San Antonio, TX

San Antonio Metro Area industry wages have increased by 20.1% percent since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in the San Antonio Metro Area by a total of 20.1%. This is greater than the growth in 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in San Antonio, TX can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other Metro Areas in the United States. The overall wages are 16.7 percent lower than the with an state average of $41,186. The overall industry wage 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.

San Antonio Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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The San Antonio Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Scheduled air transportation industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 48.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Texas, where the it saw a loss of 21.2 percent. The losses in the Scheduled air transportation industry in San Antonio outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 25 percent in terms of employment in the Scheduled air transportation industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Scheduled air transportation (48.5 percent decline)
2. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (45.6 percent decline)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (29.8 percent decline)

The San Antonio Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 248.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in San Antonio has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Texas, where it saw a gain of 222.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in San Antonio outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.7 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (248.1 percent gain)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (44.7 percent gain)
3. Electronic instrument manufacturing (34.6 percent gain)
4. Nonscheduled air transportation (32.9 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (30.7 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 7.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Texas, which saw a gain of 4.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the San Antonio Metro Area

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 5,026 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 42.4 percent of the total employment growth in San Antonio.

Top 3 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (5,026 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (2,767 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (2,082 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the San Antonio Metro Area

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Scheduled air transportation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,435 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Scheduled air transportation industry make up 77.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in San Antonio, TX.

Top 5 Industries
1. Scheduled air transportation (1,435 jobs lost)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (324 jobs lost)
3. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (89 jobs lost)
4. Nursing care facilities (76 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (75 jobs lost)

Out of the 14 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 11 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In the San Antonio, TX metro area, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 43,562 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

San Antonio One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Decline in the San Antonio Metro Area

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Electronic shopping and mail-order houses industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,577 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Electronic shopping and mail-order houses industry make up 34.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in San Antonio, TX.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (1,577 jobs lost)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (311 jobs lost)
3. Telecommunications resellers (244 jobs lost)
4. General rental centers (216 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (202 jobs lost)

In the San Antonio, TX metro area, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 27,855 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the San Antonio Metro Area

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has grown the most with 2,879 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 12.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in San Antonio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (2,879 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (1,921 new jobs)
3. Business support services (1,833 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (1,257 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (1,180 new jobs)

Of the 160 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 46 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 114 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total employment has increased by 4.5 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Texas, experiencing a gain of 4 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2 percent.

The San Antonio Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 113.2 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in San Antonio has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Texas, where it saw a gain of 28.8 percent. The Unclassified industry in San Antonio outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 12.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (113.2 percent gain)
2. Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing (43.8 percent gain)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (41.3 percent gain)
4. Remediation and other waste services (39.5 percent gain)
5. Support activities for mining (33.0 percent gain)

The San Antonio Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General rental centers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 34.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Texas, where the industry felt a loss of 23.4 percent. The losses in the General rental centers industry in San Antonio outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 8.8 in percent of jobs in the General rental centers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General rental centers (34.4 percent decline)
2. Telecommunications resellers (31.8 percent decline)
3. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (31.6 percent decline)
4. Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers (30.3 percent decline)
5. Spectator sports (19.5 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 San Antonio, TX

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When compared to other Metro Areas throughout the United States, the San Antonio metro area had a medium-high median income for households of $45,794 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 2 percent lower than the household income median in State of Texas of $46,715 and the income level is 7.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $43,263, posting a 5.5 percent decline. The San Antonio, TX MSA, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 19 of 22 metro area in percent of decline for household income in Texas. San Antonio ranks 169 of 233 metro area in terms of the decline in median household income in the United States.

The poverty rate in the San Antonio, TX Metro has increased by 1.1 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 15.1 percent to 16.2 percent.

While the median household income saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in the San Antonio, TX metro area, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in the household income level was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 30 percent in the last five years. The Asian population group was least impacted by the household income decline in San Antonio, encountering a 37.4 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

When compared to other Metro Areas across the United States, the San Antonio metro area can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 15.1 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 21.5 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in San Antonio, having 23.7 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Hispanic Householders in San Antonio, TX recorded a median income of $36,688, this median household income is 19.9 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $47,360. This median is 3.4 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in San Antonio had a median household income level of $35,452, this was 22.6 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In San Antonio, TX White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $49,330 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 7.7 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 17.7 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $37,685.

