In Scott 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 had the highest average wages in Scott County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Scott County was paid an annual wage of $102,461 in 2006. The annual 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 Scott County, Iowa may be found in wireless telecommunications carriers ($74,708), offices of physicians ($72,502), freight transportation arrangement ($69,715) and management of companies and enterprises ($66,383) 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.

Scott County Wages have increased by 11.9% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Scott County, Iowa by a total of 11.9%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Iowa and less 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Scott County, Iowa when analyzed can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 0.5 percent lower than the reported averages in the state 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.

Scott County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Scott County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1,315 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 14.5 percent of the growth in Scott County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,315 new jobs)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (1,125 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (720 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (701 new jobs)
5. Business support services (495 new jobs)

In Scott County, Iowa, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 2,718 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Given the 135 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 61 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 74 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Scott County

The General freight trucking industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 269 jobs in that time period. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 6.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Scott County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (269 jobs lost)
2. Residential mental health facilities (220 jobs lost)
3. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (215 jobs lost)
4. Investigation and security services (205 jobs lost)
5. Department stores (193 jobs lost)

Scott County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Freight transportation arrangement industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 88.5 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 8 percent. The losses in the Freight transportation arrangement industry in Scott County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 0.6 in percent of workers in the Freight transportation arrangement industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Freight transportation arrangement (88.5 percent decline)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (65.1 percent decline)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (63.3 percent decline)
4. Support activities for road transportation (59.9 percent decline)
5. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (52.6 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 3.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Iowa, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Scott County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 260.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Scott County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Iowa, where the industry took a gain of 78.9 percent. The Management of companies and enterprises industry in Scott County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (260.9 percent gain)
2. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (258.9 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (177.2 percent gain)
4. Wireless telecommunications carriers (165.5 percent gain)
5. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (109.1 percent gain)





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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.

Scott County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Scott County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Grocery stores industry has added the most employment with 343 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Grocery stores industry makes up 11.1 percent of the total employment growth in Scott County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (343 new jobs)
2. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (280 new jobs)
3. Colleges and universities (218 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (211 new jobs)
5. Business support services (126 new jobs)

Given the 142 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 59 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 82 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Scott County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,076 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Scott County

Given the industries in the area, the Health and personal care stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 477 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Health and personal care stores industry make up 32.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Scott County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (477 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (83 jobs lost)
3. Book, periodical, and music stores (74 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (62 jobs lost)
5. Foundries (62 jobs lost)

Scott County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Freight transportation arrangement industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 50 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Iowa, where the it saw a gain of 6.4 percent. The losses in the Freight transportation arrangement industry in Scott County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2.7 in percent of jobs in the Freight transportation arrangement industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Freight transportation arrangement (50 percent decline)
2. Health and personal care stores (40.1 percent decline)
3. Greenhouse and nursery production (29.3 percent decline)
4. Book, periodical, and music stores (26.5 percent decline)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (24.8 percent decline)

Scott County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 97.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Scott County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Iowa, where it saw a loss of 4.3 percent. The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Scott County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (97.0 percent gain)
2. Software publishers (87.5 percent gain)
3. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (58.8 percent gain)
4. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (52.7 percent gain)
5. Specialized design services (50.0 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 1.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in Iowa, which saw a gain of 1.8 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 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.

Income and Poverty in Scott County, Iowa

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Scott County reported a relatively high median income for all households of $49,960 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 7.6 percent higher than the median income in State of Iowa of $46,179 and the median is 1.7 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The rate of poverty in Scott County, Iowa has increased by 1.1 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 10.5 percent to 11.6 percent.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 45 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $27,499. In Scott County, Iowa White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $51,590 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 3.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic in Scott County, Iowa , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $39,021, which is 21.9 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 Scott County had a median income of $40,606, which was 18.7 percent less than the areas median level for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $56,257. This household income level is 12.6 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Scott County, Iowa can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 10.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 36.3 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Scott County, having 14.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

As the median household income witnessed a decline in the last five year in Scott County, Iowa, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median household income was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 32.9 percent since the year 2000. The Asian population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Scott County, seeing a 12.2 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

The median household income has declined a small amount from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $49,282, representing a 1.4 percent decline. Scott County, Iowa, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 9 of 9 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Iowa. Scott County ranks 633 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median household income in the United States.

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

Higher Education in Scott County, Iowa

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 6.0 percent. By the year 2005, 34 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 7.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 29.6 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

Since 2000, Scott has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 6.8 percent to a total of 31.6 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the State of Iowa percent of 23.8 and greater than the US percent of 27.2.

Scott County, Iowa may to understood as having a highly-educated working age population, with 24.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Scott is reported having a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Iowa's proportion of 21.2 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Scott County, Iowa as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 25.8 percent of the White Alone, 12.2 percent of Black or African American, 36 percent of the Asian alone and 14.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Scott County, Iowa, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 29.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Scott have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 27.6 percent (Men) versus 22.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 31.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

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

Demographic Profile for Scott County, Iowa

When calculating the total land area, Scott encompasses a total area of 458 square miles. This area has a medium-high average population density of 352 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Rutherford, TN (353 per sq. mile ), Trumbull, OH (356 per sq. mile ), Clark, OH (356 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Roanoke, VA (351 per sq. mile ), Luzerne, PA (351 per sq. mile ), Erie, PA (350 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Scott County, Iowa to be 37.5 years old. The median in Scott is less than the median age in Iowa of 38.6. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 35.4 years old. With a total of 24.3 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Scott can be understood as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the population, with 63.6 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 12.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Scott internationally. The international migration into Scott accounts for 4.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of Iowa. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Scott County, Iowa had a total estimated population of 160,998 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 158,732. This growth signifies an increase of 1.4 percent. Scott ranks 6 of 99 counties in terms of population growth in Iowa and the county ranks 768 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Scott County, Iowa has a population that is comprised of 85.8 percent White, 6 percent African American, 1.8 percent Asian, and 4.5 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 12.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Iowa percent of 7.3. Since 2000, Scott has increased in diversity when 11.7 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Scott County, Iowa

The residential housing values in Scott County, Iowa have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $29,800, or 32.3 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $92,400.

The State of Iowa, Scott County is positioned 18 of 99 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,059 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Scott County, the census reported 69,148 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 2,666 residential structures since 2001, a change of 4 percent.

Scott County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $122,200, published by the American Community Survey. This median is greater than the overall State of Iowa 2005 home median value of $106,600 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Scott County can be understood as having a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 0.6 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Scott County, Iowa. In 2005, 51.9 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Management of companies and enterprises saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Scott County, rising by 249.4 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Iowa experienced a change in employment in the sector of 67.5 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

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

Arts, entertainment, and recreation saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Scott County. The industry was hit with a loss of 1,048 employees during the period, or 44.3 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 47.7 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In Scott County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 15.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 12,667 people employed. The Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 15.7 and 12.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

In Scott County, Administrative and waste services, Manufacturing and Management of companies and enterprises industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Administrative and waste services industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.44. This means the percent of total employment in the Administrative and waste services sector is 1.44 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Scott may be an exporter of products or services of Administrative and waste services.







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