In Bonner County, jobs in the misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry had the highest average wages in Bonner County for 2006. The average industry job in Bonner County received a wage of $86,079 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage rate in Idaho of $30,060 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $43,635.

Other high-paying jobs in Bonner County, Idaho are present in scientific research and development services ($61,601), advertising and related services ($61,022), hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers ($56,238) and other ambulatory health care services ($54,841) 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.

Bonner County Wages have increased by 31.0% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Bonner County, Idaho by a total of 31.0%. 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Bonner County, Idaho can be described as relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 7.8 percent lower than the with an state average 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.

Bonner County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 23.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Idaho, which went through a gain of 13.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Bonner County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Advertising and related services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 641.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bonner County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Idaho, where this industry saw a gain of 34 percent. The Advertising and related services industry in Bonner County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 6.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Advertising and related services (641.2 percent gain)
2. Individual and family services (484.6 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (166.9 percent gain)
4. Activities related to real estate (146.5 percent gain)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (145.3 percent gain)

Bonner County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Investigation and security services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 78.3 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Idaho, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 17.4 percent. The losses in the Investigation and security services industry in Bonner County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 7.7 in percent of workers in the Investigation and security services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Investigation and security services (78.3 percent decline)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (71.8 percent decline)
3. Travel arrangement and reservation services (67.5 percent decline)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (51.9 percent decline)
5. Health and personal care stores (44.7 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bonner County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Residential building construction industry has added the most employment with 342 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Residential building construction industry makes up 18.6 percent of the total growth in Bonner County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (342 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (160 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (143 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (113 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (105 new jobs)

In Bonner County, Idaho, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 2,257 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 66 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 14 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 52 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bonner County

Given the industries in the area, the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 81 jobs. The declines in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry make up 24.5 percent of the total job loss in Bonner County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (81 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (57 jobs lost)
3. Health and personal care stores (52 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (24 jobs lost)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (21 jobs lost)





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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.

Bonner County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Bonner County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Utility system construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 94.2 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Bonner County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Idaho, where the industry felt a gain of 6.1 percent. The Utility system construction industry in Bonner County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 7.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (94.2 percent gain)
2. Nonresidential building construction (72.4 percent gain)
3. Business support services (46.7 percent gain)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (45.7 percent gain)
5. Independent artists, writers, and performers (36.2 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 4.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in Idaho, which saw a gain of 5.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Bonner County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Health and personal care stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 56 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Idaho, where the industry felt a loss of 1.5 percent. The losses in the Health and personal care stores industry in Bonner County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.7 in percent of workers in the Health and personal care stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (56 percent decline)
2. Consumer goods rental (42.4 percent decline)
3. Elementary and secondary schools (26.8 percent decline)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (26.1 percent decline)
5. Civic and social organizations (24.1 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bonner County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Health and personal care stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 82 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Health and personal care stores industry make up 30.0 percent of the total employment decline in Bonner County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (82 jobs lost)
2. Logging (49 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (20 jobs lost)
4. Elementary and secondary schools (19 jobs lost)
5. Consumer goods rental (17 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bonner County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Residential building construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 92 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 18.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Bonner County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (92 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (71 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (34 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (24 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (23 new jobs)

Of the 76 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 28 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 47 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Bonner County, Idaho, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 537 total jobs from 2005 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.

Income and Poverty in Bonner County, Idaho

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 47.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $20,057. In Bonner County, Idaho White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,457 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Bonner County, Idaho , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $31,966, which is 16.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Bonner County had a median income of $27,300, which was 28.9 percent less than the areas median level for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $59,963. This median income level is 56.2 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Bonner County, Idaho can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 15.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 49.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Bonner County, with 26.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Bonner County had a medium-low median income for households of $38,380 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 14.5 percent lower than the median income in State of Idaho of $43,959 and this is 28 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Bonner County, Idaho

Bonner County, Idaho may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 16.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Bonner counted 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 US proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Bonner County, Idaho, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Bonner have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 18.6 percent (Men) versus 15.2 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 female population achieving this education level.

In Bonner County, Idaho as reported in the 2000 Census, 17 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 30.4 percent of the Asian alone and 9 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 Bonner County, Idaho

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Bonner County, Idaho to be 42.5 years old. The median age in Bonner is greater than the median in Idaho of 34.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 40.9 years old. With a total of 21.5 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Bonner can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 64.5 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 13.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Bonner County, Idaho had a population of 40,908 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 37,027. This growth represents an increase of 10.5 percent. Bonner ranks 6 of 44 counties when analyzing total population change in Idaho and the county ranks 587 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

In terms of total land area, Bonner covers a total land area of 1738 square miles. The county has a low average area density of 24 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Warren, IN (24 per sq. mile ), Hancock, IL (24 per sq. mile ), Jefferson, FL (24 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Owsley, KY (24 per sq. mile ), Menominee, MI (24 per sq. mile ), Chelan, WA (24 per sq. mile ).

Bonner County, Idaho has a population that is made up of 95.3 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1.9 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 2.4 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Idaho percent of 10.5. Since 2000, Bonner has increased the percent of minority population when 2.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Bonner from another country. The international migration into Bonner totals 0.5 percent of the total migration into the State of Idaho. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Bonner County, Idaho

The State of Idaho, Bonner County places 39 of 44 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,669 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Bonner County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $124,500, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is greater than the Idaho 2000 home value of $106,300 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Bonner County, Idaho. In 2000, 50.3 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Bonner County, the real estate market was made up of 19,879 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 179 residential units since 2001, or 0.9 percent.

Bonner County can be understood as having a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census counted that 1.5 percent residential property is valued over $500k.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Management of companies and enterprises is the industry with the largest establishments in Bonner County, with the industry averaging 30 jobs per establishment, which is less than the US industry average of 40 and less than the Idaho typical size of 33 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Management of companies and enterprises from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Bonner County, growing in new jobs by 71.4 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Idaho had an industry job change of -11.8 percent, during the period.

In Bonner County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Utilities are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.58. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 2.58 times greater than the national average, signifying that Bonner may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Bonner County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Construction 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 22.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,587 individuals. The Manufacturing and Construction sectors account for 18.1 and 10.7 percent of all employment.









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