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

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Employment in the offices of physicians industry paid the average highest wages in Pine County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Pine County earned an annual wage of $54,379 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage in Minnesota of $70,009 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $64,740.

Other high-paying jobs in Pine County, Minnesota may be found in offices of real estate agents and brokers ($46,384), utility system construction ($37,652), general freight trucking ($35,255) and building finishing contractors ($33,503) 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.

Pine County Wages have increased by 6.7% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Pine County, Minnesota by a total of 6.7%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Minnesota and less 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.

Pine County Industry Wages Lag Behind Minnesota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Pine County, Minnesota can be understood as being very low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 50.6 percent lower than the with an state average of $40,849. The industry 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.

Pine County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pine County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 38 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 15.8 percent of the total growth in Pine County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (38 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (31 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (29 new jobs)
4. RV parks and recreational camps (27 new jobs)
5. General freight trucking (20 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pine County

The Residential mental health facilities industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 116 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Residential mental health facilities industry make up 38.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Pine County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (116 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (78 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (41 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (33 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (11 jobs lost)

In Pine County, Minnesota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 122 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Given the 29 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 11 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 18 industries reported a drop in employment.

Pine County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 107.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Pine County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where the industry took a loss of 0.2 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Pine County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (107.3 percent gain)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (96.7 percent gain)
3. RV parks and recreational camps (89.1 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (86.6 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (81.9 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Minnesota, experiencing a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Pine County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 70.9 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Pine County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.1 in percent of workers in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (70.9 percent decline)
2. Traveler accommodation (65.4 percent decline)
3. Residential mental health facilities (58.8 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (45.8 percent decline)
5. Specialized freight trucking (29.6 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.

Pine County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Pine County, Minnesota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 223 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Pine County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the RV parks and recreational camps industry has added the most employment with 19 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the RV parks and recreational camps industry makes up 12.3 percent of the total growth in Pine County.

Top 5 Industries
1. RV parks and recreational camps (19 new jobs)
2. Logging (17 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (14 new jobs)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (12 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (11 new jobs)

From the 45 4-digit NAICS industries, 21 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 23 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Pine County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Traveler accommodation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 27 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 21.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Pine County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (27 jobs lost)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (18 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (18 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (18 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (9 jobs lost)

Pine County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Traveler accommodation industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 60.4 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 1.4 percent. The losses in the Traveler accommodation industry in Pine County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 0.3 in percent of jobs in the Traveler accommodation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (60.4 percent decline)
2. Specialized freight trucking (40.6 percent decline)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (28.8 percent decline)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (27.8 percent decline)
5. Other motor vehicle dealers (20 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 4.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Minnesota, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Pine County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 71.4 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Pine County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where it saw a gain of 3.7 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Pine County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (71.4 percent gain)
2. Logging (56.7 percent gain)
3. RV parks and recreational camps (50.0 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (32.3 percent gain)
5. Private households (25.0 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 Pine County, Minnesota

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Pine County, Minnesota may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 11.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 35 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Pine County, having 21.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Pine County reported an income level of $35,393, which was 19.1 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Pine County, Minnesota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,992 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 9.2 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $47,775. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $25,490. This income level is 41.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Pine County, Minnesota recorded a median income of $40,950, this median household income is 6.4 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Pine County accounted a medium-high median income for all households of $43,733 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 26 percent lower than the household income median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median household income is 12.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Pine County, Minnesota

In Pine County, Minnesota according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 10.6 percent of the White Alone, 2.2 percent of Black or African American, 23.8 percent of the Asian alone and 3.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Pine County, Minnesota is made up of a less-educated working age population, with 10.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Pine is reported having a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Minnesota's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Pine County, Minnesota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 42.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Pine have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 9.6 percent (Men) versus 11 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 39.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Pine County, Minnesota

Pine County, Minnesota had an estimated population of 28,485 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 26,663. This growth denotes an increase of 6.8 percent. Pine ranks 23 of 87 counties in terms of population growth in Minnesota and the county ranks 865 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Pine County, Minnesota has a population that is made up of 93 percent White, 1.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.8 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 3.8 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Pine has increased in diversity when 3.4 percent of the total population were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Pine County, Minnesota to be 39.0 years old. The median in Pine is greater than the median age in the State of Minnesota of 36.7. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.6 years of age. With 21.6 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Pine can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 62.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 15.5 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

From 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Pine internationally. The migration from outside the US into Pine makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Minnesota. This level of international migration can be considered low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

In terms of total land area, Pine spans a total area of 1411 square miles. The county has a very low population density of 20 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Jackson, WI (20 per sq. mile ), Dent, MO (20 per sq. mile ), Bates, MO (20 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Van Buren, TN (20 per sq. mile ), Lyon, IA (20 per sq. mile ), Madison, LA (20 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Pine County, Minnesota

In Pine County, there were a total of 16,403 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 843 homes since 2001, or 5.4 percent.

Pine County is made up of a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2000, the Decennial Census counted that 0.2 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

When compared to other counties in Minnesota, Pine County stands 39 of 87 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 762 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Pine County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $89,700, accounted by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Minnesota 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $122,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

There is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Pine County, Minnesota. In 2000, 75.5 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau