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

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People with jobs in the offices of physicians industry had the highest average wages in Poweshiek County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Poweshiek County was paid an annual wage of $65,007 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in Iowa of $67,413 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $64,740.

Top-pay jobs in Poweshiek County, Iowa are present in architectural and engineering services ($64,005), highway, street, and bridge construction ($56,412), accounting and bookkeeping services ($45,200) and misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers ($43,615) 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.

Poweshiek County Wages have increased by 25.4% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Poweshiek County, Iowa by a total of 25.4%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for 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.

Poweshiek 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 Poweshiek County, Iowa when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 0.2 percent lower than the with an state average of $32,587. The industry pay 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.

Poweshiek County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Poweshiek County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 610.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Poweshiek County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Iowa, where it saw a gain of 2.7 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Poweshiek County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 0.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (610.5 percent gain)
2. Business support services (271.4 percent gain)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (238.1 percent gain)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (100.0 percent gain)
5. Traveler accommodation (76.0 percent gain)

Poweshiek County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Health and personal care stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 48.3 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 reported a loss of 4.3 percent. The losses in the Health and personal care stores industry in Poweshiek County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.6 percent in terms of employees in the Health and personal care stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (48.3 percent decline)
2. Lessors of real estate (45.6 percent decline)
3. Other professional and technical services (39.8 percent decline)
4. Personal care services (38.2 percent decline)
5. Professional and similar organizations (37 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 2.3 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 experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Given the 34 4-digit NAICS industries, 19 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 14 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Poweshiek County

The Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 58 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 20.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Poweshiek County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (58 jobs lost)
2. Plastics product manufacturing (56 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (34 jobs lost)
4. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (26 jobs lost)
5. Other professional and technical services (23 jobs lost)

In Poweshiek County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 207 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Poweshiek County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 116 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry makes up 29.4 percent of the total growth in Poweshiek County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (116 new jobs)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (77 new jobs)
3. Highway, street, and bridge construction (38 new jobs)
4. Traveler accommodation (37 new jobs)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (31 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.

Poweshiek County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 42 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 24 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 17 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Poweshiek County, Iowa, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 343 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Poweshiek County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 32 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 17.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Poweshiek County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (32 jobs lost)
2. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (26 jobs lost)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (22 jobs lost)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (12 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (9 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Poweshiek County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 22 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 15.2 percent of the total growth in Poweshiek County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (22 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (22 new jobs)
3. Nonresidential building construction (20 new jobs)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (18 new jobs)
5. Business support services (16 new jobs)

The total number of jobs has increased by 3.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Iowa, which experienced 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.

Poweshiek County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Business support services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 169.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Poweshiek County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Iowa, where the industry took a gain of 4.3 percent. The Business support services industry in Poweshiek County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (169.0 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (84.6 percent gain)
3. Nonresidential building construction (34.3 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (30.4 percent gain)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (25.6 percent gain)

Poweshiek County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 36.5 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 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 felt a gain of 3 percent. The losses in the Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry in Poweshiek County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.5 in percent of jobs in the Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (36.5 percent decline)
2. Specialized freight trucking (35 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (34 percent decline)
4. Personal care services (26.7 percent decline)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (24.5 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.

Income and Poverty in Poweshiek County, Iowa

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Poweshiek County had a median income of $14,288, this was 67.7 percent less than the areas median level for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $25,926. This income level is 41.4 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. In Poweshiek County, Iowa White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $44,462 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 156.7 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $113,620. Hispanic households in Poweshiek County, Iowa recorded a median income of $29,782, this median household income is 32.7 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Poweshiek County accounted a medium-high median household income of $44,268 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 4.3 percent lower than the median in State of Iowa of $46,179 and the income level is 11 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Poweshiek County, Iowa may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 9.8 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 37.8 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Poweshiek County, having 13.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Poweshiek County, Iowa

In 2000, the Census reported that in Poweshiek County, Iowa, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 43.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Poweshiek have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 20 percent (Men) versus 17.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 41.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Poweshiek County, Iowa can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 18.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Poweshiek 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.

In Poweshiek County, Iowa as reported in the 2000 Census, 18.2 percent of the White Alone, 46.2 percent of Black or African American, 34.4 percent of the Asian alone and 17.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Poweshiek County, Iowa

Poweshiek County, Iowa has a population that is comprised of 96.2 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 1.5 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 3.1 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Iowa percent of 7.3. Since 2000, Poweshiek has increased the percent of minority makeup when 2.9 percent of the total population were minorities.

Poweshiek County, Iowa had a total estimated population of 18,925 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 18,843. This growth signifies an increase of 0.4 percent. Poweshiek ranks 28 of 99 counties when calculating total change in population for Iowa and the county ranks 1,810 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

From 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Poweshiek internationally. The migration from outside the US into Poweshiek accounts for 0.4 percent of the total migration into the State of Iowa. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

In terms of total land area, Poweshiek encompasses a total area of 585 square miles. This area has a low population density of 32 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Jefferson, GA (32 per sq. mile ), Hempstead, AR (32 per sq. mile ), Barbour, AL (32 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Nelson, VA (32 per sq. mile ), Terrell, GA (32 per sq. mile ), Roane, WV (32 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Poweshiek County, Iowa to be 40.0 years of age. The median age in Poweshiek is greater than the median age for the State of Iowa of 38.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.5 years old. With 19.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Poweshiek can be understood as having a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 62.9 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 17.6 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Poweshiek County, Iowa

Poweshiek County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $81,600, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the Iowa 2000 home median value of $82,500 and less than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

The State of Iowa, Poweshiek County ranks 16 of 99 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,029 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Poweshiek County, the census reported 9,013 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 358 housing units since the year 2001, or 4.1 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Poweshiek County, Iowa. In 2000, 78.6 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Information since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Poweshiek County. The industry was hit with a loss of 178 jobs during the period, or 37.4 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 29.6 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Poweshiek County ranks 26 of 99 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Iowa according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 23 of 99 Counties.

In Poweshiek County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Finance and insurance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 19.2 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,650 employees. The Retail Trade and Finance and insurance industries make up 10.8 and 9.3 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Poweshiek County, with the industry averaging 43 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Iowa average of 54 for the Manufacturing industry.

Wholesale trade is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Poweshiek County, with a job growth of 12 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of Iowa felt a shift in employment in the industry of -0.6 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Poweshiek County, Finance and insurance, Manufacturing and Information industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Finance and insurance sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.74. The percent of employment in the Finance and insurance sector is 1.74 times greater than the national average, signifying that Poweshiek County may specialize, or be an exporter of Finance and insurance.





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