In Lyon County, jobs in the cattle ranching and farming pay the highest wages

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Employment in the cattle ranching and farming industry wages were the highest in Lyon County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Lyon County earned an annual wage of $33,747 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in Iowa of $25,054 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $25,264.

High-wage employment in Lyon County, Iowa can be found in building equipment contractors ($33,128), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($30,843), general freight trucking ($29,374) and other specialty trade contractors ($28,860) 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.

Lyon County Wages have increased by 23.4% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Lyon County, Iowa by a total of 23.4%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Iowa and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Lyon County, Iowa when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 28.5 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $32,587. The overall industry wage 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.

Lyon County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 20 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 6 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 13 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Lyon County, Iowa, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 267 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lyon County

The Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 109 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry makes up 31.7 percent of the total growth in Lyon County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (109 new jobs)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (59 new jobs)
3. Hog and pig farming (55 new jobs)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (53 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (22 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lyon County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 8 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 39.7 percent of the total job loss in Lyon County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (8 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (5 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (4 jobs lost)
4. Elementary and secondary schools (3 jobs lost)
5. Industrial machinery manufacturing (358 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 9.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Iowa, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Lyon County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 271.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Lyon County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Iowa, where the industry took a loss of 4 percent. The Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry in Lyon County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 12.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (271.7 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (134.3 percent gain)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (89.4 percent gain)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (86.7 percent gain)
5. Hog and pig farming (71.3 percent gain)

Lyon County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Elementary and secondary schools industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 11.4 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 sector has gone through in the Iowa, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 3.2 percent. The losses in the Elementary and secondary schools industry in Lyon County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 18 percent in terms of employees in the Elementary and secondary schools industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Elementary and secondary schools (11.4 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (11.4 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (11.3 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (7.5 percent decline)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (3.8 percent decline)





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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.

Lyon County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Lyon County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 75.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Lyon County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Iowa, where it saw a gain of 6.2 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Lyon County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 6.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (75.0 percent gain)
2. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (65.8 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (42.3 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (33.3 percent gain)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (25.0 percent gain)

Lyon County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other professional and technical services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 24.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Iowa, where the it saw a gain of 2.9 percent. The losses in the Other professional and technical services industry in Lyon County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4.5 in percent of workers in the Other professional and technical services industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Other professional and technical services (24.5 percent decline)
2. Elementary and secondary schools (4.6 percent decline)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (4.5 percent decline)
4. Legal services (3.3 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 7.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Iowa, which saw a gain of 1.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lyon County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other professional and technical services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 8 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other professional and technical services industry make up 75.8 percent of the total job loss in Lyon County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other professional and technical services (8 jobs lost)
2. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (82 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (63 jobs lost)
4. Clothing stores (40 jobs lost)
5. Child day care services (24 jobs lost)

In Lyon County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 221 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Given the 26 4-digit NAICS industries, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 20 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lyon County

The Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry has added the most employment with 59 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry makes up 35.8 percent of the growth in Lyon County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (59 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (22 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (19 new jobs)
4. Hog and pig farming (11 new jobs)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (10 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 Lyon County, Iowa

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Lyon County, Iowa can be considered to have a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 7.0 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 14.8 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Lyon County, having 16.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Lyon County reported a medium-high median household income of $43,147 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 7 percent lower than the median in Iowa of $46,179 and the income level is 13.9 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 83.1 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $7,313. In Lyon County, Iowa White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $43,126 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was only slightly less than the median household income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $119,649. This household income level is 177.3 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Lyon County had a median household income level of $27,788, this median was 35.6 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic headed households in Lyon County, Iowa , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $87,911, which is 103.7 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households.







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

Higher Education in Lyon County, Iowa

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Lyon County, Iowa, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 41 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Lyon have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 14.6 percent (Men) versus 13.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 35.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Lyon County, Iowa according the 2000 Decennial Census, 14.2 percent of the White Alone, 20 percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 52.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Lyon County, Iowa can be considered to have a moderately-educated population, with 14.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Lyon 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.





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

Demographic Profile for Lyon County, Iowa

By measuring total land area, Lyon spans a total area of 588 square miles. This area has a very low population density of 20 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Jackson, WI (20 per sq. mile ), Dent, MO (20 per sq. mile ), Bates, MO (20 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Van Buren, TN (20 per sq. mile ), Madison, LA (20 per sq. mile ), Caldwell, LA (20 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Lyon from outside the country. The immigration into Lyon accounts for 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Iowa. This amount of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Lyon County, Iowa to be 39.8 years old. The median age in Lyon 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 38.2 years old. With a total of 25.3 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Lyon can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 57.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 17.5 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Lyon County, Iowa has a population base that is comprised of 98.6 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.5 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.0 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Iowa percent of 7.3. Since 2000, Lyon has increased the percent of minority population when 0.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.



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

Housing Report for Lyon County, Iowa

In Lyon County, the census reported 4,855 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 83 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.7 percent.

Throughout the State of Iowa, Lyon County places 54 of 99 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,141 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Lyon County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $64,000, reported by the Decennial Census. This is less than the State of Iowa 2000 median home value of $82,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Lyon County, Iowa. In 2000, 90.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Information has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Lyon County, moving a total of 100 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -14.9 percent. The State of Iowa had an industry job change of -11.1 percent, during the time since 2001.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Lyon County, with the industry averaging 25 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Iowa average of 54 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Lyon County, Wholesale trade, Manufacturing and Information have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Wholesale trade sector has a United State LQ of 1.77. The level of employment in the Wholesale trade industry is 1.77 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Lyon may be an exporter of products or services of Wholesale trade.

In Lyon County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 20.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 592 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 14.7 and 13.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Lyon County. The industry lost a total of 111 jobs, or 15.8 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 77.6 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.







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