In Mills County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry reported the top wages in Mills County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Mills County earned an annual wage of $88,885 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Iowa of $53,843 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $67,074.

Other top-pay jobs in Mills County, Iowa are present in grocery and related product wholesalers ($61,247), computer systems design and related services ($57,240), architectural and engineering services ($49,972) and offices of physicians ($40,485) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Mills County Wages have increased by 21.9% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Mills County, Iowa by a total of 21.9%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Mills County, Iowa can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 24.5 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $32,587. The industry pay was less than the US average pay 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.

Mills County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Mills County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 34 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Mills County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nursing care facilities industry has grown the most with 28 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Nursing care facilities industry makes up 19.3 percent of the total employment growth in Mills County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (28 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (23 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (19 new jobs)

Given the 18 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 14 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Mills County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 11 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 59.3 percent of the total job loss in Mills County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (11 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (7 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (121 jobs lost)
4. Specialized freight trucking (83 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (62 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in Iowa, experiencing a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Mills County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 197.1 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Mills County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Iowa, where this industry saw a gain of 8.6 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Mills County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 11 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (197.1 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (56.1 percent gain)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (54.9 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (43.2 percent gain)
5. Other professional and technical services (40.4 percent gain)

Mills County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 19.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Iowa, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 7.4 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Mills County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 6.4 percent in terms of employees in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (19.2 percent decline)
2. Individual and family services (4.9 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (4.8 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.

Mills County One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has decreased by 1.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Iowa, experiencing a gain of 1.8 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Mills County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 16.3 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Mills County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Iowa, where the industry took a gain of 8.8 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Mills County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (16.3 percent gain)
2. Legal services (11.8 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (10.4 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (9.8 percent gain)
5. Automobile dealers (9.1 percent gain)

Mills County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 38.3 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 4.1 percent. The losses in the Architectural and engineering services industry in Mills County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.5 in percent of workers in the Architectural and engineering services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (38.3 percent decline)
2. Death care services (26.9 percent decline)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (25.9 percent decline)
4. Limited-service eating places (19.6 percent decline)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (17.1 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Mills County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 19 jobs. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 26.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Mills County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (19 jobs lost)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (15 jobs lost)
3. Depository credit intermediation (6 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and engineering services (6 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (6 jobs lost)

From the 20 4-digit NAICS industries, 11 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 8 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Mills County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 38 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Mills County

The Automobile dealers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 7 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Automobile dealers industry makes up 25.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Mills County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (7 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (5 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (4 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (3 new jobs)
5. Legal services (2 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 Mills County, Iowa

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Mills County, Iowa can be understood to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 8.3 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 18.8 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Mills County, with 12.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 50.3 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $74,588. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $43,144. This median is 13.1 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic headed households in Mills County, Iowa reported a median household income of $32,175, which is 35.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Mills County had a median income of $60,937, this level was 22.8 percent greater than the median income level in this area. In Mills County, Iowa White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $49,421 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.4 percent less than the median in the year 2000.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Mills County had a relatively high median household income of $49,641 (2005 Dollars). This median is 7 percent higher than the median income in State of Iowa of $46,179 and the median is 1 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Mills County, Iowa

In 2000, the Census reported that in Mills County, Iowa, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 33.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Mills on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 16.6 percent (Men) versus 16 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 39.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Mills County, Iowa as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 16.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 9.6 percent of the Asian alone and 12.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Mills County, Iowa has a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 16.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Mills was reported to have 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.





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

Demographic Profile for Mills County, Iowa

Mills County, Iowa has a population that is made up of 96.5 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 2.2 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.9 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Iowa percent of 7.3. Since 2000, Mills has increased the percent of minority population when 2.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

By measuring total land area, Mills encompasses a total area of 437 square miles. This area has a low density of 35 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Fairfield, SC (35 per sq. mile ), Metcalfe, KY (35 per sq. mile ), Atascosa, TX (35 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Decatur, TN (35 per sq. mile ), Brantley, GA (35 per sq. mile ), Juneau, WI (35 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Mills County, Iowa to be 39.5 years of age. The median in Mills is greater than the median age in Iowa of 38.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.2 years old. With a total of 23.5 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Mills can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 64.6 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 11.9 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Mills County, Iowa had a total estimated population of 15,284 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 14,574. This growth shows an increase of 4.9 percent. Mills ranks 14 of 99 counties when analyzing total population change in Iowa and the county ranks 1,258 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

From 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Mills from another country. The international migration into Mills totals 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Iowa. This percent of immigration can be considered low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Mills County, Iowa

Mills County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $92,900, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is greater than the State of Iowa 2000 home value of $82,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In Mills County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 5,894 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 170 residential structures since 2001, a change of 3 percent.

When compared to other counties in Iowa, Mills County is positioned 33 of 99 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,397 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

There is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Mills County, Iowa. In 2000, 70.1 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Mills County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 14.1 percent of total employment in the county, making up 311 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Manufacturing industries make up 10.7 and 7.5 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Mills County. In the County, the industry averages 16 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the Iowa average establishment size of 54 for the Manufacturing industry.

Information in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Mills County, growing by 33.3 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of -14.9 percent. The State of Iowa faced a industry job change of -11.1 percent, since the year 2001.











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