In Elmore County, jobs in the nonresidential building construction pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the nonresidential building construction industry wages were the highest in Elmore County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Elmore County earned an annual wage of $66,735 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage in Idaho of $40,911 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $52,169.

Other high-paying jobs in Elmore County, Idaho can be found in insurance carriers ($56,084), management and technical consulting services ($51,871), computer systems design and related services ($50,331) and wired telecommunications carriers ($45,912) 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.

Elmore County Wages have increased by 34.9% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Elmore County, Idaho by a total of 34.9%. This is greater than the growth in average 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.

Elmore 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 Elmore 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 26.3 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $31,468. The average pay was less than the national industry average 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.

Elmore County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Elmore County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Automobile dealers industry has added the most employment with 58 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Automobile dealers industry makes up 23.1 percent of the total growth in Elmore County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (58 new jobs)
2. Child day care services (46 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (26 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (24 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (15 new jobs)

In Elmore County, Idaho, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 347 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Elmore County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other crop farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 76 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Other crop farming industry make up 57.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Elmore County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (76 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (26 jobs lost)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (17 jobs lost)
4. Offices of physicians (6 jobs lost)
5. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (3 jobs lost)

Of the 25 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 8 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 17 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The total number of jobs has increased by 8.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in the State of Idaho, which went through a gain of 13.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Elmore County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 58 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Idaho, where the industry felt a gain of 6 percent. The losses in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Elmore County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 10.9 percent in terms of employment in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (58 percent decline)
2. Other crop farming (29.5 percent decline)
3. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (13.6 percent decline)
4. Offices of physicians (11.5 percent decline)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (11 percent decline)

Elmore County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 275.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Elmore County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Idaho, where this industry saw a gain of 1.4 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Elmore County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (275.0 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (200.0 percent gain)
3. Personal care services (85.1 percent gain)
4. Legal services (81.0 percent gain)
5. Automobile dealers (78.1 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.

Elmore County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Elmore County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 44.4 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Elmore County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Idaho, where this industry saw a gain of 18.8 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Elmore County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 9.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (44.4 percent gain)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (34.5 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (34.4 percent gain)
4. Legal services (33.3 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (28.6 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in Idaho, which experienced a gain of 5.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Elmore County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 35.7 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 13.3 percent. The losses in the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Elmore County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.9 in percent of workers in the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (35.7 percent decline)
2. Offices of physicians (28.4 percent decline)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (17.8 percent decline)
4. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (13.6 percent decline)
5. Private households (11.1 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Elmore County

The Child day care services industry has added the most employment with 24 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Child day care services industry makes up 15.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Elmore County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (24 new jobs)
2. Automobile dealers (23 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (13 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (12 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (11 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Elmore County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 22 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 37.9 percent of the total job loss in Elmore County, Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (22 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (17 jobs lost)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (7 jobs lost)
4. Specialized freight trucking (4 jobs lost)
5. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (3 jobs lost)

In Elmore County, Idaho, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 186 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 34 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 9 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 24 industries reported a drop in employment.





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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 Elmore County, Idaho

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Elmore County, Idaho may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 11.2 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 27.5 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Elmore County, accounting 18.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Elmore County had a medium-high median income for all households of $41,250 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 6.6 percent lower than the median in Idaho of $43,959 and the median is 19.1 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Hispanic Householders in Elmore County, Idaho recorded a median income of $32,463, which is 21.3 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Elmore County, Idaho White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $41,797 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.3 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 $35,588. This median is 13.7 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Elmore County had a median income of $15,795, which was 61.7 percent less than the median income level in this area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 4.3 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $39,488.







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

Higher Education in Elmore County, Idaho

In Elmore County, Idaho according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 18 percent of the White Alone, 13.2 percent of Black or African American, 30.2 percent of the Asian alone and 8.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Elmore County, Idaho has a moderately-educated working age population, with 17.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Elmore was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals 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 Elmore 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 50 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Elmore have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 17.8 percent (Men) versus 16.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree, with 38.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Elmore County, Idaho

Since the year 2000, a high amount of people have migrated to Elmore internationally. The international migration into Elmore totals 3.1 percent of immigration into the State of Idaho. This level of international migration can be considered high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Elmore County, Idaho has a population that is made up of 79.3 percent White, 3.1 percent African American, 1.7 percent Asian, and 12.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of diversity, with 17.7 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Idaho percent of 10.5. Since 2000, Elmore has increased in diversity when 16.7 percent of the total population were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Elmore County, Idaho to be 32.0 years old. The median in Elmore is less than the median age in the State of Idaho of 34.6. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 29.1 years of age. With 27.5 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Elmore can be described as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 64.3 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 8.1 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively low percent of the population base.

Elmore County, Idaho had an estimated population of 28,634 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 29,088. The decline represents a decrease of -1.6 percent. Elmore ranks 41 of 44 counties in terms of population growth in Idaho and the county ranks 2,707 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When measuring the total land area, Elmore covers a total land area of 3078 total square miles. The area has a very low population density of 9 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Routt, CO (9 per sq. mile ), Pend Oreille, WA (9 per sq. mile ), Wilkin, MN (9 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Luna, NM (9 per sq. mile ), Pawnee, KS (9 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, AR (9 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Elmore County, Idaho

In the State of Idaho, Elmore County ranks 19 of 44 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 746 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Elmore County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $93,200, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall Idaho 2000 home value of $106,300 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In Elmore County, the census reported 11,372 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 596 housing units since the year 2001, or 5.5 percent.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Elmore County, Idaho. In 2000, 80.8 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Elmore County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Accommodation and food services industry has an LQ of 1.73. This means the percent of total employment in the Accommodation and food services sector is 1.73 times greater than the national average, signifying that Elmore County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Accommodation and food services.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Elmore County. In the County, the industry averages 21 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Idaho average of 29 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Elmore County. The industry lost a total of 180 total jobs during the period, accounting for 43.3 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 61.4 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In Elmore County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 22.5 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 961 individuals. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 17 and 9.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Utilities has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Elmore County, moving a total of 71.4 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -8.2 percent. The State of Idaho experienced a sector employment shift of 8 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.







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