In Sedgwick County, jobs in the warehousing and storage pay the highest wages

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Employment in the warehousing and storage industry paid the average highest wages in Sedgwick County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Sedgwick County earned an annual wage of $30,901 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry pay the State of Colorado of $42,917 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $36,285.

Other high-paying jobs in Sedgwick County, Colorado can be found in depository credit intermediation ($29,197), full-service restaurants ($10,372), oilseed and grain farming (.) and vegetable and melon farming (.) 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.

Sedgwick County Wages have decreased by ( 4.7%) Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have decreased in Sedgwick County, Colorado by a total of ( 4.7%). This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Colorado 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.

Sedgwick County Industry Wages Lag Behind Colorado, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Sedgwick County, Colorado can be described as relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 46 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $41,530. The industry pay 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.

Sedgwick County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Sedgwick County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 50.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Colorado, where the industry reported a gain of 11.8 percent. The losses in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Sedgwick County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 10.1 in percent of jobs in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (50.7 percent decline)
2. Personal care services (50.7 percent decline)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (45.3 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (27.1 percent decline)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (11.3 percent decline)

Sedgwick County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Depository credit intermediation industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 29.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Sedgwick County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Colorado, where the industry felt a gain of 9.7 percent. The Depository credit intermediation industry in Sedgwick County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 1 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (29.9 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 3.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Colorado, which saw a gain of 0.1 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Sedgwick County

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 182 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry make up 71.5 percent of the total job loss in Sedgwick County, Colorado.

Top 1 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (182 jobs lost)

In Sedgwick County, Colorado, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 16 jobs between mid-2001 and 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.

Sedgwick County One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Colorado, which experienced a gain of 2.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Sedgwick County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 68.4 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 has experienced in the State of Colorado, where the industry felt a gain of 146.2 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Sedgwick County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 12.1 percent in terms of employment in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (68.4 percent decline)
2. Lessors of real estate (33.3 percent decline)
3. Chemical merchant wholesalers (22 percent decline)
4. Private households (21.8 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (21.3 percent decline)

Sedgwick County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 103.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Sedgwick County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Colorado, where this industry saw a gain of 2.1 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Sedgwick County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (103.6 percent gain)
2. Other professional and technical services (53.3 percent gain)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (26.1 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (18.4 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (10.8 percent gain)

Of the 26 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 10 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 16 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Sedgwick County, Colorado, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 172 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sedgwick County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 34 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 31.8 percent of the total growth in Sedgwick County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (34 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (15 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (10 new jobs)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (10 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (9 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sedgwick County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Chemical merchant wholesalers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 18 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Chemical merchant wholesalers industry make up 30.6 percent of the total employment decline in Sedgwick County, Colorado.

Top 5 Industries
1. Chemical merchant wholesalers (18 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (17 jobs lost)
3. Support activities for crop production (7 jobs lost)
4. Private households (6 jobs lost)
5. Unclassified (4 jobs lost)





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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 Sedgwick County, Colorado

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Sedgwick County, Colorado can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 10.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 80 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 12 to 17 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Sedgwick County, having 15.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

In Sedgwick County, Colorado White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $33,463 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $45,338. This income level is 37 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic in Sedgwick County, Colorado recorded a median income of $30,579, this income level is 7.6 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 77.9 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $7,313. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Sedgwick County reported a median household income of $56,063, this level was 69.5 percent greater than the areas median level for all households.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Sedgwick County reported a relatively low median income for all households of $33,085 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 66.9 percent lower than the median in State of Colorado of $55,228 and the income level is 48.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Sedgwick County, Colorado

In Sedgwick County, Colorado according the 2000 Decennial Census, 14.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 2.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Sedgwick County, Colorado is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 13.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Sedgwick was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Colorado's proportion of 32.6 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Sedgwick County, Colorado, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 31.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Sedgwick have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 15.8 percent (Men) versus 11 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma, with 39.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Sedgwick County, Colorado

Since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Sedgwick from outside the country. The immigration into Sedgwick accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Colorado. This percent of international migration is medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Sedgwick County, Colorado has a population that is made of 85 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 13.7 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 14.9 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Colorado percent of 25.6. Since 2000, Sedgwick has increased the level of diversity when 12.6 percent of the people were minorities.

Sedgwick County, Colorado had a total estimated population of 2,529 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 2,750. The decline signifies a decrease of -8 percent. Sedgwick ranks 55 of 64 counties by growth in total population in Colorado and the county ranks 2,370 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Sedgwick County, Colorado to be 44.3 years old. The median age in Sedgwick is greater than the median age in the State of Colorado of 34.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 43.1 years of age. A total of 22.5 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Sedgwick can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 54.5 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 23 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the population.

When measuring the total land area, Sedgwick spans a total of 548 square miles. This area has a very low population density of 5 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Benson, ND (5 per sq. mile ), Custer, SD (5 per sq. mile ), Kearny, KS (5 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Shoshone, ID (5 per sq. mile ), Churchill, NV (5 per sq. mile ), Crane, TX (5 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Sedgwick County, Colorado

When compared to other counties in Colorado, Sedgwick County is positioned 64 of 64 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 3,057 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Sedgwick County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $57,100, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the State of Colorado 2000 home value of $166,600 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Sedgwick County, there were a total of 1,393 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a decline in housing units, losing a total of 0 housing units since the year 2001, or 0 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Sedgwick County, Colorado. In 2000, 93.8 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Sedgwick County, Colorado -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Administrative and waste services is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Sedgwick County, with an employment growth of 50 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.5 percent. The State of Colorado faced a industry job change of -2.4 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

The Retail Trade sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Sedgwick County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 22.3 percent of employment in 2001 to 15 percent in the year 2005.

In Sedgwick County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade, and the Transportation and Warehousing industries are the largest employment industries. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the major employer in the county making up 25.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 135 employees. The Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing industries total 15 and 5.1 percent of total employment, respectively.

In Sedgwick County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 24.04. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 24.04 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Sedgwick specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has the largest businesses in Sedgwick County. In the County, the industry averages 19 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 12 and greater than the State of Colorado average of 11 for the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry.







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