In Kossuth 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 Kossuth County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Kossuth County earned an annual wage of $155,240 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Iowa of $67,413 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $64,740.

Top-pay jobs in Kossuth County, Iowa exsists in utility system construction ($65,225), nonresidential building construction ($47,149), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($44,232) and management and technical consulting services ($43,325) 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.

Kossuth County Wages have increased by 24.9% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Kossuth County, Iowa by a total of 24.9%. This is greater than the growth in average 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Kossuth 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 17 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $32,587. The overall 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.

Kossuth County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 6.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Iowa, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Kossuth County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 67.1 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Iowa, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 12.2 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Kossuth County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.2 in percent of workers in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (67.1 percent decline)
2. Management and technical consulting services (44.4 percent decline)
3. Other professional and technical services (41.6 percent decline)
4. Health and personal care stores (35.6 percent decline)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (27.1 percent decline)

Kossuth County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 200.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Kossuth County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Iowa, where the industry felt a loss of 7.2 percent. The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Kossuth County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 1.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (200.0 percent gain)
2. Personal care services (197.1 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (141.2 percent gain)
4. Utility system construction (100.0 percent gain)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (88.6 percent gain)

Of the 35 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 11 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 24 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Kossuth County, Iowa, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 323 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Kossuth County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has added the most employment with 69 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry makes up 16.1 percent of the growth in Kossuth County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (69 new jobs)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (55 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (40 new jobs)
4. Nonresidential building construction (38 new jobs)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (27 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Kossuth County

The Nursing care facilities industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 59 jobs. The declines in the Nursing care facilities industry make up 26.2 percent of the total employment decline in Kossuth County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (59 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (54 jobs lost)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (42 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (15 jobs lost)
5. Management and technical consulting services (13 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.

Kossuth County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 42 4-digit NAICS industries, 20 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 18 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Kossuth County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 194 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Kossuth County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has added the most employment with 66 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry makes up 27.5 percent of the total growth in Kossuth County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (66 new jobs)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (43 new jobs)
3. Nonresidential building construction (26 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (21 new jobs)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (16 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Kossuth County

The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 37 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry make up 28.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Kossuth County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (37 jobs lost)
2. Nursing care facilities (25 jobs lost)
3. Legal services (12 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (9 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (9 jobs lost)

Kossuth County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 180.9 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Kossuth County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Iowa, where the industry felt a loss of 4.3 percent. The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Kossuth County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (180.9 percent gain)
2. Private households (158.3 percent gain)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (59.4 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (44.4 percent gain)
5. Management and technical consulting services (38.9 percent gain)

Kossuth County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 25.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Iowa, where the industry reported a gain of 4.2 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Kossuth County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 2.3 percent in terms of employees in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (25.5 percent decline)
2. Lessors of real estate (25.4 percent decline)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (24.8 percent decline)
4. Legal services (22 percent decline)
5. Other professional and technical services (18.8 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 3.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Iowa, which went through a gain of 1.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level 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 Kossuth County, Iowa

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Kossuth County, Iowa can be recognized as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 10.2 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 14.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Kossuth County, having 16.7 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Kossuth County had a medium-high median income for households of $40,438 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 14.2 percent lower than the median in Iowa of $46,179 and this is 21.5 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Kossuth County had a median income of $31,130, this level was 23 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Kossuth County, Iowa White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $40,374 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent less than the median in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Kossuth County, Iowa reported a median household income of $33,638, this income level is 16.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $51,188. This median is 26.6 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 21.6 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $31,687.







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

Higher Education in Kossuth County, Iowa

In 2000, the Census reported that in Kossuth County, Iowa, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 40.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Kossuth on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 14 percent (Men) versus 13.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 37.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Kossuth County, Iowa is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 13.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Kossuth 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.

In Kossuth County, Iowa as reported in the 2000 Census, 13.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 7.6 percent of the Asian alone and 2.6 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 Kossuth County, Iowa

Kossuth County, Iowa has a population that is made up of 98.1 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 1.6 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Iowa percent of 7.3. Since 2000, Kossuth has increased in diversity when 1.2 percent of the population were minorities.

When calculating the total land area, Kossuth spans a total of 973 square miles. The land areas has a very low average area density of 17 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, 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 ).

Since 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Kossuth from outside the country. The immigration into Kossuth makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Iowa. This level of international migration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Kossuth County, Iowa had an estimated population of 16,142 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 17,131. The decline denotes a decrease of -5.8 percent. Kossuth ranks 93 of 99 counties in terms of population growth in Iowa and the county ranks 2,956 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Kossuth County, Iowa to be 44.9 years of age. The median age in Kossuth is greater than the median age for the State of Iowa of 38.6. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 41.4 years old. With a total of 21.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Kossuth 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 relatively low presence of the population, with 57.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 20.6 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Kossuth County, Iowa

In the State of Iowa, Kossuth County stands 88 of 99 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,891 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Kossuth County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 7,645 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 35 residential structures since 2001, a change of 0.5 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Kossuth County, Iowa. In 2000, 89.6 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Kossuth County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $54,300, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the State of 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.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Kossuth County, with a job growth of 33.3 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.3 percent. The State of Iowa felt a shift in employment in the industry of 0.9 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Kossuth County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Finance and insurance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 20 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,045 jobs. The Retail Trade and Finance and insurance industries make up 16.7 and 8.2 percent of all employment.

Wholesale trade between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Kossuth County. The industry lost a total of 133 jobs, or 25.3 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 57.6 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Kossuth County, Manufacturing, Finance and insurance and Wholesale trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.56. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.56 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Kossuth specializes in Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Kossuth County, with the industry averaging 37 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Iowa average of 54 for the Manufacturing industry.







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