In Kern County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Employment in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry paid the average highest wages in Kern County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Kern County received a wage of $100,625 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of California of $140,044 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $138,150.

High-wage employment in Kern County, California exsists in oil and gas extraction ($86,328), wired telecommunications carriers ($85,705), aerospace product and parts manufacturing ($80,387) and petroleum and coal products manufacturing ($78,112) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Kern County Wages have increased by 22.3% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Kern County, California by a total of 22.3%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of California and greater 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Kern County, California can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 29 percent lower than the with an state average of $45,358. The overall industry wage was less than the national industry average 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.

Kern County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 171 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 59 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 112 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Kern County, California, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 27,877 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Kern County

The Support activities for crop production industry has grown the most with 3,107 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 8.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Kern County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (3,107 new jobs)
2. Employment services (2,119 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (1,818 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (1,768 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (1,665 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Kern County

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 2,445 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 20.7 percent of the total employment decline in Kern County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (2,445 jobs lost)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (2,219 jobs lost)
3. Other crop farming (1,422 jobs lost)
4. Computer systems design and related services (931 jobs lost)
5. Support activities for air transportation (546 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 14.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of California, which went through a gain of 2.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Kern County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Taxi and limousine service industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 80.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of California, where the industry felt a loss of 21.6 percent. The losses in the Taxi and limousine service industry in Kern County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 3.6 in percent of workers in the Taxi and limousine service industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Taxi and limousine service (80.9 percent decline)
2. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (64.5 percent decline)
3. Unclassified (63.2 percent decline)
4. Support activities for air transportation (62.5 percent decline)
5. Wireless telecommunications carriers (55.6 percent decline)

Kern County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other chemical product and preparation mfg. industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 371.4 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Kern County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where the industry felt a gain of 2.5 percent. The Other chemical product and preparation mfg. industry in Kern County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 13.6 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (371.4 percent gain)
2. ISPs and web search portals (265.5 percent gain)
3. Freight transportation arrangement (158.1 percent gain)
4. Other professional and technical services (150.8 percent gain)
5. Management and technical consulting services (141.3 percent gain)





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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.

Kern County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Kern County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 7 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry makes up 26.9 percent of the growth in Kern County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (7 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (5 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (4 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (3 new jobs)
5. Other professional and technical services (3 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Kern County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 13 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 44.8 percent of the total employment decline in Kern County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (13 jobs lost)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (5 jobs lost)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (4 jobs lost)
5. Other heavy construction (1 jobs lost)

In Kern County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 2 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

From the 18 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 7 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 10 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total employment has decreased by 0.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in California, which saw a gain of 2.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Kern County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other professional and technical services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 16.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Kern County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where the industry felt a gain of 4.6 percent. The Other professional and technical services industry in Kern County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other professional and technical services (16.3 percent gain)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (14.0 percent gain)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (11.1 percent gain)
4. Grocery stores (10.4 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (8.2 percent gain)

Kern County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 11 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 reported a gain of 0.1 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Kern County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.3 in percent of workers in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (11 percent decline)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (9.7 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (7.2 percent decline)
4. Other heavy construction (6.5 percent decline)
5. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (5.1 percent decline)





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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 Kern County, California

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Kern County, California can be recognized as having a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 20.8 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 36 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Kern County, having 31.8 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The areas median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $40,224, which represents a 3 percent decline. Kern County, California, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 16 of 23 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of California. Kern County ranks 560 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income level for the United States.

While the median household income saw a decline since 2000 in Kern County, California, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in the household income level was the White Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 6.9 percent since 2000. The Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Kern County, seeing a 21.3 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 36.6 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $26,312. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Kern County reported a median household income of $31,955, this median was 22.9 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $51,612. This median income level is 24.5 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Kern County, California White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $45,824 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 10.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Kern County, California , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $31,898, this median is 23.1 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

The poverty rate in Kern County, California has increased by 0.4 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 20.8 percent to 21.2 percent.

Compared to counties across the United States, Kern County had a medium-high median income for households of $41,472 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 34 percent lower than the household income median in State of California of $55,567 and this is 18.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

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

Higher Education in Kern County, California

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 2.6 percent. As reported in 2005, 16.6 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 2.4 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 15 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

From 2000, Kern has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 2.2 percent to a total of 15.8 in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proporation of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the porportion in the State of California percent of 29.6 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

Kern County, California has a moderately-educated working age population, with 13.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Kern was reported to have 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.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Kern County, California, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 31.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Kern have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 14.4 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Less than High School, with 31.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Kern County, California as reported in the 2000 Census, 16.6 percent of the White Alone, 7.4 percent of Black or African American, 28.4 percent of the Asian alone and 3.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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

Demographic Profile for Kern County, California

When calculating the total land area, Kern extends a total area of 8141 square miles. This area has a medium-low average population density of 93 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Grand Isle, VT (93 per sq. mile ), Dawson, GA (93 per sq. mile ), Dickson, TN (94 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Highlands, FL (93 per sq. mile ), Benton, WA (93 per sq. mile ), Champaign, OH (93 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a very high amount of people migrated to Kern from outside the country. The immigration into Kern makes up 1.2 percent of all immigration into California. This percent of international migration is very high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Kern County, California has a population that is made of 44.3 percent White, 5.6 percent African American, 3.6 percent Asian, and 44.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 53.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Kern has increased the percent of minority population when 47.7 percent of the people were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Kern County, California to be 30.2 years of age. The median in Kern is less than the median age in California of 34.4. Since the year 2000, the area has seen a decline in this median, when at that time it was 30.7 years of age. A total of 30.7 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Kern can be described as having a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 60.4 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 8.9 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively low proportion of the population.

Kern County, California had a total estimated population of 756,825 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 663,789. This growth denotes an increase of 14 percent. Kern ranks 8 of 58 counties when calculating total change in population for California and the county ranks 28 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Kern County, California

In Kern County, the real estate market was made up of 254,226 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 19,340 housing units since the year 2001, or 8.2 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Kern County, California have increased very sharply from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $117,400, or 125.8 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $93,300.

Kern County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $210,700, published by the American Community Survey. This median is less than the State of California 2005 home value of $477,700 and greater than home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

The State of California, Kern County is positioned 16 of 58 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 419 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Kern County can be understood as having a relatively high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 6.5 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

There seems to be a fair amount of affordable housing in Kern County, California. In 2005, 24.6 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has a largest number of employee per establishment in Kern County, with the industry averaging 55 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 12 and greater than the State of California average establishment size of 20 for the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry.

Management of companies and enterprises saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Kern County. The sector faced a loss of 2,441 employees during the period, or 49 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 95.8 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In Kern County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Mining and Utilities industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 20.18. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 20.18 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Kern County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Educational services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Kern County, with an employment growth of 62.5 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of California experienced a change in employment in the sector of 13.7 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Kern County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the major employer in the county making up 21.2 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 44,986 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 13 and 9.6 percent of industry employment.







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