College Station-Bryan, TX

College Station-Bryan Metro Area industry wages have increased by 21.7% percent since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in the College Station-Bryan Metro Area by a total of 21.7%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of 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.

College Station-Bryan Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the College Station-Bryan Metro Area

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 80 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 21.8 percent of the total employment decline in College Station-Bryan, TX.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (80 jobs lost)
2. Investigation and security services (72 jobs lost)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (70 jobs lost)
4. Book, periodical, and music stores (48 jobs lost)
5. Elementary and secondary schools (27 jobs lost)

In the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 4,374 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 27 4-digit NAICS industries, 11 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 16 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the College Station-Bryan Metro Area

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 365 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 32.3 percent of the total employment growth in College Station-Bryan.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (365 new jobs)
2. Employment services (291 new jobs)
3. Computer systems design and related services (101 new jobs)
4. Warehousing and storage (80 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (69 new jobs)

Total industry employment has increased by 8.5 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

The College Station-Bryan Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Warehousing and storage industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 724.2 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in College Station-Bryan has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where the industry felt a gain of 104.7 percent. The Warehousing and storage industry in College Station-Bryan outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 22.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (724.2 percent gain)
2. Household goods repair and maintenance (100.0 percent gain)
3. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (63.9 percent gain)
4. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (43.0 percent gain)
5. Employment services (38.1 percent gain)

The College Station-Bryan Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Investigation and security services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 53.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Texas, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 8 percent. The losses in the Investigation and security services industry in College Station-Bryan outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 7.7 percent in terms of employees in the Investigation and security services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Investigation and security services (53.2 percent decline)
2. Drycleaning and laundry services (21.6 percent decline)
3. Advertising and related services (16.7 percent decline)
4. Elementary and secondary schools (14.6 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (13.3 percent decline)

College Station-Bryan One-Year Industry Employment Change

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The College Station-Bryan Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Investigation and security services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 31.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry reported a gain of 4.3 percent. The losses in the Investigation and security services industry in College Station-Bryan outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.1 in percent of jobs in the Investigation and security services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Investigation and security services (31.3 percent decline)
2. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (25.1 percent decline)
3. Computer systems design and related services (16.7 percent decline)
4. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (15.8 percent decline)
5. Florists (14.4 percent decline)

The College Station-Bryan Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Warehousing and storage industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 312.1 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in College Station-Bryan has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where it saw a gain of 8 percent. The Warehousing and storage industry in College Station-Bryan outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 7.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (312.1 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (46.7 percent gain)
3. Utility system construction (37.8 percent gain)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (32.7 percent gain)
5. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (29.2 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in Texas, which saw a gain of 4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the College Station-Bryan Metro Area

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Utility system construction industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 137 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Utility system construction industry makes up 18.6 percent of the growth in College Station-Bryan.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (137 new jobs)
2. Employment services (97 new jobs)
3. Warehousing and storage (69 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (48 new jobs)
5. Unclassified (33 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the College Station-Bryan Metro Area

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Computer systems design and related services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 110 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Computer systems design and related services industry make up 20.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in College Station-Bryan, TX.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (110 jobs lost)
2. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (56 jobs lost)
3. Home health care services (35 jobs lost)
4. Scientific research and development services (32 jobs lost)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (32 jobs lost)

In the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,170 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 67 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 35 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 31 industries reported employment loss in the period.

About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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 College Station-Bryan, TX

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Evaluated with other MSAs across the nation, the College Station-Bryan metro area may be understood as having a very high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 26.9 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 38.5 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 18 to 64 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in College Station-Bryan, accounting 30.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

In College Station-Bryan, TX White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $36,816 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 8.1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic households in College Station-Bryan, TX , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $29,779, this median household income is 12.5 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $21,272. This median is 37.5 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in College Station-Bryan reported an income level of $32,614, which was 4.2 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 31.9 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $23,186.

While the median household income saw a decline in the last five year in the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in household income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 43.3 percent since the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in College Station-Bryan, seeing a 48.2 percent increase in median income, since the values reporting the 2000 Decennial Census.

The poverty rate in the College Station-Bryan, TX Metro has increased by 1.6 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 26.9 percent to 28.5 percent.

