In Appanoose County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the offices of physicians industry paid the average highest wages in Appanoose County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Appanoose County received a wage of $55,549 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of Iowa of $67,413 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $64,740.

High-wage employment in Appanoose County, Iowa exsists in specialized freight trucking ($34,671), outpatient care centers ($33,610), architectural and engineering services ($30,093) and depository credit intermediation ($29,896) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Appanoose County Wages have increased by 25.3% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Appanoose County, Iowa by a total of 25.3%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Iowa and greater 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.

Appanoose County Industry Wages Lag Behind Iowa, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Appanoose County, Iowa can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 19.8 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $32,587. The average industry wage was less than the national industry average 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.

Appanoose County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of Iowa, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Appanoose County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 157.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Appanoose County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Iowa, where the industry took a gain of 25.8 percent. The Offices of other health practitioners industry in Appanoose County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 26.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (157.1 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (56.4 percent gain)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (41.3 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (37.6 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (25.5 percent gain)

Appanoose County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 50.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Iowa, where the industry felt a loss of 8.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Appanoose County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 19.8 in percent of workers in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (50.9 percent decline)
2. Personal care services (46.2 percent decline)
3. Individual and family services (38.4 percent decline)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (32.3 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (29.2 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Appanoose County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Individual and family services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 14 jobs. The declines in the Individual and family services industry make up 23.5 percent of the total employment decline in Appanoose County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (14 jobs lost)
2. Private households (9 jobs lost)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (8 jobs lost)
4. Personal care services (6 jobs lost)
5. Child day care services (5 jobs lost)

Of the 21 4-digit NAICS industries, 11 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 10 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Appanoose County, Iowa, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 88 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Appanoose County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 58 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 46.5 percent of the total employment growth in Appanoose County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (58 new jobs)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (13 new jobs)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (11 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (10 new jobs)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (8 new jobs)





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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.

Appanoose County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Appanoose County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 15.6 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 has seen in the Iowa, where the industry reported a loss of 3.5 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Appanoose County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.9 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (15.6 percent decline)
2. Architectural and engineering services (13.5 percent decline)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (12.9 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (12.8 percent decline)
5. Offices of physicians (12.3 percent decline)

Appanoose County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 35.6 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Appanoose County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Iowa, where this industry saw a gain of 6.4 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Appanoose County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (35.6 percent gain)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (31.3 percent gain)
3. Other professional and technical services (28.0 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (23.1 percent gain)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (19.2 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of Iowa, which experienced a gain of 1.8 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

In Appanoose County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 20 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Given the 26 4-digit NAICS industries, 11 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 13 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Appanoose County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 32 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 36.4 percent of the total employment growth in Appanoose County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (32 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (13 new jobs)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (10 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (8 new jobs)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (6 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Appanoose County

The General freight trucking industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 11 jobs in that time period. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 34.3 percent of the total employment decline in Appanoose County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (11 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (7 jobs lost)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (3 jobs lost)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (3 jobs lost)
5. Architectural and engineering services (2 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 Appanoose County, Iowa

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Appanoose County, Iowa can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 14.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 61.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Appanoose County, reporting 23.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Appanoose County accounted a relatively low household income of $33,476 (2005 Dollars). This median is 37.9 percent lower than the median income in State of Iowa of $46,179 and the median household income is 46.8 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

In Appanoose County, Iowa White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $33,687 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $234,001. This income level is 599 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic households in Appanoose County, Iowa , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $46,897, this income level is 40.1 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Appanoose County reported an income level of $7,800, which was 76.7 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 35.3 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $21,645.







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

Higher Education in Appanoose County, Iowa

Appanoose County, Iowa has a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 12.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Appanoose counted a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Iowa's proportion of 21.2 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In Appanoose County, Iowa as reported in the 2000 Census, 12 percent of the White Alone, 13.8 percent of Black or African American, 53 percent of the Asian alone and 4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Appanoose County, Iowa, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 40.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Appanoose have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12 percent (Men) versus 12.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 41.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Appanoose County, Iowa

Since 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Appanoose internationally. The migration from outside the US into Appanoose accounts for 0.1 percent of all immigration into Iowa. This amount of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

When measuring the total land area, Appanoose spans a total area of 496 square miles. This area has a low population density of 28 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Madison, TX (28 per sq. mile ), La Plata, CO (28 per sq. mile ), Clark, WI (28 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Marion, AR (28 per sq. mile ), Lawrence, SD (28 per sq. mile ), Holmes, MS (28 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Appanoose County, Iowa to be 41.6 years old. The median in Appanoose is greater than the median age in the State of Iowa of 38.6. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 40.6 years of age. With a total of 21.5 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Appanoose can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 59.6 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 18.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Appanoose County, Iowa had a total estimated population of 13,666 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 13,702. The decline signifies a decrease of -0.3 percent. Appanoose ranks 37 of 99 counties by growth in total population in Iowa and the county ranks 1,988 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Appanoose County, Iowa has a population that is made of 97.5 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 2.1 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Iowa percent of 7.3. Since 2000, Appanoose has increased in diversity when 2.0 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Appanoose County, Iowa

Appanoose County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $45,400, published by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the Iowa 2000 home median value of $82,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

When compared to other counties in Iowa, Appanoose County is positioned 91 of 99 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,927 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Appanoose County, Iowa. In 2000, 93.5 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Appanoose County, the real estate market was made up of 6,758 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 27 homes since 2001, or 0.4 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau