Selected Economic Data for Texas Cooperative Extension, Central Texas District (8)

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1 Panhandle (1) Selected Economic Data for Texas Cooperative Extension, Central Texas District (8) Dennis U. Fisher February 14, 2002 South Plains (2) Rolling Plains (3) North Texas (4) West Central (7) Central Texas (8) East Texas (5) Far West (6) Southwest Texas (10) Southeast Texas (9) Coastal Bend (11) Compiled by Community Economics, Agricultural Economics Department, Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University System. For additional information contact Dennis Fisher. (979) or South Texas (12)

2 Map 1: Population Per Square Mile: 1999 Panhandle (1) Extension Districts People per Square Mile Less than 7 (64) 7 to 15 (46) 15 to 45 (72) Greater than 45 (72) South Plains (2) Rolling Plains (3) North Texas (4) West Central (7) Central Texas (8) East Texas (5) Far West (6) Southwest Texas (10) Southeast Texas (9) Coastal Bend (11) Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census and Community Economics, Agricultural Economics Department, Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University System. For additional information contact Dennis Fisher. ( or d-fisher@tamu.edu) South Texas (12)

3 Map 2: Population Change in Texas Counties: 1930 to 1999 Panhandle (1) Extension Districts Percentage Change 1930 to % to 0.0% (93) 0.0% to 58.4% (54) 58.4% to 202.1% (54) 202.1% to 3,109.8% (53) South Plains (2) Rolling Plains (3) North Texas (4) West Central (7) Central Texas (8) East Texas (5) Far West (6) Southwest Texas (10) Southeast Texas (9) Coastal Bend (11) Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census and Community Economics, Agricultural Economics Department, Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University System. For additional information contact Dennis Fisher. ( or South Texas (12)

4 Map 3: Population Change in Texas Counties: 1990 to 1999 Panhandle (1) Extension Districts Percentage Change 1990 to % to 0.0% (67) 0.0% to 7.1% (62) 7.1% to 18.2% (62) 18.2% Plus (63) South Plains (2) Rolling Plains (3) North Texas (4) West Central (7) Central Texas (8) East Texas (5) Far West (6) Southwest Texas (10) Southeast Texas (9) Coastal Bend (11) Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census and Community Economics, Agricultural Economics Department, Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University System. For additional information contact Dennis Fisher. ( or South Texas (12)

5 Map 4: Economic Dependency of Texas Counties, 1993 Selected Cities Economic Dependency Farming (65) Mining (30) Manufacturing (11) Government (19) Services (24) Non-specialized (47) Metropolitan Counties (58) El Paso Amarillo Lubbock Abilene Midland Odessa San Angelo Wichita Falls Fort WorthDallas Waco Texarkana Marshall Tyler Longview Austin San Antonio Bryan College Station Houston Source: Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Community Economics, Agricultural Economics Department, Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University System. For additional information contact Dennis Fisher. ( or Laredo Victoria Corpus Christi Definitions on following page. Brownsville

6 Definitions - Economic types: 1 Farming-dependent-- Farming contributed a weighted annual average of 20 percent or more of total labor and proprietor income over the 3 years from 1987 to Mining-dependent-- Mining contributed a weighted annual average of 15 percent or more of total labor and proprietor income over the 3 years from 1987 to Manufacturing-dependent Manufacturing contributed a weighted annual average of 30 percent or more of total labor and proprietor income over the 3 years from 1987 to Government-dependent-- Government activities contributed a weighted annual average of 25 percent or more of total labor and proprietor income over the 3 years from 1987 to Services-dependent-- Service activities (private and personal services, agricultural services, wholesale and retail trade, finance and insurance, transportation and public utilities) contributed a weighted annual average of 50 percent or more of total labor and proprietor income over the 3 years from 1987 to Nonspecialized-- Counties not classified as a specialized economic type over the 3 years from 1987 to Cook, Peggy J. and Karen L Mizer, The Reviser ERS County Typology: An Overview, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Research Report 89, Washington, D.C., December 1994.

