In Yavapai County, jobs in the support activities for air transportation pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the support activities for air transportation industry reported the top wages in Yavapai County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Yavapai County was paid an annual wage of $65,122 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage in Arizona of $45,028 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $38,343.

Top-pay jobs in Yavapai County, Arizona are present in insurance carriers ($54,516), nonresidential building construction ($54,117), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($54,113) and nondepository credit intermediation ($52,409) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed Comparison

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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.

Yavapai County Wages have increased by 23.6% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Yavapai County, Arizona by a total of 23.6%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Arizona and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

Yavapai County Industry Wages Lag Behind Arizona, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Yavapai County, Arizona when analyzed can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 25.4 percent lower than the with an state average of $38,247. The average pay was less than the US average pay 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.

Yavapai County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Yavapai County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Clay product and refractory manufacturing industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 61.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Arizona, where the industry felt a gain of 4.2 percent. The losses in the Clay product and refractory manufacturing industry in Yavapai County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 23.5 percent in terms of employment in the Clay product and refractory manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clay product and refractory manufacturing (61.4 percent decline)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (58.7 percent decline)
3. Direct selling establishments (54.6 percent decline)
4. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (45.1 percent decline)
5. Consumer goods rental (39.3 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 29.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Arizona, which experienced a gain of 16.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Yavapai County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nondepository credit intermediation industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 447.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Yavapai County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Arizona, where this industry saw a gain of 66.6 percent. The Nondepository credit intermediation industry in Yavapai County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 18.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nondepository credit intermediation (447.5 percent gain)
2. Other general merchandise stores (357.0 percent gain)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (335.8 percent gain)
4. Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks (242.9 percent gain)
5. Used merchandise stores (187.4 percent gain)

In Yavapai County, Arizona, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 11,864 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Yavapai County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other general merchandise stores industry has grown the most with 939 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 8.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Yavapai County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (939 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (746 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (624 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (550 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (522 new jobs)

Given the 120 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 32 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 88 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Yavapai County

Given the industries in the area, the Department stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 352 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 34.9 percent of the total job loss in Yavapai County, Arizona.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (352 jobs lost)
2. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (68 jobs lost)
3. Direct selling establishments (63 jobs lost)
4. Special food services (61 jobs lost)
5. Child day care services (59 jobs lost)





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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 Yavapai County, Arizona

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Yavapai County, Arizona can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 38.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Yavapai County, reporting 21.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The median household income has declined a small amount from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $40,746, representing a 0.2 percent decline. Yavapai County, Arizona, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 10 of 10 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Arizona. Yavapai County ranks 663 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median income in the US.

While household income level experienced a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Yavapai County, Arizona, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw a decline of 12.3 percent since the year 2000. The Black or African American population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Yavapai County, experiencing a 98 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $43,240. This income level is 5.9 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic households in Yavapai County, Arizona , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $36,667, this income level is 10.2 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 49.5 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $20,621. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Yavapai County had a median income of $37,928, this median was 7.1 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Yavapai County, Arizona White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,079 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

The poverty rate in Yavapai County, Arizona has increased by 0.9 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 11.9 percent to 12.8 percent.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Yavapai County was reported to have a medium-high household income of $40,834 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 16.2 percent lower than the household income median in State of Arizona of $47,453 and the median household income is 20.3 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 Yavapai County, Arizona

In Yavapai County, Arizona according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 21.6 percent of the White Alone, 39.6 percent of Black or African American, 43.2 percent of the Asian alone and 7.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 1.2 percent. In the year 2005, 24.2 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 1.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 21.4 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

Yavapai County, Arizona may to understood as having a highly-educated 2000 population, with 21.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Yavapai counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Arizona's proportion of 23.6 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Yavapai County, Arizona, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Yavapai have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 22.8 percent (Men) versus 19.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Some College or Associates Degree, with 37.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

From 2000, Yavapai has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 1.6 percent to a total of 22.8 in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the 2005 State of Arizona percent of 25.6 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

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

Demographic Profile for Yavapai County, Arizona

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Yavapai County, Arizona to be 44.2 years of age. The median age in Yavapai is greater than the median age in the State of Arizona of 34.5. From 2000, the area has seen a decline in this median, when at that time it was 44.6 years old. With 20.1 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Yavapai can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the population, with 58 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 22 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively high percent of the population.

Yavapai County, Arizona has a population base that is comprised of 84.6 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 11.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 12.7 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Arizona percent of 33.7. Since 2000, Yavapai has increased the level of diversity when 10.7 percent of the population were minorities.

Yavapai County, Arizona had a population of 198,701 in the year 2005. The population has increased very sharply, since the 2000 total population of 168,981. This growth signifies an increase of 17.6 percent. Yavapai ranks 5 of 15 counties when calculating total change in population for Arizona and the county ranks 108 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In terms of total land area, Yavapai extends a total area of 8123 square miles. This area has a low average population density of of 24 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Warren, IN (24 per sq. mile ), Hancock, IL (24 per sq. mile ), Jefferson, FL (24 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Owsley, KY (24 per sq. mile ), Menominee, MI (24 per sq. mile ), Chelan, WA (24 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Yavapai internationally. The migration from outside the US into Yavapai accounts for 1.1 percent of immigration into the State of Arizona. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Yavapai County, Arizona

The State of Arizona, Yavapai County ranks 2 of 15 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 126 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Yavapai County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $192,500, accounted by the American Community Survey. This value is greater than the overall Arizona 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $185,400 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

It can be understood that there is a fair amount of housing that is affordable in Yavapai County, Arizona. In 2005, 25.3 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Yavapai County is made up of a relatively high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 6.9 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

In Yavapai County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 97,270 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 12,434 residential structures since 2001, a change of 14.7 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Yavapai County, Arizona have seen large increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $54,500, or 39.5 percent, since their values in that year of $138,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Yavapai County, Arizona -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Mining is the industry with the largest establishments in Yavapai County, with the industry averaging 56 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the State of Arizona typical size of 47 for the Mining industry.

In Yavapai County, Mining, Construction and Educational services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 4.58. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining sector is 4.58 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Yavapai County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.

Management of companies and enterprises in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Yavapai County, growing by 92.1 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 1.6 percent. The State of Arizona faced a industry job change of 12.1 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Yavapai County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 17.3 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 8,370 individuals. The Construction and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 14.5 and 14.2 percent of all employment.









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