Visalia-Porterville, CA

Visalia-Porterville Metro Area industry wages have increased by 23.3% percent since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in the Visalia-Porterville Metro Area by a total of 23.3%. 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.

Visalia-Porterville Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Visalia-Porterville Metro Area

Given the industries in the area, the Other crop farming industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 2,456 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other crop farming industry make up 37.2 percent of the total employment decline in Visalia-Porterville, CA.

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)

Given the 151 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 53 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 98 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In the Visalia-Porterville, CA metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 11,286 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Visalia-Porterville Metro Area

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Cattle ranching and farming industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 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 growth in Visalia-Porterville.

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)

Employment for all industries has increased by 10.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of California, which went through a gain of 2.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

The Visalia-Porterville Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 77.8 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of California, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 71 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Visalia-Porterville outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.7 percent in terms of employment 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)

The Visalia-Porterville Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 776.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Visalia-Porterville has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where this industry saw a gain of 55.6 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Visalia-Porterville outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.1 percent of the employment 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)

Visalia-Porterville One-Year Industry Employment Change

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The Visalia-Porterville Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 80.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the California, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 72.7 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Visalia-Porterville outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 12.1 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (80.6 percent decline)
2. Business, computer and management training (60.1 percent decline)
3. Local messengers and local delivery (43.7 percent decline)
4. Agricultural chemical manufacturing (41.3 percent decline)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (26.8 percent decline)

The Visalia-Porterville Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Animal slaughtering and processing industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 130.9 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Visalia-Porterville has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in California, where this industry saw a loss of 4.7 percent. The Animal slaughtering and processing industry in Visalia-Porterville outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Animal slaughtering and processing (130.9 percent gain)
2. Wireless telecommunications carriers (87.9 percent gain)
3. Spectator sports (84.0 percent gain)
4. Other support activities for transportation (73.3 percent gain)
5. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (73.0 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 5.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of California, which went through a gain of 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Visalia-Porterville Metro Area

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for crop production industry has added the most employment with 1,397 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 16.7 percent of the total employment growth in Visalia-Porterville.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (1,397 new jobs)
2. Employment services (696 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (520 new jobs)
4. Department stores (485 new jobs)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (398 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Visalia-Porterville Metro Area

Given the industries in the area, the Fruit and tree nut farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 1,321 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry make up 50.0 percent of the total job loss in Visalia-Porterville, CA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (1,321 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (149 jobs lost)
3. Specialized freight trucking (149 jobs lost)
4. Insurance carriers (108 jobs lost)
5. Business, computer and management training (67 jobs lost)

Of the 153 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 48 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 101 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In the Visalia-Porterville, CA metro area, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 5,823 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

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 Visalia-Porterville, CA

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While household income level experienced a decline from 2000 to 2005 in the Visalia-Porterville, CA metro area, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median household income was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 27.7 percent in the last five years. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Visalia-Porterville, encountering a 35.5 percent increase in median income, since the values reporting the 2000 Decennial Census.

Contrasted against to other Metropolitan Areas throughout the US, the Visalia-Porterville metro area can be recognized as having a very high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 23.9 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 37.1 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Visalia-Porterville, reporting 36.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to Metro Areas across the United States, the Visalia-Porterville metro area accounted a relatively low household income of $39,760 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 39.8 percent lower than the household income median in State of California of $55,567 and this is 23.6 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 24.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $29,950. Hispanic households in Visalia-Porterville, CA , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $32,101, this median is 19.3 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Visalia-Porterville, CA White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $44,036 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 10.8 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $42,865. This household income level is 7.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Visalia-Porterville had a median income of $34,808, this level was 12.5 percent less than the median for all households.

The median household income in the area has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $38,722, which amounts to a 2.6 percent decline. The Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 5 of 7 metro area in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of California. Visalia-Porterville ranks 216 of 233 metro area when analyzing the decline in median income level for the United States.

The poverty rate in the Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro has declined by 0.5 percent since the amount published in 2000, moving from 23.9 percent to 23.4 percent.

