Sonoma County, California

In Sonoma County, jobs in the freight transportation arrangement pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the freight transportation arrangement industry paid the average highest wages in Sonoma County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Sonoma County received a wage of $139,047 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of California of $49,083 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $49,014.

High-wage employment in Sonoma County, California are present in communications equipment manufacturing ($125,956), software publishers ($122,719), electronic instrument manufacturing ($113,456) and securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($108,038) 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.

Sonoma County Wages have increased by 13.6% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Sonoma County, California by a total of 13.6%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of California and less 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Sonoma County, California can be described as relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 12.3 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $45,358. The industry 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.

Sonoma County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Sonoma County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 2,064 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry makes up 10.7 percent of the total growth in Sonoma County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (2,064 new jobs)
2. General medical and surgical hospitals (1,717 new jobs)
3. Private households (1,038 new jobs)
4. Architectural and engineering services (808 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (764 new jobs)

From the 190 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 97 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 93 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Sonoma County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Electronic instrument manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 3,959 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Electronic instrument manufacturing industry make up 18.3 percent of the total job loss in Sonoma County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic instrument manufacturing (3,959 jobs lost)
2. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (2,694 jobs lost)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (1,678 jobs lost)
4. Fruit and tree nut farming (1,126 jobs lost)
5. Communications equipment manufacturing (1,027 jobs lost)

In Sonoma County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 3,452 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of California, which experienced a gain of 2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Sonoma County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Communications equipment manufacturing industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 70.7 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 sector has gone through in the California, where the industry felt a loss of 38.3 percent. The losses in the Communications equipment manufacturing industry in Sonoma County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 41.1 percent in terms of employment in the Communications equipment manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Communications equipment manufacturing (70.7 percent decline)
2. Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. (70.5 percent decline)
3. Unclassified (68.8 percent decline)
4. Other electrical equipment and component mfg. (66 percent decline)
5. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (65.2 percent decline)

Sonoma County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Petroleum merchant wholesalers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 1530.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Sonoma County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where the industry felt a gain of 10.4 percent. The Petroleum merchant wholesalers industry in Sonoma County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 9.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (1530.2 percent gain)
2. Other investment pools and funds (288.9 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (256.1 percent gain)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (252.2 percent gain)
5. Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing (237.4 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.

Sonoma County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Out of the 8 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 4 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 4 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Sonoma County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 157 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sonoma County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Utility system construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 70 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Utility system construction industry makes up 71.8 percent of the total employment growth in Sonoma County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Utility system construction (70 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (12 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (11 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (5 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sonoma County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 12 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 66.7 percent of the total employment decline in Sonoma County, California.

Top 4 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (12 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (4 jobs lost)
3. Other professional and technical services (2 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (50 jobs lost)

Sonoma County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Utility system construction industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 475.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Sonoma County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where the industry took a gain of 7.7 percent. The Utility system construction industry in Sonoma County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 7.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 4 Industries
1. Utility system construction (475.0 percent gain)
2. Full-service restaurants (36.5 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (32.3 percent gain)
4. Grocery stores (7.3 percent gain)

Sonoma County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 22.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the California, where the it saw a gain of 3.9 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Sonoma County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.5 percent in terms of employees in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (22.9 percent decline)
2. Other professional and technical services (13.9 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (8.5 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 5.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in California, experiencing a gain of 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

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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 Sonoma County, California

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When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Sonoma County, California can be recognized as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 19.9 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Sonoma County, with 11.7 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Sonoma County had a very high median income for households of $62,099 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 10.5 percent higher than the household income median in State of California of $55,567 and the income level is 20.9 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

In Sonoma County, California White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $63,242 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.8 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $68,250. This household income level is 9.9 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 9.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $56,199. Hispanic headed households in Sonoma County, California , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $54,499, this income level is 12.2 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Sonoma County had a median income of $55,649, this level was 10.4 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.

As the median income level saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Sonoma County, California, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This group felt a decline of 25 percent in the last five years. The Asian population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Sonoma County, experiencing a 9 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

The rate of poverty in Sonoma County, California has increased by 1.0 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 8.1 percent to 9.1 percent.

The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $58,330, posting a 6.1 percent decline. Sonoma County, California, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 9 of 23 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of California. Sonoma County ranks 407 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income level for the United States.

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

Higher Education in Sonoma County, California

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Sonoma County, California is made up of a highly-educated working age population, with 28.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Sonoma counted a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of California's proportion of 26.6 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Sonoma County, California according the 2000 Decennial Census, 30.6 percent of the White Alone, 21.6 percent of Black or African American, 35.8 percent of the Asian alone and 9.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Since the year 2000, Sonoma 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 2.4 percent to a total of 31 in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the State of California percent of 29.6 and greater than the United States percent of 27.2.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 0.8 percent. In the year 2005, 30.8 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 3.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 31 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Sonoma County, California, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Sonoma have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 29.8 percent (Men) versus 27.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree, with 38.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

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

Demographic Profile for Sonoma County, California

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In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Sonoma County, California to be 38.7 years of age. The median age in Sonoma is greater than the median age for the State of California of 34.4. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 37.5 years of age. A total of 23.7 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Sonoma can be understood as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 63.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 12.6 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

In terms of total land area, Sonoma spans a total of 1576 square miles. The land areas has a medium-high density of 296 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Orange, NC (296 per sq. mile ), Douglas, CO (297 per sq. mile ), Williamson, TX (297 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Delaware, IN (296 per sq. mile ), Peoria, IL (294 per sq. mile ), Sussex, NJ (294 per sq. mile ).

Sonoma County, California has a population base that is comprised of 70.5 percent White, 1.4 percent African American, 3.6 percent Asian, and 21.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 26.1 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Sonoma has increased the percent of minority population when 22.0 percent of the population were minorities.

From 2000, a very high amount of people have migrated to Sonoma from outside the country. The immigration into Sonoma accounts for 0.9 percent of all immigration into California. This percent of international migration is very high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Sonoma County, California had an estimated population of 466,477 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 460,455. This growth shows an increase of 1.3 percent. Sonoma ranks 32 of 58 counties in terms of population growth in California and the county ranks 451 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Sonoma County, California

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In Sonoma County, the census reported 193,353 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 7,479 residential units since 2001, or 4 percent.

The residential real estate values in Sonoma County, California have increased very sharply since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $328,500, or 120.2 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $273,200.

Sonoma County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $601,700, according to the American Community Survey. This value is greater than the 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.

Sonoma County is made up of a extremely high percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 65.8 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

There is a limited amount of real estate that is affordable in Sonoma County, California. In 2005, 7.3 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In the State of California, Sonoma County places 37 of 58 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,052 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

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

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Sonoma County. The industry lost a total of 6,239 total jobs during the period, accounting for 20.8 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 52.8 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Utilities is the industry with the largest establishments in Sonoma County, with the industry averaging 49 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 34 and greater than the California typical size of 47 for the Utilities industry.

In Sonoma County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Construction and Other services, except public administration have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.43. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 3.43 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Sonoma may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Professional and technical services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Sonoma County, growing in new jobs by 33.1 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 2.6 percent. The State of California encountered a change in industry employment of -1 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Sonoma County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 14.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 23,789 individuals. The Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance industries make up 14.6 and 12.1 percent of all employment.

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