In Inyo County, jobs in the offices of dentists pay the highest wages

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Employment in the offices of dentists industry paid the average highest wages in Inyo County for 2006. The average industry job in Inyo County received a wage of $49,740 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in California of $40,762 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $40,482.

Top-pay jobs in Inyo County, California are present in building equipment contractors ($42,190), specialized freight trucking ($42,035), offices of physicians ($41,854) and other professional and technical services ($35,673) 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.

Inyo County Wages have increased by 13.0% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Inyo County, California by a total of 13.0%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for California and less than the growth in average wages for the US.

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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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Inyo County, California can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 43.6 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $45,358. The industry pay was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Inyo County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Inyo County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 70.1 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of California, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 8.8 percent. The losses in the Architectural and engineering services industry in Inyo County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 7.9 percent in terms of employees in the Architectural and engineering services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (70.1 percent decline)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (69.2 percent decline)
3. Offices of physicians (63.3 percent decline)
4. Book, periodical, and music stores (61.5 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (50.5 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 6.7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in California, experiencing a gain of 2.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Inyo County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 171.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Inyo County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where this industry saw a loss of 16.9 percent. The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry in Inyo County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 17.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (171.4 percent gain)
2. Specialty food stores (92.1 percent gain)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (90.3 percent gain)
4. Private households (70.6 percent gain)
5. Other crop farming (65.0 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Inyo County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry has added the most employment with 40 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry makes up 18.0 percent of the total growth in Inyo County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (40 new jobs)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (27 new jobs)
3. Private households (24 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (19 new jobs)
5. Other professional and technical services (18 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Inyo County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Offices of physicians industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 126 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Offices of physicians industry make up 30.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Inyo County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (126 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (104 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (72 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (26 jobs lost)
5. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (21 jobs lost)

From the 31 4-digit NAICS industries, 16 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 14 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Inyo County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 344 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.





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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.

Inyo County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Inyo County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Direct selling establishments industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 55.4 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 3.9 percent. The losses in the Direct selling establishments industry in Inyo County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 1.1 percent in terms of employment in the Direct selling establishments industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Direct selling establishments (55.4 percent decline)
2. ISPs and web search portals (38.4 percent decline)
3. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (27.2 percent decline)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (26.2 percent decline)
5. Utility system construction (22.7 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 0.4 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in the State of California, which went through a gain of 2.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Inyo County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 277.8 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Inyo County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where this industry saw a loss of 72.7 percent. The Unclassified industry in Inyo County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 12.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (277.8 percent gain)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (108.3 percent gain)
3. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (57.4 percent gain)
4. Sound recording industries (40.0 percent gain)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (39.3 percent gain)

In Inyo County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 419 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Given the 143 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 71 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 71 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Inyo County

The Employment services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 434 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Employment services industry make up 12.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Inyo County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (434 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (260 jobs lost)
3. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (207 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (200 jobs lost)
5. Department stores (157 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Inyo County

The Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry has added the most employment with 318 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry makes up 12.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Inyo County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (318 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (177 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (164 new jobs)
4. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (154 new jobs)
5. Traveler accommodation (142 new jobs)





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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 Inyo County, California

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Inyo County reported a medium-high median household income of $40,957 (2005 Dollars). This median is 35.7 percent lower than the median income in State of California of $55,567 and the income level is 20 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Inyo County reported a median household income of $29,695, this median was 27.5 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 192.1 percent greater than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $119,649. Hispanic in Inyo County, California recorded a median income of $35,499, this median is 13.3 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Inyo County, California White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,168 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 5.4 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $57,038. This income level is 39.3 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Inyo County, California can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 12.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 70 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Inyo County, with 21.3 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Inyo County, California

Inyo County, California is made up of a moderately-educated working age population, with 17.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Inyo has a lower percent of population with high education level than the State of California's proportion of 26.6 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In Inyo County, California as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 19 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 22.8 percent of the Asian alone and 3 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Inyo County, California, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Inyo have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 19.2 percent (Men) versus 15.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree, with 33.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Inyo County, California

Estimated since the year 2000, a high number of individual migrated to the Inyo internationally. The international migration into Inyo totals 0 percent of all immigration into California. This percent of international migration is high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Inyo County, California had a population of 18,156 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 17,925. This growth shows an increase of 1.3 percent. Inyo ranks 49 of 58 counties when calculating total change in population for California and the county ranks 1,626 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Inyo covers a total land area of 10203 square miles. The county has a very low 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 ).

Inyo County, California has a population that is made up of 71.8 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 1.3 percent Asian, and 15.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 17.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Inyo has increased the level of diversity when 14.3 percent of the total population were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Inyo County, California to be 43.7 years of age. The median in Inyo is greater than the median in California of 34.4. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 42.9 years of age. A total of 21.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Inyo can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 18.1 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

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

Housing Report for Inyo County, California

In Inyo County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 9,071 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 30 residential units since 2001, or 0.3 percent.

Inyo County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $161,300, according to the Decennial Census. This is less than the California 2000 home median value of $211,500 and greater than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

Inyo County is made up of a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census counted that 1.1 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

In the State of California, Inyo County ranks 57 of 58 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,952 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Inyo County ranks 52 of 59 total Counties throughout California in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 51 of 59 Counties.

The Health care and social assistance industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Inyo County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 9.4 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

Information is the industry with the largest establishments in Inyo County. In the County, the industry averages 22 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 22 and less than the California average establishment size of 24 for the Information industry.

In Inyo County, Accommodation and food services, Information and Arts, entertainment, and recreation are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Accommodation and food services sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.74. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Accommodation and food services industry is 2.74 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Inyo specializes in Accommodation and food services.

Information has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Inyo County, growing in new jobs by 116.5 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -14.9 percent. The State of California experienced a sector employment shift of -11.1 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Inyo County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Construction sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Accommodation and food services produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 27 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,276 individuals. The Retail Trade and Construction sectors account for 21.5 and 5.8 percent of total employment, respectively.





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