In Yoakum County, jobs in the oil and gas extraction pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the oil and gas extraction industry reported the top wages in Yoakum County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Yoakum County received an annual wage of $82,481 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in Texas of $149,789 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $127,077.

Other high-paying jobs in Yoakum County, Texas may be found in support activities for mining ($68,290), machinery and equipment rental and leasing ($64,923), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($37,832) and legal services ($31,462) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail 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.

Yoakum County Wages have increased by 52.9% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Yoakum County, Texas by a total of 52.9%. This is greater than the growth in industry 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.

Yoakum County Industry Wages Exceed Texas, and Wages Exceed the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Yoakum 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 7.2 percent higher than the with an state average of $41,186. The average industry wage was greater 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.

Yoakum County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Yoakum County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 26.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the it saw a gain of 15.6 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Yoakum County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 13.2 percent in terms of employees in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (26.4 percent decline)
2. Depository credit intermediation (21 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (18.8 percent decline)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (4.5 percent decline)

Yoakum County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 29.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Yoakum County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Texas, where the industry took a gain of 7.6 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Yoakum County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 22.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (29.4 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (26.5 percent gain)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (21.9 percent gain)
4. Support activities for crop production (18.8 percent gain)
5. Legal services (6.7 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 12.9 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Texas, which saw 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.

From the 10 4-digit NAICS industries, 4 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 6 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Yoakum County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 272 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Yoakum County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 18 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 38.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Yoakum County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (18 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (18 jobs lost)
3. Depository credit intermediation (7 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (4 jobs lost)
5. Nursing care facilities (17 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Yoakum County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for crop production industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 17 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 36.1 percent of the total growth in Yoakum County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (17 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (10 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (10 new jobs)
4. Other crop farming (7 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 Yoakum County, Texas

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Yoakum County had a medium-low median income for households of $38,226 (2005 Dollars). This median is 22.2 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 28.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Yoakum County, Texas may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 19.6 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 56 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Yoakum County, with 35.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $59,963. This median income level is 56.9 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Yoakum County, Texas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,285 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 10.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 64.5 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $62,888. Hispanic headed households in Yoakum County, Texas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $28,171, this median is 26.3 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Yoakum County reported an income level of $10,481, which was 72.6 percent less than the median for all households.







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

Higher Education in Yoakum County, Texas

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Yoakum County, Texas, many men in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 40.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Yoakum on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 10.4 percent (Men) versus 10 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Less than High School category, with 41 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Yoakum County, Texas as reported in the 2000 Census, 12.6 percent of the White Alone, 19.4 percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 2.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Yoakum County, Texas is made up of a less-educated working age population, with 10.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Yoakum 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 US proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Yoakum County, Texas

Yoakum County, Texas has a population that is made up of 47 percent White, 1.4 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 50.5 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 52.4 percent minorities. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Yoakum has increased the percent of minority population when 47.7 percent of the total population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Yoakum County, Texas to be 34.6 years old. The median in Yoakum 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 34.3 years of age. With a total of 29.7 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Yoakum can be understood 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 population, making up 58.7 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11.6 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

By measuring total land area, Yoakum extends a total area of 800 square miles. The county has a very low average area density of 9 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Routt, CO (9 per sq. mile ), Pend Oreille, WA (9 per sq. mile ), Wilkin, MN (9 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Luna, NM (9 per sq. mile ), Pawnee, KS (9 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, AR (9 per sq. mile ).

Yoakum County, Texas had a total estimated population of 7,408 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 7,279. This growth represents an increase of 1.8 percent. Yoakum ranks 135 of 254 counties when calculating total change in population for Texas and the county ranks 1,752 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Estimated since the year 2000, a high amount of people have migrated to Yoakum internationally. The migration from outside the US into Yoakum makes up 0 percent of all immigration into Texas. This percent of immigration can be considered high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Yoakum County, Texas

In the State of Texas, Yoakum County ranks 222 of 254 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,908 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Yoakum County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $40,400, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of Texas 2000 median home value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Yoakum County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 3,015 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 13 residential units since 2001, or 0.4 percent.

There is a abundant amount affordable residential real estate in Yoakum County, Texas. In 2000, 95.1 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Mining has the largest employers in Yoakum County, averaging 32 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the Texas establishments size average of 24 for the Mining industry.

Manufacturing is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Yoakum County, with an industry growth of 60 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of -13.4 percent. The State of Texas underwent a employment change in the industry of -12.6 percent, since the year 2001.

In Yoakum County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and the Construction sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Mining provides the most jobs and contributes 31.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 714 people employed. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Construction sectors provide 20.4 and 11.1 percent of all employment.

In Yoakum County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Utilities have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 61.6. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 61.6 times greater than the national average, signifying that Yoakum specializes in Mining.









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