Yuba City, CA

Yuba City Metro Area industry wages have increased by 20.4% percent since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in the Yuba City Metro Area by a total of 20.4%. 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.

Yuba City Metro Area Industry Wages Lag Behind California, and Wages Lag Behind the United States Industry Wages

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Total wages in all industries in Yuba City, CA can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other Metro Areas in the United States. The overall wages are 33.5 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $45,358. The average industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Yuba City Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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In the Yuba City, CA metro area, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 2,273 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Given the 41 4-digit NAICS industries, 16 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 25 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Yuba City Metro Area

The Offices of physicians industry has grown the most with 450 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 22.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Yuba City.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (450 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (411 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (155 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (128 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (127 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Yuba City Metro Area

Given the industries in the area, the Fruit and tree nut farming industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 691 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry make up 60.9 percent of the total employment decline in Yuba City, CA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (691 jobs lost)
2. Activities related to real estate (106 jobs lost)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (105 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (52 jobs lost)
5. Civic and social organizations (50 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 7.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of California, which went through a gain of 2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

The Yuba City Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 124.6 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Yuba City has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in California, where it saw a gain of 8.8 percent. The Architectural and engineering services industry in Yuba City outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 7.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (124.6 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (68.5 percent gain)
3. Shoe stores (65.1 percent gain)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (64.0 percent gain)
5. Management and technical consulting services (53.4 percent gain)

The Yuba City Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Civic and social organizations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 71.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the California, where the industry felt a gain of 3.4 percent. The losses in the Civic and social organizations industry in Yuba City outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.2 in percent of workers in the Civic and social organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (71.4 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (40 percent decline)
3. Professional and similar organizations (33.5 percent decline)
4. Activities related to real estate (30 percent decline)
5. Fruit and tree nut farming (26.5 percent decline)

Yuba City One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Yuba City Metro Area

The Fruit and tree nut farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 229 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry make up 32.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Yuba City, CA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (229 jobs lost)
2. Activities related to real estate (113 jobs lost)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (48 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (45 jobs lost)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (41 jobs lost)

From the 50 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 24 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 26 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In the Yuba City, CA metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 900 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Yuba City Metro Area

The Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 143 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 22.7 percent of the total growth in Yuba City.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (143 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (69 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (45 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (41 new jobs)
5. Shoe stores (41 new jobs)

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.7 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of California, which went through a gain of 2.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2 percent.

The Yuba City Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Shoe stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 94.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Yuba City has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where this industry saw a gain of 7.4 percent. The Shoe stores industry in Yuba City outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Shoe stores (94.6 percent gain)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (34.3 percent gain)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (32.1 percent gain)
4. Support activities for air transportation (31.8 percent gain)
5. Management and technical consulting services (26.0 percent gain)

The Yuba City Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Social advocacy organizations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 65.7 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 felt a gain of 4.6 percent. The losses in the Social advocacy organizations industry in Yuba City outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.8 in percent of workers in the Social advocacy organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Social advocacy organizations (65.7 percent decline)
2. Civic and social organizations (35.5 percent decline)
3. Activities related to real estate (31.5 percent decline)
4. Greenhouse and nursery production (28.1 percent decline)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (27.3 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.

Income and Poverty in Yuba City, CA

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The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $43,109. This household income level is 6.3 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Yuba City, CA White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,287 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 4.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic in Yuba City, CA reported a median household income of $33,074, this median household income is 18.4 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Yuba City had a median household income level of $33,924, this median was 16.3 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 12.8 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $35,343.

The median household income has increased from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has increased to $43,885, representing a 8.2 percent growth. The Yuba City, CA MSA, when analyzing percentage of growth, ranks 3 of 28 metro area in percent of growth for median household income in the State of California. Yuba City ranks 3 of 28 metro area in terms of the growth in median income in the US.

As the median income level saw a growth during the period of 2000 to 2005 in the Yuba City, CA metro area, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest growth in median income was the Asian category. This category saw an increase of 49.5 percent since 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income growth in Yuba City, seeing a 17.3 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

When put side-by-side with other Metros throughout the United States, the Yuba City metro area may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 17.8 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 29.8 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Yuba City, accounting 26.6 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to Metro Areas across the United States, the Yuba City metro area had a relatively low median income for households of $40,550 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 37 percent lower than the median income in State of California of $55,567 and this is 21.2 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The poverty rate in the Yuba City, CA Metro has declined by 6.8 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 17.8 percent to 11 percent.

