In Tulare County, jobs in the land subdivision pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the land subdivision industry reported the top wages in Tulare County for 2006. The average industry job in Tulare County earned an annual wage of $138,639 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in California of $84,563 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $61,578.

Other high-paying jobs in Tulare County, California are present in other financial investment activities ($109,149), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($78,905), hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers ($78,207) and residential building construction ($64,159) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Tulare County Wages have increased by 23.3% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Tulare County, California by a total of 23.3%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for California and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Tulare County, California can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 40.8 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $45,358. The average industry wage was less 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.

Tulare County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Tulare County

Given the industries in the area, the Other crop farming industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 2,456 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other crop farming industry make up 37.2 percent of the total employment decline in Tulare County, California.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (2,456 jobs lost)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (1,146 jobs lost)
3. Printing and related support activities (643 jobs lost)
4. Insurance carriers (244 jobs lost)
5. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (212 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Tulare County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Cattle ranching and farming industry has grown the most with 1,531 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Cattle ranching and farming industry makes up 8.8 percent of the total growth in Tulare County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (1,531 new jobs)
2. Employment services (1,480 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (1,021 new jobs)
4. Dairy product manufacturing (993 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (889 new jobs)

From the 151 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 53 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 98 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Tulare County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 11,286 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Tulare County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 776.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Tulare County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where this industry saw a gain of 55.6 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Tulare County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 22.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (776.8 percent gain)
2. Vegetable and melon farming (480.9 percent gain)
3. Other support activities for transportation (356.4 percent gain)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (151.4 percent gain)
5. Building finishing contractors (149.5 percent gain)

Tulare County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 77.8 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 reported a loss of 71 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Tulare County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.7 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (77.8 percent decline)
2. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (71.5 percent decline)
3. Other crop farming (67.3 percent decline)
4. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (67.1 percent decline)
5. Business, computer and management training (59.5 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 10.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of California, which experienced a gain of 2.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 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.

Tulare County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Tulare County, California, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 58 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 10 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 7 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 3 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Tulare County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 5 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 45.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Tulare County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (5 new jobs)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (3 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (3 new jobs)
4. Special food services (139 new jobs)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (116 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Tulare County

Given the industries in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 10 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 26.1 percent of the total job loss in Tulare County, California.

Top 3 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (10 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (7 jobs lost)
3. Professional and similar organizations (7 jobs lost)

Total employment has decreased by 2.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in California, which went through a gain of 2.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Tulare County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Logging industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 23.3 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of California, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 7.4 percent. The losses in the Logging industry in Tulare County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 3.8 percent in terms of employees in the Logging industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Logging (23.3 percent decline)
2. Professional and similar organizations (18.2 percent decline)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (10 percent decline)
4. Limited-service eating places (9 percent decline)
5. Other wood product manufacturing (6.8 percent decline)

Tulare County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 45.5 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Tulare County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where the industry took a gain of 3.3 percent. The Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Tulare County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (45.5 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (14.9 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (5.8 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.

Income and Poverty in Tulare County, California

The poverty rate in Tulare County, California has declined by 0.5 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 23.9 percent to 23.4 percent.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Tulare County accounted a medium-high median income for all households of $39,760 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 39.8 percent lower than the median in California of $55,567 and the median is 23.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Tulare County, California may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 23.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 37.1 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 Tulare County, reporting 36.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The areas median household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $38,722, representing a 2.6 percent decline. Tulare County, California, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 17 of 23 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of California. Tulare County ranks 578 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median income in the US.

While household income level experienced a decline since 2000 in Tulare County, California, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 14.2 percent in the last five years. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Tulare County, encountering a 16.6 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Hispanic Householders in Tulare County, California reported a median household income of $32,101, this median household income is 19.3 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Tulare County had a median household income level of $34,808, this was 12.5 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $42,865. This median is 7.8 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 24.7 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $29,950. In Tulare County, California White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $44,036 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 10.8 percent greater than the median in 2000.

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

Higher Education in Tulare County, California

In Tulare County, California according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 14.8 percent of the White Alone, 6.8 percent of Black or African American, 18.6 percent of the Asian alone and 3.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From the year 2000, Tulare has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 1.2 percent to a total of 12.6 in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The poporation of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the porportion in the State of California percent of 29.6 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Tulare County, California, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 40.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Tulare on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 12.2 percent (Men) versus 10.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Less than High School, with 36.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 1.0 percent. By 2005, 13 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 1.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 12.2 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

Tulare County, California may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 11.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Tulare has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of California's proportion of 26.6 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for Tulare County, California

Tulare County, California had a total estimated population of 410,874 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 368,929. This growth represents an increase of 11.4 percent. Tulare ranks 13 of 58 counties when calculating total change in population for California and the county ranks 77 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

From 2000, a very high number of individual migrated to the Tulare internationally. The international migration into Tulare totals 0.9 percent of the total international migration into the State of California. This percent of international migration is very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Tulare County, California has a population that is made of 38.2 percent White, 1.5 percent African American, 3.2 percent Asian, and 55.2 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 59.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Tulare has increased the percent of minority makeup when 55.6 percent of the people were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Tulare County, California to be 29.0 years old. The median age in Tulare is less than the median age for the State of California of 34.4. Since the year 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median age, at that time the median was 29.2 years old. A total of 32.7 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Tulare can be described as having a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 58 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 9.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low proportion of the area population base.

By measuring total land area, Tulare covers a total land area of 4824 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 85 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Stephenson, IL (85 per sq. mile ), Crittenden, AR (85 per sq. mile ), Upson, GA (85 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lafourche, LA (85 per sq. mile ), Pike, KY (85 per sq. mile ), Chatham, NC (85 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Tulare County, California

When compared to other counties in California, Tulare County stands 25 of 58 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 614 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

According to the data, there is a fair amount of affordable housing in Tulare County, California. In 2005, 26 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Tulare County, there were a total of 129,128 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 7,725 homes since 2001, or 6.4 percent.

The residential housing values in Tulare County, California have increased very sharply since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $104,600, or 107 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $97,800.

Tulare County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $202,400, accounted by the American Community Survey. This median is less than the overall California 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $477,700 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

Tulare County is made up of a relatively high percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 7.8 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Professional and technical services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Tulare County, with an industry growth of 38.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 2.6 percent. The State of California felt a shift in employment in the industry of -1 percent, during the period.

In Tulare County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 29.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 32,327 jobs. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries make up 12.8 and 10.4 percent of all employment.

Management of companies and enterprises has the largest employers in Tulare County. In the County, the industry averages 50 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 40 and less than the State of California establishments size average of 54 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Tulare County is ranked at 22 of 59 Counties in the State of California in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 21 of 59 Counties.

In Tulare County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Transportation and Warehousing and Utilities are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 27.71. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 27.71 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Tulare County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.







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