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

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Employment in the oil and gas extraction industry reported the top wages in Zapata County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Zapata County was paid an annual wage of $118,571 in 2006. The annual wage 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.

Top-pay jobs in Zapata County, Texas exsists in support activities for mining ($57,578), gasoline stations ($26,043), auto parts, accessories, and tire stores ($20,253) and insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($19,625) 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.

Zapata County Wages have increased by 66.9% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Zapata County, Texas by a total of 66.9%. This is greater than the growth in average 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Zapata County, Texas can be described as relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 12.7 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $41,186. The industry 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.

Zapata County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Zapata County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 549 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Of the 5 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, . reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 5 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Zapata County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Other general merchandise stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 144 jobs. The declines in the Other general merchandise stores industry make up 42.7 percent of the total job loss in Zapata County, Texas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (144 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (42 jobs lost)
3. Building finishing contractors (27 jobs lost)
4. Private households (25 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (23 jobs lost)



The total number of jobs has increased by 31.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Texas, which experienced a gain of 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Zapata County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 93.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Zapata County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where the industry took a gain of 15.6 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Zapata County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 13.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (93.9 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (63.8 percent gain)
3. Limited-service eating places (52.3 percent gain)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (37.5 percent gain)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (4.4 percent gain)

Zapata County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 86.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Texas, where the it saw a gain of 9.2 percent. The losses in the Other general merchandise stores industry in Zapata County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 31.2 percent in terms of employees in the Other general merchandise stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (86.4 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (66.1 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (59.7 percent decline)
4. Private households (46.3 percent decline)
5. Automobile dealers (33.7 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 Zapata County, Texas

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Zapata County, Texas can be recognized as having a very high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 35.8 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 39.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Zapata County, having 50.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

In Zapata County, Texas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $30,065 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 4.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic headed households in Zapata County, Texas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $27,043, which is 6.2 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Zapata County had a relatively low median income for all households of $28,823 (2005 Dollars). This median is 62.1 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and this is 70.5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Zapata County, Texas

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Zapata County, Texas, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 47.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Zapata have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 8 percent (Men) versus 9.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Less than High School category, with 46 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Zapata County, Texas as reported in the 2000 Census, 9.4 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 7.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Zapata County, Texas has a less-educated 2000 population, with 8.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Zapata is reported having 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 Zapata County, Texas

When measuring the total land area, Zapata extends a total area of 997 square miles. The county has a very low average area density of 13 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Washington, ME (13 per sq. mile ), Natrona, WY (13 per sq. mile ), Grant, KS (13 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Morgan, UT (13 per sq. mile ), Dixon, NE (13 per sq. mile ), Pratt, KS (13 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Zapata County, Texas to be 29.2 years old. The median age in Zapata is less than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in this median, when at that time it was 30.8 years of age. With 32.7 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Zapata can be described as having a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the 2005 population base, with 55.2 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 12.1 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Zapata County, Texas has a population that is made of 11.8 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 87.7 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 88.1 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Zapata has increased the percent of minority population when 85.2 percent of the total population were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a very high amount of people have migrated to Zapata from another country. The international migration into Zapata makes up 0.1 percent of all immigration into Texas. This percent of immigration can be considered very high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Zapata County, Texas had a population of 13,373 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 12,226. This growth represents an increase of 9.4 percent. Zapata ranks 83 of 254 counties when analyzing total population change in Texas and the county ranks 1,040 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

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

Housing Report for Zapata County, Texas

When compared to other counties in Texas, Zapata County stands 95 of 254 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,809 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Zapata County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 6,435 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 139 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.2 percent.

Zapata County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $46,500, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the Texas 2000 home value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Zapata County, Texas. In 2000, 94.4 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Mining has the largest businesses in Zapata 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 State of Texas establishments size average of 24 for the Mining industry.

Other services, except public administration is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Zapata County, rising by 90.1 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 2.8 percent. The State of Texas experienced a change in employment in the sector of -1.4 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Zapata County, Mining, Other services, except public administration and Construction industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 54.29. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 54.29 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Zapata County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.

In Zapata County, Mining, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Mining is the major employer in the county making up 27.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 635 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries total 13.1 and 12.3 percent of total employment, respectively.









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