The household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $30,896, which represents a 9.3 percent decline. The College Station-Bryan, TX MSA, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 14 of 22 metro area in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Texas. College Station-Bryan ranks 95 of 233 metro area in terms of the decline in household income across the nation.

Compared to Metro Areas across the United States, the College Station-Bryan metro area accounted a very low median income for all households of $34,052 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 37.2 percent lower than the median income in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 44.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

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

Higher Education in the College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area

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From 2000, the College Station-Bryan metro area has decreased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has declined by 1.0 percent to a total of 36 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is greater than the State of Texas percent of 25.2 and greater than the US percent of 27.2.

In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that in the College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 37.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in the College Station-Bryan metro area have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 37.8 percent (Men) versus 34.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 34.2 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has decreased by 4.2 percent. As reported in 2005, 37.8 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 increased by a total of 1.6 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 34.2 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

In the College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area as reported in the American Community Survey of the year 2005, 38.6 percent of the White Alone, 14.8 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 14.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area may to understood as having a highly-educated working age population, with 36 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported in American Community Survey of 2005. The College Station-Bryan MSA counted a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Texas's proportion of 25.2 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 27.2 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for College Station-Bryan, TX

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In the year 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in the College Station-Bryan metro area to be 26.8 years of age. The median age in College Station-Bryan is less than the median age in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 23.6 years old. With 19.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, College Station-Bryan can be described as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.6 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13.4 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other metro areas in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Since 2000, a very high number of individuals have migrated into the College Station-Bryan metro area, with 6,402 people migrating in internationally. The international migration into College Station-Bryan totals 1 percent of immigration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is very high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

The College Station-Bryan metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is comprised of 64.1 percent White, 11.8 percent African American, 3.7 percent Asian, and 19 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 34.5 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, College Station-Bryan has increased the percent of minority population when 33.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

The College Station-Bryan metro area had a population of 189,735 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 185,113. This growth shows an increase of 2.5 percent. College Station-Bryan ranks 18 of 25 MSAs when analyzing total population change in Texas and the metro area ranks 245 of 361 metro areas by growth in MSA population in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, the College Station-Bryan metro area encompasses a total area of 2106 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 90 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar metro areas, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Charlottesville (90 per sq. mile ), Danville (92 per sq. mile ), Bakersfield (93 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Texarkana (89 per sq. mile ), Bellingham (87 per sq. mile ), Winchester (86 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for College Station-Bryan

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In College Station-Bryan, the census reported 83,603 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a medium-high growth level in the number housing units, adding a sum of 6,386 residential structures since 2001, a change of 8.3 percent.

College Station-Bryan may be described as having a medium proportion of high-valued homes. For the year 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 1.7 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in College Station-Bryan, Texas. In 2005, 58.2 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

The residential housing values in College Station-Bryan, Texas have seen small increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $9,200, or 9.6 percent, since 2000 when their medians were valued at $96,000.

When comparing areas across the State of Texas, College Station-Bryan stands 9 of the 25 metro areas in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The metropolitan statistical area (msa) ranks 92 of 361, comparing the percentage change in residential real estate in other US MSAs.

College Station-Bryan had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $105,200, accounted by the American Community Survey. This is less than the State of Texas 2005 median home value of $106,000 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for College Station, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

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Manufacturing has the largest employers in College Station Metropolitan Area (MSA), averaging 39 jobs per establishment, which is less than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Texas typical size of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in College Station, growing in new jobs by 37.5 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas faced a industry job change of 8.3 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

The Professional and technical services industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in the College Station Metro Area, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 5.6 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

In College Station, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 17.4 percent of all the jobs in the Metropolitain Area. This makes up 9,576 people employed. The Accommodation and food services and Manufacturing industries make up 15.6 and 11.4 percent of all employment.

In College Station, Accommodation and food services, Real estate and rental and leasing and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Accommodation and food services industry has a US LQ in the region of 1.58. This means the percent of total employment in the Accommodation and food services industry is 1.58 times greater than the US average, showing signs that College Station may be an exporter of products or services of Accommodation and food services.

An industry with high wages in College Station is the mining industry with wages that annually pay $45,862. Throughout the MSA since the year 2001, the annual average wages in the industry have grown by 0.1 percent or $54. The State of Texas reflects a similar economic condition in the mining sector, standing near the top of industries in terms of 2004 annual average wages.

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