7 Table 1. Characteristics of Selected Counties Population Per Capita Income Percentage Population Percentage Percentage Distribution by Race, 1999 Change Change Non-Hispanic County and State White Black Other Hispanic Bell 222,687 16% $24,784 58% 60% 18% 5% 17% Bosque 16,699 10% $20,229 39% 84% 2% 1% 13% Comanche 13,584 2% $21,157 41% 78% 0% 0% 21% Coryell 73,629 14% $16,212 38% 63% 20% 4% 13% Eastland 17,489-5% $20,603 63% 87% 2% 1% 10% Ellis 107,580 26% $24,577 56% 72% 10% 1% 17% Erath 31,469 12% $22,455 46% 87% 1% 1% 12% Falls 17,263-3% $17,844 52% 56% 28% 1% 16% Freestone 17,647 12% $17,747 35% 70% 21% 1% 8% Hamilton 7,609-1% $23,636 62% 92% 0% 1% 8% Hill 31,060 14% $19,799 53% 79% 10% 1% 11% Hood 38,750 34% $28,151 56% 92% 0% 1% 6% Johnson 122,594 26% $21,299 42% 86% 3% 1% 10% Leon 14,870 18% $20,215 47% 81% 14% 1% 5% Limestone 20,620-1% $20,655 52% 69% 21% 1% 9% McLennan 204,244 8% $23,281 56% 66% 16% 1% 16% Milam 24,302 6% $20,312 50% 67% 13% 0% 20% Navarro 41,872 5% $21,720 57% 69% 20% 1% 10% Robertson 15,762 2% $17,260 47% 56% 27% 0% 16% Somervell 6,615 25% $28,582 79% 81% 0% 1% 18% Williamson 240,892 71% $28,552 76% 74% 5% 2% 19% Sources: Regional Economic Information System (REIS), U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; Bureau of the Census, ( and Community Economics, Agricultural Economics Department, Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University System. For additional information, contact Dennis U. Fisher ( or

8 Table 2. Sources of Personal Income for County Residents: 1999 Amounts are in thousands of dollars Income of County Residents Income of Dividends Jobs Jobs Non-residents Total Interest Transfer Inside Outside from Jobs County and State Income and Rent Payments County County Inside County Bell $5,519,041 $799,317 $637,691 $4,082,033 N/A $488,802 Bosque $337,809 $77,983 $75,697 $124,193 $59,936 N/A Comanche $287,390 $60,770 $69,795 $130,222 $26,603 N/A Coryell $1,193,656 $177,367 $130,225 $371,958 $514,106 N/A Eastland $360,318 $67,475 $100,932 $189,459 $2,452 N/A Ellis $2,643,956 $315,842 $331,506 $1,155,016 $841,592 N/A Erath $706,644 $122,583 $118,438 $450,481 $15,142 N/A Falls $308,048 $51,922 $80,040 $140,534 $35,552 N/A Freestone $313,178 $61,935 $69,247 $149,448 $32,548 N/A Hamilton $179,847 $40,549 $43,525 $87,503 $8,270 N/A Hill $614,958 $110,733 $142,392 $257,466 $104,367 N/A Hood $1,090,844 $214,449 $165,252 $277,059 $434,084 N/A Johnson $2,611,102 $338,221 $376,191 $1,068,169 $828,521 N/A Leon $300,592 $68,338 $74,679 $157,575 N/A $21,474 Limestone $425,911 $65,334 $107,343 $225,483 $27,751 N/A McLennan $4,755,002 $819,416 $722,888 $3,212,698 N/A $67,523 Milam $493,626 $88,965 $104,144 $267,338 $33,179 N/A Navarro $909,472 $173,225 $185,296 $494,260 $56,691 N/A Robertson $272,052 $57,522 $73,702 $114,252 $26,576 N/A Somervell $189,068 $30,073 $21,767 $137,228 N/A $24,276 Williamson $6,878,001 $704,048 $436,306 $4,317,557 $1,420,090 N/A Transfer Payments include categories like social security, welfare, Medicare and Medicaid, etc. Jobs Inside County refers to income earned by county residents from working on jobs located within the county. Jobs Outside County refers to income earned by county residents working on jobs located outside the county. Income of Non-residents from Jobs Inside of County refers to income earned inside the county by those who reside outside the county. Sources: Regional Economic Information System (REIS), U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; and Community Economics, Agricultural Economics Department, Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University System. For additional information, contact Dennis U. Fisher ( or

9 Table 3. Percentage Distribution of Income Sources for County Residents: 1999 Income of County Residents Dividends Jobs Jobs Total Interest Transfer Inside Outside County and State Income and Rent Payments County County Bell 100% 14% 12% 74% N/A Bosque 100% 23% 22% 37% 18% Comanche 100% 21% 24% 45% 9% Coryell 100% 15% 11% 31% 43% Eastland 100% 19% 28% 53% 1% Ellis 100% 12% 13% 44% 32% Erath 100% 17% 17% 64% 2% Falls 100% 17% 26% 46% 12% Freestone 100% 20% 22% 48% 10% Hamilton 100% 23% 24% 49% 5% Hill 100% 18% 23% 42% 17% Hood 100% 20% 15% 25% 40% Johnson 100% 13% 14% 41% 32% Leon 100% 23% 25% 52% N/A Limestone 100% 15% 25% 53% 7% McLennan 100% 17% 15% 68% N/A Milam 100% 18% 21% 54% 7% Navarro 100% 19% 20% 54% 6% Robertson 100% 21% 27% 42% 10% Somervell 100% 16% 12% 73% N/A Williamson 100% 10% 6% 63% 21% Transfer Payments include categories like social security, welfare, Medicare and Medicaid, etc. Jobs Inside County refers to income earned by county residents from working on jobs located within the county. Jobs Outside County refers to income earned by county residents working on jobs located outside the county. Sources: Regional Economic Information System (REIS), U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; and Community Economics, Agricultural Economics Department, Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University System. For additional information, contact Dennis U. Fisher ( or

