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Labor Force

Composition of Metro Area Job Market

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Employment by Industry

January, 2004
Total Nonagricultural	179,600
Natural Resources & Mining	1,500
Construction	9,900
Manufacturing	9,300
Trade, Transportation & Utilities	36,100
Information	2,100
Financial Activities	7,500
Profess & Business Servies	11,400
Education & Health Services	34,600
Leisure & Hospitality	16,600
Other Services	4,800
Government	45,800

Unemployment (estimates in thousands)
C.L.F.	Emp.	Unemp.	% Rate
241.8	206.5	35.3	14.6

*McAllen - Edinburg - Mission MSA

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Wage Survey

Office & Administrative
	Mean	Avg. Starting
Office Clerk - General	7.50	5.95
Secretaries	8.53	6.73
Billing Clerks	8.68	7.11
Payroll Clerks	9.66	7.99
Human Resource Asst.	10.01	8.18
Bookkeepers	8.90	8.34
Office Support Managers#f0f0f0	13.41	9.59

Manufacturing
	Mean	Avg. Starting
Reinforcing Metal Workers	6.72	5.57
Janitors & Cleaners	6.50	5.71
Warehouse Stock Clerks	7.41	5.85
Packaging & Filling Operators	7.53	5.93
Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators	8.06	5.99
Automotive Mechanics	8.55	6.07
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	9.68	6.96
Welders & Cutters	9.43	7.07
Sheet Metal Workers	8.20	7.13
Machinist	9.50	7.61
1st Line Supervisor Laborer	11.24	7.74
1st Line Supervisor Construction	13.82	9.72
1st Line Supervisor Mechanics/Repair	15.25	9.99
Coat/Spray Cleaners	10.18	10.33
1st Line Supervisor Production/Operations	16.08	11.41
Tool & Die Makers	16.49	13.28

Warehousing Hourly Wage Rates
	Avg	Low	Med	High
Moving/Storage Materials	4.81	4.25	4.50	7.53
Janitors	4.54	4.25	4.25	7.00
Shipping & Receiving	4.56	4.25	4.37	8.65
Light Truck Drivers	4.86	4.25	4.75	8.06
Material Handling	5.25	4.25	5.25	5.25
Production Clerks	5.80	4.25	4.88	11.54

Statistics

City of Edinburg Statistics - (PDF - 39k)

Hidalgo County Statistics - (PDF - 38k)

Expanded information on population, gender, race, housing, marital status, occupation, income, utility costs and more.

Economic Indicators

Bank Deposits
	2004	2003	2002
December		$544,311,877	$449,875,366
November		$555,386,663	$433,360,432
October	$598,318,229	$531,565,714	$443,799,273
September	$580,172,348	$531,617,684	$440,465,889
August	$553,453,789	$528,448,606	$420,893,325
July	$575,385,615	$525,351,063	$424,738,919
June	$591,645,195	$533,500,133	$437,637,771
May	$594,114,290	$530,992,519	$428,449,975
April	$595,807,489	$530,149,921	$369,518,906
March	$600,197,088	$530,402,125	$815,781,147
February	$599,255,668	$528,592,471	$837,506,622
January	$600,961,341	$490,462,396	$847,580,492

Expanded Regional Data available from
Rio Grande Valley Partnership.

2004 Building Permits Report
	2004	2004 YTD	2003	2003 YTD
December			$5,645,030	$65,135,476
November			$5,692,545	$118,597,715
October	$13,128,978	$148,032,718	$7,209,122	$112,905,170
September	$7,822,963	$134,903,740	$12,534,623	$105,696,048
August	$34,438,923	$127,080,777	$6,363,194	$93,161,425
July	$8,398,120	$92,641,854	$39,342,379	$86,798,231
June	$12,887,650	$84,243,734	$11,210,131	$47,455,852
May	$10,866,697	$71,356,084	$9,106,591	$36,245,721
April	$11,718,609	$45,017,384	$7,401,154	$27,139,130
March	$23,141,473	$44,243,903	$14,342,520	$9,274,584
February	$15,580,333	$21,102,430	$10,463,392	$15,531,328
January	$5,522,097	$5,522,097	$5,067,936	$5,067,936

