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

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Jobs in the offices of physicians industry wages were the highest in Clarke County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Clarke County received an annual wage of $54,405 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 pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $64,740.

Other high-paying jobs in Clarke County, Iowa can be found in offices of other health practitioners ($33,326), automobile dealers ($33,140), legal services ($32,208) and building finishing contractors ($21,420) 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.

Clarke County Wages have increased by 14.7% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Clarke County, Iowa by a total of 14.7%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Iowa and less 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Clarke 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 23.1 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $32,587. 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.

Clarke County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 9.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Iowa, experiencing a gain of 2.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Clarke County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Professional and similar organizations industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 64.5 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 reported a loss of 3.4 percent. The losses in the Professional and similar organizations industry in Clarke County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.6 in percent of workers in the Professional and similar organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Professional and similar organizations (64.5 percent decline)
2. Private households (47.3 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (42.6 percent decline)
4. Automobile dealers (25.2 percent decline)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (22.2 percent decline)

Clarke County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronics and appliance stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 523.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Clarke County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Iowa, where this industry saw a gain of 0.4 percent. The Electronics and appliance stores industry in Clarke County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 2.7 percent in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (523.8 percent gain)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (90.7 percent gain)
3. Limited-service eating places (35.4 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Clarke County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 85 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 66.7 percent of the total job loss in Clarke County, Iowa.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (85 jobs lost)
2. Private households (14 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (9 jobs lost)

Of the 12 4-digit NAICS industries, 7 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 3 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Clarke County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 42 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 43.9 percent of the total employment growth in Clarke County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (42 new jobs)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (37 new jobs)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (16 new jobs)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (11 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (9 new jobs)

In Clarke County, Iowa, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 348 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 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.

Clarke County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Clarke County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Professional and similar organizations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 50 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Iowa, where the industry felt a gain of 1.9 percent. The losses in the Professional and similar organizations industry in Clarke County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2 in percent of workers in the Professional and similar organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Professional and similar organizations (50 percent decline)
2. Private households (46.1 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (23.7 percent decline)
4. Legal services (22.5 percent decline)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (21.1 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 0.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Iowa, which saw a gain of 1.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Clarke County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 207.1 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Clarke County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Iowa, where it saw a gain of 4.5 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Clarke County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (207.1 percent gain)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (122.0 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (120.0 percent gain)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (25.0 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (12.0 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Clarke County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 21 jobs. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 41.2 percent of the total job loss in Clarke County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (21 jobs lost)
2. Private households (14 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (4 jobs lost)
4. Professional and similar organizations (4 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (3 jobs lost)

In Clarke County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 19 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Given the 16 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 8 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 8 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Clarke County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Electronics and appliance stores industry has added the most employment with 24 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Electronics and appliance stores industry makes up 48.0 percent of the growth in Clarke County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (24 new jobs)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (10 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (6 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (6 new jobs)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (1 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.

Income and Poverty in Clarke County, Iowa

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Clarke County, Iowa can be understood to have a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 84.2 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Clarke County, having 16.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Clarke County had a medium-high median income for all households of $40,335 (2005 Dollars). This median is 14.5 percent lower than the household income median in State of Iowa of $46,179 and this is 21.8 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Clarke County had a median income of $8,190, this level was 79.7 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Clarke County, Iowa White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $40,707 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.9 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic households in Clarke County, Iowa recorded a median income of $40,365, this median is 0.1 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Clarke County, Iowa

Clarke County, Iowa may to understood as having a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 12 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Clarke has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Iowa's proportion of 21.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Clarke County, Iowa, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 41.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Clarke have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 11 percent (Men) versus 13 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 44.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Clarke County, Iowa according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 12.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 16.6 percent of the Asian alone and 8.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Clarke County, Iowa

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Clarke County, Iowa to be 40.7 years of age. The median in Clarke 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 38.7 years of age. With a total of 23.5 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Clarke can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59.6 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 16.8 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Clarke internationally. The migration from outside the US into Clarke accounts for 0.1 percent of all immigration into Iowa. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Clarke County, Iowa has a population base that is comprised of 92.8 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 6 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 6.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Iowa percent of 7.3. Since 2000, Clarke has increased the level of diversity when 4.5 percent of the total population were minorities.

Clarke County, Iowa had a total estimated population of 9,161 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 9,195. The decline shows a decrease of -0.4 percent. Clarke ranks 36 of 99 counties when analyzing total population change in Iowa and the county ranks 1,985 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

In terms of total land area, Clarke covers a total land area of 431 total square miles. The area has a low population density of 21 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities 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 Clarke County, Iowa

The State of Iowa, Clarke County stands 14 of 99 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 982 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Clarke County, the real estate market was made up of 4,138 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 171 homes since 2001, or 4.3 percent.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Clarke County, Iowa. In 2000, 89.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Clarke County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $64,700, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall Iowa 2000 median home value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Clarke County, Iowa -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Transportation and Warehousing is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Clarke County, growing in new jobs by 194.3 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of -1 percent. The State of Iowa had changed in sector employment of 8.3 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Clarke County, with the industry averaging 66 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Iowa establishments size average of 54 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Clarke County. The sector dealt with a loss of 325 jobs during the period, or 24.8 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 56.2 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In Clarke County, Accommodation and food services, Manufacturing and Transportation and Warehousing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Accommodation and food services sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.29. The percent of employment in the Accommodation and food services industry is 2.29 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Clarke County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Accommodation and food services.

Clarke County ranks 65 of 99 total Counties throughout Iowa in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 63 of 99 Counties.

In Clarke County, Manufacturing, Accommodation and food services, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 28.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 985 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade sectors account for 22.5 and 14 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Clarke County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 35.3 percent of employment in 2001 to 28.9 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

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