10 Table 4. Percentage Change in Sources of Total Personal Income for County Residents for Selected Counties: 1990 to 1999 Income of County Residents Income of Dividends, Jobs Jobs Non-residents Total Interest, Transfer Inside Outside from Jobs County and State Income and Rent Payments County County Inside County Bell 84% 76% 100% 83% N/A 12% Bosque 54% 27% 69% 54% 83% N/A Comanche 43% 22% 78% 35% 70% N/A Coryell 58% 85% 90% 65% 41% N/A Eastland 55% 27% 61% 66% 8% N/A Ellis 97% 66% 86% 96% 118% N/A Erath 64% 28% 84% 75% 23% N/A Falls 49% 12% 59% 55% 77% N/A Freestone 51% 26% 68% 37% 306% N/A Hamilton 60% 20% 64% 93% 22% N/A Hill 75% 36% 82% 98% 70% N/A Hood 109% 84% 138% 90% 127% N/A Johnson 78% 52% 98% 107% 55% N/A Leon 72% 41% 81% 96% N/A N/A Limestone 50% 19% 78% 42% 204% N/A McLennan 68% 35% 71% 79% N/A 74% Milam 60% 28% 72% 49% N/A N/A Navarro 64% 31% 70% 75% 91% N/A Robertson 50% 37% 65% 26% 474% N/A Somervell 125% 96% 123% 132% N/A N/A Williamson 202% 110% 145% 516% 33% N/A Transfer Payments include categories like social security, welfare, Medicare and Medicaid, etc. Jobs Inside County refers to income earned by county residents from working on jobs located within the county. Jobs Outside County refers to income earned by county residents working on jobs located outside the county. Income of Non-residents from Jobs Inside of County refers to income earned inside the county by those who reside outside the county. Between 1990 and 1999 the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers rose by 27.5 percent. Increases less than that did not keep pace with inflation and represent a loss in buying power. Sources: Regional Economic Information System (REIS), U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; and Community Economics, Agricultural Economics Department, Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University System. For additional information, contact Dennis U. Fisher ( or d-fisher@tamu.edu).

11 Table 5. Sources of County Employment: 1999 Total Wage & Narrow Classifications Goods Service County and State Employment Salary Proprietors Farm Mfg. Services Gov. Prod. Industries Bell 155, ,575 19,463 2,188 9,104 33,711 65,074 18, ,732 Bosque 7,475 4,199 3,276 1, , ,882 4,593 Comanche 7,689 4,495 3,194 2, ,935 4,754 Coryell 19,286 13,779 5,507 1, ,812 6,239 3,675 15,611 Eastland 11,019 7,137 3,882 1,457 1,357 2,099 1,500 4,616 6,403 Ellis 47,453 34,559 12,894 2,151 11,298 10,587 5,267 17,945 29,508 Erath 19,332 13,998 5,334 2,933 2,232 4,331 3,104 6,759 12,573 Falls 7,151 4,674 2,477 1, ,391 1,995 1,970 5,181 Freestone 7,894 4,840 3,054 1, ,628 1,236 2,772 5,122 Hamilton 4,982 2,599 2,383 1, ,135 2,847 Hill 14,945 9,921 5,024 2,244 1,555 2,830 2,163 5,177 9,768 Hood 13,455 9,824 3,631 1, ,680 1,746 3,037 10,418 Johnson 48,424 34,533 13,891 2,525 7,631 11,392 5,640 15,859 32,565 Leon 8,941 4,937 4,004 1, ,102 4,839 Limestone 11,151 7,971 3,180 1, ,449 2,987 2,699 8,452 McLennan 123, ,019 20,868 2,772 17,849 36,362 15,689 29,677 94,210 Milam 11,766 7,586 4,180 2,233 1,898 2,149 1,376 5,416 6,350 Navarro 23,618 17,742 5,876 2,001 2,741 6,641 3,086 6,573 17,045 Robertson 6,972 3,961 3,011 1, ,152 1,018 2,714 4,258 Somervell 4,835 3,771 1, , ,118 Williamson 99,956 75,037 24,919 2,663 9,141 25,814 12,230 23,840 76,116 Goods Production includes farming, agricultural services, mining, construction, and manufacturing. Service Industries includes personal and business services; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; transportation and public utilities; and government. Sources: Regional Economic Information System (REIS), U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; and Community Economics, Agricultural Economics Department, Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University System. For additional information, contact Dennis U. Fisher ( or d-fisher@tamu.edu).

