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $30,094. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $60,721. This household income level is 34 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Victoria County had a median income of $35,027, which was 22.7 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Victoria County, Texas can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 12.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 23.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Victoria County, having 20.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

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

Higher Education in Victoria County, Texas

Victoria County, Texas may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 16.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Victoria 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Victoria County, Texas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 29 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Victoria on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 17.8 percent (Men) versus 15 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 2.0 percent. As reported in 2005, 20 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 decreased by a total of 0.6 percent. By 2005, a total of 14.4 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In Victoria County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 18.8 percent of the White Alone, 9.4 percent of Black or African American, 52 percent of the Asian alone and 6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From the year 2000, Victoria has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 0.8 percent to a total of 17 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 national percent of 27.2.

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

Demographic Profile for Victoria County, Texas

In terms of total land area, Victoria spans a total of 883 total square miles. The area has a medium-low density of 97 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Rapides, LA (97 per sq. mile ), LaGrange, IN (97 per sq. mile ), Cass, IN (97 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- St. Landry, LA (97 per sq. mile ), Crawford, AR (97 per sq. mile ), Pike, MS (96 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Victoria internationally. The migration from outside the US into Victoria makes up 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Victoria County, Texas has a population that is made up of 51.1 percent White, 5.9 percent African American, 0.9 percent Asian, and 41.3 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 48.1 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Victoria has increased the percent of minority population when 46.4 percent of the people were minorities.

Victoria County, Texas had an estimated population of 85,648 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 84,031. This growth denotes an increase of 1.9 percent. Victoria ranks 73 of 254 counties when calculating total change in population for Texas and the county ranks 918 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Victoria County, Texas to be 35.6 years old. The median in Victoria is greater than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 34.2 years old. With 27.8 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Victoria can be described as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 59.5 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 12.7 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout 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 Victoria County, Texas

The residential housing values in Victoria County, Texas have small increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $4,800, or 6.5 percent, from their 2000 value of $73,300.

Throughout the State of Texas, Victoria County is positioned 76 of 254 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,507 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Victoria County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $78,100, reported by the American Community Survey. This is less than the Texas 2005 home median value of $106,000 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Victoria County, Texas. In 2005, 79.2 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Victoria County, there were a total of 34,191 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 898 housing units since the year 2001, or 2.7 percent.

Victoria County is made up of a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 0 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Victoria County. The sector faced a loss of 415 jobs, or 14 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 31.7 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Victoria County, changing a total of 22.8 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of -0.6 percent. The State of Texas underwent a employment change in the industry of -2 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Victoria County, Mining, Utilities and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has an LQ of 15.35. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining sector is 15.35 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Victoria specializes in Mining.

In Victoria County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 17.8 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 5,497 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services industries make up 17.1 and 9.5 percent of industry employment.

Mining has the largest employers in Victoria County. In the County, the industry averages 34 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the State of Texas average establishment size of 24 for the Mining industry.







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