In Ness County, jobs in the support activities for mining pay the highest wages

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Employment in the support activities for mining industry paid the average highest wages in Ness County for 2006. The average industry job in Ness County was paid an annual wage of $43,349 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry pay the State of Kansas of $44,991 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $64,588.

High-wage employment in Ness County, Kansas may be found in other specialty trade contractors ($41,035), general freight trucking ($38,045), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($31,252) and farm product raw material merch. whls. ($29,669) 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.

Ness County Wages have increased by 35.3% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Ness County, Kansas by a total of 35.3%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Kansas 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Ness County, Kansas when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 10.4 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $34,562. The average pay 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.

Ness County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 7 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 2 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Ness County, Kansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 47 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Ness County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has grown the most with 33 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 89.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Ness County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (33 new jobs)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (4 new jobs)
3. Private households (29 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (28 new jobs)
5. General freight trucking (24 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Ness County

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 15 jobs. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 34.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Ness County, Kansas.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (15 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (12 jobs lost)

Ness County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 43.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Kansas, where the industry reported a gain of 13.9 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Ness County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 13.2 in percent of jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (43.8 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (32.4 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (28 percent decline)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (22 percent decline)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (1.2 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Kansas, which went through a loss of -0.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Ness County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 24.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Ness County has added employment slower than the industry job growth experienced in Kansas, where the industry took a gain of 60.2 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Ness County lagged behind the United States, which experienced a gained 33.7 percent in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (24.9 percent gain)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (6.9 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.

Ness County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Ness County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has grown the most with 12 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 61.7 percent of the total growth in Ness County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (12 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (6 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Ness County

The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 10 jobs. The declines in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry make up 93.9 percent of the total job loss in Ness County, Kansas.

Top 3 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (10 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (25 jobs lost)
3. Home health care services (16 jobs lost)

In Ness County, Kansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 40 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 6 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 2 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 3 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Employment for all industries has increased by 5.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of Kansas, which went through a gain of 0.9 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.

Ness County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 28.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Ness County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Kansas, where the industry felt a gain of 6.1 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Ness County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (28.6 percent gain)
2. Full-service restaurants (11.3 percent gain)
3. Support activities for mining (8.1 percent gain)

Ness County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 23.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Kansas, where the industry reported a loss of 5 percent. The losses in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry in Ness County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.3 in percent of jobs in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (23.1 percent decline)





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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 Ness County, Kansas

In Ness County, Kansas White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $37,974 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 57.5 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $16,088. Hispanic Householders in Ness County, Kansas , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $29,738, this income level is 21.4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Ness County accounted a medium-low household income of $37,838 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 25.6 percent lower than the household income median in State of Kansas of $47,530 and the income level is 29.9 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Ness County, Kansas can be understood to have a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.7 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 100 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Ness County, reporting 12.2 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

Higher Education in Ness County, Kansas

In Ness County, Kansas as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 18 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 50 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Ness County, Kansas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 38.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Ness have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 19.4 percent (Men) versus 16.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 34.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Ness County, Kansas is made up of a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 17.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Ness 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 national average of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Ness County, Kansas

Since 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Ness internationally. The migration from outside the US into Ness makes up 0 percent of all immigration into Kansas. This percent of immigration can be considered low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Ness County, Kansas to be 48.4 years old. The median in Ness is greater than the median age in the State of Kansas of 36.1. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 44.0 years old. With 18.8 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Ness can be described as having 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 54.6 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 26.6 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively high percent of the population base.

When measuring the total land area, Ness spans a total area of 1075 total square miles. The area has a very low population 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 ), Hamilton, NY (3 per sq. mile ), Sierra, NM (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 ).

Ness County, Kansas had an estimated population of 3,009 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 3,444. The decline signifies a decrease of -12.6 percent. Ness ranks 80 of 105 counties in terms of population growth in Kansas and the county ranks 2,686 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Ness County, Kansas has a population base that is comprised of 96.7 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 2.7 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 2.8 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Kansas percent of 16. Since 2000, Ness has increased in diversity when 1.6 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Ness County, Kansas

In Ness County, the real estate market was made up of 1,856 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 13 homes since 2001, or 0.7 percent.

The State of Kansas, Ness County is positioned 81 of 105 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,783 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There seems to be a abundant amount of real estate that is affordable in Ness County, Kansas. In 2000, 95.8 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Ness County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $40,600, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall State of Kansas 2000 median home value of $83,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Ness County, Wholesale trade, Other services, except public administration and Finance and insurance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Wholesale trade sector has a United State LQ of 3.15. The percent of employment in the Wholesale trade sector is 3.15 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Ness County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Wholesale trade.

In Ness County, Wholesale trade, Retail Trade, and the Finance and insurance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Wholesale trade is the major employer in the county making up 16.4 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 115 jobs. The Retail Trade and Finance and insurance sectors provide 12.5 and 6.1 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Ness County, rising by 20.8 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of -13.4 percent. The State of Kansas felt a shift in employment in the industry of -7.4 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

Ness County is ranked at 83 of 106 Counties in the State of Kansas in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 77 of 106 Counties.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Ness County, with the industry averaging 10 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Kansas average establishment size of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.







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