Zavala County, Texas

In Zavala County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the offices of physicians industry paid the average highest wages in Zavala County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Zavala County received an annual wage of $43,652 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in Texas of $68,019 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $64,740.

High-wage employment in Zavala County, Texas are present in other crop farming ($25,613), other specialty trade contractors ($22,353), child day care services ($20,581) and grocery stores ($16,422) 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.

Zavala County Wages have increased by 28.1% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Zavala County, Texas by a total of 28.1%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Texas and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Zavala County, Texas can be described as very low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 58.4 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $41,186. The average industry wage was less 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.

Zavala County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Zavala County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 18 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 61.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Zavala County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (18 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (7 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (4 new jobs)

In Zavala County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 161 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 7 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 4 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Zavala County

The Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 10 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 80.6 percent of the total job loss in Zavala County, Texas.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (10 jobs lost)
2. Child day care services (1 jobs lost)
3. Building finishing contractors (27 jobs lost)
4. Private households (25 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has increased by 8.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Zavala County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 28.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Zavala County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 19.4 percent. The Offices of physicians industry in Zavala County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.4 percent in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (28.8 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (25.3 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (19.4 percent gain)
4. Other crop farming (2.3 percent gain)

Zavala County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 18.4 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the it saw a loss of 4.9 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Zavala County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 6.4 in percent of workers in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (18.4 percent decline)
2. Private households (7.7 percent decline)
3. Child day care services (4.2 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 Zavala County, Texas

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When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Zavala County was reported to have a very low median household income of $19,707 (2005 Dollars). This median is 137 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median is 149.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 26.2 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $24,863. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $147,626. This income level is 649.1 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. In Zavala County, Texas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $19,392 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.6 percent less than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Zavala County reported an income level of $59,670, this level was 202.8 percent greater than the median for all households. Hispanic in Zavala County, Texas recorded a median income of $19,018, this median household income is 3.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Zavala County, Texas can be considered to have a very high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 41.8 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 60.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Zavala County, accounting 53.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

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

Higher Education in Zavala County, Texas

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In Zavala County, Texas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 8.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 5.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Zavala County, Texas, many men in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 57.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Zavala have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 7 percent (Men) versus 8.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Less than High School category, with 55.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Zavala County, Texas has a less-educated 2000 population, with 7.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Zavala was reported to have a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Texas's proportion of 23.2 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for Zavala County, Texas

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The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Zavala County, Texas to be 29.9 years of age. The median age in Zavala is less than the median in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 29.1 years old. With 31.7 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Zavala can be understood as having a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low presence of the population, with 57.1 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11.2 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a high number of individuals have migrated to Zavala from outside the country. The immigration into Zavala makes up 0 percent of immigration into the State of Texas. This level of international migration can be considered high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Zavala County, Texas had an estimated population of 11,796 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 11,604. This growth denotes an increase of 1.7 percent. Zavala ranks 123 of 254 counties in terms of population growth in Texas and the county ranks 1,664 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Zavala encompasses a total area of 1298 total square miles. The area has a very low density of 9 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, 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 ).

Zavala County, Texas has a population base that is comprised of 7.9 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 91.3 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 91.9 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Zavala has increased in diversity when 91.7 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Zavala County, Texas

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The State of Texas, Zavala County stands 200 of 254 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,672 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Zavala County, there were a total of 4,152 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 37 homes since 2001, or 0.9 percent.

Zavala County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $25,300, according to the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall Texas 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $82,500 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

It can be understood that there is a abundant amount of affordable housing in Zavala County, Texas. In 2000, 98.5 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Zavala County, Texas -- Annu...

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

In Zavala County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Other services, except public administration industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 40.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 812 people employed. The Retail Trade and Other services, except public administration industries total 6.9 and 2.3 percent of all employment.

In Zavala County, Health care and social assistance, Other services, except public administration and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.09. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Health care and social assistance industry is 3.09 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Zavala may be an exporter of products or services of Health care and social assistance.

Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest establishments in Zavala County. In the County, the industry averages 54 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and greater than the Texas typical size of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Zavala County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 11.9 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

Transportation and Warehousing is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Zavala County, increasing by 45.5 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -1 percent. The State of Texas went through a industry job change of 1.4 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

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