In Rio Grande County, jobs in the commercial machinery repair and maintenance pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry wages were the highest in Rio Grande County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Rio Grande County was paid an annual wage of $36,438 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage rate in Colorado of $41,965 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $42,854.

High-wage employment in Rio Grande County, Colorado may be found in offices of physicians ($36,070), misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($35,221), grocery and related product wholesalers ($34,922) and accounting and bookkeeping services ($34,351) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Rio Grande County Wages have increased by 13.1% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Rio Grande County, Colorado by a total of 13.1%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Colorado and less 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.

Rio Grande County Industry Wages Lag Behind Colorado, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Rio Grande County, Colorado when analyzed can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 43.6 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $41,530. The average pay 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.

Rio Grande County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 9.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Colorado, which went through a gain of 0.1 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Rio Grande County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 38.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Colorado, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 3.6 percent. The losses in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry in Rio Grande County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.8 percent in terms of employees in the Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (38.7 percent decline)
2. Offices of physicians (29.7 percent decline)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (17.3 percent decline)
4. Legal services (16.7 percent decline)
5. Lessors of real estate (10.7 percent decline)

Rio Grande County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Logging industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 294.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Rio Grande County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Colorado, where the industry took a loss of 1.8 percent. The Logging industry in Rio Grande County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 10.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Logging (294.7 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (196.8 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (153.2 percent gain)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (79.5 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (52.2 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Rio Grande County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 19 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry make up 33.9 percent of the total employment decline in Rio Grande County, Colorado.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (19 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (12 jobs lost)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (8 jobs lost)
4. Offices of physicians (7 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (4 jobs lost)

Given the 26 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 8 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 18 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Rio Grande County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for crop production industry has added the most employment with 196 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 56.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Rio Grande County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (196 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (24 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (20 new jobs)
4. Logging (19 new jobs)
5. Vegetable and melon farming (18 new jobs)

In Rio Grande County, Colorado, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 300 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.





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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.

Rio Grande County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Rio Grande County, Colorado, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 294 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Given the 49 4-digit NAICS industries, 25 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 20 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Rio Grande County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Residential mental health facilities industry has added the most employment with 244 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Residential mental health facilities industry makes up 44.4 percent of the total employment growth in Rio Grande County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (244 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (138 new jobs)
3. Computer systems design and related services (37 new jobs)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (36 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (25 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Rio Grande County

The Electronics and appliance stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 41 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Electronics and appliance stores industry make up 24.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Rio Grande County, Colorado.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (41 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (15 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (15 jobs lost)
4. Consumer goods rental (13 jobs lost)
5. Outpatient care centers (12 jobs lost)

Total employment has increased by 4.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Colorado, experiencing a gain of 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Rio Grande County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 339.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Rio Grande County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Colorado, where the industry took a gain of 2.3 percent. The Computer systems design and related services industry in Rio Grande County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 6.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (339.4 percent gain)
2. Residential mental health facilities (138.4 percent gain)
3. Highway, street, and bridge construction (94.7 percent gain)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (80.0 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (46.0 percent gain)

Rio Grande County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronics and appliance stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 61.6 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 felt in the State of Colorado, where the it saw a gain of 6 percent. The losses in the Electronics and appliance stores industry in Rio Grande County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 3.4 percent in terms of employees in the Electronics and appliance stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (61.6 percent decline)
2. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (38.3 percent decline)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (35.6 percent decline)
4. Consumer goods rental (32 percent decline)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (27 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 Rio Grande County, Colorado

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Rio Grande County, Colorado may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 14.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 39.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Rio Grande County, accounting 29.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Rio Grande County accounted a medium-low household income of $37,248 (2005 Dollars). This median is 48.3 percent lower than the median in Colorado of $55,228 and this is 31.9 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Rio Grande County had a median household income level of $16,575, which was 55.5 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Rio Grande County, Colorado reported a median household income of $32,235, this median household income is 13.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $26,743. This income level is 28.2 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Rio Grande County, Colorado White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $39,836 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 6.9 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Rio Grande County, Colorado

In Rio Grande County, Colorado as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 22.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 19 percent of the Asian alone and 5.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Rio Grande County, Colorado, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 30.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Rio Grande on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 19.8 percent (Men) versus 17.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree, with 31.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Rio Grande County, Colorado can be considered to have a moderately-educated population, with 18.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Rio Grande has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Colorado's proportion of 32.6 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Rio Grande County, Colorado

By measuring total land area, Rio Grande spans a total of 912 total square miles. The area has a very low population density of 13 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Washington, ME (13 per sq. mile ), Natrona, WY (13 per sq. mile ), Grant, KS (13 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Morgan, UT (13 per sq. mile ), Red River, TX (13 per sq. mile ), Dixon, NE (13 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Rio Grande County, Colorado to be 39.0 years of age. The median in Rio Grande is greater than the median age for the State of Colorado of 34.7. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 37.5 years old. With a total of 25.7 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Rio Grande can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 58.8 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 15.5 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Rio Grande internationally. The international migration into Rio Grande makes up 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of Colorado. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Rio Grande County, Colorado had a total estimated population of 12,227 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 12,437. The decline denotes a decrease of -1.7 percent. Rio Grande ranks 54 of 64 counties by growth in total population in Colorado and the county ranks 2,344 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Rio Grande County, Colorado has a population that is made of 60.7 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 37.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 38.3 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Colorado percent of 25.6. Since 2000, Rio Grande has decreased the percent of minority population when 42.2 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Rio Grande County, Colorado

In Rio Grande County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 6,556 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 373 homes since 2001, or 6 percent.

Throughout the State of Colorado, Rio Grande County places 32 of 64 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 683 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Rio Grande County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $82,400, according to the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Colorado 2000 home value of $166,600 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Rio Grande County, Colorado. In 2000, 77.4 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Rio Grande County, Colorado -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Rio Grande 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 provides the most jobs and contributes 13 percent of total employment in the county, making up 448 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services industries total 11.8 and 10 percent of industry employment.

Rio Grande County is ranked at 37 of 65 Counties throughout the State of Colorado by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 36 of 65 Counties.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Rio Grande County, increasing by 134.3 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 4.7 percent. The State of Colorado underwent a employment change in the industry of 2.6 percent, in the last 5 years.

Health care and social assistance has the largest businesses in Rio Grande County, with the industry averaging 12 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and less than the Colorado average of 16 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

In Rio Grande County, Wholesale trade, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Accommodation and food services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Wholesale trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.75. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Wholesale trade industry is 1.75 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Rio Grande may be an exporter of products or services of Wholesale trade.

The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Rio Grande County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 24.4 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.





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