In Santa Barbara County, jobs in the isps and web search portals pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the isps and web search portals industry reported the top wages in Santa Barbara County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Santa Barbara County received an annual wage of $185,447 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of California of $152,019 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $92,839.

Other high-paying jobs in Santa Barbara County, California may be found in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($185,334), medical equipment and supplies manufacturing ($144,355), insurance carriers ($125,866) and communications equipment manufacturing ($96,875) 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.

Santa Barbara County Wages have increased by 20.2% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Santa Barbara County, California by a total of 20.2%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of California and greater than the growth in industry wages across 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.

Santa Barbara County Industry Wages Lag Behind California, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Santa Barbara County, California when analyzed can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 17.2 percent lower than the with an state average of $45,358. The average pay was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Santa Barbara County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Santa Barbara County

The Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,068 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry make up 8.8 percent of the total job loss in Santa Barbara County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (1,068 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (978 jobs lost)
3. Communications equipment manufacturing (614 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (531 jobs lost)
5. Employment services (468 jobs lost)

Of the 176 4-digit NAICS industries, 85 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 91 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Santa Barbara County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 7,170 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Santa Barbara County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for crop production industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 2,794 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 13.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Santa Barbara County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (2,794 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (1,214 new jobs)
3. Fruit and tree nut farming (1,001 new jobs)
4. Computer systems design and related services (964 new jobs)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (776 new jobs)

Total industry employment has increased by 4.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in California, which went through a gain of 2.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Santa Barbara County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Waste collection industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 315.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Santa Barbara County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where the industry felt a gain of 90.6 percent. The Waste collection industry in Santa Barbara County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 32.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Waste collection (315.3 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (281.4 percent gain)
3. Spectator sports (262.1 percent gain)
4. Technical and trade schools (242.8 percent gain)
5. Chemical merchant wholesalers (179.8 percent gain)

Santa Barbara County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 82.9 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 sector experienced a loss of 71 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Santa Barbara County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.7 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (82.9 percent decline)
2. Communications equipment manufacturing (82.3 percent decline)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (78.6 percent decline)
4. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (72.9 percent decline)
5. Oil and gas extraction (70.4 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.

Santa Barbara County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Santa Barbara County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 62.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the California, where the it saw a gain of 6.9 percent. The losses in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Santa Barbara County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 3.8 percent in terms of employees in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (62.5 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (29.2 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (9 percent decline)
4. Furniture stores (5.4 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (2.4 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 4.6 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in California, which saw a gain of 2.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Santa Barbara County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 83.7 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Santa Barbara County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where it saw a gain of 2.6 percent. The Offices of physicians industry in Santa Barbara County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (83.7 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (37.8 percent gain)
3. Automobile dealers (36.4 percent gain)
4. Full-service restaurants (27.9 percent gain)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (26.1 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Santa Barbara County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 13 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Other specialty trade contractors industry make up 45.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Santa Barbara County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (13 jobs lost)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (7 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (7 jobs lost)
4. Furniture stores (1 jobs lost)
5. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (21 jobs lost)

Of the 25 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 18 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Santa Barbara County, California, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 199 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Santa Barbara County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has added the most employment with 24 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 14.5 percent of the growth in Santa Barbara County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (24 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (23 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (18 new jobs)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (15 new jobs)
5. Automobile dealers (13 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 Santa Barbara County, California

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Santa Barbara County, California may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 14.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 21.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Santa Barbara County, with 19 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The median household income in the area has increased from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has increased to $55,970, which amounts to a 2.5 percent growth. Santa Barbara County, California, in terms of percentage of growth, ranks 11 of 17 counties in percent of growth for income levels in the State of California. Santa Barbara County ranks 61 of 119 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the growth in median household income in the United States.

The poverty rate in Santa Barbara County, California has declined by 2.0 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 14.3 percent to 12.3 percent.

