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

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Jobs in the offices of physicians industry paid the average highest wages in Mahaska County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Mahaska County earned an annual wage of $52,706 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage rate in Iowa of $67,413 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $64,740.

Top-pay jobs in Mahaska County, Iowa can be found in accounting and bookkeeping services ($49,298), misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($45,527), nonresidential building construction ($44,801) and general freight trucking ($42,271) 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.

Mahaska County Wages have increased by 24.5% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Mahaska County, Iowa by a total of 24.5%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Mahaska County, Iowa when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 14.3 percent lower than the with an state average of $32,587. The average pay was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Mahaska County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 0.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than percent in Iowa, experiencing a gain of 2.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Mahaska County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 71 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Iowa, where the it saw a gain of 11.9 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Mahaska County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 17.4 percent in terms of employees in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (71 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (68.5 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (61.6 percent decline)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (51.7 percent decline)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (50 percent decline)

Mahaska County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 177.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Mahaska County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Iowa, where the industry took a gain of 17.9 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Mahaska County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 22.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (177.8 percent gain)
2. Nonresidential building construction (135.7 percent gain)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (134.9 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (102.7 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (71.3 percent gain)

In Mahaska County, Iowa, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 31 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 43 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 24 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 19 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Mahaska County

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 117 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry makes up 25.0 percent of the total employment growth in Mahaska County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (117 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (101 new jobs)
3. Nonresidential building construction (52 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (45 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (28 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Mahaska County

Given the industries in the area, the General freight trucking industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 196 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 42.1 percent of the total job loss in Mahaska County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (196 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (53 jobs lost)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (46 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (22 jobs lost)
5. Building equipment contractors (20 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.

Mahaska County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Mahaska County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 64.9 percent from 2005 (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 3.9 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Mahaska County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.4 in percent of jobs in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (64.9 percent decline)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (53.5 percent decline)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (41.1 percent decline)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (29.7 percent decline)
5. Private households (29.6 percent decline)

Mahaska County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 85.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Mahaska County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Iowa, where the industry took a gain of 8.6 percent. The Nonresidential building construction industry in Mahaska County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (85.6 percent gain)
2. Other miscellaneous store retailers (54.0 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (47.1 percent gain)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (42.2 percent gain)
5. Home health care services (33.6 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Iowa, which saw a gain of 1.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

In Mahaska County, Iowa, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 178 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Given the 50 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 20 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 30 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Mahaska County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 47 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 17.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Mahaska County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (47 new jobs)
2. Nonresidential building construction (42 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (28 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (21 new jobs)
5. Civic and social organizations (19 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Mahaska County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other specialty trade contractors industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 35 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other specialty trade contractors industry make up 23.6 percent of the total job loss in Mahaska County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (35 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (23 jobs lost)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (15 jobs lost)
4. Building finishing contractors (12 jobs lost)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (11 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.

Income and Poverty in Mahaska County, Iowa

Compared to counties across the United States, Mahaska County reported a medium-high median household income of $43,657 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 5.8 percent lower than the median in Iowa of $46,179 and this is 12.5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

In Mahaska County, Iowa White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,814 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $60,760. This median income level is 39.2 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic households in Mahaska County, Iowa , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $25,034, this income level is 42.7 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Mahaska County reported a median household income of $39,401, this was 9.7 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 93.3 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $2,924.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Mahaska County, Iowa can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 9.8 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 73 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Mahaska County, reporting 16.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Mahaska County, Iowa

In Mahaska County, Iowa as reported in the 2000 Census, 16.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 27.8 percent of the Asian alone and 4.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Mahaska County, Iowa can be considered to have a moderately-educated population, with 16.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Mahaska 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.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Mahaska County, Iowa, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 41.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Mahaska on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 16.8 percent (Men) versus 16.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 41 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Mahaska County, Iowa

Mahaska County, Iowa has a population that is comprised of 95.6 percent White, 0.9 percent African American, 1.2 percent Asian, and 1.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 3.4 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Iowa percent of 7.3. Since 2000, Mahaska has increased the percent of minority population when 2.5 percent of the population were minorities.

Since 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Mahaska from outside the country. The immigration into Mahaska makes up 0.4 percent of the total international migration into the State of Iowa. This amount of international migration is medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

When measuring the total land area, Mahaska extends a total area of 571 square miles. The land areas has a low average population density of 39 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Mesa, CO (39 per sq. mile ), McLean, KY (39 per sq. mile ), Parke, IN (39 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Marshall, OK (39 per sq. mile ), Charles City, VA (39 per sq. mile ), Lincoln, GA (39 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Mahaska County, Iowa to be 38.9 years of age. The median age in Mahaska is greater than the median in Iowa of 38.6. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 37.3 years old. With a total of 22.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Mahaska can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.6 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 15.5 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Mahaska County, Iowa had a population that was estimated at 22,364 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 22,308. This growth shows an increase of 0.3 percent. Mahaska ranks 29 of 99 counties when calculating total change in population for Iowa and the county ranks 1,849 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Mahaska County, Iowa

The State of Iowa, Mahaska County ranks 38 of 99 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,599 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Mahaska County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $68,100, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall 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.

In Mahaska County, the real estate market was made up of 9,804 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 243 housing units since the year 2001, or 2.5 percent.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Mahaska County, Iowa. In 2000, 86.4 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Educational services has the largest employers in Mahaska County, averaging 46 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 27 and greater than the Iowa typical size of 32 for the Educational services industry.

The Transportation and Warehousing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Mahaska County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 6.7 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

In Mahaska County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 21.4 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,380 employees. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 18 and 9.2 percent of all employment.

In Mahaska County, Educational services, Manufacturing and Wholesale trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Educational services industry has an LQ of 1.85. The percent of employment in the Educational services sector is 1.85 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Mahaska specializes in Educational services.

Information is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Mahaska County, with an industry growth of 25.3 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of -14.9 percent. The State of Iowa faced a industry job change of -11.1 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.







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