In Sac County, jobs in the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry had the highest average wages in Sac County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Sac County received a wage of $54,053 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Iowa of $42,795 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $37,902.

Other top-pay jobs in Sac County, Iowa can be found in offices of physicians ($50,036), wired telecommunications carriers ($41,556), offices of dentists ($39,815) and insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($37,006) 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.

Sac County Wages have increased by 26.5% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Sac County, Iowa by a total of 26.5%. This is greater than the growth in 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Sac County, Iowa can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 20.3 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.

Sac County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Sac County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 131.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Sac County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Iowa, where the industry felt a loss of 7.2 percent. The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Sac County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 1.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (131.3 percent gain)
2. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (88.5 percent gain)
3. General freight trucking (65.2 percent gain)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (46.7 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (24.5 percent gain)

Sac County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 52.8 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Iowa, where the it saw a loss of 8.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Sac County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 19.8 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (52.8 percent decline)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (46.4 percent decline)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (31.3 percent decline)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (25.4 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (17.9 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Iowa, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Sac County

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 85 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry makes up 40.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Sac County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (85 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (39 new jobs)
3. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (39 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (33 new jobs)
5. Hog and pig farming (5 new jobs)

Out of the 22 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 12 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 10 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Sac County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 24 jobs. The declines in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry make up 22.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Sac County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (24 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (17 jobs lost)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (12 jobs lost)
4. Specialized freight trucking (10 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (10 jobs lost)

In Sac County, Iowa, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 26 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.





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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.

Sac County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Sac County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 23.9 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 felt a gain of 1.8 percent. The losses in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Sac County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 2 in percent of jobs in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (23.9 percent decline)
2. Offices of dentists (23.1 percent decline)
3. Hog and pig farming (16.5 percent decline)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (10.3 percent decline)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (8.3 percent decline)

Sac County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 47.9 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Sac County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Iowa, where it saw a loss of 1.8 percent. The Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry in Sac County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (47.9 percent gain)
2. Lessors of real estate (33.3 percent gain)
3. Offices of physicians (28.9 percent gain)
4. Limited-service eating places (12.4 percent gain)
5. Nursing care facilities (7.4 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in the State of Iowa, which saw a gain of 1.8 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sac County

The Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry has grown the most with 27 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry makes up 44.4 percent of the growth in Sac County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (27 new jobs)
2. Nursing care facilities (10 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (9 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (5 new jobs)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (3 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sac County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 11 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry make up 19.9 percent of the total employment decline in Sac County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (11 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (8 jobs lost)
3. Hog and pig farming (8 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (7 jobs lost)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (4 jobs lost)

Given the 28 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 17 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 10 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Sac County, Iowa, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 30 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.





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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 Sac County, Iowa

Hispanic households in Sac County, Iowa reported a median household income of $28,519, this median household income is 25.9 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Sac County, Iowa White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,460 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly less than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Sac County reported an income level of $10,238, this level was 73.4 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 10.6 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $34,369. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $57,038. This median is 48.3 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Sac County accounted a medium-low median income for households of $38,463 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 20.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of Iowa of $46,179 and the median household income is 27.7 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Sac County, Iowa can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 9.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 25 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Sac County, reporting 25.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Sac County, Iowa

Sac County, Iowa may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 13.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Sac is reported having 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 average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In Sac County, Iowa according the 2000 Decennial Census, 13.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 18.8 percent of the Asian alone and 13.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Sac County, Iowa, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 44.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Sac have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 14.2 percent (Men) versus 13 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 42 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Sac County, Iowa

Sac County, Iowa has a population that is made up of 97.7 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.3 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Iowa percent of 7.3. Since 2000, Sac has increased the percent of minority makeup when 1.3 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Sac County, Iowa had a total estimated population of 10,621 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 11,477. The decline signifies a decrease of -7.5 percent. Sac ranks 92 of 99 counties in terms of population growth in Iowa and the county ranks 2,916 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Sac County, Iowa to be 45.3 years old. The median in Sac is greater than the median age in Iowa of 38.6. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 42.3 years of age. With a total of 21.2 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Sac can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the population, making up 56 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 22.8 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively high proportion of the population.

Since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Sac from outside the country. The immigration into Sac makes up 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of Iowa. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

In terms of total land area, Sac extends a total area of 576 square miles. The county has a very low average population density of 18 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Jefferson, MS (18 per sq. mile ), Redwood, MN (18 per sq. mile ), Lowndes, AL (18 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Scurry, TX (18 per sq. mile ), Brown, KS (18 per sq. mile ), Madison, AR (18 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Sac County, Iowa

Throughout the State of Iowa, Sac County places 29 of 99 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,324 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Sac County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 5,557 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 170 housing units since the year 2001, or 3.2 percent.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Sac County, Iowa. In 2000, 94.7 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Sac County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $50,000, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall State of Iowa 2000 home median value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Sac County, Wholesale trade, Health care and social assistance and Finance and insurance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Wholesale trade sector has a United State LQ of 1.97. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Wholesale trade sector is 1.97 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Sac County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Wholesale trade.

Manufacturing has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Sac County, with a job growth of 31.2 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of Iowa went through a industry job change of -4.8 percent, during the time since 2001.

Retail Trade between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Sac County. The industry was hit with a loss of 126 jobs during the period, or 26.7 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 63 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Sac County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 19.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 527 employees. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries total 13.8 and 13.1 percent of total employment, respectively.

Health care and social assistance has the largest businesses in Sac County. The industry averages 19 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and less than the State of Iowa typical size of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.







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