2003 Building Permits Report
	2003	2003 YTD	2002	2002 YTD
December	$5,645,030	$65,135,476	$5,077,355	$111,631,783
November	$5,692,545	$118,597,715	$0	$106,554,428
October	$7,209,122	$112,905,170	$13,567,168	$106,554,428
September	$12,534,623	$105,696,048	$11,338,330	$92,987,260
August	$6,363,194	$93,161,425	$16,298,098	$81,648,930
July	$39,342,379	$86,798,231	$11,731,066	$65,350,832
June	$11,210,131	$47,455,852	$16,902,017	$53,619,766
May	$9,106,591	$36,245,721	$8,444,443	$36,717,749
April	$7,401,154	$27,139,130	$7,852,186	$28,273,306
March	$9,274,584	$14,342,520	$9,405,113	$20,421,120
February	$0	$5,067,936	$5,604,321	$11,016,007
January	$5,067,936	$5,067,936	$5,411,686	$5,411,686

2004 Building Report
	Total Residential	YTD	Total Commercial	YTD	Total Month	YTD
December
November
October	$11,165,418	$97,572,056	$1,963,560	$50,460,662	$13,128,978	$148,032,718
September	$6,221,383	$86,406,638	$1,601,580	$48,497,102	$7,822,963	$134,903,740
August	$8,146,056	$80,185,255	$26,292,867	$46,895,522	$34,438,923	$127,080,777
July	$6,743,220	$72,039,199	$1,654,900	$20,602,655	$8,398,120	$92,641,854
June	$10,657,998	$65,295,979	$2,229,652	$18,947,755	$12,887,650	$84,243,734
May	$9,620,597	$54,637,981	$1,246,100	$16,718,103	$10,866,697	$71,356,084
April	$11,718,609	$45,017,384	$4,526,875	$15,472,003	$16,245,484	$60,489,387
March	$19,439,025	$33,298,775	$3,702,448	$10,945,128	$23,141,473	$44,243,903
February	$8,755,503	$13,859,750	$6,824,830	$7,242,680	$15,580,333	$21,102,430
January	$5,104,247	$5,104,247	$417,850	$417,850	$5,522,097	$5,522,097

2003 Building Report
	Total Residential	YTD	Total Commercial	YTD	Total Month	YTD
December	$3,829,159	$46,268,413	$1,248,196	$65,363,370	$5,077,355	$111,631,783
November	$3,722,798	$59,490,446	$1,969,747	$59,107,269	$5,692,545	$118,597,715
October	$5,692,622	$55,767,648	$1,516,500	$57,137,522	$7,209,122	$112,905,170
September	$7,057,528	$50,075,026	$5,477,095	$55,621,022	$12,534,623	$105,696,048
August	$4,496,169	$43,017,498	$1,867,025	$50,143,927	$6,363,194	$93,161,425
July	$4,773,574	$38,521,329	$34,568,805	$48,276,902	$39,342,379	$86,798,231
June	$7,413,130	$33,747,755	$3,797,001	$13,708,097	$11,210,131	$47,455,852
May	$6,678,635	$26,334,625	$2,427,956	$9,911,096	$9,106,591	$36,245,721
April	$4,599,946	$19,655,990	$2,801,208	$7,483,140	$7,401,154	$27,139,130
March	$7,338,340	$10,966,607	$1,936,244	$3,375,913	$9,274,584	$14,342,520
February	$0	$3,628,267	$0	$1,439,669	$0	$5,067,936
January	$3,628,267	$3,628,267	$1,439,669	$1,439,669	$5,067,936	$5,067,936

Expanded Regional Data available from
Rio Grande Valley Partnership.

2003-2004 Sales Tax Reports
	Total	1% City	1/2% Prop
Month	2003-2004	Portion	Tax Redct

October	855,145	427,573	213,786
November	0	0	0
December	0	0	0
January	0	0	0
February	0	0	0
March	0	0	0
April	0	0	0
May	0	0	0
June	0	0	0
July	0	0	0
August	0	0	0
September	0	0	0

Totals	855,145	427,573	213,786

2002-2003 Sales Tax Reports
	Total	1 % City	1/2% Prop	1/2% Eco
Month	2002-2003	Portion	Tax Redct	Dev Corp

October	757,188	378,594	189,297	189,297
November	658,559	329,279	164,640	164,640
December	563,544	281,772	140,886	140,886
January	852,365	426,182	213,091	213,091
February	757,188	317,717	158,858	158,858
March	628,355	314,178	157,089	157,089
April	814,018	407,009	203,505	203,505
May	686,164	343,082	171,541	171,541
June	815,292	407,646	203,823	203,823
July	815,397	407,698	203,849	203,849
August	774,285	387,143	193,571	193,571
September	678,989	339,495	169,747	169,747

