In Clearwater County, jobs in the power generation and supply pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the power generation and supply industry had the highest average wages in Clearwater County for 2006. The average industry job in Clearwater County earned an annual wage of $77,993 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Idaho of $65,674 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $76,551.

Other top-pay jobs in Clearwater County, Idaho are present in sawmills and wood preservation ($42,792), general freight trucking ($39,040), sporting goods and musical instrument stores ($37,775) and highway, street, and bridge construction ($32,786) 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.

Clearwater County Wages have increased by 24.9% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Clearwater County, Idaho by a total of 24.9%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Idaho and greater than the growth in industry wages across 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Clearwater County, Idaho can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 17.4 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $31,468. The average industry wage 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.

Clearwater County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Clearwater County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Depository credit intermediation industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 16 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 51.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Clearwater County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (16 jobs lost)
2. Logging (8 jobs lost)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (2 jobs lost)
4. Power generation and supply (2 jobs lost)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (2 jobs lost)

Given the 11 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 5 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Clearwater County

The Sporting goods and musical instrument stores industry has added the most employment with 19 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Sporting goods and musical instrument stores industry makes up 35.9 percent of the growth in Clearwater County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (19 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (17 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (9 new jobs)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (3 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (3 new jobs)

In Clearwater County, Idaho, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 299 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Clearwater County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Sporting goods and musical instrument stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 169.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Clearwater County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Idaho, where this industry saw a gain of 5.8 percent. The Sporting goods and musical instrument stores industry in Clearwater County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (169.7 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (77.8 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (18.2 percent gain)
4. Child day care services (14.9 percent gain)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (9.3 percent gain)

Clearwater County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Depository credit intermediation industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 46.2 percent from 2001 (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 reported a gain of 30.5 percent. The losses in the Depository credit intermediation industry in Clearwater County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 6 percent in terms of employees in the Depository credit intermediation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (46.2 percent decline)
2. Power generation and supply (18.5 percent decline)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (10.6 percent decline)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (9.1 percent decline)
5. Logging (5.5 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 17.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Idaho, which experienced a gain of 13.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level 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.

Clearwater County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 4.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in Idaho, which went through a gain of 5.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Clearwater County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Power generation and supply industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 12 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 felt a gain of 1 percent. The losses in the Power generation and supply industry in Clearwater County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.1 percent in terms of employment in the Power generation and supply industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Power generation and supply (12 percent decline)
2. Depository credit intermediation (11.1 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (9 percent decline)
4. Child day care services (8.3 percent decline)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (6.3 percent decline)

Clearwater County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 113.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Clearwater County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Idaho, where this industry saw a gain of 4 percent. The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry in Clearwater County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (113.0 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (69.4 percent gain)
3. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (41.3 percent gain)
4. Full-service restaurants (19.1 percent gain)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (13.5 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Clearwater County

Given the industries in the area, the Specialized freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 3 jobs. The declines in the Specialized freight trucking industry make up 20.0 percent of the total employment decline in Clearwater County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (3 jobs lost)
2. Individual and family services (3 jobs lost)
3. Depository credit intermediation (2 jobs lost)
4. Child day care services (2 jobs lost)
5. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (2 jobs lost)

In Clearwater County, Idaho, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 95 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

From the 21 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 9 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 11 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Clearwater County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 18 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 28.1 percent of the growth in Clearwater County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (18 new jobs)
2. Logging (11 new jobs)
3. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (9 new jobs)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (9 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (8 new jobs)





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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 Clearwater County, Idaho

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Clearwater County, Idaho can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 13.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 21.3 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Clearwater County, reporting 21.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Hispanic Householders in Clearwater County, Idaho recorded a median income of $34,004, which is 9.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $91,861. This income level is 144.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Clearwater County reported a median household income of $35,100, which was 6.5 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Clearwater County, Idaho White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $37,456 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.2 percent less than the median household income in 2000.

Compared to counties across the United States, Clearwater County accounted a medium-low household income of $37,523 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 17.2 percent lower than the median income in State of Idaho of $43,959 and the median household income is 30.9 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Clearwater County, Idaho

In Clearwater County, Idaho as reported in the 2000 Census, 13.4 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 54.6 percent of the Asian alone and 11 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Clearwater County, Idaho may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 13.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Clearwater 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Clearwater County, Idaho, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 38.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Clearwater have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 13.6 percent (Men) versus 13 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 36.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Clearwater County, Idaho

When measuring the total land area, Clearwater covers a total land area of 2461 square miles. The county has a very low 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 ).

From 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Clearwater from another country. The international migration into Clearwater totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Idaho. This percent of international migration is very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Clearwater County, Idaho has a population that is made up of 94.8 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.7 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.3 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Idaho percent of 10.5. Since 2000, Clearwater has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 2.5 percent of the people were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Clearwater County, Idaho to be 45.4 years of age. The median in Clearwater is greater than the median age in Idaho of 34.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 41.8 years of age. With a total of 18.7 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Clearwater can be understood as being made up of a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 62.5 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 18.8 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Clearwater County, Idaho had a population of 8,373 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 8,895. The decline signifies a decrease of -5.9 percent. Clearwater ranks 42 of 44 counties when calculating total change in population for Idaho and the county ranks 2,775 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Clearwater County, Idaho

In Clearwater County, the census reported 4,268 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 54 homes since 2001, or 1.3 percent.

When compared to other counties in Idaho, Clearwater County stands 37 of 44 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,464 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

There seems to be a large amount of housing that is affordable in Clearwater County, Idaho. In 2000, 80.7 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Clearwater County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $80,500, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall Idaho 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $106,300 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau