Santa Cruz County, California

In Santa Cruz County, jobs in the computer and peripheral equipment mfg. pay the highest wages

2007-03-21T02:54:00.000-07:00

(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)

People with jobs in the computer and peripheral equipment mfg. industry wages were the highest in Santa Cruz County for 2006. The average industry job in Santa Cruz County received an annual wage of $661,085 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of California of $137,904 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $101,022.

High-wage employment in Santa Cruz County, California can be found in sound recording industries ($134,320), software publishers ($127,926), communications equipment manufacturing ($127,169) and management of companies and enterprises ($110,970) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

About: These facts are part of the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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

Santa Cruz County Wages have increased by 13.8% Since 2001

2007-03-09T03:58:00.000-08:00

(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)

From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Santa Cruz County, California by a total of 13.8%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of California and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

About: These facts are part of the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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

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

2007-02-27T11:42:00.000-08:00

(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)

The overall industry wages in Santa Cruz County, California can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 18.8 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $45,358. The industry pay was less than the national industry average of $40,259.

About: These facts are part of the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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

Santa Cruz County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

2007-02-23T19:46:00.000-08:00

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Santa Cruz County

The Private households industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 559 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Private households industry makes up 7.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Santa Cruz County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (559 new jobs)
2. Office administrative services (549 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (436 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (427 new jobs)
5. Warehousing and storage (377 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Santa Cruz County

Given the industries in the area, the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,154 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. industry make up 8.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Santa Cruz County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (1,154 jobs lost)
2. Computer systems design and related services (1,084 jobs lost)
3. Support activities for crop production (815 jobs lost)
4. Employment services (791 jobs lost)
5. Fruit and tree nut farming (599 jobs lost)

Given the 152 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 87 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 65 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Santa Cruz County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 7,216 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Employment for all industries has decreased by 8.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in California, which saw a gain of 2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Santa Cruz County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 462.5 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Santa Cruz County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where the industry felt a loss of 6.8 percent. The Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry in Santa Cruz County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (462.5 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (448.8 percent gain)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (326.2 percent gain)
4. Warehousing and storage (226.7 percent gain)
5. Other financial investment activities (200.5 percent gain)

Santa Cruz County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for crop production industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 85.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the industry reported a gain of 1.4 percent. The losses in the Support activities for crop production industry in Santa Cruz County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1.4 in percent of jobs in the Support activities for crop production industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (85.1 percent decline)
2. Data processing and related services (82.5 percent decline)
3. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (80.8 percent decline)
4. Local messengers and local delivery (73 percent decline)
5. Special food services (72.6 percent decline)

About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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

Santa Cruz County One-Year Industry Employment Change

2007-01-22T10:14:00.000-08:00

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Santa Cruz County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 24 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 14.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Santa Cruz 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)

Out of the 25 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 18 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Santa Cruz County

Given the industries in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 13 jobs. The declines in the Other specialty trade contractors industry make up 45.2 percent of the total job loss in Santa Cruz 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)

In Santa Cruz County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 199 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Santa Cruz County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 62.5 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of California, where the industry reported a gain of 6.9 percent. The losses in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Santa Cruz County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.8 in percent of workers 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)

Total employment has increased by 4.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in California, which went through a gain of 2.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Santa Cruz County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 83.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Santa Cruz County has grow 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 Cruz 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)

About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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 Cruz County, California

2007-01-10T11:10:00.000-08:00

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Santa Cruz County, California can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 11.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 19.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Santa Cruz County, with 15.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The areas median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $58,640, posting a 7.2 percent decline. Santa Cruz County, California, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 6 of 23 counties in percent of decline for household income in California. Santa Cruz County ranks 361 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median income in the US.

The rate of poverty in Santa Cruz County, California has declined by 0.1 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 11.9 percent to 11.8 percent.

