In Bingham County, jobs in the insurance carriers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the insurance carriers industry wages were the highest in Bingham County for 2006. The average industry job in Bingham County was paid an annual wage of $49,795 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in Idaho of $43,521 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $63,385.

Other high-paying jobs in Bingham County, Idaho are present in foundries ($44,641), other motor vehicle dealers ($43,868), commercial machinery repair and maintenance ($43,606) and electronic markets and agents and brokers ($42,618) 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.

Bingham County Wages have increased by 20.6% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Bingham County, Idaho by a total of 20.6%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Idaho and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Bingham County, Idaho when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 19.2 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $31,468. The industry pay 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.

Bingham County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bingham County

The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 408 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry make up 39.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Bingham County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (408 jobs lost)
2. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (345 jobs lost)
3. Support activities for crop production (58 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (36 jobs lost)
5. Other crop farming (29 jobs lost)

Out of the 48 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 17 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 30 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Bingham County, Idaho, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 181 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bingham County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has grown the most with 180 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 21.7 percent of the total employment growth in Bingham County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (180 new jobs)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (116 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (70 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (60 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (43 new jobs)

Bingham County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 758.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bingham County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Idaho, where it saw a gain of 48.3 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Bingham County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 22.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (758.3 percent gain)
2. Other textile product mills (311.1 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (235.4 percent gain)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (113.0 percent gain)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (105.6 percent gain)

Bingham County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 57.1 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Idaho, where the it saw a gain of 11.6 percent. The losses in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry in Bingham County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 9.7 in percent of jobs in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (57.1 percent decline)
2. Other motor vehicle dealers (38.7 percent decline)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (36.1 percent decline)
4. Personal care services (34.4 percent decline)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (31.2 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 1.8 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in the State of Idaho, which saw a gain of 13.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US 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.

Bingham County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Bingham County, Idaho, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 137 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bingham County

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 89 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 24.5 percent of the growth in Bingham County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (89 new jobs)
2. Automobile dealers (58 new jobs)
3. Cattle ranching and farming (40 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (23 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (21 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bingham County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 135 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry make up 28.5 percent of the total employment decline in Bingham County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (135 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (69 jobs lost)
3. Support activities for crop production (68 jobs lost)
4. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (45 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (31 jobs lost)

Given the 51 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 23 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 28 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total industry employment has increased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than percent in the State of Idaho, which went through a gain of 5.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Bingham County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 28.1 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Idaho, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 23.8 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Bingham County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 6.1 in percent of workers in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (28.1 percent decline)
2. Specialty food stores (22 percent decline)
3. Personal care services (21.3 percent decline)
4. Computer systems design and related services (17.6 percent decline)
5. Legal services (17 percent decline)

Bingham County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 145.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bingham County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Idaho, where the industry took a gain of 18.8 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Bingham County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 9.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (145.2 percent gain)
2. Automobile dealers (87.8 percent gain)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (54.2 percent gain)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (53.0 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (34.9 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.

Income and Poverty in Bingham County, Idaho

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Bingham County, Idaho may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 12.4 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 category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 32.4 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Bingham County, accounting 20.7 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 55.4 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $19,013. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Bingham County had a median income of $33,522, this median was 21.3 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Bingham County, Idaho White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $44,225 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 3.8 percent greater than the median in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $47,531. This household income level is 11.5 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic Householders in Bingham County, Idaho reported a median household income of $35,244, this median household income is 17.3 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

Compared to counties across the United States, Bingham County had a medium-high median income for all households of $42,615 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 3.2 percent lower than the household income median in State of Idaho of $43,959 and the median household income is 15.3 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Bingham County, Idaho

Bingham County, Idaho has a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 14.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Bingham counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Idaho's proportion of 21.6 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Bingham County, Idaho, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Bingham on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 16.4 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree, with 36.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Bingham County, Idaho as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 16.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 20.4 percent of the Asian alone and 1.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Bingham County, Idaho

Bingham County, Idaho had a total estimated population of 43,739 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 41,812. This growth shows an increase of 4.6 percent. Bingham ranks 11 of 44 counties by growth in total population in Idaho and the county ranks 846 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Bingham County, Idaho has a population base that is comprised of 78.1 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 14 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 14.8 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Idaho percent of 10.5. Since 2000, Bingham has increased the percent of minority makeup when 14.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

From 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Bingham internationally. The international migration into Bingham totals 2.7 percent of immigration into the State of Idaho. This amount of international migration is medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

When calculating the total land area, Bingham covers a total land area of 2095 square miles. The county has a low average population density of 21 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Henderson, IL (21 per sq. mile ), Glenn, CA (21 per sq. mile ), Haskell, OK (21 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sumner, KS (21 per sq. mile ), Beckham, OK (21 per sq. mile ), Texas, MO (21 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Bingham County, Idaho to be 31.0 years of age. The median in Bingham is less than the median age for the State of Idaho of 34.6. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 29.8 years of age. With a total of 31.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Bingham can be described as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 58.5 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 10.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Bingham County, Idaho

In Bingham County, the real estate market was made up of 15,024 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 573 residential structures since 2001, a change of 4 percent.

Bingham County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $84,400, reported by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall State of Idaho 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $106,300 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Bingham County, Idaho. In 2000, 81.3 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Throughout the State of Idaho, Bingham County stands 24 of 44 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,072 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Bingham County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 20.2 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,999 employees. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries total 13.4 and 12.2 percent of total employment, respectively.

Wholesale trade between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Bingham County. The industry lost a total of 270 total jobs during the period, accounting for 18.4 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 34.9 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Educational services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Bingham County, changing a total of 69.6 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 13.8 percent. The State of Idaho had an industry job change of 35.4 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Bingham County. The industry averages 45 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Idaho average of 29 for the Manufacturing industry.

Bingham County is ranked at 11 of 45 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Idaho by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 10 of 45 Counties.

In Bingham County, Wholesale trade, Manufacturing and Construction industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Wholesale trade sector has a United State LQ of 2.34. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Wholesale trade sector is 2.34 times greater than the national average, signifying that Bingham County may specialize, or be an exporter of Wholesale trade.





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