In Rice County, jobs in the computer systems design and related services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the computer systems design and related services industry had the highest average wages in Rice County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Rice County received an annual wage of $74,905 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage rate in Minnesota of $77,644 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $80,588.

Other high-paying jobs in Rice County, Minnesota exsists in offices of dentists ($55,209), highway, street, and bridge construction ($55,053), offices of physicians ($53,583) and direct selling establishments ($52,629) 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.

Rice County Wages have increased by 10.7% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Rice County, Minnesota by a total of 10.7%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Minnesota and less 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Rice County, Minnesota when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 23.3 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $40,849. The average 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.

Rice County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Rice County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 160 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 20.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Rice County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (160 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (72 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (53 jobs lost)
4. Computer systems design and related services (52 jobs lost)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (49 jobs lost)

Out of the 80 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 36 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 43 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Rice County, Minnesota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 241 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Rice County

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has grown the most with 138 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 9.9 percent of the growth in Rice County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (138 new jobs)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (123 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (123 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (97 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (87 new jobs)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in Minnesota, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Rice County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 81.5 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 sector has gone through in the Minnesota, where the industry reported a gain of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Rice County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2.1 in percent of jobs in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (81.5 percent decline)
2. Computer systems design and related services (64.9 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (55.6 percent decline)
4. Florists (48.6 percent decline)
5. Consumer goods rental (45.9 percent decline)

Rice County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 282.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Rice County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Minnesota, where this industry saw a gain of 15.6 percent. The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry in Rice County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 0.6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (282.4 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (178.1 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (132.0 percent gain)
4. Social advocacy organizations (105.0 percent gain)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (100.7 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.

Rice County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Rice County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Taxi and limousine service industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 68.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Rice County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Minnesota, where it saw a loss of 4.4 percent. The Taxi and limousine service industry in Rice County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Taxi and limousine service (68.8 percent gain)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (48.2 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (36.9 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (28.4 percent gain)
5. Home furnishings stores (26.5 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 3.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Minnesota, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Rice County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Direct selling establishments industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 40 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Minnesota, where the it saw a gain of 2.1 percent. The losses in the Direct selling establishments industry in Rice County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 1.1 in percent of jobs in the Direct selling establishments industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Direct selling establishments (40 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (25.8 percent decline)
3. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (21.6 percent decline)
4. Traveler accommodation (20.5 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (18.7 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Rice County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has grown the most with 54 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry makes up 9.4 percent of the growth in Rice County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (54 new jobs)
2. Elementary and secondary schools (54 new jobs)
3. Nursing care facilities (42 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (34 new jobs)
5. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (27 new jobs)

Given the 83 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 31 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 51 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Rice County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 75 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 20.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Rice County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (75 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (56 jobs lost)
3. Residential mental health facilities (41 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (31 jobs lost)
5. Building finishing contractors (29 jobs lost)

In Rice County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 586 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.





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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 Rice County, Minnesota

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Rice County, Minnesota can be recognized as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 6.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 25 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Rice County, having 16.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Rice County accounted a relatively high median income for all households of $56,922 (2005 Dollars). This median is 3.2 percent higher than the median income in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the income level is 13.7 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 17.8 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $46,800. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Rice County reported a median household income of $54,295, this median was 4.6 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Rice County, Minnesota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $57,287 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $70,416. This income level is 23.7 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic headed households in Rice County, Minnesota reported a median household income of $40,828, this income level is 28.3 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.







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

Higher Education in Rice County, Minnesota

Rice County, Minnesota may to understood as having a highly-educated population of the working age, with 22.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Rice counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations 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.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Rice County, Minnesota, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 34.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Rice have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 22 percent (Men) versus 22.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 31.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Rice County, Minnesota as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 22.8 percent of the White Alone, 11.8 percent of Black or African American, 27.8 percent of the Asian alone and 8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Rice County, Minnesota

Rice County, Minnesota has a population that is made up of 88.7 percent White, 1.6 percent African American, 1.6 percent Asian, and 7 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 10.2 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Rice has increased the level of diversity when 8.3 percent of the people were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a high number of individuals have migrated to Rice internationally. The international migration into Rice totals 1.3 percent of the total migration into the State of Minnesota. This amount of international migration is high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Rice County, Minnesota to be 33.4 years old. The median age in Rice is less than the median age in the State of Minnesota of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 33.0 years old. With a total of 21.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Rice can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 66.7 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11.4 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Rice County, Minnesota had a population that was estimated at 60,949 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 56,830. This growth represents an increase of 7.2 percent. Rice ranks 13 of 87 counties when analyzing total population change in Minnesota and the county ranks 561 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

In terms of total land area, Rice spans a total area of 498 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average area density of 122 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Craighead, AR (122 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, KY (122 per sq. mile ), Athens, OH (122 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Tipton, TN (122 per sq. mile ), Clinton, MI (121 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, NY (121 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Rice County, Minnesota

When compared to other counties in Minnesota, Rice County is positioned 14 of 87 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 272 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Rice County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $123,600, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is greater than the overall Minnesota 2000 median home value of $122,400 and greater than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In Rice County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 22,720 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 2,152 homes since 2001, or 10.5 percent.

Rice County can be understood as having a small, but present percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census accounted that 0.5 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Rice County, Minnesota. In 2000, 51.2 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Rice County. The industry was hit with a loss of 1,034 employees during the period, or 20.1 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 75.5 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Rice County, Educational services, Manufacturing and Construction industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Educational services sector in the county has a location quotient of 5.5. The level of employment in the Educational services industry is 5.5 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Rice County may specialize, or be an exporter of Educational services.

Rice is the County that is ranked 17 of 88 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Minnesota in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 16 of 88 Counties.

Educational services has a largest number of employee per establishment in Rice County, averaging 82 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 27 and greater than the State of Minnesota establishments size average of 22 for the Educational services industry.

In Rice County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 22.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 4,113 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 15.6 and 11.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Wholesale trade is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Rice County, increasing by 34.1 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 0.4 percent. The State of Minnesota went through a industry job change of 0.2 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.





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