In Cherokee County, jobs in the management of companies and enterprises pay the highest wages

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Employment in the management of companies and enterprises industry paid the average highest wages in Cherokee County for 2006. The average industry job in Cherokee County was paid an annual wage of $49,593 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in Iowa of $58,648 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $82,655.

Other top-pay jobs in Cherokee County, Iowa may be found in electronic markets and agents and brokers ($47,490), wired telecommunications carriers ($42,809), utility system construction ($42,339) and offices of physicians ($40,902) 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.

Cherokee County Wages have increased by 22.2% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Cherokee County, Iowa by a total of 22.2%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Iowa and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Cherokee County, Iowa can be described as medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 18.7 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.

Cherokee County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has decreased by 11.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Iowa, which went through a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Cherokee County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Hog and pig farming industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 40.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Iowa, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 21.7 percent. The losses in the Hog and pig farming industry in Cherokee County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 7 in percent of workers in the Hog and pig farming industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Hog and pig farming (40.4 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (39.9 percent decline)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (37.8 percent decline)
4. Depository credit intermediation (26.8 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (22.2 percent decline)

Cherokee County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 150.8 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Cherokee County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Iowa, where this industry saw a gain of 9.5 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Cherokee County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 30.6 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (150.8 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (128.1 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (59.5 percent gain)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (42.5 percent gain)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (18.4 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cherokee County

The Nursing care facilities industry has grown the most with 39 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Nursing care facilities industry makes up 27.1 percent of the total growth in Cherokee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (39 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (30 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (24 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (15 new jobs)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (10 new jobs)

In Cherokee County, Iowa, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 572 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cherokee County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Depository credit intermediation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 44 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 25.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Cherokee County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (44 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (28 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (27 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (22 jobs lost)
5. Hog and pig farming (13 jobs lost)

Out of the 29 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 17 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 12 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.





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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.

Cherokee County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 31 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 19 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 12 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Cherokee County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 138 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Cherokee County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Child day care services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 12 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Child day care services industry makes up 24.5 percent of the growth in Cherokee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (12 new jobs)
2. Nursing care facilities (7 new jobs)
3. Residential mental health facilities (6 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (6 new jobs)
5. Automobile dealers (4 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Cherokee County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 28 jobs. The declines in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 24.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Cherokee County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (28 jobs lost)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (28 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (11 jobs lost)
4. Residential building construction (10 jobs lost)
5. Utility system construction (9 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 3.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Iowa, which saw a gain of 1.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Cherokee County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 58.2 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Iowa, where the industry reported a loss of 4.3 percent. The losses in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Cherokee County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.2 in percent of workers in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (58.2 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (40.5 percent decline)
3. Hog and pig farming (25.3 percent decline)
4. Residential building construction (16.4 percent decline)
5. Offices of physicians (10.3 percent decline)

Cherokee County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Child day care services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 43.9 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Cherokee County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Iowa, where it saw a gain of 8.1 percent. The Child day care services industry in Cherokee County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (43.9 percent gain)
2. General freight trucking (17.8 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (15.0 percent gain)
4. Clothing stores (13.5 percent gain)
5. Residential mental health facilities (12.7 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 Cherokee County, Iowa

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Cherokee County reported a medium-high median income for households of $41,116 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 12.3 percent lower than the median in Iowa of $46,179 and this is 19.5 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Cherokee County, Iowa can be considered to have a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 7.3 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 64.4 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Cherokee County, with 14.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 17.4 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $48,263. Hispanic in Cherokee County, Iowa , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $20,312, this income level is 50.6 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $19,411. This median income level is 52.8 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. In Cherokee County, Iowa White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $41,171 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.







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

Higher Education in Cherokee County, Iowa

Cherokee County, Iowa can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 15.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Cherokee was reported to have 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 US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Cherokee County, Iowa as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 15.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 7.6 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Cherokee County, Iowa, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 43.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Cherokee on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 14.6 percent (Men) versus 15.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 42.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Cherokee County, Iowa

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Cherokee County, Iowa to be 45.1 years of age. The median in Cherokee is greater than the median age for the State of Iowa of 38.6. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 41.8 years of age. With a total of 20.8 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Cherokee can be understood as having a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 58.5 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 20.7 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively high percent of the population.

From 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Cherokee internationally. The international migration into Cherokee totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Iowa. This amount of international migration is very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Cherokee County, Iowa has a population that is made up of 96.9 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 1.9 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.8 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Iowa percent of 7.3. Since 2000, Cherokee has increased in diversity when 1.8 percent of the population were minorities.

Cherokee County, Iowa had an estimated population of 12,237 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 13,018. The decline shows a decrease of -6 percent. Cherokee ranks 90 of 99 counties by growth in total population in Iowa and the county ranks 2,897 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Cherokee spans a total area of 577 total square miles. The area has a low population density of 21 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Henderson, IL (21 per sq. mile ), Glenn, CA (21 per sq. mile ), Haskell, OK (21 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sumner, KS (21 per sq. mile ), Beckham, OK (21 per sq. mile ), Texas, MO (21 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Cherokee County, Iowa

In Cherokee County, the census reported 5,907 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 44 housing units since the year 2001, or 0.8 percent.

When compared to other counties in Iowa, Cherokee County is positioned 77 of 99 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,760 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Cherokee County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $57,300, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the Iowa 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $82,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Cherokee County, Iowa. In 2000, 91.1 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau