In Lac qui Parle County, jobs in the offices of dentists pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the offices of dentists industry wages were the highest in Lac qui Parle County for 2006. The average industry job in Lac qui Parle County received an annual wage of $36,422 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage in Minnesota of $43,650 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $40,482.

Top-pay jobs in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota exsists in other specialty trade contractors ($34,883), electronics and appliance stores ($30,875), farm product raw material merch. whls. ($30,655) and building equipment contractors ($29,053) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Lac qui Parle County Wages have increased by 21.0% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota by a total of 21.0%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for 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.

Lac qui Parle County Industry Wages Lag Behind Minnesota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota when analyzed can be described as relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 44.3 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $40,849. The average pay was less than the US average pay 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.

Lac qui Parle County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 7 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 2 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 4 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 87 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lac qui Parle County

The Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 11 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 61.1 percent of the growth in Lac qui Parle County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (11 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (4 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lac qui Parle County

Given the industries in the area, the Civic and social organizations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 11 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Civic and social organizations industry make up 68.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.

Top 4 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (11 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (5 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (9 jobs lost)
4. Power generation and supply (4 jobs lost)

Total employment has increased by 5.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Minnesota, which saw a gain of 2.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Lac qui Parle County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Civic and social organizations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 20.9 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 sector has gone through in the Minnesota, where the industry felt a loss of 5.8 percent. The losses in the Civic and social organizations industry in Lac qui Parle County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.2 percent in terms of employees in the Civic and social organizations industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (20.9 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (6.9 percent decline)

Lac qui Parle County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 36.4 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Lac qui Parle County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where the industry felt a loss of 0.7 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Lac qui Parle County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (36.4 percent gain)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (23.8 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (23.1 percent gain)
4. Offices of dentists (10.0 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.

Income and Poverty in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Lac qui Parle County had a medium-low household income of $38,172 (2005 Dollars). This median is 44.4 percent lower than the median in Minnesota of $55,120 and this is 28.7 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota can be considered to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 8.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 47.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Lac qui Parle County, having 15.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Hispanic in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota recorded a median income of $13,163, which is 65.5 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $74,588. This median is 95.4 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Lac qui Parle County had a median income of $21,206, this median was 44.4 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,212 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 19.5 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $30,713.







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

Higher Education in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

In Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 12.8 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 38.8 percent of the Asian alone and 14.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 38.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Lac Qui Parle have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 12.2 percent (Men) versus 13.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 37.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 13 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Lac Qui Parle counted 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 Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota

Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota has a population that is made of 98.6 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 0.5 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.1 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Lac Qui Parle has increased the level of diversity when 0.8 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota had a total estimated population of 7,604 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 8,053. The decline shows a decrease of -5.6 percent. Lac Qui Parle ranks 75 of 87 counties when analyzing total population change in Minnesota and the county ranks 2,704 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, Lac Qui Parle encompasses a total area of 765 square miles. The county has a very low density of 10 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Adams, IA (10 per sq. mile ), Sevier, UT (10 per sq. mile ), Tensas, LA (10 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Archer, TX (10 per sq. mile ), Putnam, MO (10 per sq. mile ), Essex, VT (10 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Lac Qui Parle from another country. The international migration into Lac Qui Parle totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Minnesota. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota to be 46.3 years of age. The median age in Lac Qui Parle is greater than the median age in Minnesota of 36.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 43.5 years old. With a total of 20.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Lac Qui Parle can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the population, making up 57.1 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 22.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

Lac qui Parle County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $43,100, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of 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.

Throughout the State of Minnesota, Lac qui Parle County stands 87 of 87 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 3,019 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Lac qui Parle County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 3,788 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 6 residential units since 2001, or 0.2 percent.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. In 2000, 94.2 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Transportation and Warehousing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Lac Qui Parle County, growing in new jobs by 261.1 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of -1 percent. The State of Minnesota encountered a change in industry employment of -5 percent, during the period.

In Lac Qui Parle County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 20 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 347 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries make up 18.2 and 15.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

In Lac Qui Parle County, Manufacturing, Wholesale trade and Arts, entertainment, and recreation industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.56. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.56 times greater than the national average, signifying that Lac Qui Parle specializes in Manufacturing.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Lac Qui Parle County, averaging 29 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Minnesota establishments size average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.









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