In Pottawattamie County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry reported the top wages in Pottawattamie County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Pottawattamie County received a wage of $91,478 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Iowa of $80,992 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $138,150.

Other high-paying jobs in Pottawattamie County, Iowa may be found in management of companies and enterprises ($86,272), office administrative services ($85,951), motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers ($78,042) and outpatient care centers ($77,156) 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.

Pottawattamie County Wages have increased by 36.6% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Pottawattamie County, Iowa by a total of 36.6%. This is greater than the growth in 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Pottawattamie County, Iowa when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 0.1 percent lower than the reported averages in the state 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.

Pottawattamie County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Pottawattamie County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 3,931 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pottawattamie County

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 384 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry make up 20.8 percent of the total employment decline in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (384 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (348 jobs lost)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (140 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (124 jobs lost)
5. Employment services (105 jobs lost)

Given the 95 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 37 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 58 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pottawattamie County

The Building equipment contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,052 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 24.0 percent of the growth in Pottawattamie County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (1,052 new jobs)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (303 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (301 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (276 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (229 new jobs)

Pottawattamie County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for road transportation industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 650.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Pottawattamie County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Iowa, where it saw a gain of 25.8 percent. The Support activities for road transportation industry in Pottawattamie County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 18.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for road transportation (650.0 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (301.3 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (255.6 percent gain)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (252.5 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (208.0 percent gain)

Pottawattamie County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Used merchandise stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 65.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Iowa, where the industry reported a gain of 16.3 percent. The losses in the Used merchandise stores industry in Pottawattamie County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.5 in percent of jobs in the Used merchandise stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Used merchandise stores (65.6 percent decline)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (65.1 percent decline)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (61.1 percent decline)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (55.2 percent decline)
5. Florists (49.2 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 12.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of Iowa, which went through a gain of 2.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 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.

Pottawattamie County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Pottawattamie County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Used merchandise stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 74.3 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 industry sector experienced a loss of 1.6 percent. The losses in the Used merchandise stores industry in Pottawattamie County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.4 in percent of jobs in the Used merchandise stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Used merchandise stores (74.3 percent decline)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (33.3 percent decline)
3. Special food services (29.9 percent decline)
4. Business support services (29.2 percent decline)
5. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (27 percent decline)

Pottawattamie County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Sporting goods and musical instrument stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 353.2 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Pottawattamie County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Iowa, where the industry felt a gain of 6.7 percent. The Sporting goods and musical instrument stores industry in Pottawattamie County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 4.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (353.2 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (259.9 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (103.6 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (92.6 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (68.7 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 8.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Iowa, which went through a gain of 1.8 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

In Pottawattamie County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 2,656 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Pottawattamie County

The Building equipment contractors industry has added the most employment with 1,125 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 38.8 percent of the total growth in Pottawattamie County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (1,125 new jobs)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (330 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (199 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (185 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (134 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Pottawattamie County

Given the industries in the area, the Traveler accommodation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 227 jobs. The declines in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 19.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (227 jobs lost)
2. Used merchandise stores (115 jobs lost)
3. Business support services (75 jobs lost)
4. Animal slaughtering and processing (69 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (69 jobs lost)

Out of the 106 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 53 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 51 industries reported employment loss in the 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.

Income and Poverty in Pottawattamie County, Iowa

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Pottawattamie County had a relatively high median household income of $46,904 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 1.5 percent higher than the household income median in State of Iowa of $46,179 and this is 4.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median household income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 1447212.6 percent in the last five years. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Pottawattamie County, undergoing a 316.2 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 54.9 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $21,163. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $46,069. This income level is 1.8 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic Householders in Pottawattamie County, Iowa , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $39,690, this income level is 15.4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Pottawattamie County had a median income of $15,318, which was 67.3 percent less than the median for all households. In Pottawattamie County, Iowa White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $47,243 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median in 2000.

The poverty rate in Pottawattamie County, Iowa has increased by 3.3 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 8.4 percent to 11.7 percent.

The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $45,348, posting a 3.3 percent decline. Pottawattamie County, Iowa, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 8 of 9 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Iowa. Pottawattamie County ranks 546 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in household income across the nation.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Pottawattamie County, Iowa may be understood as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 8.4 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 38.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Pottawattamie County, having 14.9 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Reported by the 2000 Census in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 38.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Pottawattamie have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 14.8 percent (Men) versus 15.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 40.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Pottawattamie County, Iowa is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 15 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Pottawattamie counted 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 average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 4.0 percent. By the year 2005, 19 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 0.6 percent. By 2005, a total of 15.8 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

In Pottawattamie County, Iowa as reported in the 2000 Census, 15 percent of the White Alone, 5.6 percent of Black or African American, 36.4 percent of the Asian alone and 12.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000, Pottawattamie has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 2.4 percent to a total of 17.4 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the State of Iowa percent of 23.8 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Pottawattamie County, Iowa

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Pottawattamie County, Iowa to be 38.2 years of age. The median in Pottawattamie is less than the median age in the State of Iowa of 38.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 36.6 years of age. With a total of 23.8 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Pottawattamie can be described as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 62.7 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 13.5 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

From 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Pottawattamie internationally. The migration from outside the US into Pottawattamie makes up 1 percent of the total migration into the State of Iowa. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Pottawattamie County, Iowa had an estimated population of 89,738 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 87,988. This growth denotes an increase of 2 percent. Pottawattamie ranks 8 of 99 counties when analyzing total population change in Iowa and the county ranks 887 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When measuring the total land area, Pottawattamie spans a total of 954 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low population density of 94 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Taylor, WV (94 per sq. mile ), Benton, MN (94 per sq. mile ), Unicoi, TN (94 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Dickson, TN (94 per sq. mile ), Dawson, GA (93 per sq. mile ), Grand Isle, VT (93 per sq. mile ).

Pottawattamie County, Iowa has a population that is made up of 93 percent White, 0.9 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 4.2 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 5.7 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Iowa percent of 7.3. Since 2000, Pottawattamie has increased in diversity when 4.6 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Pottawattamie County, Iowa

In Pottawattamie County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 38,218 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 1,659 residential units since 2001, or 4.5 percent.

Throughout the State of Iowa, Pottawattamie County is positioned 12 of 99 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 946 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Pottawattamie County may be be described as having a medium proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 1.4 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

The residential home values in Pottawattamie County, Iowa have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $29,200, or 34.4 percent, from their 2000 value of $84,900.

Pottawattamie County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $114,100, accounted by the American Community Survey. This value is greater than the overall Iowa 2005 home value of $106,600 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

According to the data, there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. In 2005, 58.2 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Management of companies and enterprises from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Pottawattamie County, moving a total of 80 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Iowa underwent a employment change in the industry of 67.5 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Pottawattamie County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector has a United State LQ of 1.84. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry is 1.84 times greater than the national average, signifying that Pottawattamie may be an exporter of products or services of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Pottawattamie County. The sector dealt with a loss of 269 total jobs during the period, accounting for 21 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 36 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Pottawattamie 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 18.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 6,060 people employed. The Accommodation and food services and Manufacturing industries total 17.1 and 15.1 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Pottawattamie County, with the industry averaging 73 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Iowa establishments size average of 54 for the Manufacturing industry.







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