In Alpine County, jobs in the oilseed and grain farming pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the oilseed and grain farming industry had the highest average wages in Alpine County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Alpine County was paid an annual wage of . in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry pay the State of California of $26,075 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $26,010.

High-wage employment in Alpine County, California can be found in vegetable and melon farming (.), fruit and tree nut farming (.), greenhouse and nursery production (.) and other crop farming (.) industries. Note: Click Graph Above for Detail 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.

Alpine County Wages have increased by 8.3% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Alpine County, California by a total of 8.3%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of California and less 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.

Alpine County Industry Wages Lag Behind California, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Alpine County, California when analyzed can be described as relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 44.3 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $45,358. 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.

Alpine County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has decreased by 33.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of California, experiencing a gain of 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Alpine County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 96.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the California, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 31 percent. The losses in the Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry in Alpine County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 6.5 in percent of jobs in the Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (96.8 percent decline)
2. Charter bus industry (90.2 percent decline)
3. Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (88.2 percent decline)
4. Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing (81.5 percent decline)
5. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (76.8 percent decline)

Alpine County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Vegetable and melon farming industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 459.3 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Alpine County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where the industry took a loss of 2.7 percent. The Vegetable and melon farming industry in Alpine County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 6.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vegetable and melon farming (459.3 percent gain)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (292.2 percent gain)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (278.1 percent gain)
4. Other nonferrous metal production (276.6 percent gain)
5. Other information services (195.8 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Alpine County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Insurance carriers industry has added the most employment with 4,041 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Insurance carriers industry makes up 8.4 percent of the growth in Alpine County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (4,041 new jobs)
2. Private households (2,400 new jobs)
3. General medical and surgical hospitals (2,380 new jobs)
4. Outpatient care centers (2,294 new jobs)
5. Management and technical consulting services (2,294 new jobs)

In Alpine County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 208 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Alpine County

The Management of companies and enterprises industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 4,950 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 7.2 percent of the total employment decline in Alpine County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (4,950 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (4,508 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (3,555 jobs lost)
4. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (3,382 jobs lost)
5. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (2,866 jobs lost)

Given the 233 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 121 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 112 industries reported employment loss in the period.





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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 Alpine County, California

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Alpine County accounted a relatively high median household income of $48,994 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 13.4 percent lower than the median in California of $55,567 and the income level is 0.3 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Alpine County, California , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $74,588, this income level is 52.2 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. In Alpine County, California White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $54,910 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 12.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Alpine County reported a median household income of $28,762, this level was 41.3 percent less than the median income level in this area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Alpine County, California can be understood to have a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 19.5 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 37.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Alpine County, having 81.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Alpine County, California

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Alpine County, California, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 31.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Alpine have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 28 percent (Men) versus 28.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree, with 37.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Alpine County, California as reported in the 2000 Census, 33.6 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 8.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Alpine County, California may to understood as having a highly-educated working age population, with 28.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Alpine counted a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of California's proportion of 26.6 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Alpine County, California

Since 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Alpine from another country. The international migration into Alpine accounts for 0 percent of all immigration into California. This amount of international migration is very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

In terms of total land area, Alpine spans a total of 739 total square miles. The area has a very low population density of 2 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Madison, MT (2 per sq. mile ), McKenzie, ND (2 per sq. mile ), Logan, ND (2 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Presidio, TX (2 per sq. mile ), Rich, UT (2 per sq. mile ), Kodiak Island, AK (2 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Alpine County, California to be 41.8 years of age. The median age in Alpine is greater than the median age in the State of California of 34.4. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 39.7 years old. A total of 18 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Alpine can be described as being made up of a relatively low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the population, with 70.2 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11.7 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Alpine County, California has a population base that is comprised of 76.4 percent White, 0.7 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 8.6 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 9.7 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Alpine has increased the percent of minority population when 8.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

Alpine County, California had an estimated population of 1,159 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 1,207. The decline denotes a decrease of -4 percent. Alpine ranks 51 of 58 counties when analyzing total population change in California and the county ranks 2,006 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

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

Housing Report for Alpine County, California

The State of California, Alpine County is positioned 11 of 58 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 309 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Alpine County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $184,200, reported by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall California 2000 median home value of $211,500 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

In Alpine County, there were a total of 1,694 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 152 homes since 2001, or 9.9 percent.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Alpine County, California -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Construction has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Alpine County, rising by 5.3 percent. This is less than the industry employment change in the United States of 7.3 percent. The State of California experienced a sector employment shift of 16.4 percent, in the last 5 years.

Construction has the largest businesses in Alpine County. The industry averages 3 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's national average of 9 and less than the State of California typical size of 12 for the Construction industry.

The Retail Trade sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Alpine County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 9 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.











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