In Wright County, jobs in the highway, street, and bridge construction pay the highest wages

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Employment in the highway, street, and bridge construction industry wages were the highest in Wright County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Wright County earned an annual wage of $65,985 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Minnesota of $58,481 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $49,314.

High-wage employment in Wright County, Minnesota can be found in nonresidential building construction ($65,966), offices of physicians ($62,033), wired telecommunications carriers ($56,832) and metalworking machinery manufacturing ($54,553) 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.

Wright County Wages have increased by 13.4% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Wright County, Minnesota by a total of 13.4%. This is less than the growth in 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Wright County, Minnesota when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 26.8 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $40,849. The average industry wage was less than the national industry average 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.

Wright County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Wright County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Advertising and related services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 76 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Minnesota, where the it saw a loss of 8.1 percent. The losses in the Advertising and related services industry in Wright County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 6.4 percent in terms of employment in the Advertising and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Advertising and related services (76 percent decline)
2. Direct selling establishments (68.9 percent decline)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (58.6 percent decline)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (47.2 percent decline)
5. Computer systems design and related services (47.1 percent decline)

Wright County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Special food services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 1368.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Wright County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Minnesota, where the industry took a gain of 24.1 percent. The Special food services industry in Wright County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Special food services (1368.8 percent gain)
2. Business support services (910.0 percent gain)
3. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (600.0 percent gain)
4. Shoe stores (257.6 percent gain)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (201.6 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 26.7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Minnesota, which went through a gain of 2.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wright County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 570 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 9.4 percent of the total employment growth in Wright County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (570 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (516 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (437 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (423 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (303 new jobs)

Out of the 91 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 17 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 74 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Wright County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 6,702 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wright County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 165 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 17.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Wright County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (165 jobs lost)
2. Advertising and related services (147 jobs lost)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (124 jobs lost)
4. Other support services (116 jobs lost)
5. Direct selling establishments (94 jobs lost)





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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 Wright County, Minnesota

Hispanic in Wright County, Minnesota reported a median household income of $45,906, this median household income is 27.3 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Wright County reported an income level of $33,638, this was 46.7 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 37.2 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $39,650. In Wright County, Minnesota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $63,278 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $31,966. This median is 49.4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $59,615, which amounts to a 5.5 percent decline. Wright County, Minnesota, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 7 of 11 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Minnesota. Wright County ranks 435 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median household income in the United States.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Wright County was reported to have a very high median income for households of $63,116 (2005 Dollars). This median is 12.7 percent higher than the median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and the median household income is 22.2 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Wright County, Minnesota may be understood as having a very low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 4.7 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 19.9 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Wright County, accounting 11.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The poverty rate in Wright County, Minnesota has increased by 0.1 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 4.7 percent to 4.8 percent.

As the median income level saw a decline since 2000 in Wright County, Minnesota, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in the household income level was the White Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 6.1 percent from 2000 to 2005. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Wright County, experiencing a 275.9 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Wright County, Minnesota

In Wright County, Minnesota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 18 percent of the White Alone, 12.4 percent of Black or African American, 33 percent of the Asian alone and 3.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Wright County, Minnesota can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 17.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Wright counted 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.

Since the year 2000, Wright has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 4.6 percent to a total of 22.4 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 30.8 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Wright County, Minnesota, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Wright have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 17.8 percent (Men) versus 18 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 36.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 4.6 percent. By the year 2005, 22.6 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 4.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 22.2 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Wright County, Minnesota

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Wright County, Minnesota to be 32.9 years old. The median in Wright 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 33.2 years of age. With 27.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Wright can be described as having a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 64.1 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 8.4 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low percent of the population.

Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Wright from another country. The international migration into Wright totals 0.3 percent of the total migration into the State of Minnesota. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Wright County, Minnesota has a population that is comprised of 95.2 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 1.8 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 3.4 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Wright has increased in diversity when 1.8 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

When calculating the total land area, Wright encompasses a total area of 661 square miles. The county has a medium-low population density of 168 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Livingston, LA (169 per sq. mile ), Pasquotank, NC (169 per sq. mile ), Nash, NC (169 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Caldwell, NC (168 per sq. mile ), Frederick, VA (167 per sq. mile ), Warren, VA (166 per sq. mile ).

Wright County, Minnesota had a population of 110,730 for the year 2005. The total population has increased very sharply, since the population in 2000 of 90,786. This growth signifies an increase of 22 percent. Wright ranks 4 of 87 counties when analyzing total population change in Minnesota and the county ranks 168 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Wright County, Minnesota

Wright County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $220,500, according to the American Community Survey. This home value is greater than the Minnesota 2005 home value of $198,800 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Wright County, Minnesota have seen large increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $85,200, or 63 percent, from their 2000 value of $135,300.

It can be understood that there is a limited amount affordable residential real estate in Wright County, Minnesota. In 2005, 10.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Wright County, the census reported 44,673 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 8,238 residential units since 2001, or 22.6 percent.

Wright County may be be described as having a relatively high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 6.1 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

Throughout the State of Minnesota, Wright County places 2 of 87 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 27 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Wright County, Utilities, Construction and Manufacturing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Utilities industry has an LQ of 5.68. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Utilities sector is 5.68 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Wright County may specialize, or be an exporter of Utilities.

Construction is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Wright County, rising by 45.4 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 7.3 percent. The State of Minnesota felt a shift in employment in the industry of 5.2 percent, in the last 5 years.

Utilities has the largest employers in Wright County. In the County, the industry averages 107 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 34 and greater than the Minnesota average of 36 for the Utilities industry.

In Wright County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 18.5 percent of the total county employment. This totals 5,610 employees. The Manufacturing and Construction sectors provide 17.4 and 12.4 percent of industry employment.









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