Madera County, California

In Madera County, jobs in the land subdivision pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the land subdivision industry paid the average highest wages in Madera County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Madera County earned an annual wage of $85,266 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of California of $84,563 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $61,578.

High-wage employment in Madera County, California can be found in electric goods merchant wholesalers ($78,341), offices of physicians ($76,882), insurance carriers ($74,833) and computer systems design and related services ($66,853) 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.

Madera County Wages have increased by 19.1% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Madera County, California by a total of 19.1%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for California and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Madera County, California when analyzed can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 39.6 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $45,358. The industry 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.

Madera County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Madera County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Printing and related support activities industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 85 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the industry reported a loss of 24.1 percent. The losses in the Printing and related support activities industry in Madera County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 18.2 in percent of jobs in the Printing and related support activities industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Printing and related support activities (85 percent decline)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (65.4 percent decline)
3. Residential mental health facilities (62.6 percent decline)
4. Water, sewage and other systems (42.8 percent decline)
5. Computer systems design and related services (39.5 percent decline)

Madera County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 824.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Madera County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in California, where this industry saw a gain of 76.6 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Madera County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 29.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (824.1 percent gain)
2. Other animal production (240.7 percent gain)
3. Individual and family services (235.0 percent gain)
4. Lessors of real estate (234.0 percent gain)
5. Poultry and egg production (221.4 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 16.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in California, which saw a gain of 2.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Madera County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for crop production industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1,551 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 27.1 percent of the growth in Madera County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (1,551 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (459 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (355 new jobs)
4. Employment services (244 new jobs)
5. Poultry and egg production (190 new jobs)

From the 89 4-digit NAICS industries, 22 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 67 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Madera County

The Fruit and tree nut farming industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 570 jobs. The declines in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry make up 26.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Madera County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (570 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (452 jobs lost)
3. Residential mental health facilities (302 jobs lost)
4. Other crop farming (214 jobs lost)
5. Printing and related support activities (174 jobs lost)

In Madera County, California, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 4,812 jobs from mid-2001 to 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.

Madera County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Decline in Madera County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the General freight trucking industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 55 jobs. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 33.1 percent of the total employment decline in Madera County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (55 jobs lost)
2. Nursing care facilities (17 jobs lost)
3. Building finishing contractors (14 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (14 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (13 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Madera County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 21 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 12.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Madera County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (21 new jobs)
2. Computer systems design and related services (21 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (21 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (16 new jobs)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (16 new jobs)

In Madera County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 72 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Given the 43 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 23 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 20 industries reported a drop in employment.

Madera County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other miscellaneous store retailers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 163.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Madera 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 miscellaneous store retailers industry in Madera County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other miscellaneous store retailers (163.3 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (92.6 percent gain)
3. Computer systems design and related services (31.7 percent gain)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (28.6 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (20.7 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in California, which experienced a gain of 2.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Madera County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 83.9 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 72.7 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Madera County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 12.1 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (83.9 percent decline)
2. Private households (23.1 percent decline)
3. Building finishing contractors (23 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (19.9 percent decline)
5. Architectural and engineering services (11 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 Madera County, California

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When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Madera County, California can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 21.4 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 38.9 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Madera County, having 36.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

As the median income level saw a growth from 2000 to 2005 in Madera County, California, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest growth in median income was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced an increase of 16.9 percent in the last five years. The American Indian and Alaska Native population category was least influenced by the median household income growth in Madera County, encountering a 47.4 percent decline in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

The poverty rate in Madera County, California has declined by 4.8 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 21.4 percent to 16.6 percent.

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $60,798. This median is 43.2 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. In Madera County, California White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $46,087 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 8.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Madera County had a median household income level of $39,448, this was 7.1 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 12.1 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $37,307. Hispanic Householders in Madera County, California , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $33,888, this income level is 20.2 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

The areas median household income has increased from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has increased to $46,787, which represents a 10.2 percent growth. Madera County, California, when analyzing percentage of growth, ranks 3 of 17 counties in percent of growth for median household income in the State of California. Madera County ranks 10 of 119 counties (or parishes) when comparing the growth in median household income in the United States.

Compared to counties across the United States, Madera County reported a medium-high median income for all households of $42,455 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 30.9 percent lower than the median in State of California of $55,567 and the income level is 15.7 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

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

Higher Education in Madera County, California

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Madera County, California may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age 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. Madera 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 the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In Madera County, California according the 2000 Decennial Census, 14.8 percent of the White Alone, 7.2 percent of Black or African American, 30.8 percent of the Asian alone and 3.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From the year 2000, Madera has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 0.6 percent to a total of 12.6 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.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Madera County, California, many men in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 36.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Madera have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 13.6 percent (Men) versus 10.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Less than High School, with 33.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has decreased by 1.2 percent. As reported in 2005, 12.8 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 2.0 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 12.6 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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

Demographic Profile for Madera County, California

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The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Madera County, California to be 31.9 years of age. The median in Madera is less than the median in California of 34.4. Since the year 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median, when the median age was 32.8 years of age. A total of 28.3 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Madera can be described as having a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.1 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 10.7 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Madera County, California had a population of 142,788 in 2005. The estimated population has increased very sharply, since its 2000 population of 123,661. This growth shows an increase of 15.5 percent. Madera ranks 17 of 58 counties in terms of population growth in California and the county ranks 179 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Madera spans a total of 2136 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 67 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Coffee, AL (67 per sq. mile ), Russell, KY (67 per sq. mile ), Trousdale, TN (67 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Northumberland, VA (67 per sq. mile ), Webb, TX (67 per sq. mile ), Caldwell, TX (67 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a very high amount of people have migrated to Madera internationally. The migration from outside the US into Madera makes up 0.3 percent of the total international migration into the State of California. This percent of immigration can be considered very high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Madera County, California has a population that is made of 43.5 percent White, 3.8 percent African American, 1.5 percent Asian, and 48.4 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 53.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Madera has increased the percent of minority population when 49.8 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Madera County, California

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In Madera County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 45,498 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 4,384 residential units since 2001, or 10.7 percent.

Madera County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $308,400, published by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall State of California 2005 median home value of $477,700 and greater than home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

When compared to other counties in California, Madera County places 7 of 58 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 258 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

The residential home values in Madera County, California have increased very sharply from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $189,600, or 159.6 percent, from their 2000 value of $118,800.

Madera County is made up of a relatively high proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 12.6 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

According to the data, there is a limited amount of real estate that is affordable in Madera County, California. In 2005, 9.7 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Madera County, California --...

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

Educational services has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Madera County, changing a total of 67.3 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 13.8 percent. The State of California experienced a change in employment in the sector of 13.7 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Health care and social assistance has the largest businesses in Madera County, with the industry averaging 29 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the California average establishment size of 15 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

In Madera County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 15.8 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 5,399 people employed. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries make up 10.4 and 9.4 percent of industry employment.

Administrative and waste services saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Madera County. The sector dealt with a loss of 180 employees during the period, or 14.7 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 72 percent of all employment losses in the county.

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