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

Higher Education in the Yuba City, CA Metro Area

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In the Yuba City, CA Metro Area as reported in the American Community Survey of the year 2005, 16.6 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 23.8 percent of the Asian alone and 6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 1.2 percent. In the year 2005, 16.2 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 3.0 percent. By 2005, a total of 14.8 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

Reported by the 2005 American Community Survey in the Yuba City, CA Metro Area, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in the Yuba City metro area have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 16.2 percent (Men) versus 14.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 36.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From 2000, the Yuba City metro area has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 2.4 percent to a total of 15.6 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the 2005 State of California percent of 29.6 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

Yuba City, CA Metro Area is made up of a less-educated population of the working age, with 15.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey. The Yuba City MSA is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of California's proportion of 29.6 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 27.2 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for Yuba City, CA

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The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated the median age in the Yuba City metro area to be 32.3 years of age. The median age in Yuba City is less than the median in California of 34.4. From 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median, when the median age was 32.9 years of age. With 28.7 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Yuba City can be understood as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.3 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11 percent of the total population base. Compared to other metro areas throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

The Yuba City metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is made of 59.4 percent White, 2.3 percent African American, 10.1 percent Asian, and 23.8 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 36.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Yuba City has increased the percent of minority makeup when 32.7 percent of the population were minorities.

The Yuba City metro area had a population of 156,029 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 139,521. This growth represents an increase of 11.8 percent. Yuba City ranks 13 of 26 MSAs by growth in total population in California and the metro area ranks 127 of 361 metro areas in terms of population growth in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, the Yuba City metro area spans a total of 1233 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low average population density of 127 persons per square mile. Similar metro areas in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- La Crosse (127 per sq. mile ), Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers (128 per sq. mile ), Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford (128 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- State College (127 per sq. mile ), Merced (125 per sq. mile ), Sherman-Denison (125 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a very high amount of people migrated into the Yuba City metro area, with 4,341 people migrating in from outside the country. The immigration into Yuba City accounts for 0.3 percent of all immigration into California. This percent of immigration can be considered very high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Yuba City

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Yuba City recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $270,800, according to the American Community Survey. This median is less than the State of California 2005 home median value of $477,700 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

In Yuba City, there were a total of 57,170 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a medium-high growth level in the number housing units, adding a sum of 5,912 residential units since 2001, or 11.5 percent.

Throughout the State of California, Yuba City is positioned 3 of the 26 metro areas by percent in growth of new residential structures. The metropolitan area places 37 of 361, compared to percent change of residential structures in other metropolitan areas throughout the United States.

Yuba City can be understood as having a relatively high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. For the year 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 11 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued over a half a million dollars.

The residential housing values in Yuba City, California have increased very sharply since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $160,300, or 145.1 percent, from their 2000 median values of $110,500.

According to the data, there is a limited amount of real estate that is affordable in Yuba City, California. In 2005, only 11 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Yuba City, California -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

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In Yuba City, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the Metropolitan Area making up 17.7 percent of all jobs throughout the region, totaling 5,836 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors provide 14.7 and 14.5 percent of all employment.

A high-wage industry in Yuba City is the mining sector paying an annual wage of $60,598. From the year 2001, the industry annual average pay has grown by 30.5 percent or $14,150. The State of California shows the same employment climate in the mining sector, placing at the top of industries in term of the average annual pay of 2004.

Mining is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Yuba City, increasing by 22.1 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 4.7 percent. The State of California went through a industry job change of -6.5 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Yuba City Metropolitan Area (MSA), averaging 22 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the California typical size of 32 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Yuba City, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Real estate and rental and leasing and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 13.76. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 13.76 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Yuba City may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

The Yuba City Metropolitain Area is ranked number 334 of 363 throughout the US in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has slipped behind during the time of 2001 and 2005. The Metropolitan Area, in the year 2001, was ranked 333 of 363 Counties.

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