In Lewis County, jobs in the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry had the highest average wages in Lewis County for 2006. The average industry job in Lewis County was paid an annual wage of $31,650 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry pay the State of Idaho of $33,727 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $37,902.

High-wage employment in Lewis County, Idaho are present in logging ($23,325), depository credit intermediation ($23,133), support activities for crop production ($22,511) and building material and supplies dealers ($15,078) 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.

Lewis County Wages have increased by 16.8% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Lewis County, Idaho by a total of 16.8%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Lewis County, Idaho when analyzed can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 33.5 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $31,468. The overall 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.

Lewis County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Lewis County, Idaho, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 117 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 6 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 4 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 2 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lewis County

The Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 37 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 73.3 percent of the total employment decline in Lewis County, Idaho.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (37 jobs lost)
2. Logging (6 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lewis County

The Depository credit intermediation industry has grown the most with 9 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 71.8 percent of the growth in Lewis County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (9 new jobs)
2. Legal services (4 new jobs)
3. RV parks and recreational camps (15 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (15 new jobs)

Lewis County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 49.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Idaho, where the it saw a gain of 11.5 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Lewis County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 13.2 in percent of jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (49.3 percent decline)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (25 percent decline)
3. Support activities for crop production (21.4 percent decline)
4. Logging (13.2 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 15.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of Idaho, which saw 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.

Lewis County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Legal services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 73.3 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Lewis County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Idaho, where the industry felt a gain of 8.1 percent. The Legal services industry in Lewis County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 8.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Legal services (73.3 percent gain)
2. Depository credit intermediation (35.9 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.

Lewis County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Lewis County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 16.5 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Lewis County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Idaho, where the industry took a gain of 6.2 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Lewis County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 2.2 percent.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (16.5 percent gain)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (4.7 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 0.4 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in the State of Idaho, experiencing a gain of 5.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Lewis County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Logging industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 32.5 percent from 2005 (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 felt a loss of 5.2 percent. The losses in the Logging industry in Lewis County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.8 in percent of jobs in the Logging industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Logging (32.5 percent decline)
2. Support activities for crop production (8.3 percent decline)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (3.6 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lewis County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Logging industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 18 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Logging industry make up 85.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Lewis County, Idaho.

Top 2 Industries
1. Logging (18 jobs lost)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (2 jobs lost)

Of the 5 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 3 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 2 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Lewis County, Idaho, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 4 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lewis County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 5 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 88.9 percent of the growth in Lewis County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (5 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (167 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (159 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 Lewis County, Idaho

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Lewis County, Idaho can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 12.0 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 66.7 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Lewis County, reporting 19.1 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Lewis County accounted a medium-low household income of $36,753 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 19.6 percent lower than the household income median in State of Idaho of $43,959 and the income level is 33.7 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Lewis County reported an income level of $32,175, this median was 12.5 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Lewis County, Idaho White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $36,906 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $48,263. This median income level is 31.3 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic households in Lewis County, Idaho reported a median household income of $43,875, this median is 19.4 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 69.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $11,212.







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

Higher Education in Lewis County, Idaho

In 2000, the Census reported that in Lewis County, Idaho, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 36.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Lewis have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 15.4 percent (Men) versus 14.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 36 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Lewis County, Idaho may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 14.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Lewis counted 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.

In Lewis County, Idaho as reported in the 2000 Census, 14.6 percent of the White Alone, 22.2 percent of Black or African American, 20 percent of the Asian alone and 7.4 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 Lewis County, Idaho

Lewis County, Idaho had a population of 3,750 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since its 2000 population of 3,746. This growth signifies an increase of 0.1 percent. Lewis ranks 33 of 44 counties when calculating total change in population for Idaho and the county ranks 1,923 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Lewis extends a total area of 479 square miles. This area has a very low average population density of 8 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Knox, NE (8 per sq. mile ), Box Elder, UT (8 per sq. mile ), Reynolds, MO (8 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Mercer, ND (8 per sq. mile ), Norman, MN (8 per sq. mile ), Winkler, TX (8 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Lewis from outside the country. The immigration into Lewis accounts for 0 percent of all immigration into Idaho. This level of international migration can be considered very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Lewis County, Idaho has a population base that is comprised of 91.8 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 2.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 3.5 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Idaho percent of 10.5. Since 2000, Lewis has increased the percent of minority makeup when 2.7 percent of the people were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Lewis County, Idaho to be 44.9 years old. The median age in Lewis is greater than the median age in Idaho of 34.6. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 42.6 years old. With 22.3 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Lewis can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low representation within the population, making up 56.7 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 21 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively high percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Lewis County, Kentucky

In Lewis County, the real estate market was made up of 6,417 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 145 residential units since 2001, or 2.3 percent.

Lewis County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $44,700, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of Kentucky 2000 home median value of $86,700 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

The State of Kentucky, Lewis County places 67 of 120 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,733 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

According to the data, there is a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Lewis County, Kentucky. In 2000, 97.1 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau