In Jewell County, the depository credit intermediation industry jobs pay the highest wages

Individuals that are employed in the depository credit intermediation industry wages were the highest in Jewell County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Jewell County received a wage of $27,085 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the average industry wage in the State of Kansas of $37,475 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $47,929.

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Other top-pay jobs in Jewell County, Kansas may be found in farm product raw material merch. whls. ($17,894), gasoline stations ($17,360), insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($11,395) and private households ($6,324 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.

Jewell County Wages have increased by 21.2% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Jewell County, Kansas by a total of 21.2%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Kansas 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.

Jewell County Industry Wages Lag Behind Kansas, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Jewell County, Kansas when analyzed can be understood as being very low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 44.8 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $34,562. 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.

Jewell County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Jewell County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 100.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Jewell County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Kansas, where the industry took a gain of 27.4 percent. The Private households industry in Jewell County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 19.8 percent in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Private households (100.0 percent gain)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (8.3 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 13.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in Kansas, experiencing a loss of -0.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Jewell County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 53.5 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Kansas, where the industry felt a loss of 12.7 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Jewell County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 6.4 in percent of jobs in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (53.5 percent decline)
2. Depository credit intermediation (52.8 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Jewell County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Private households industry has added the most employment with 8 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Private households industry makes up 100.0 percent of the growth in Jewell County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Private households (8 new jobs)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (16 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Jewell County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Depository credit intermediation industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 28 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 64.4 percent of the total job loss in Jewell County, Kansas.

Top 2 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (28 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (15 jobs lost)

In Jewell County, Kansas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 55 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Jewell County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Kansas, which went through a gain of 0.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Jewell County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Depository credit intermediation industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 43.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Kansas, where the industry reported a gain of 1.6 percent. The losses in the Depository credit intermediation industry in Jewell County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2 in percent of workers in the Depository credit intermediation industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (43.7 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (28.6 percent decline)

Jewell County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 2.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Jewell County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Kansas, where the industry took a loss of 5 percent. The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry in Jewell County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 1.3 percent in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (2.1 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Jewell County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has added the most employment with 1 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry makes up 100.0 percent of the total employment growth in Jewell County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (131 new jobs)
2. Plastics product manufacturing (113 new jobs)

In Jewell County, Kansas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 15 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Out of the 5 4-digit NAICS industries, 2 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 1 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Jewell County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Depository credit intermediation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 20 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 78.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Jewell County, Kansas.

Top 1 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (20 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.

Income and Poverty in Jewell County, Kansas

Compared to counties across the United States, Jewell County was reported to have a medium-low median income for all households of $35,729 (2005 Dollars). This median is 33 percent lower than the median in State of Kansas of $47,530 and the median is 37.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Jewell County, Kansas can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 11.6 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 39.4 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Jewell County, having 19.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $57,038. This income level is 59.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Jewell County, Kansas White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,876 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Jewell County reported a median household income of $24,131, this level was 32.5 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Jewell County, Kansas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $46,069, this income level is 28.9 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 84.2 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $65,813.







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

Higher Education in Jewell County, Kansas

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Jewell County, Kansas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 40.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Jewell have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 15.6 percent (Men) versus 12.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 39 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Jewell County, Kansas can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 13.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Jewell is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Kansas's proportion of 25.8 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Jewell County, Kansas as reported in the 2000 Census, 13.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 18.8 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 Jewell County, Kansas

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Jewell County, Kansas to be 50.1 years old. The median in Jewell is greater than the median age in the State of Kansas of 36.1. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 46.2 years of age. With 17.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Jewell can be described as being made up of a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low presence of the 2005 population base, with 56.1 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 26 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively high percent of the population.

When measuring the total land area, Jewell spans a total of 909 square miles. The county has a very low population density of 4 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Coke, TX (4 per sq. mile ), Jerauld, SD (4 per sq. mile ), Caribou, ID (4 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Fremont, WY (4 per sq. mile ), Kimball, NE (4 per sq. mile ), Clark, SD (4 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Jewell from outside the country. The immigration into Jewell totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Kansas. This level of international migration can be considered low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Jewell County, Kansas has a population that is made up of 98.2 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 0.7 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 0.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Kansas percent of 16. Since 2000, Jewell has increased the percent of minority population when 0.8 percent of the population were minorities.

Jewell County, Kansas had a population of 3,352 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 3,764. The decline denotes a decrease of -10.9 percent. Jewell ranks 75 of 105 counties when analyzing total population change in Kansas and the county ranks 2,657 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

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

Housing Report for Jewell County, Kansas

In Jewell County, the real estate market was made up of 2,141 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 28 homes since 2001, or 1.3 percent.

Jewell County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $24,000, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall State of Kansas 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $83,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

When compared to other counties in Kansas, Jewell County ranks 51 of 105 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,435 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There is a abundant amount of real estate that is affordable in Jewell County, Kansas. In 2000, 99.1 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Jewell County, Kansas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Health care and social assistance has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Jewell County, changing a total of 200 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 10.6 percent. The State of Kansas had an industry job change of 8.9 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Jewell County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade, and the Finance and insurance industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 15.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 73 jobs. The Wholesale trade and Finance and insurance sectors account for 12.8 and 10.5 percent of all employment.

Wholesale trade is the industry with the largest establishments in Jewell County. In the County, the industry averages 8 jobs per establishment, which is less than the US industry average of 10 and less than the Kansas average of 8 for the Wholesale trade industry.

In Jewell County, Wholesale trade, Finance and insurance and Other services, except public administration industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Wholesale trade industry has an LQ of 2.46. The percent of employment in the Wholesale trade sector is 2.46 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Jewell may be an exporter of products or services of Wholesale trade.

The Retail Trade has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Jewell County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 21.5 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 15.3 percent in the year 2005.







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