Longview, TX

Longview Metro Area industry wages have increased by 29.8% percent since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in the Longview Metro Area by a total of 29.8%. 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.

Longview Metro Area Industry Wages Lag Behind Texas, and Wages Lag Behind the United States Industry Wages

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Total wages in all industries in Longview, TX when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other Metro Areas in the United States. The overall wages are 17.1 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $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.

Longview Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Longview Metro Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Department stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 911 jobs. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 29.8 percent of the total employment decline in Longview, TX.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (911 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (711 jobs lost)
3. Building finishing contractors (619 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (423 jobs lost)
5. Waste treatment and disposal (163 jobs lost)

In the Longview, TX metro area, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 4,561 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Longview Metro Area

The Railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry has grown the most with 450 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry makes up 17.9 percent of the growth in Longview.

Top 5 Industries
1. Railroad rolling stock manufacturing (450 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (322 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (263 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (259 new jobs)
5. Utility system construction (235 new jobs)

Given the 32 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 11 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 21 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

The Longview Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 70 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 2 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Longview outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 17.4 percent in terms of employment in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (70 percent decline)
2. Electronic instrument manufacturing (66.3 percent decline)
3. Waste treatment and disposal (60.6 percent decline)
4. Advertising and related services (54.3 percent decline)
5. Nonresidential building construction (50.7 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 6.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Texas, experiencing a gain of 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

The Longview Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 1224.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Longview has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Texas, where this industry saw a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Longview outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1.7 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (1224.0 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (205.7 percent gain)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (159.4 percent gain)
4. Railroad rolling stock manufacturing (68.4 percent gain)
5. Personal care services (57.8 percent gain)

Longview One-Year Industry Employment Change

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The Longview Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 33.3 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the it saw a gain of 11.8 percent. The losses in the Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry in Longview outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 7.2 in percent of jobs in the Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (33.3 percent decline)
2. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (28.7 percent decline)
3. Support activities for forestry (27.3 percent decline)
4. Advertising and related services (25.2 percent decline)
5. Specialty food stores (24 percent decline)

The Longview Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 105.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Longview has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where the industry took a gain of 28.8 percent. The Unclassified industry in Longview outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 12.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (105.6 percent gain)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (43.0 percent gain)
3. Direct selling establishments (38.5 percent gain)
4. Waste treatment and disposal (35.3 percent gain)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (33.9 percent gain)

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

In the Longview, TX metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,574 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

From the 68 4-digit NAICS industries, 27 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 41 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Longview Metro Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Wired telecommunications carriers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 85 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Wired telecommunications carriers industry make up 13.0 percent of the total job loss in Longview, TX.

Top 5 Industries
1. Wired telecommunications carriers (85 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (67 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (61 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (52 jobs lost)
5. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (49 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Longview Metro Area

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has grown the most with 309 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 16.1 percent of the growth in Longview.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (309 new jobs)
2. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (269 new jobs)
3. Railroad rolling stock manufacturing (151 new jobs)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (129 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (110 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 Longview, TX

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The areas median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $36,838, which amounts to a 8.1 percent decline. The Longview, TX MSA, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 16 of 22 metro area in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Texas. Longview ranks 118 of 233 metro area when analyzing the decline in household income across the nation.

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Longview reported an income level of $25,155, this level was 37.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $53,235. This median income level is 32.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic Householders in Longview, TX , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $34,228, this median household income is 14.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 36 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $25,632. In Longview, TX White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $44,277 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 10.5 percent greater than the median in 2000.

The rate of poverty in the Longview, TX Metro has increased by 1.0 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 15.5 percent to 16.5 percent.

As the median household income witnessed a decline in the last five year in the Longview, TX metro area, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in the household income level was the Hispanic category. This group felt a decline of 22.4 percent since 2000. The Asian Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Longview, undergoing a 81.6 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

When compared to other Metro Areas across the United States, the Longview metro area can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 15.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 30.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Longview, reporting 24.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to other MSAs throughout the nation, the Longview metro area reported a relatively low median income for households of $40,076 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 16.6 percent lower than the median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the median household income is 22.6 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

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

Higher Education in the Longview, TX Metro Area

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Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 0.4 percent. In the year 2005, 18.4 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 0.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 16.6 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000, the Longview metro area has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 0.6 percent to a total of 17.4 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the State of Texas percent of 25.2 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

In the Longview, TX Metro Area as reported in the American Community Survey of the year 2005, 20.2 percent of the White Alone, 8 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 7.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Longview, TX Metro Area may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 17.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey. The Longview MSA is reported having a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Texas's proportion of 25.2 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 27.2 percent.

According to the 2005 American Community Survey in the Longview, TX Metro Area, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 30.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in the Longview metro area on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 18.4 percent (Men) versus 16.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 33 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

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

Demographic Profile for Longview, TX

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In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in the Longview metro area to be 37.2 years old. The median in Longview is greater than the median age in the State of Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 35.8 years of age. With 18.1 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Longview can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. 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 base. Compared to other metro areas throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

By measuring total land area, the Longview metro area spans a total of 1785 square miles. This area has a medium-low average area density of 113 persons per square mile. Similar metro areas in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Morgantown (113 per sq. mile ), Utica-Rome (114 per sq. mile ), Terre Haute (115 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Clarksville (113 per sq. mile ), Florence-Muscle Shoals (113 per sq. mile ), Champaign-Urbana (112 per sq. mile ).

The Longview metro area had an estimated population of 201,501 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 194,044. This growth signifies an increase of 3.8 percent. Longview ranks 15 of 25 MSAs in terms of population growth in Texas and the metro area ranks 199 of 361 metro areas in terms of population growth in the United States.

The Longview metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is comprised of 70.3 percent White, 17.6 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 10.2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 28.5 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Longview has increased the percent of minority makeup when 26.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Since the year 2000, a high amount of people have migrated into the Longview metro area, with 2,170 people migrating in internationally. The migration from outside the US into Longview totals 0.3 percent of immigration into the State of Texas. This percent of international migration is high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other metro areas across the US.

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

Housing Report for Longview

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The residential real estate values in Longview, Texas have experienced moderate increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $16,200, or 22.8 percent, from their 2000 median values of $71,200.

In Longview, the census reported 83,667 homes in 2005. The metro area has experienced a medium level of growth in the number housing units, adding all together 1,754 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.1 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Longview, Texas. In 2005, 74.1 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Longview has a small, but present percentage of high-priced residential real estate. For the year 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 0.8 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued over a half a million dollars.

Longview had a median home value in the year 2005 of $87,400, published by the American Community Survey. This median is less than the overall Texas 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $106,000 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

Throughout the State of Texas, Longview ranks 21 of the 25 metro areas by percentage growth in residential real estate. The metro area is positioned 308 of 361, comparing the percentage change in residential real estate in other US MSAs.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Longview, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

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A high-wage industry in Longview is the utilities sector paying an annual wage of $61,435. Locally, since the year 2001, the annual average pay of the industry has grown by 9.2 percent or $5,177. The State of Texas has a similar employment climate in the utilities industry, ranking near the top of industries in term of the average annual pay of 2004.

In Longview, Mining, Utilities and Manufacturing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining industry has an LQ of 13.35. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 13.35 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Longview may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.

Mining saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Longview, growing by 50.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas experienced a sector employment shift of 8.9 percent, during the period.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employees per establishment in Longview MSA. In the region, the industry averages 42 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Texas establishments size average of 38 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Longview, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 17.3 percent of all the jobs in the Metropolitain Area. This makes up 13,226 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries make up 15.8 and 14.4 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

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