In Adams County, jobs in the management and technical consulting services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the management and technical consulting services industry reported the top wages in Adams County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Adams County earned an annual wage of $60,137 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage in Idaho of $43,984 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $67,321.

High-wage employment in Adams County, Idaho exsists in building equipment contractors ($30,519), offices of real estate agents and brokers ($30,412), building foundation and exterior contractors ($28,414) and logging ($26,788) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Adams County Wages have increased by 27.7% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Adams County, Idaho by a total of 27.7%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Idaho and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

Adams County Industry Wages Lag Behind Idaho, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Adams County, Idaho when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 30.5 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $31,468. The average industry wage 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.

Adams County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Adams County

Given the industries in the area, the Building finishing contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 48 jobs. The declines in the Building finishing contractors industry make up 57.1 percent of the total job loss in Adams County, Idaho.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (48 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (20 jobs lost)

Out of the 7 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 2 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Adams County, Idaho, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 237 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Adams County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 12 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 88.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Adams County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (12 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (2 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (1,138 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (1,008 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (913 new jobs)

Adams County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 86.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Idaho, where the it saw a gain of 65.1 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Adams County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 17.4 in percent of workers in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (86.7 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (37.6 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (12.4 percent decline)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (11.7 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (11.2 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 39.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Idaho, which experienced a gain of 13.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Adams County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 308.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Adams County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Idaho, where the industry took a gain of 55.7 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Adams County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 22.3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 2 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (308.3 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (4.5 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.

Adams County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 9 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 4 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Adams County, Idaho, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 219 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Adams County

The Other specialty trade contractors industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 4 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other specialty trade contractors industry make up 45.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Adams County, Idaho.

Top 4 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (4 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (2 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (1 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (13 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Adams County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 8 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 54.8 percent of the total growth in Adams County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (8 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (3 new jobs)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (2 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (3 new jobs)

Total employment has increased by 35.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Idaho, which saw a gain of 5.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Adams County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 85.2 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Adams County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Idaho, where it saw a gain of 10.4 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Adams County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (85.2 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (25.0 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (7.7 percent gain)
4. Full-service restaurants (1.7 percent gain)

Adams County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 18.3 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Idaho, where the industry reported a gain of 23.3 percent. The losses in the Other specialty trade contractors industry in Adams County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 6.8 percent in terms of employees in the Other specialty trade contractors industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (18.3 percent decline)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (10 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (4.8 percent decline)
4. Grocery stores (3.9 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 Adams County, Idaho

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Adams County, Idaho may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 15.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 26.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 12 to 17 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Adams County, with 21.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Adams County accounted a relatively low median income for households of $33,255 (2005 Dollars). This median is 32.2 percent lower than the household income median in State of Idaho of $43,959 and the median household income is 47.7 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Adams County had a median household income level of $34,223, this level was 2.9 percent greater than the median for all households. Hispanic headed households in Adams County, Idaho , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $31,444, this median household income is 5.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 62.7 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $54,113. In Adams County, Idaho White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $33,304 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.







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

Higher Education in Adams County, Idaho

In Adams County, Idaho according the 2000 Decennial Census, 14.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 6.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Adams County, Idaho is made up of a moderately-educated working age population, with 14.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Adams was reported to have a lower percent of population with high education level than the State of Idaho's proportion of 21.6 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Adams County, Idaho, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 35.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Adams have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 16.6 percent (Men) versus 13 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 39.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Adams County, Idaho

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Adams County, Idaho to be 46.4 years of age. The median in Adams is greater than the median in Idaho of 34.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 44.5 years old. With 19 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Adams can be described as having a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.5 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 18.5 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

In terms of total land area, Adams encompasses a total area of 1365 square miles. The land areas has a very low population density of 3 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Bennett, SD (3 per sq. mile ), Graham, KS (3 per sq. mile ), Hamilton, NY (3 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Powell, MT (3 per sq. mile ), Converse, WY (3 per sq. mile ), Custer, MT (3 per sq. mile ).

Adams County, Idaho had a population that was estimated at 3,591 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 3,467. This growth represents an increase of 3.6 percent. Adams ranks 28 of 44 counties when analyzing total population change in Idaho and the county ranks 1,758 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

From 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Adams from outside the country. The immigration into Adams totals 0 percent of all immigration into Idaho. This level of international migration can be considered low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Adams County, Idaho has a population that is made of 95.8 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 2.1 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 2.6 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Idaho percent of 10.5. Since 2000, Adams has increased in diversity when 2.0 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Adams County, Idaho

In the State of Idaho, Adams County stands 7 of 44 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 199 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Adams County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $88,800, according to the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Idaho 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $106,300 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Adams County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 2,282 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 246 housing units since the year 2001, or 12.1 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Adams County, Idaho. In 2000, 70.4 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Adams County, Idaho -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Wholesale trade is the industry with the largest establishments in Adams County, with the industry averaging 8 employees per business. This is less than the US industry average of 10 and greater than the State of Idaho average of 8 for the Wholesale trade industry.

Professional and technical services has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Adams County, increasing by 850 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 2.6 percent. The State of Idaho experienced a change in employment in the sector of 6.7 percent, since the year 2001.

In Adams County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 18.7 percent of total employment in the county, making up 123 jobs. The Construction and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries make up 15.2 and 12 percent of all employment.

In Adams County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Construction and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 11.4. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 11.4 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Adams County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

The Accommodation and food services has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Adams County since 2001, going from making up 19 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.







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