In Weld County, jobs in the electric goods merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the electric goods merchant wholesalers industry had the highest average wages in Weld County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Weld County was paid an annual wage of $176,940 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Colorado of $70,798 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $66,413.

Other high-paying jobs in Weld County, Colorado are present in scientific research and development services ($137,422), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($98,376), semiconductor and electronic component mfg. ($82,471) and natural gas distribution ($74,991) 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.

Weld County Wages have increased by 16.5% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Weld County, Colorado by a total of 16.5%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Colorado and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Weld County, Colorado when analyzed can be described as medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 17.7 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $41,530. The average 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.

Weld County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 144 4-digit NAICS industries, 41 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 102 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Weld County, Colorado, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 6,668 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Weld County

The Support activities for mining industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 845 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 7.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Weld County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (845 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (603 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (539 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (509 new jobs)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (499 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Weld County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Employment services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 446 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 17.0 percent of the total employment decline in Weld County, Colorado.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (446 jobs lost)
2. Vegetable and melon farming (306 jobs lost)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (306 jobs lost)
4. Computer systems design and related services (293 jobs lost)
5. Support activities for crop production (133 jobs lost)

Weld County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Independent artists, writers, and performers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 415.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Weld County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Colorado, where the industry took a gain of 43.2 percent. The Independent artists, writers, and performers industry in Weld County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 26.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Independent artists, writers, and performers (415.8 percent gain)
2. Specialized design services (376.5 percent gain)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (238.5 percent gain)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (224.1 percent gain)
5. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (215.9 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 11 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Colorado, experiencing a gain of 0.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Weld County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 72.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Colorado, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 14.6 percent. The losses in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Weld County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 7.2 in percent of workers in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (72.6 percent decline)
2. Couriers (58.8 percent decline)
3. Vegetable and melon farming (58.7 percent decline)
4. Local messengers and local delivery (51.4 percent decline)
5. Travel arrangement and reservation services (50.6 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 Weld County, Colorado

The median household income in the area has declined a small amount from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $48,763, which amounts to a 1.5 percent decline. Weld County, Colorado, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 11 of 11 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Colorado. Weld County ranks 628 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median income in the US.

As the median household income witnessed a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Weld County, Colorado, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in the household income level was the Hispanic category. This category saw a decline of 9.4 percent since the year 2000. The Black or African American population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Weld County, experiencing a 197.7 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

Compared to counties across the United States, Weld County reported a relatively high median income for all households of $49,516 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 11.5 percent lower than the median in Colorado of $55,228 and the median is 0.8 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Weld County, Colorado can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 12.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 22.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Weld County, with 17.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The rate of poverty in Weld County, Colorado has declined by 0.6 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 12.5 percent to 11.9 percent.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 38.3 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $30,550. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $47,190. This household income level is 4.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Weld County, Colorado White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $51,809 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 4.6 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Weld County reported a median household income of $50,944, which was 2.9 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Weld County, Colorado , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $37,791, which is 23.7 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

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

Higher Education in Weld County, Colorado

Weld County, Colorado has a highly-educated population of the working age, with 21.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Weld is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Colorado's proportion of 32.6 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Weld County, Colorado, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 29.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Weld have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 21.2 percent (Men) versus 22 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree, with 32.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

From the year 2000, Weld has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has grown by 5.0 percent to a total of 26.6 in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proporation of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the porportion in the State of Colorado percent of 35.4 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

In Weld County, Colorado as reported in the 2000 Census, 23.8 percent of the White Alone, 23.4 percent of Black or African American, 50.2 percent of the Asian alone and 6.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 5.2 percent. By 2005, 26.2 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 4.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 26.8 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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

Demographic Profile for Weld County, Colorado

Since the year 2000, a very high number of individuals have migrated to Weld internationally. The migration from outside the US into Weld accounts for 4.5 percent of the total international migration into the State of Colorado. This percent of immigration can be considered very high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Weld County, Colorado had a population that was estimated at 228,943 in the year 2005. The population has increased very sharply, since the population in 2000 of 183,114. This growth shows an increase of 25 percent. Weld ranks 4 of 64 counties when calculating total change in population for Colorado and the county ranks 70 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Weld spans a total area of 3992 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average population density of 57 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Carter, OK (57 per sq. mile ), Chester, SC (57 per sq. mile ), Randolph, IL (57 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Okmulgee, OK (57 per sq. mile ), Hardin, TX (57 per sq. mile ), Lauderdale, TN (57 per sq. mile ).

Weld County, Colorado has a population that is made of 69.2 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 27.8 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 29.4 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Colorado percent of 25.6. Since 2000, Weld has increased the level of diversity when 28.6 percent of the population were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Weld County, Colorado to be 30.6 years old. The median in Weld is less than the median age for the State of Colorado of 34.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in the median age, when it was 31.0 years of age. A total of 27.1 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Weld can be understood as having a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 64.6 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 8.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Weld County, Colorado

In the State of Colorado, Weld County ranks 2 of 64 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 36 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Weld County, the real estate market was made up of 86,749 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 15,301 homes since 2001, or 21.4 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Weld County, Colorado have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $55,000, or 39.2 percent, from their 2000 value of $140,400.

There is a limited amount of housing that is affordable in Weld County, Colorado. In 2005, 15 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Weld County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $195,400, accounted by the American Community Survey. This value is less than the overall Colorado 2005 home value of $223,300 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

Weld County may be be described as having a medium percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 4.4 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Weld is the County that is ranked 9 of 65 total Counties throughout Colorado 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 8 of 65 Counties.

Management of companies and enterprises is the industry with the largest establishments in Weld County, with the industry averaging 41 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 40 and greater than the Colorado average establishment size of 20 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

In Weld County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Mining and Construction have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 5.42. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 5.42 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Weld County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Weld County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 15.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 9,786 individuals. The Retail Trade and Construction industries total 12.6 and 12.5 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Weld County. The industry was hit with a loss of 1,696 employees during the period, or 14.8 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 36.2 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Weld County, increasing by 40.6 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Colorado faced a industry job change of 2.6 percent, in the last 5 years.





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