12 Table 6. Percentage Distribution of County Employment: 1999 Total Wage & Narrow Classifications Goods Service County and State Employment Salary Proprietors Farm Mfg. Services Gov. Prod. Industries Bell 100% 87% 13% 1% 6% 22% 42% 12% 88% Bosque 100% 56% 44% 21% 9% 22% 13% 39% 61% Comanche 100% 58% 42% 28% 5% 0% 13% 38% 62% Coryell 100% 71% 29% 7% 4% 20% 32% 19% 81% Eastland 100% 65% 35% 13% 12% 19% 14% 42% 58% Ellis 100% 73% 27% 5% 24% 22% 11% 38% 62% Erath 100% 72% 28% 15% 12% 22% 16% 35% 65% Falls 100% 65% 35% 19% 5% 19% 28% 28% 72% Freestone 100% 61% 39% 18% 4% 21% 16% 35% 65% Hamilton 100% 52% 48% 28% 5% 19% 12% 43% 57% Hill 100% 66% 34% 15% 10% 19% 14% 35% 65% Hood 100% 73% 27% 8% 3% 27% 13% 23% 77% Johnson 100% 71% 29% 5% 16% 24% 12% 33% 67% Leon 100% 55% 45% 22% 7% 0% 9% 46% 54% Limestone 100% 71% 29% 13% 6% 22% 27% 24% 76% McLennan 100% 83% 17% 2% 14% 29% 13% 24% 76% Milam 100% 64% 36% 19% 16% 18% 12% 46% 54% Navarro 100% 75% 25% 8% 12% 28% 13% 28% 72% Robertson 100% 57% 43% 24% 8% 17% 15% 39% 61% Somervell 100% 78% 22% 5% 4% 30% 12% 15% 85% Williamson 100% 75% 25% 3% 9% 26% 12% 24% 76% Goods Production includes farming, agricultural services, mining, construction, and manufacturing. Service Industries includes personal and business services; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; transportation and public utilities; and government. Sources: Regional Economic Information System (REIS), U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; and Community Economics, Agricultural Economics Department, Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University System. For additional information, contact Dennis U. Fisher ( or

13 Table 7. Percentage Change in Sources of County Employment: Total Wage & Narrow Classifications Goods Service County and State Employment Salary Proprietors Farm Mfg. Services Gov. Production Industries Bell 29% 28% 37% 5% 7% 51% 14% 24% 30% Bosque 17% 12% 22% 14% -25% 25% 31% 7% 24% Comanche 17% 26% 8% 10% 45% -100% 21% 2% 30% Coryell 33% 30% 41% 14% 2% 22% 17% 26% 34% Eastland 23% 28% 15% 9% 68% 12% 18% 34% 16% Ellis 39% 40% 38% 10% 45% 38% 38% 43% 37% Erath 29% 32% 22% 13% 53% 46% 27% 46% 21% Falls 11% 11% 12% 0% -9% 6% 33% -9% 21% Freestone 14% 13% 17% 0% -14% 24% 37% 5% 20% Hamilton 23% 25% 21% 12% 2% 7% 59% 19% 26% Hill 47% 60% 26% 23% 45% 26% 40% 40% 51% Hood 38% 59% 2% 27% 133% 29% 28% 47% 36% Johnson 43% 49% 31% 14% 71% 34% 40% 52% 39% Leon 42% 56% 28% 7% 26% -100% 24% 32% 52% Limestone 9% 7% 16% 5% -3% 53% 0% 5% 11% McLennan 25% 26% 18% 10% 15% 33% 14% 24% 25% Milam 12% 10% 15% 10% -10% 20% 13% 6% 17% Navarro 28% 31% 20% 11% -3% 38% 32% 6% 40% Robertson 6% -5% 26% 15% 53% 15% 12% -9% 19% Somervell 0% -8% 40% -10% 124% -100% 40% -46% 17% Williamson 114% 138% 63% 16% 59% 96% 70% 89% 122% Goods Production including farming, agricultural services, mining, construction, and manufacturing. Services Industries includes personal and business services; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; transportation and public utilities; and government. Sources: Regional Economic Information System (REIS), U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; and Community Economics, Agricultural Economics Department, Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University System. For additional information, contact Dennis U. Fisher ( or

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