Sacramento County, California

In Sacramento County, jobs in the spectator sports pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the spectator sports industry had the highest average wages in Sacramento County for 2006. The average industry job in Sacramento County received an annual wage of $134,026 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of California of $107,931 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $84,169.

Other top-pay jobs in Sacramento County, California are present in petroleum and coal products manufacturing ($120,860), power generation and supply ($109,110), waste treatment and disposal ($107,685) and land subdivision ($92,952) 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.

Sacramento County Wages have increased by 18.2% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Sacramento County, California by a total of 18.2%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of 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.

Sacramento County Industry Wages Lag Behind California, but Wages Exceed the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Sacramento County, California when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 10.9 percent lower than the with an state average of $45,358. The average pay was greater 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.

Sacramento County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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In Sacramento County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 43,951 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Sacramento County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the General medical and surgical hospitals industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 6,813 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the General medical and surgical hospitals industry makes up 10.9 percent of the growth in Sacramento County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General medical and surgical hospitals (6,813 new jobs)
2. Private households (5,887 new jobs)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (3,306 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (2,763 new jobs)
5. Department stores (2,685 new jobs)

From the 203 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 84 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 119 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Sacramento County

The Offices of physicians industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 2,790 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Offices of physicians industry make up 13.7 percent of the total job loss in Sacramento County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (2,790 jobs lost)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (2,421 jobs lost)
3. Investigation and security services (1,694 jobs lost)
4. Wired telecommunications carriers (650 jobs lost)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (600 jobs lost)

Total employment has increased by 10.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of California, which saw a gain of 2.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Sacramento County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Rubber product manufacturing industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 95.5 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the industry reported a loss of 10.9 percent. The losses in the Rubber product manufacturing industry in Sacramento County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 19.4 in percent of workers in the Rubber product manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Rubber product manufacturing (95.5 percent decline)
2. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (82.8 percent decline)
3. Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing (80 percent decline)
4. Unclassified (78.3 percent decline)
5. Other transportation equipment manufacturing (74.8 percent decline)

Sacramento County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 589.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Sacramento County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in California, where it saw a gain of 68.8 percent. The Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Sacramento County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 49.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (589.7 percent gain)
2. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (529.1 percent gain)
3. Freight transportation arrangement (423.6 percent gain)
4. Support activities for mining (305.4 percent gain)
5. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (223.9 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.

Sacramento County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Employment for all industries has increased by 1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in California, which went through a gain of 2.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Sacramento County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 47.9 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Sacramento County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where the industry felt a gain of 2 percent. The Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry in Sacramento County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (47.9 percent gain)
2. Lessors of real estate (33.3 percent gain)
3. Offices of physicians (28.9 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (12.4 percent gain)
5. Nursing care facilities (7.4 percent gain)

Sacramento County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 23.9 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 it saw a gain of 1.2 percent. The losses in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Sacramento County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2 percent in terms of employment in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (23.9 percent decline)
2. Offices of dentists (23.1 percent decline)
3. Hog and pig farming (16.5 percent decline)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (10.3 percent decline)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (8.3 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sacramento County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 11 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry make up 19.9 percent of the total job loss in Sacramento County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (11 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (8 jobs lost)
3. Hog and pig farming (8 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (7 jobs lost)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (4 jobs lost)

From the 28 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 17 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 10 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Sacramento County, California, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 30 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sacramento County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry has added the most employment with 27 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry makes up 44.4 percent of the growth in Sacramento County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (27 new jobs)
2. Nursing care facilities (10 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (9 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (5 new jobs)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (3 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 Sacramento County, California

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The areas median household income has increased a small amount from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has increased to $51,793, which represents a 1 percent growth. Sacramento County, California, when comparing total percent of growth, ranks 15 of 17 counties in percent of growth for median household income in the State of California. Sacramento County ranks 91 of 119 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of growth in household income across the nation.