In Santa Cruz County, California White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $66,778 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 5.7 percent greater than the median in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $65,726. This household income level is 4 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Santa Cruz County had a median income of $54,524, which was 13.7 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic headed households in Santa Cruz County, California reported a median household income of $48,122, this income level is 23.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 18.6 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $51,441.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Santa Cruz County was reported to have a very high median income for households of $63,178 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 12 percent higher than the median income in State of California of $55,567 and the median household income is 22.2 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

While the median household income saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Santa Cruz County, California, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in the household income level was the White category. This group felt a decline of 10 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Asian population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Santa Cruz County, encountering a 13 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

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

Higher Education in Santa Cruz County, California

2006-12-18T05:43:00.000-08:00

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Santa Cruz County, California, many men in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 34.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Santa Cruz on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 34.8 percent (Men) versus 33.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher, with 33.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 2.4 percent. By the year 2005, 37.4 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 5.6 percent. By 2005, a total of 39.2 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Since the year 2000, Santa Cruz 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 4.0 percent to a total of 38.2 in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proporation of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the porportion of California percent of 29.6 and greater than the average US percent of 27.2.

Santa Cruz County, California has a very highly-educated population of the working age, with 34.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Santa Cruz counted a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of California's proportion of 26.6 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Santa Cruz County, California according the 2000 Decennial Census, 38.4 percent of the White Alone, 22.8 percent of Black or African American, 42 percent of the Asian alone and 9.2 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 Santa Cruz County, California

2006-11-26T23:40:00.000-08:00

Santa Cruz County, California had a population that was estimated at 249,666 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 255,809. The decline signifies a decrease of -2.4 percent. Santa Cruz ranks 56 of 58 counties by growth in total population in California and the county ranks 3,122 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

In terms of total land area, Santa Cruz encompasses a total area of 445 square miles. The land areas has a high average area density of 561 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Winnebago, IL (562 per sq. mile ), Washington, MN (563 per sq. mile ), Douglas, GA (566 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Burlington, NJ (560 per sq. mile ), Gaston, NC (551 per sq. mile ), Chatham, GA (544 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Santa Cruz County, California to be 36.9 years old. The median in Santa Cruz is greater than the median age in the State of California of 34.4. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 35.0 years old. A total of 23.1 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Santa Cruz can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high presence of the population, with 66.7 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 10.2 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Since 2000, a very high number of individual migrated to the Santa Cruz from outside the country. The immigration into Santa Cruz totals 0.6 percent of the total international migration into the State of California. This amount of international migration is very high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Santa Cruz County, California has a population that is made up of 64.7 percent White, 0.9 percent African American, 3.8 percent Asian, and 27.8 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 32.5 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Santa Cruz has increased in diversity when 31.3 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Santa Cruz County, California

2006-11-09T08:00:00.000-08:00

The residential housing values in Santa Cruz County, California have increased sharply from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $316,600, or 83.9 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $377,500.

Throughout the State of California, Santa Cruz County stands 49 of 58 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,684 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Santa Cruz County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $694,100, accounted by the American Community Survey. This is greater than the State of California 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $477,700 and greater than median home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

In Santa Cruz County, the census reported 101,686 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 2,368 housing units since the year 2001, or 2.4 percent.

Santa Cruz County has a extremely high proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 75.4 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

It can be understood that there is a limited amount of real estate that is affordable in Santa Cruz County, California. In 2005, 5.8 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Santa Cruz County, Californi...

2006-10-29T09:45:00.000-08:00

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

Construction from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Santa Cruz County, with an industry growth of 20.3 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 7.3 percent. The State of California saw a change in employment in the sector of 16.4 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Santa Cruz County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 16.5 percent of the total county employment. This totals 13,119 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 12.5 and 11.3 percent of industry employment.

Santa Cruz is the County that is ranked 26 of 59 Counties in the State of California by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 25 of 59 Counties.

The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Santa Cruz County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 9.4 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

Management of companies and enterprises has a largest number of employee per establishment in Santa Cruz County, with the industry averaging 56 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 40 and greater than the California average establishment size of 54 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

In Santa Cruz County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Other services, except public administration and Management of companies and enterprises are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.4. The percent of employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry is 1.4 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Santa Cruz may be an exporter of products or services of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

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