Orange County, California

In Orange County, the spectator sports industry jobs pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the spectator sports indstry reported the top wages in Orange County for 2006. The average industry job in Orange County was paid and annual wage of $157,944 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage in California of $107,931 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $84,169.

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Top-pay jobs in Orange County, California are present in other financial investment activities ($129,409), petroleum merchant wholesalers ($119,492), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($116,486) and petroleum and coal products manufacturing ($112,723 industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Orange County Wages have increased by 21.6% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Orange County, California by a total of 21.6%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of California and greater 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.

Orange County Industry Wages Exceed California, and Wages Exceed the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Orange County, California when analyzed can be described as relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 4 percent higher than the state, which accounted an average of $45,358. The overall industry wage was greater than the industry average in the US 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.

Orange County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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In Orange County, California, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 95,269 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Orange County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 12,761 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 6.8 percent of the total employment growth in Orange County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (12,761 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (11,504 new jobs)
3. Management and technical consulting services (9,068 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (8,275 new jobs)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (8,197 new jobs)

Given the 250 4-digit NAICS industries, 122 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 128 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Orange County

The Management of companies and enterprises industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 11,349 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 12.0 percent of the total job loss in Orange County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (11,349 jobs lost)
2. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (5,231 jobs lost)
3. Amusement parks and arcades (4,684 jobs lost)
4. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (4,469 jobs lost)
5. Telecommunications resellers (3,553 jobs lost)

Orange County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Securities and commodity exchanges industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 781.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Orange County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where it saw a loss of 45 percent. The Securities and commodity exchanges industry in Orange County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 10 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Securities and commodity exchanges (781.3 percent gain)
2. Support activities for mining (197.3 percent gain)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (155.0 percent gain)
4. Educational support services (149.4 percent gain)
5. Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (134.7 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 7.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in California, which saw a gain of 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Orange County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Vegetable and melon farming industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 74 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the it saw a loss of 2.7 percent. The losses in the Vegetable and melon farming industry in Orange County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 6.5 percent in terms of employees in the Vegetable and melon farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vegetable and melon farming (74 percent decline)
2. Communications equipment manufacturing (64.7 percent decline)
3. Charter bus industry (61 percent decline)
4. Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing (59.1 percent decline)
5. Oil and gas extraction (58.5 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.

Orange County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Orange County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 52.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Orange County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where it saw a gain of 0.1 percent. The Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Orange County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 0.4 percent in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (52.4 percent gain)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (19.0 percent gain)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (10.7 percent gain)
4. Offices of physicians (1.7 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 7.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of California, which experienced a gain of 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Orange County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 58.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the it saw a gain of 4.5 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Orange County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.2 percent in terms of employees in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (58.9 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (49.3 percent decline)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (33.3 percent decline)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (32.1 percent decline)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (28.1 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Orange County

The Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 89 jobs. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 58.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Orange County, California.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (89 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (34 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (11 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (7 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Orange County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 7 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry makes up 44.4 percent of the growth in Orange County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (7 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (4 new jobs)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (4 new jobs)
4. Unclassified (107 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (105 new jobs)

From the 12 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 8 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 4 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Orange County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 118 total jobs from 2005 to 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.

Income and Poverty in Orange County, California

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As the median income level saw a decline in the last five year in Orange County, California, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median income was the Hispanic category. This group felt a decline of 5.8 percent in the last five years. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Orange County, seeing a 14.7 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Orange County had a very high median income for all households of $68,819 (2005 Dollars). This median is 19.3 percent higher than the household income median in State of California of $55,567 and the income level is 28.6 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The poverty rate in Orange County, California has declined by 1.5 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 10.3 percent to 8.8 percent.

Hispanic households in Orange County, California , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $52,271, this median is 24 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Orange County, California White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $72,583 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 5.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Orange County reported an income level of $59,475, this was 13.6 percent less than the areas median level for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $68,446. This median income level is 0.5 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 15 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $58,467.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Orange County, California can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 10.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 19.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Orange County, with 14.2 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 $65,953, posting a 4.2 percent decline. Orange County, California, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 13 of 23 counties in percent of decline for household income in California. Orange County ranks 499 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median household income in the United States.

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

Higher Education in Orange County, California

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From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 4.4 percent. By the year 2005, 38.4 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 4.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 31.6 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

Orange County, California has a highly-educated 2000 population, with 30.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Orange counted a higher percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of California's proportion of 26.6 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

From 2000, Orange has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 4.2 percent to a total of 35 in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proporation of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is greater than the State of California percent of 29.6 and greater than the US percent of 27.2.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Orange County, California, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 34.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Orange have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 34.4 percent (Men) versus 27.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Some College or Associates Degree, with 32.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Orange County, California as reported in the 2000 Census, 33.4 percent of the White Alone, 27.6 percent of Black or African American, 41.4 percent of the Asian alone and 8.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

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

Demographic Profile for Orange County, California

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In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Orange County, California to be 35.1 years old. The median age in Orange is greater than the median in California of 34.4. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 33.4 years of age. A total of 26.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Orange can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.6 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 10.6 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

In terms of total land area, Orange spans a total of 789 square miles. This area has a very high density of 3,785 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Milwaukee, WI (3,815 per sq. mile ), Bergen, NJ (3,854 per sq. mile ), Charlottesville city, VA (3,940 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Denver, CO (3,638 per sq. mile ), Pinellas, FL (3,315 per sq. mile ), Wayne, MI (3,254 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a very high number of individual migrated to the Orange from another country. The international migration into Orange makes up 10 percent of immigration into the State of California. This level of international migration can be considered very high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Orange County, California has a population that is made up of 48 percent White, 1.6 percent African American, 15.7 percent Asian, and 32.5 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 49.8 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Orange has increased the percent of minority makeup when 46.2 percent of the population were minorities.

Orange County, California had a population that was estimated at 2,988,072 in 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 2,857,017. This growth denotes an increase of 4.6 percent. Orange ranks 5 of 58 counties by growth in total population in California and the county ranks 13 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 Orange County, California

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When compared to other counties in California, Orange County is positioned 44 of 58 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,226 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Orange County, the real estate market was made up of 1,017,219 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 33,766 residential structures since 2001, a change of 3.4 percent.

There is a limited amount of housing that is affordable in Orange County, California. In 2005, 5.2 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Orange County can be understood as having a extremely high proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 68.8 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

The residential real estate values in Orange County, California have increased very sharply since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $353,600, or 131 percent, from their 2000 value of $270,000.

Orange County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $623,600, published by the American Community Survey. This value is greater than the overall California 2005 home median value of $477,700 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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