In Boone County, jobs in the management and technical consulting services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the management and technical consulting services industry paid the average highest wages in Boone County for 2006. The average industry job in Boone County was paid an annual wage of $80,224 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Iowa of $48,230 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $67,321.

Top-pay jobs in Boone County, Iowa may be found in power generation and supply ($69,529), accounting and bookkeeping services ($63,232), misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($52,361) and offices of physicians ($51,390) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Boone County Wages have increased by 22.6% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Boone County, Iowa by a total of 22.6%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Iowa 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Boone County, Iowa can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 11.7 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $32,587. The average pay 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.

Boone County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 5.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Iowa, experiencing a gain of 2.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Boone County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 434.8 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Boone County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Iowa, where the industry felt a gain of 8.6 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Boone County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 11 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (434.8 percent gain)
2. Scientific research and development services (225.0 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (206.8 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (194.1 percent gain)
5. Child day care services (160.3 percent gain)

Boone County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 58.8 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 sector experienced a gain of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Offices of physicians industry in Boone County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 12.4 percent in terms of employment in the Offices of physicians industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (58.8 percent decline)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (48.2 percent decline)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (48 percent decline)
4. Architectural and engineering services (41.9 percent decline)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (30.7 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Boone County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 67 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 11.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Boone County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (67 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (65 new jobs)
3. Nursing care facilities (63 new jobs)
4. Civic and social organizations (60 new jobs)
5. Scientific research and development services (39 new jobs)

In Boone County, Iowa, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 366 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Boone County

Given the industries in the area, the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 108 jobs. The declines in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry make up 32.9 percent of the total job loss in Boone County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (108 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (65 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (30 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (23 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (21 jobs lost)

Given the 42 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 18 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 24 industries reported a drop in employment.





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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.

Boone County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Boone County

Given the industries in the area, the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 62 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry make up 26.5 percent of the total job loss in Boone County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (62 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (48 jobs lost)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (36 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and engineering services (36 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (10 jobs lost)

In Boone County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 100 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

From the 49 4-digit NAICS industries, 18 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 30 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Boone County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Civic and social organizations industry has added the most employment with 60 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Civic and social organizations industry makes up 20.4 percent of the total employment growth in Boone County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (60 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (52 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (37 new jobs)
4. Child day care services (28 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (18 new jobs)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of Iowa, which went through a gain of 1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Boone County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 66.5 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Iowa, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 4.1 percent. The losses in the Architectural and engineering services industry in Boone County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.5 percent in terms of employment in the Architectural and engineering services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (66.5 percent decline)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (47.9 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (46.7 percent decline)
4. Activities related to real estate (43.3 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (29.8 percent decline)

Boone County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 176.4 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Boone County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Iowa, where this industry saw a gain of 2.8 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Boone County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (176.4 percent gain)
2. Child day care services (102.5 percent gain)
3. Civic and social organizations (91.4 percent gain)
4. Residential building construction (51.4 percent gain)
5. Management and technical consulting services (40.5 percent gain)





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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 Boone County, Iowa

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Boone County, Iowa can be recognized as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 7.6 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 39.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Boone County, with 11.6 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Boone County, Iowa White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $47,702 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $66,300. This income level is 39 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 25.5 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $35,518. Hispanic households in Boone County, Iowa reported a median household income of $28,275, which is 40.7 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Boone County reported an income level of $19,640, this level was 58.8 percent less than the median for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Boone County reported a relatively high median income for households of $47,693 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 3.2 percent higher than the median in Iowa of $46,179 and this is 3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Boone County, Iowa

Reported by the 2000 Census in Boone County, Iowa, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Boone on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 20.2 percent (Men) versus 17.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 38.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Boone County, Iowa as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 18.8 percent of the White Alone, 6 percent of Black or African American, 42.8 percent of the Asian alone and 17.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Boone County, Iowa is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 18.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Boone counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Iowa's proportion of 21.2 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Boone County, Iowa

Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Boone internationally. The migration from outside the US into Boone accounts for 0.2 percent of all immigration into Iowa. This level of international migration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Boone County, Iowa had a total estimated population of 26,602 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since its 2000 population of 26,254. This growth represents an increase of 1.3 percent. Boone ranks 18 of 99 counties in terms of population growth in Iowa and the county ranks 1,513 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Boone County, Iowa has a population that is made up of 97.7 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.9 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Iowa percent of 7.3. Since 2000, Boone has increased the percent of minority makeup when 1.5 percent of the population were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Boone County, Iowa to be 40.0 years old. The median age in Boone is greater than the median age in the State of Iowa of 38.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 38.7 years of age. With a total of 21.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Boone can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62.4 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 15.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

In terms of total land area, Boone spans a total area of 571 square miles. This area has a low population density of 47 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Gilchrist, FL (47 per sq. mile ), Vermilion, LA (47 per sq. mile ), Scott, MS (47 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lincoln, OR (47 per sq. mile ), Paulding, OH (47 per sq. mile ), Deschutes, OR (47 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Boone County, Iowa

In Boone County, the real estate market was made up of 11,477 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 438 residential units since 2001, or 4 percent.

The State of Iowa, Boone County places 20 of 99 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,071 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Boone County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $74,900, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of Iowa 2000 home value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Boone County, Iowa. In 2000, 82.3 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau