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

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People with jobs in the management and technical consulting services industry reported the top wages in Waller County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Waller County received an annual wage of $91,797 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage in 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 Waller County, Texas may be found in metal and mineral merchant wholesalers ($73,193), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($65,445), ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. ($62,295) and machine shops and threaded product mfg. ($60,909) 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.

Waller County Wages have increased by 44.2% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Waller County, Texas by a total of 44.2%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Texas and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Waller County, Texas when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 11.9 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $41,186. The industry pay 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.

Waller County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Waller County

The Limited-service eating places industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 69 jobs. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 35.4 percent of the total employment decline in Waller County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (69 jobs lost)
2. Child day care services (33 jobs lost)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (27 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (21 jobs lost)
5. Greenhouse and nursery production (19 jobs lost)

Out of the 30 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 9 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 20 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Waller County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,172 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Waller County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. industry has added the most employment with 324 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. industry makes up 32.6 percent of the total employment growth in Waller County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (324 new jobs)
2. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (160 new jobs)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (105 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (101 new jobs)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (76 new jobs)

Waller County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Oilseed and grain farming industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 46.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 6.3 percent. The losses in the Oilseed and grain farming industry in Waller County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.6 percent in terms of employment in the Oilseed and grain farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (46.6 percent decline)
2. Greenhouse and nursery production (44.4 percent decline)
3. Child day care services (37.9 percent decline)
4. Other animal production (25.5 percent decline)
5. Limited-service eating places (21.5 percent decline)

Waller County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 770.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Waller County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 26.7 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Waller County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 29.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (770.7 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (364.3 percent gain)
3. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (296.6 percent gain)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (197.4 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (127.9 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 16.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 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.

Waller County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 44 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 18 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 25 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Waller County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 154 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Waller County

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 152 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry make up 38.7 percent of the total job loss in Waller County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (152 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (66 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (46 jobs lost)
4. Building finishing contractors (35 jobs lost)
5. Child day care services (33 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Waller County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 243 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry makes up 30.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Waller County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (243 new jobs)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (177 new jobs)
3. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (99 new jobs)
4. Other professional and technical services (50 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (38 new jobs)

Waller County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 62.6 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 sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the it saw a loss of 2.3 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Waller County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.2 in percent of workers in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (62.6 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (58.3 percent decline)
3. Private households (57.1 percent decline)
4. Computer systems design and related services (41.9 percent decline)
5. Unclassified (38.2 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.9 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in Texas, which went through a gain of 4.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Waller County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 256.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Waller County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry took a gain of 8.7 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Waller County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (256.5 percent gain)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (188.6 percent gain)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (183.1 percent gain)
4. Other professional and technical services (70.1 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (40.9 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 Waller County, Texas

In Waller County, Texas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $55,098 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 23.5 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 40.6 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $26,498. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $31,687. This income level is 29 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Waller County reported a median household income of $31,883, which was 28.5 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic headed households in Waller County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $37,370, this income level is 16.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Waller County reported a medium-high household income of $44,619 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 4.7 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 10.1 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Waller County, Texas can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 16.0 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 28.3 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Waller County, accounting 23.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Waller County, Texas

In Waller County, Texas as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 17 percent of the White Alone, 21.4 percent of Black or African American, 19.6 percent of the Asian alone and 5 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Waller County, Texas has a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 16.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Waller was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Waller County, Texas, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 30 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Waller on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 17.4 percent (Men) versus 16.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 32.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Waller County, Texas

From 2000, a high amount of people migrated to Waller from outside the country. The immigration into Waller accounts for 0.1 percent of the total international migration into the State of Texas. This percent of international migration is high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Waller County, Texas has a population that is made up of 50.5 percent White, 26.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 22 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 48.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Waller has decreased in diversity when 49.1 percent of the total population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Waller County, Texas to be 30.3 years old. The median in Waller 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, when the median age was 30.2 years old. With 24.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Waller can be described as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 65.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 9.6 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low proportion of the area population base.

Waller County, Texas had an estimated population of 34,821 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 32,841. This growth represents an increase of 6 percent. Waller ranks 68 of 254 counties by growth in total population in Texas and the county ranks 835 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When calculating the total land area, Waller spans a total of 514 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average population density of 68 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Monroe, TN (68 per sq. mile ), Saline, IL (68 per sq. mile ), Bourbon, KY (68 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Taney, MO (68 per sq. mile ), Pierce, WI (68 per sq. mile ), Sumter, GA (68 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Waller County, Texas

Waller County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $84,700, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is greater than the overall State of Texas 2000 median home value of $82,500 and less than home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In the State of Texas, Waller County is positioned 28 of 254 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 436 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Waller County, the real estate market was made up of 13,494 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 1,009 homes since 2001, or 8.1 percent.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Waller County, Texas. In 2000, 72.9 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Waller County. In the County, the industry averages 36 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Texas average establishment size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Waller County, Utilities, Mining and Manufacturing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Utilities industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.54. This means the percent of total employment in the Utilities industry is 3.54 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Waller County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Utilities.

Utilities is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Waller County, moving a total of 403.6 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of -8.2 percent. The State of Texas had an industry job change of -9.6 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Waller County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 29.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 2,396 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 18.9 and 8.8 percent of industry employment.

Real estate and rental and leasing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Waller County. The industry lost a total of 135 jobs, or 52.3 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 68.2 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.







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