In Beltrami County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the offices of physicians industry had the highest average wages in Beltrami County for 2006. The average industry job in Beltrami County earned an annual wage of $59,310 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage rate in Minnesota of $70,009 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $64,740.

Other high-paying jobs in Beltrami County, Minnesota can be found in professional and similar organizations ($54,625), wired telecommunications carriers ($50,815), office administrative services ($50,706) and insurance carriers ($49,736) 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.

Beltrami County Wages have increased by 19.8% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Beltrami County, Minnesota by a total of 19.8%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Minnesota 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.

Beltrami County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Beltrami County, Minnesota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,003 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Beltrami County

The Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 189 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 24.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Beltrami County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (189 jobs lost)
2. Residential building construction (102 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (99 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (42 jobs lost)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (27 jobs lost)

Out of the 70 4-digit NAICS industries, 36 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 34 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Beltrami County

The Other general merchandise stores industry has added the most employment with 518 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 31.2 percent of the total growth in Beltrami County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (518 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (139 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (131 new jobs)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (101 new jobs)
5. Residential mental health facilities (100 new jobs)

Beltrami County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 631.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Beltrami County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where the industry took a gain of 92.6 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Beltrami County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 31.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (631.3 percent gain)
2. Grantmaking and giving services (176.0 percent gain)
3. Architectural and engineering services (157.5 percent gain)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (104.6 percent gain)
5. Highway, street, and bridge construction (79.9 percent gain)

Beltrami County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 78.3 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 Minnesota, where the industry reported a loss of 0.3 percent. The losses in the Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry in Beltrami County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.4 in percent of jobs in the Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (78.3 percent decline)
2. Private households (55.6 percent decline)
3. Specialty food stores (49.1 percent decline)
4. Residential building construction (43.9 percent decline)
5. Management and technical consulting services (39.6 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 8.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Minnesota, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States 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.

Beltrami County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Beltrami County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 409 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Beltrami County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Residential mental health facilities industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 81 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Residential mental health facilities industry makes up 14.5 percent of the total growth in Beltrami County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (81 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (50 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (49 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (47 new jobs)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (23 new jobs)

Of the 75 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 33 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 40 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Beltrami County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 44 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 19.8 percent of the total employment decline in Beltrami County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (44 jobs lost)
2. Individual and family services (28 jobs lost)
3. Building finishing contractors (25 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (18 jobs lost)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (11 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has increased by 3.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Minnesota, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Beltrami County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 158.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Beltrami County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Minnesota, where the industry took a gain of 2.4 percent. The Lessors of real estate industry in Beltrami County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 0.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (158.3 percent gain)
2. Specialty food stores (132.0 percent gain)
3. Professional and similar organizations (94.4 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (67.9 percent gain)
5. Residential mental health facilities (46.4 percent gain)

Beltrami County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 44.4 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 Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 2.7 percent. The losses in the Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry in Beltrami County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 3.4 percent in terms of employees in the Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (44.4 percent decline)
2. Private households (25 percent decline)
3. Building finishing contractors (22.9 percent decline)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (21.4 percent decline)
5. Book, periodical, and music stores (16.7 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 Beltrami County, Minnesota

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Beltrami County, Minnesota may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 17.6 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 36.9 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Beltrami County, accounting 31.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Beltrami County had a medium-low median household income of $39,069 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 41.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median is 25.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 16 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $45,338. In Beltrami County, Minnesota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $40,590 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 3.9 percent greater than the median in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $46,215. This median income level is 18.3 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic households in Beltrami County, Minnesota reported a median household income of $31,861, this median household income is 18.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Beltrami County had a median household income level of $28,619, this was 26.7 percent less than the areas median level for all households.







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

Higher Education in Beltrami County, Minnesota

Reported by the 2000 Census in Beltrami County, Minnesota, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 28.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Beltrami have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 24.8 percent (Men) versus 22.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Beltrami County, Minnesota as reported in the 2000 Census, 26.4 percent of the White Alone, 45.6 percent of Black or African American, 30 percent of the Asian alone and 11.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Beltrami County, Minnesota has a highly-educated 2000 population, with 23.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Beltrami is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Minnesota's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Beltrami County, Minnesota

Beltrami County, Minnesota has a population that is made up of 76.3 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.9 percent Asian, and 1.2 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 2.5 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Beltrami has increased the level of diversity when 2.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Beltrami County, Minnesota to be 30.9 years of age. The median age in Beltrami is less than the median in Minnesota of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in the median age, at that time the median was 31.8 years of age. With a total of 25.1 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Beltrami can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 63 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11.9 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Beltrami County, Minnesota had a population of 42,871 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 39,786. This growth denotes an increase of 7.8 percent. Beltrami ranks 16 of 87 counties by growth in total population in Minnesota and the county ranks 665 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

By measuring total land area, Beltrami encompasses a total area of 2505 square miles. The land areas has a very low density of 17 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Nemaha, NE (17 per sq. mile ), Randolph, GA (17 per sq. mile ), Maries, MO (17 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Stevens, WA (17 per sq. mile ), Cuming, NE (17 per sq. mile ), Garfield, CO (17 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Beltrami from outside the country. The immigration into Beltrami totals 0.3 percent of the total international migration into the State of Minnesota. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Beltrami County, Minnesota

In the State of Minnesota, Beltrami County stands 35 of 87 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 707 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Beltrami County, there were a total of 18,237 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 1,005 residential units since 2001, or 5.8 percent.

There seems to be a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Beltrami County, Minnesota. In 2000, 78.8 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Beltrami County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $79,800, according to the Decennial Census. This value is less than the Minnesota 2000 home median value of $122,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Beltrami County, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Educational services has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Beltrami County, with an employment growth of 50 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Minnesota had changed in sector employment of 12.1 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Beltrami County, Retail Trade, Utilities and Other services, except public administration industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Retail Trade sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.69. This means the percent of total employment in the Retail Trade sector is 1.69 times greater than the national average, signifying that Beltrami County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Retail Trade.

In Beltrami County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 23.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 3,019 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 19 and 12.7 percent of all employment.

Utilities is the industry with the largest establishments in Beltrami County. The industry averages 25 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 34 and less than the State of Minnesota typical size of 36 for the Utilities industry.









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