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

Higher Education in the Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro Area

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Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro Area can be considered to have a less-educated 2005 population, with 12.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the American Community Survey of 2005. The Visalia-Porterville MSA was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of California's proportion of 29.6 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 27.2 percent.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 1.0 percent. By the year 2005, 13 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 1.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 12.2 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

Reported by the 2005 American Community Survey in the Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro Area, many men in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 36.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in the Visalia-Porterville metro area have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 13 percent (Men) versus 12.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Less than High School category, with 33 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Since the year 2000, the Visalia-Porterville metro area has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has grown by 1.2 percent to a total of 12.6 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the 2005 State of California percent of 29.6 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

In the Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro Area as reported in the American Community Survey of the year 2005, 14.6 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 12 percent of the Asian alone and 5.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

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

Demographic Profile for Visalia-Porterville, CA

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From 2000, a very high number of individuals have migrated into the Visalia-Porterville metro area, with 13,103 people migrating in internationally. The migration from outside the US into Visalia-Porterville accounts for 0.9 percent of immigration into the State of California. This amount of international migration is very high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other metro areas across the US.

The Visalia-Porterville metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is comprised 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, Visalia-Porterville has increased the percent of minority population when 55.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, the Visalia-Porterville metro area spans a total of 4824 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 85 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar metro areas, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux (85 per sq. mile ), Longview (85 per sq. mile ), Albuquerque (86 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Albany (84 per sq. mile ), Provo-Orem (84 per sq. mile ), Harrisonburg (84 per sq. mile ).

The Visalia-Porterville metro area had a population that was estimated at 410,874 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 368,929. This growth denotes an increase of 11.4 percent. Visalia-Porterville ranks 9 of 26 MSAs by growth in total population in California and the metro area ranks 63 of 361 metro areas in terms of population growth in the United States.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated the median age in the Visalia-Porterville metro area to be 28.8 years old. The median age in Visalia-Porterville is less than the median in California of 34.4. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in the median, when the median age was 29.2 years of age. With a total of 10.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Visalia-Porterville can be described as being made up of a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 60.3 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 11 percent of the total population base. Compared to other metro areas throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Visalia-Porterville

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The residential home values in Visalia-Porterville, 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 their medians were valued at $97,800.

In Visalia-Porterville, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 129,128 homes in the year 2005. This MSA has gone through a medium-high growth level in the number housing units, adding all together 7,725 residential structures since 2001, a change of 6.4 percent.

Visalia-Porterville is made up of a relatively high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. For the year 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 7.8 percent of the areas residential property was valued over $500k.

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

Visalia-Porterville had a median home value in the year 2005 of $202,400, reported by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall State of California 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $477,700 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

When comparing areas across the State of California, Visalia-Porterville is positioned 14 of the 26 metro areas by percentage growth in residential real estate. The metro area is positioned 149 of 361, in terms of residential real estate percentage change compared to other United States metro areas.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Visalia, California -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

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In Visalia, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Transportation and Warehousing and Utilities industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 27.71. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 27.71 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Visalia may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing a

Management of companies and enterprises is the industry with the largest establishments in Visalia Metropolitan Area (MSA), averaging 50 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 40 and less than the State of California average establishment size of 54 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Professional and technical services has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Visalia, with a job growth of 38.8 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 2.6 percent. The State of California saw a change in employment in the sector of -1 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Visalia, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 29.1 percent of all jobs throughout the region, totaling 32,327 employees. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries total 12.8 and 10.4 percent of all employment.

The Visalia-Porterville Metropolitan Area ranks 151 of 363 throughout the US in terms of total 2005 employment. The regions employment ranking has slipped behind during the time of 2001 and 2005. The Metropolitan Area, in the year 2001, was ranked 150 of 363 Counties.

A top paying industry in Visalia is the utilities industry with an average annual wage of $67,180. Locally, since the year 2001, the industry annual average pay has grown by 21.1 percent or $11,713. The State of California has a similar economic condition in the utilities industry, falling near the top of sectors according to average 2004 industry pay.

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