In Boise County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry reported the top wages in Boise County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Boise County received an annual wage of $105,819 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage in Idaho of $53,708 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $67,074.

Other top-pay jobs in Boise County, Idaho may be found in building equipment contractors ($48,789), management and technical consulting services ($35,531), architectural and engineering services ($31,957) and logging ($30,226) 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.

Boise County Wages have increased by 33.6% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Boise County, Idaho by a total of 33.6%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Idaho 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Boise County, Idaho can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 31 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $31,468. The average industry wage 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.

Boise County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Boise County

The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1 jobs. The declines in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry make up 66.7 percent of the total employment decline in Boise County, Idaho.

Top 4 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (45 jobs lost)
2. Activities related to real estate (36 jobs lost)
3. Private households (26 jobs lost)
4. Computer systems design and related services (22 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Boise County

The Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 49 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 51.9 percent of the total employment growth in Boise County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (49 new jobs)

Out of the 5 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 1 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 4 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Boise County, Idaho, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 186 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Employment for all industries has increased by 20.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Idaho, which experienced a gain of 13.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Boise County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 188.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Boise County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Idaho, where the industry felt a gain of 1.3 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Boise County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 6.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (188.9 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (177.8 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (56.9 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (27.8 percent gain)

Boise County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 5.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Idaho, where the industry felt a gain of 4.2 percent. The losses in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry in Boise County lagged behind the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 17.8 in percent of jobs in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (5.6 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.

Boise County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Boise County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 13 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 72.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Boise County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (13 jobs lost)
2. Building finishing contractors (3 jobs lost)
3. Clothing stores (62 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (43 jobs lost)
5. Social advocacy organizations (32 jobs lost)

Of the 10 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 5 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Boise County, Idaho, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 158 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Boise County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other amusement and recreation industries industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 123 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry makes up 74.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Boise County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (123 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (38 new jobs)
3. Architectural and engineering services (3 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (64 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (49 new jobs)

Employment for all industries has increased by 17 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Idaho, which went through a gain of 5.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Boise County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 99.2 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Boise County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Idaho, where the industry took a gain of 10.8 percent. The Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Boise County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (99.2 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (70.6 percent gain)
3. Architectural and engineering services (52.9 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (14.3 percent gain)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (10.7 percent gain)

Boise County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 30.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Idaho, where the industry reported a gain of 28.9 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Boise County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.4 in percent of jobs in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (30.3 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (8.7 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (2.5 percent decline)
4. Logging (2.1 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 Boise County, Idaho

In Boise County, Idaho White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $45,338 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $68,738. This median is 52 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Boise County, Idaho reported a median household income of $43,387, this median is 4.1 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Boise County reported an income level of $63,862, this median was 41.2 percent greater than the median for all households.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Boise County, Idaho can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 12.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 37.8 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Boise County, reporting 20.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Boise County accounted a medium-high median household income of $45,222 (2005 Dollars). This median is 2.8 percent higher than the median in State of Idaho of $43,959 and the median household income is 8.6 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Boise County, Idaho

In 2000, the Census reported that in Boise 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 33.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Boise have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 19.6 percent (Men) versus 20.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree, with 34 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Boise County, Idaho according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 20.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 22.2 percent of the Asian alone and 12.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Boise County, Idaho is made up of a highly-educated working age population, with 20 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Boise was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Idaho's proportion of 21.6 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Boise County, Idaho

When measuring the total land area, Boise spans a total of 1902 square miles. This area has a very low average population density of 4 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Coke, TX (4 per sq. mile ), Jerauld, SD (4 per sq. mile ), Bottineau, ND (4 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sanders, MT (4 per sq. mile ), Fremont, WY (4 per sq. mile ), Kimball, NE (4 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Boise internationally. The international migration into Boise accounts for 0.4 percent of all immigration into Idaho. This amount of international migration is medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Boise County, Idaho has a population that is comprised of 94.1 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 3.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 3.9 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Idaho percent of 10.5. Since 2000, Boise has increased in diversity when 3.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Boise County, Idaho to be 42.3 years old. The median in Boise is greater than the median age for the State of Idaho of 34.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 40.4 years of age. With 22.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Boise can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 65.9 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 11.7 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Boise County, Idaho had an estimated population of 7,535 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 6,746. This growth represents an increase of 11.7 percent. Boise ranks 17 of 44 counties in terms of population growth in Idaho and the county ranks 1,205 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Boise County, Idaho

In Boise County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 4,792 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 328 homes since 2001, or 7.3 percent.

When compared to other counties in Idaho, Boise County is positioned 13 of 44 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 502 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Boise County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $126,000, according to the Decennial Census. This median is greater than the State of Idaho 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $106,300 and greater than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Boise County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Construction and Accommodation and food services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has an LQ of 16.09. This means the percent of total employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry is 16.09 times greater than the national average, signifying that Boise County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Boise County, growing by 56.7 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of -13.4 percent. The State of Idaho went through a industry job change of -7.9 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation has the largest businesses in Boise County. The industry averages 33 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 16 and greater than the Idaho average establishment size of 10 for the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry.

The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Boise County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 10.8 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

In Boise County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Accommodation and food services, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the largest employment industry and makes up 27.2 percent of the total county employment. This totals 296 people employed. The Accommodation and food services and Construction sectors provide 16.4 and 11.5 percent of the total jobs, respectively.







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