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

Higher Education in the San Antonio, TX Metro Area

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San Antonio, TX Metro Area is made up of a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 24.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported in American Community Survey of 2005. The San Antonio MSA counted a lower percent of population with high education level than the State of Texas's proportion of 25.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 27.2 percent.

In the San Antonio, TX Metro Area as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey, 27.6 percent of the White Alone, 19.6 percent of Black or African American, 42.6 percent of the Asian alone and 12.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2005 American Community Survey in the San Antonio, TX Metro Area, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 30.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in the San Antonio metro area on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 25.2 percent (Men) versus 23.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 29.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 1.2 percent. By 2005, 25.2 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 2.6 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 23.2 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

From 2000, the San Antonio 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 1.8 percent to a total of 24.2 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the 2005 State of Texas percent of 25.2 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

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

Demographic Profile for San Antonio, TX

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In terms of total land area, the San Antonio metro area encompasses a total area of 7340 square miles. The land areas has a medium-high average area density of 257 persons per square mile. Similar metro areas in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Mansfield (258 per sq. mile ), Saginaw-Saginaw Township North (258 per sq. mile ), Durham (258 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Vero Beach (256 per sq. mile ), Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro (250 per sq. mile ), Spokane (250 per sq. mile ).

The San Antonio metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is made up of 39.1 percent White, 5.9 percent African American, 1.5 percent Asian, and 52.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of diversity, with 59.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, San Antonio has increased in diversity when 58.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

In the year 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in the San Antonio metro area to be 33.8 years of age. The median age in San Antonio is greater than the median age in Texas of 33.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 32.7 years of age. With 1.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, San Antonio can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.6 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13.4 percent of the total population base. Compared to other metro areas throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

The San Antonio metro area had a population of 1,889,797 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 1,719,415. This growth signifies an increase of 9.9 percent. San Antonio ranks 4 of 25 MSAs in terms of population growth in Texas and the metro area ranks 17 of 361 metro areas by growth in MSA population in the United States.

Estimated since the year 2000, a high amount of people migrated into the San Antonio metro area, with 27,063 people migrating in internationally. The international migration into San Antonio totals 4.1 percent of all immigration into Texas. This percent of immigration can be considered 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 San Antonio

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When comparing areas across the State of Texas, San Antonio ranks 10 of the 25 metro areas by percent in growth of new residential structures. The metropolitan area places 99 of 361, comparing the percentage change in residential real estate in other US MSAs.

San Antonio had a median home value in the year 2005 of $97,200, accounted by the American Community Survey. This value is less than the overall State of Texas 2005 home median value of $106,000 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in San Antonio, Texas. In 2005, 64.4 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In San Antonio, there were a total of 717,410 housing structures in 2005. The metro area has seen a medium-high growth level in the number housing units, adding in all 54,109 residential units since 2001, or 8.2 percent.

San Antonio may be described as having a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. During the year 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 1.9 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

The owner-occupied dwellings in San Antonio, Texas have seen large increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $20,100, or 26.1 percent, from 2000 when they had reported median values of $77,100.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for San Antonio, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

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Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in the San Antonio Metropolitan Area. The industry was hit with a loss of 9,029 total jobs during the period, accounting for 16.6 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 60.2 percent of the total jobs loss in the Metro Area.

In San Antonio, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 14.8 percent of total employment in the Metro Area, making up 92,525 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services industries make up 14.1 and 12.8 percent of total employment, respectively.

Accommodation and food services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in San Antonio, with a job growth of 13.5 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 7.6 percent. The State of Texas had an industry job change of 8.8 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In San Antonio, Finance and insurance, Accommodation and food services and Real estate and rental and leasing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Finance and insurance sector has a United State LQ of 1.41. The percent of employment in the Finance and insurance industry is 1.41 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that San Antonio produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Finance and insurance.

A high-wage industry in San Antonio is the finance and insurance sector paying an annual wage of $53,489. In the Metropolitan Area since the year 2001, the industry annual average pay has grown by 6 percent or $3,043. The State of Texas holds a similar economic condition in the finance and insurance industry, falling near the top of sectors by 2004 industry pay.

Information has a largest number of employees per establishment in San Antonio MSA. In the region, the industry averages 37 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 22 and greater than the State of Texas average of 24 for the Information industry.

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