In Ida County, jobs in the lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry had the highest average wages in Ida County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Ida County received an annual wage of $46,284 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage rate in Iowa of $23,178 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $24,985.

High-wage employment in Ida County, Iowa are present in offices of other health practitioners ($42,015), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($36,797), utility system construction ($35,746) and offices of dentists ($34,814) 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.

Ida County Wages have increased by 22.0% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Ida County, Iowa by a total of 22.0%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Ida County, Iowa can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 9 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average 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.

Ida County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Ida County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 115.6 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Ida County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Iowa, where the industry took a gain of 7.1 percent. The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Ida County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 10.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (115.6 percent gain)
2. Full-service restaurants (48.0 percent gain)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (39.4 percent gain)
4. Legal services (38.6 percent gain)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (30.5 percent gain)

Ida County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 51.3 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 seen in the Iowa, where the industry felt a loss of 0.7 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Ida County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2.1 percent in terms of employees in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (51.3 percent decline)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (50 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (47.8 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (43.5 percent decline)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (29.4 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 0.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in Iowa, experiencing a gain of 2.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Ida County

Given the industries in the area, the General freight trucking industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 71 jobs in that time period. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 43.8 percent of the total job loss in Ida County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (71 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (23 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (18 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (11 jobs lost)
5. Lessors of real estate (7 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Ida County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 39 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 54.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Ida County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (39 new jobs)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (12 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (6 new jobs)
4. Legal services (6 new jobs)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (4 new jobs)

In Ida County, Iowa, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 11 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 23 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 15 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 8 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that 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.

Ida County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Ida County, Iowa, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 71 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Ida County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 50 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 77.4 percent of the total growth in Ida County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (50 new jobs)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (4 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (4 new jobs)
4. Offices of dentists (3 new jobs)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (2 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Ida County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 19 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry make up 37.2 percent of the total job loss in Ida County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (19 jobs lost)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (16 jobs lost)
3. Health and personal care stores (2 jobs lost)
4. Death care services (2 jobs lost)
5. Lessors of real estate (2 jobs lost)

Of the 25 4-digit NAICS industries, 15 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 8 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Ida County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 45.7 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 felt a gain of 1.4 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Ida County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5 percent in terms of employment in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (45.7 percent decline)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (20.9 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (20.8 percent decline)
4. Death care services (18.8 percent decline)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (11.1 percent decline)

Ida County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 71.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Ida County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Iowa, where this industry saw a gain of 1.9 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Ida County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (71.9 percent gain)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (23.2 percent gain)
3. Offices of dentists (20.0 percent gain)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (7.8 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (4.5 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 2.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Iowa, which saw a gain of 1.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.





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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 Ida County, Iowa

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 24.6 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $30,713. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Ida County had a median household income level of $27,788, this level was 31.8 percent less than the median for all households. In Ida County, Iowa White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $40,829 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Ida County reported a medium-high median household income of $40,722 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 13.4 percent lower than the median in State of Iowa of $46,179 and the median is 20.7 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Ida County, Iowa can be understood to have a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 8.8 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The White race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 8.9 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Ida County, reporting 12.9 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Ida County, Iowa

In Ida County, Iowa as reported in the 2000 Census, 13.6 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 50 percent of the Asian alone and 25 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Ida County, Iowa has a moderately-educated population, with 13.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Ida 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Ida County, Iowa, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 44.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Ida on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 12.2 percent (Men) versus 14.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 42 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Ida County, Iowa

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Ida County, Iowa to be 44.5 years of age. The median in Ida is greater than the median age in Iowa of 38.6. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 41.6 years old. With a total of 21.3 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Ida can be described as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the 2005 population base, with 57.1 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 21.6 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.

Ida County, Iowa has a population that is comprised of 98.5 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.7 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.2 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Iowa percent of 7.3. Since 2000, Ida has increased in diversity when 0.9 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Ida County, Iowa had an estimated population of 7,379 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, since its 2000 population of 7,807. The decline shows a decrease of -5.5 percent. Ida ranks 75 of 99 counties when analyzing total population change in Iowa and the county ranks 2,675 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When measuring the total land area, Ida spans a total of 432 square miles. This area has a very low density of 17 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Nemaha, NE (17 per sq. mile ), Randolph, GA (17 per sq. mile ), Maries, MO (17 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Stevens, WA (17 per sq. mile ), Cuming, NE (17 per sq. mile ), Garfield, CO (17 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Ida from another country. The international migration into Ida accounts for 0 percent of immigration into the State of Iowa. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Ida County, Iowa

Ida County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $55,500, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall Iowa 2000 median home value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Ida County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 3,529 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 20 residential units since 2001, or 0.6 percent.

When compared to other counties in Iowa, Ida County ranks 85 of 99 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,846 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Ida County, Iowa. In 2000, 93.1 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Ida County, with the industry averaging 69 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Iowa average of 54 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Ida County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 36 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,096 jobs. The Retail Trade and Construction industries make up 11.1 and 6.3 percent of industry employment.

Information has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Ida County, changing a total of 100 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of -14.9 percent. The State of Iowa experienced a change in employment in the sector of -11.1 percent, during the period.

In Ida County, Manufacturing, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Wholesale trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.81. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.81 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Ida County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.









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