South Padre Island Jobs

South Padre Island is a resort community in Cameron County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had an official population of 2,422, although this significantly underestimates its size since many people split their time between vacation properties on South Padre and permanent residences elsewhere in the Rio Grande Valley. The town is located on Padre Island, a large barrier island along the Texas Gulf coast. South Padre Island is named after José Nicolás Ballí , a Catholic priest and settler. In 1967, Hurricane Beulah caused extensive damage to much of the town of South Padre Island. Subsequent to rebuilding, the island became a popular spring break destination for college students and other tourists. Many multistory resort hotels and condominiums have been erected along the coastline to the Gulf of Mexico. The second Schlitterbahn water park opened in South Padre Island in 2001.

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Among the most common occupations in South Padre Island are Management, professional, and related occupations, 44%. Sales and office occupations, 24%. and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 59 percent of workers in South Padre Island, Texas work for companies, 18 percent work for the government and 18 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed South Padre Island Jobs are for sales associate jobs, store manager jobs, physical therapy jobs and sales representative jobs.

The leading industries in South Padre Island, Texas are Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 17%; Educational, health and social services, 16%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's South Padre Island job listings indicate that the following industries in South Padre Island are hiring the most workers: Blood & Organ Banks, Mail Order Retailing, Misc Store Retailers, Food Service Contractors and Catering Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in South Padre Island, Texas is $34,639, and the median income of households in South Padre Island was $45,417.

South Padre Island has an unemployment rate of 3.4%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our South Padre Island Trends data, the number of South Padre Island, Texas jobs has increased by 1729% since April 2008.

Population of South Padre Island Total population 2,422 Male 53.22% Female 46.78% Median age 46.7     South Padre Island Housing Owner-occupied homes 63.5% Median cost of a home $175,400 Median mortgage payment $848 Renter-occupied homes 36.5% Vacant housing 74.2% Median monthly rent $702     Average Income Median for all male full-time $39,250 Median for all female full-time $30,028     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 14% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 4% $200,000 or more 6%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5% High school graduate 20% Some college, no degree 28% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 19% Graduate degree 17%     Marital Status Never married 23% Currently married 56% Separated 2% Widowed 5% Divorced 15%     Race White 96% Black or African American 1% Asian 0% Other 3%     South Padre Island Commute Carpool 15.4% Public transportation 1.6% Average travel time 23 minutes

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