In Lake County, jobs in the grocery and related product wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the grocery and related product wholesalers industry paid the average highest wages in Lake County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Lake County received a wage of $78,481 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of California of $45,338 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $43,831.

Other high-paying jobs in Lake County, California exsists in management of companies and enterprises ($78,191), activities related to credit intermediation ($55,769), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($48,040) and outpatient care centers ($46,554) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Lake County Wages have increased by 30.6% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Lake County, California by a total of 30.6%. This is greater than the growth in industry 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Lake County, California when analyzed can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 37.4 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $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.

Lake County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Lake County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other miscellaneous store retailers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 79.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of California, where the industry felt a gain of 8.5 percent. The losses in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry in Lake County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.5 in percent of workers in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other miscellaneous store retailers (79.1 percent decline)
2. Management and technical consulting services (72.7 percent decline)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (68.2 percent decline)
4. Other heavy construction (53.2 percent decline)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (51.6 percent decline)

Lake County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 122.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Lake County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where it saw a gain of 1.5 percent. The Offices of physicians industry in Lake County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (122.7 percent gain)
2. Child day care services (98.5 percent gain)
3. RV parks and recreational camps (97.4 percent gain)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (82.4 percent gain)
5. Nonresidential building construction (69.6 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 6.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of California, experiencing a gain of 2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

In Lake County, California, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 686 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lake County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Management and technical consulting services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 100 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Management and technical consulting services industry make up 17.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Lake County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (100 jobs lost)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (97 jobs lost)
3. Beverage manufacturing (79 jobs lost)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (47 jobs lost)
5. Other heavy construction (31 jobs lost)

Out of the 59 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 26 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 33 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lake County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for crop production industry has added the most employment with 169 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 16.7 percent of the growth in Lake County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (169 new jobs)
2. Traveler accommodation (125 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (121 new jobs)
4. Fruit and tree nut farming (81 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (76 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.

Lake County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lake County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Depository credit intermediation industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 15 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 54.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Lake County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (15 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (8 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (3 new jobs)

In Lake County, California, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 51 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Of the 7 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 4 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lake County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 15 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 75.0 percent of the total job loss in Lake County, California.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (15 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (3 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (2 jobs lost)
4. Specialized freight trucking (18 jobs lost)

Lake County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 21.8 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of California, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 0.1 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Lake County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.3 percent in terms of employment in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (21.8 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (18.2 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (5 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 3.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of California, experiencing a gain of 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Lake County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Depository credit intermediation industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 50.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lake County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where the industry took a gain of 2.9 percent. The Depository credit intermediation industry in Lake County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2 percent.

Top 4 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (50.0 percent gain)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (45.3 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (12.9 percent gain)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (5.2 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.

Income and Poverty in Lake County, California

As the median household income witnessed a growth in the last five year in Lake County, California, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic growth in household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This group felt an increase of 98.1 percent since the year 2000. The Asian population group was least impacted by the household income growth in Lake County, seeing a 1549060.4 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Lake County had a median income of $30,576, this level was 11.8 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 43.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $19,532. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $43,040. This median income level is 24.2 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. In Lake County, California White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,511 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 2.4 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Lake County, California recorded a median income of $29,674, which is 14.4 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

The household income has increased from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has increased to $40,067, posting a 15.6 percent growth. Lake County, California, in terms of percent of growth, ranks 1 of 17 counties in percent of growth for median household income in the State of California. Lake County ranks 2 of 119 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of growth in household income across the nation.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Lake County reported a relatively low median household income of $34,664 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 60.3 percent lower than the median in California of $55,567 and the median is 41.7 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Lake County, California can be considered to have a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 17.6 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 39 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Lake County, accounting 29.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The poverty rate in Lake County, California has increased by 2.5 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 17.6 percent to 20.1 percent.

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

Higher Education in Lake County, California

Since 2000, Lake has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 1.0 percent to a total of 13 in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proporation of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the 2005 State of California percent of 29.6 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has decreased by 2.0 percent. By the year 2005, 11 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 3.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 15 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Lake County, California, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Lake have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 13 percent (Men) versus 11.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree, with 37.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Lake County, California according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 12.6 percent of the White Alone, 5.8 percent of Black or African American, 36.8 percent of the Asian alone and 5 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Lake County, California may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 12 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Lake has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of California's proportion of 26.6 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for Lake County, California

Lake County, California has a population that is made up of 77.6 percent White, 2.1 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 14.7 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of diversity, with 17.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Lake has increased in diversity when 14.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

When calculating the total land area, Lake encompasses a total area of 1258 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average area density of 52 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Larue, KY (52 per sq. mile ), Mecklenburg, VA (52 per sq. mile ), Coahoma, MS (52 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Clay, MS (52 per sq. mile ), Rusk, TX (52 per sq. mile ), Schoharie, NY (52 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Lake County, California to be 40.6 years of age. The median in Lake is greater than the median age in California of 34.4. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in the median, when the median age was 42.7 years old. A total of 22.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Lake can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 16.2 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Lake County, California had a population of 65,147 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 58,600. This growth signifies an increase of 11.2 percent. Lake ranks 30 of 58 counties when calculating total change in population for California and the county ranks 430 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Lake internationally. The migration from outside the US into Lake makes up 0 percent of all immigration into California. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Lake County, California

In Lake County, there were a total of 34,031 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 1,414 residential structures since 2001, a change of 4.3 percent.

The residential home values in Lake County, California have increased very sharply from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $132,700, or 108.2 percent, from their 2000 value of $122,600.

When compared to other counties in California, Lake County is positioned 34 of 58 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 978 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Lake County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $255,300, according to the American Community Survey. This median is less than the overall California 2005 home median value of $477,700 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

It can be understood that there is a fair amount affordable residential real estate in Lake County, California. In 2005, 25.1 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Lake County may be be described as having a relatively high proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 14.4 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Utilities is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Lake County, growing by 408.1 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of -8.2 percent. The State of California had an industry job change of 2.3 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Lake County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 19 percent of the total county employment. This totals 2,109 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 18.2 and 12.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Utilities has the largest employers in Lake County. In the County, the industry averages 34 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and less than the State of California establishments size average of 47 for the Utilities industry.

The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Lake County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 8.1 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

In Lake County, Utilities, Other services, except public administration and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Utilities industry has an LQ of 7.92. This means the percent of total employment in the Utilities sector is 7.92 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Lake County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Utilities.

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