Totals	7,226,316	3,613,158	1,806,579	1,806,579

2001-2002 Sales Tax Reports
	Total	1 % City	1/2% Prop	1/2% Eco
Month	2001-2002	Portion	Tax Redct	Dev Corp

October	880,110	440,055	220,028	220,028
November	609,612	304,806	152,403	152,403
December	626,543	313,271	156,636	156,636
January	878,859	439,430	219,715	219,715
February	569,160	284,580	142,290	142,290
March	494,524	247,262	123,631	123,631
April	880,110	423,652	211,826	211,826
May	703,898	351,949	175,975	175,975
June	683,972	341,986	170,993	170,993
July	783,766	391,883	195,941	195,941
August	678,643	339,321	169,661	169,661
September	737,530	368,765	184,383	184,383

Totals	8,493,921	4,246,960	2,123,480	2,123,480

Retail Site Study

The potential site is located at the intersection of 10th Street and Highway 107 in the western portion of Edinburg’s city limits.

The figure to the right depicts the trade area for the potential site. The area consists of a ten-minute drive time polygon, determined by Buxton’s proprietary drive-time technology. There are an estimated 36,508 households that fall within this trade area. Segment 41 (Close-Knit Families) accounts for over a third of the total households in this trade area. Please refer to the Methodology section for details on our drive-time technology.

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10-Minute Trade Area Segmentation

Each household in the U.S. can be described by one of fifty segments, based upon its consumer habits and spending patterns. This graph depicts the segments, by percent of total households that comprise the trade area for the proposed site. A segment that represents at least five percent of a trade area is considered a dominant segment.

The chart below provides household counts and indicates the percent of all households in the trade area that are classified in each dominant segment. The next page provides a brief description of dominant segments. The methodology section of this report includes a full description of each segment.

Dominant Segments

Dominant Segments	Description
17	Stars and Stripes
18	White Picket Fence
40	Trying Metro Times
41	Close-Knit Families

Dominant Segment Descriptions
17 Stars and Stripes	This segment’s population consists of young families with children. They live primarily in urban and suburban areas, have slightly above average median household incomes, and work in blue-collar occupations. They are likely to eat at quick service hamburger restaurants, frequent convenience stores, and play video games.
18 White Picket Fence	This segment’s population usually consists of suburban families with one or two children. Many of these households enjoy bingo, bowling, and home delivery meals, such as pizza. They use credit unions and have personal loans for home improvement projects. They have a median household income just below the national average and work in blue-collar occupations.
40 Trying Metro Times	Young, single parents and seniors make up this segment. They live in urban and suburban areas and are typically renters. This segment’s population is more likely than average to shop at convenience stores and use prepaid calling cards. They have made several furniture and appliance purchases in the last year.
41 Close-Knit Families	These families consist of young adults with children. They are typically renters living in urban areas. This segment tends to eat at fast-food restaurants and use non-traditional banking services. Close-Knit Families are likely to listen to contemporary hits radio and enjoy daytime television.

Average Daily Traffic Counts

The highest traffic count for the potential site is located at the intersection of 10th Street and Hwy 107. Traffic counts near the site should reach around 20,000 vehicles per day.

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10-Minute Trade Area Demographic Summary

The chart below presents pertinent data and information that guided our findings and our recommendation of retailers and restaurants.

Population	Retail Site
2007 Projection	134,053
2002 Estimate	117,574
2000 Census	111,095
1990 Census	80,924
Growth from 1990-2000	37.28%
Households	Retail Site
2007 Projection	41,957
2002 Estimate	36,508
2000 Census	34,372
1990 Census	24,370
Growth from 1990 - 2000	41.04%
Income	Retail Site
2002 Average Household Income	$52,562
2002 Median Household Income	$35,926
2002 Per Capita Income	$16,616
Property Value	Retail Site
2002 Median Property Value	$86,588
Traffic Count	Retail Site
Vehicles Per Day	20,000

Demographic Detail

Population
2007 Projection		134,053
2002 Estimate		117,574
2000 Census		111,095
1990 Census		80,924
Growth 1990-2000		37.28%
Households
2007 Projection		41,957
2002 Estimate		36,508
2000 Census		34,372
1990 Census		24,370
Growth 1990-2000		41.04%
2002 Population By Race & Origin		117,574
White		78.38%
Black		0.63%
Asian & Pacific Islander		1.64%
Other Races		19.34%
Spanish Origin		81.32%
2002 Hispanic Race Base		95,617
White