In Sacramento County, California White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $54,495 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 6.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Sacramento County reported an income level of $44,789, this was 12.6 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 24.2 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $38,866. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $52,066. This median income level is 1.6 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic in Sacramento County, California , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $43,490, this median is 15.2 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

The poverty rate in Sacramento County, California has declined by 0.5 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 14.1 percent to 13.6 percent.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Sacramento County had a relatively high household income of $51,265 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 8.4 percent lower than the median in California of $55,567 and the income level is 4.2 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

While the median household income saw a growth during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Sacramento County, California, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest growth in median income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw an increase of 13.4 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Black or African American population group was least impacted by the household income growth in Sacramento County, experiencing a 3.9 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Sacramento County, California may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 14.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 23.7 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Sacramento County, reporting 23.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

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

Higher Education in Sacramento County, California

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In Sacramento County, California according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 27.2 percent of the White Alone, 15.4 percent of Black or African American, 30.6 percent of the Asian alone and 12 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Sacramento County, California is made up of a highly-educated 2000 population, with 24.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Sacramento has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of California's proportion of 26.6 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 4.0 percent. By the year 2005, 31 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 2.4 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 25.4 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Sacramento County, California, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Sacramento have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 26.8 percent (Men) versus 23 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree, with 36.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Since the year 2000, Sacramento has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 3.4 percent to a total of 28.2 in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the 2005 State of California percent of 29.6 and greater than the United States percent of 27.2.

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

Demographic Profile for Sacramento County, California

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Since 2000, a very high number of individuals have migrated to Sacramento internationally. The international migration into Sacramento totals 2.7 percent of immigration into the State of California. This level of international migration can be considered very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Sacramento County, California has a population that is made of 53.3 percent White, 9.8 percent African American, 12.9 percent Asian, and 18.7 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high level of diversity, with 41.4 percent minorities. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Sacramento has increased in diversity when 36.9 percent of the total population were minorities.

By measuring total land area, Sacramento spans a total of 966 square miles. The county has a very high population density of 1,412 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Fairfield, CT (1,443 per sq. mile ), Douglas, NE (1,471 per sq. mile ), Essex, MA (1,475 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- New Haven, CT (1,398 per sq. mile ), Oakland, MI (1,392 per sq. mile ), Monmouth, NJ (1,348 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Sacramento County, California to be 34.0 years old. The median age in Sacramento is less than the median age for the State of California of 34.4. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 33.7 years old. With a total of 27.4 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Sacramento can be described as being made up of a relatively high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.7 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 10.9 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Sacramento County, California had a total estimated population of 1,363,482 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 1,230,236. This growth signifies an increase of 10.8 percent. Sacramento ranks 4 of 58 counties in terms of population growth in California and the county ranks 11 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 Sacramento County, California

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The State of California, Sacramento County places 13 of 58 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 348 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Sacramento County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $365,500, published by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall California 2005 home value of $477,700 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

Sacramento County can be understood as having a very high percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 19.8 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

It can be understood that there is a limited amount of housing that is affordable in Sacramento County, California. In 2005, 6.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Sacramento County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 528,035 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 44,444 residential structures since 2001, a change of 9.2 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Sacramento County, California have increased very sharply since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $221,300, or 153.5 percent, from their 2000 value of $144,200.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Sacramento County, Californi...

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

Educational services is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Sacramento County, with an industry growth of 37.2 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of California experienced a sector employment shift of 13.7 percent, during the time since 2001.

Management of companies and enterprises has the largest businesses in Sacramento County, with the industry averaging 47 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 40 and less than the California typical size of 54 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Information saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Sacramento County. The industry was hit with a loss of 1,529 jobs during the period, or 9.1 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 35.9 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Sacramento County, Other services, except public administration, Construction and Finance and insurance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Other services, except public administration industry has an LQ of 1.64. The level of employment in the Other services, except public administration industry is 1.64 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Sacramento County may specialize, or be an exporter of Other services, except public administration.

In Sacramento County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Construction industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 14.5 percent of the total county employment. This totals 65,450 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Construction industries total 11.9 and 10.1 percent of total employment, respectively.

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