Compared to counties across the United States, Santa Barbara County accounted a relatively high median income for households of $54,612 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 1.7 percent lower than the median in California of $55,567 and the income level is 10 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Hispanic Householders in Santa Barbara County, California , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $42,603, this median is 22 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 16 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $45,886. In Santa Barbara County, California White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $58,078 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 6.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Santa Barbara County had a median household income level of $42,661, this was 21.9 percent less than the median for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $50,076. This income level is 8.3 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area.

While household income level experienced a growth from 2000 to 2005 in Santa Barbara County, California, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest growth in household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw an increase of 48.7 percent since the year 2000. The Hispanic population category was least influenced by the median household income growth in Santa Barbara County, experiencing a 8.8 percent decline in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

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

Higher Education in Santa Barbara County, California

Santa Barbara County, California may to understood as having a highly-educated working age population, with 29.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Santa Barbara has a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of California's proportion of 26.6 percent and a higher percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

Since the year 2000, Santa Barbara has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 2.6 percent to a total of 32 in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The poporation of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is greater than the State of California percent of 29.6 and greater than the United States percent of 27.2.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 1.2 percent. By 2005, 32.2 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 4.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 31.8 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Santa Barbara County, California, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 31.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Santa Barbara have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 31.4 percent (Men) versus 27.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Some College or Associates Degree, with 32.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Santa Barbara County, California according the 2000 Decennial Census, 33.6 percent of the White Alone, 16.8 percent of Black or African American, 38 percent of the Asian alone and 7 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+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 Santa Barbara County, California

Santa Barbara County, California has a population that is made of 54.1 percent White, 1.9 percent African American, 4.3 percent Asian, and 37.3 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 43.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Santa Barbara has increased the level of diversity when 40.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Santa Barbara County, California to be 34.0 years old. The median in Santa Barbara is less than the median age in California of 34.4. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 33.4 years old. A total of 24.8 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Santa Barbara can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 12.8 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

When calculating the total land area, Santa Barbara encompasses a total area of 2737 square miles. This area has a medium-low population density of 146 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Mercer, WV (146 per sq. mile ), Roane, TN (147 per sq. mile ), Warrick, IN (147 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sagadahoc, ME (146 per sq. mile ), Lenoir, NC (145 per sq. mile ), Guadalupe, TX (145 per sq. mile ).

Santa Barbara County, California had a population that was estimated at 400,762 in the year 2005. The population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 399,695. This growth shows an increase of 0.3 percent. Santa Barbara ranks 43 of 58 counties by growth in total population in California and the county ranks 1,075 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Since 2000, a very high amount of people have migrated to Santa Barbara internationally. The migration from outside the US into Santa Barbara makes up 1 percent of all immigration into California. This percent of immigration can be considered very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Santa Barbara County, California

In the State of California, Santa Barbara County places 40 of 58 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,104 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Santa Barbara County, there were a total of 150,053 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 5,574 homes since 2001, or 3.9 percent.

The residential home values in Santa Barbara County, California have increased very sharply since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $353,300, or 120.6 percent, from their 2000 value of $293,000.

Santa Barbara County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $646,300, accounted by the American Community Survey. This home value is greater than the California 2005 median home value of $477,700 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Santa Barbara County can be understood as having a extremely high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 62.2 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 Santa Barbara County, California. In 2005, 6.4 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Santa Barbara County, California -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Mining is the industry with the largest establishments in Santa Barbara County. The industry averages 34 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the California typical size of 28 for the Mining industry.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Santa Barbara County. The industry was hit with a loss of 1,655 jobs during the period, or 10.9 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 44 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Professional and technical services has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Santa Barbara County, moving a total of 26.4 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 2.6 percent. The State of California encountered a change in industry employment of -1 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Santa Barbara County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Accommodation and food services and Mining industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 10.17. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 10.17 times greater than the national average, signifying that Santa Barbara County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Santa Barbara County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 13.3 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 20,281 individuals. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 12.8 and 10.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.







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