In Adams County, jobs in the specialized freight trucking pay the highest wages

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Employment in the specialized freight trucking industry paid the average highest wages in Adams County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Adams County received a wage of $55,915 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of North Dakota of $35,104 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $36,645.

Other high-paying jobs in Adams County, North Dakota are present in depository credit intermediation ($27,295), farm product raw material merch. whls. ($26,661), insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($17,511) and full-service restaurants ($8,162) 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.

Adams 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 Adams County, North Dakota by a total of 13.4%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for North Dakota and less than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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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.

Adams County Industry Wages Lag Behind North Dakota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Adams County, North Dakota when analyzed can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 21 percent lower than the with an state average of $30,009. The average industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Adams County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Adams County, North Dakota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 115 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Adams County

Given the industries in the area, the Depository credit intermediation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 27 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 26.0 percent of the total job loss in Adams County, North Dakota.

Top 2 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (27 jobs lost)
2. Sawmills and wood preservation (24 jobs lost)





Adams County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Depository credit intermediation industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 9.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Adams County has grow slower than the overall industry growth seen in the State of North Dakota, where it saw a gain of 13.2 percent. The Depository credit intermediation industry in Adams County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 6 percent.

Top 2 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (9.1 percent gain)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (5.1 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 16.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in North Dakota, which went through a gain of 7.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Adams County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Depository credit intermediation industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 34.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the North Dakota, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 13.2 percent. The losses in the Depository credit intermediation industry in Adams County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 6 percent in terms of employees in the Depository credit intermediation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (34.7 percent decline)
2. Automobile dealers (26.6 percent decline)
3. Architectural and engineering services (25.6 percent decline)
4. Sawmills and wood preservation (24.1 percent decline)
5. Legal services (19.2 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 Adams County, North Dakota

Compared to counties across the United States, Adams County accounted a relatively low median household income of $34,022 (2005 Dollars). This median is 19 percent lower than the median income in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the median household income is 44.4 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Adams County, North Dakota may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 10.4 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The White race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 10.7 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Adams County, with 15.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 509.9 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $207,512. In Adams County, North Dakota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $33,792 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.7 percent less than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Adams County reported a median household income of $70,688, this was 107.8 percent greater than the median for all households. Hispanic in Adams County, North Dakota recorded a median income of $16,088, this median household income is 52.7 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.







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

Higher Education in Adams County, North Dakota

In Adams County, North Dakota as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 16.6 percent of the White Alone, 11.2 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 60 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Adams County, North Dakota is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 16.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Adams counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of North Dakota's proportion of 22 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Adams County, North Dakota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 33 percent achieving this level. The female population in Adams have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 15.4 percent (Men) versus 17.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Adams County, North Dakota

Adams County, North Dakota had a population of 2,433 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 2,582. The decline denotes a decrease of -5.8 percent. Adams ranks 15 of 53 counties when analyzing total population change in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,223 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, Adams covers a total land area of 988 total square miles. The area has a very low density of 2 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Madison, MT (2 per sq. mile ), Schleicher, TX (2 per sq. mile ), Sheridan, MT (2 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Presidio, TX (2 per sq. mile ), Rich, UT (2 per sq. mile ), Kodiak Island, AK (2 per sq. mile ).

Adams County, North Dakota has a population that is comprised of 97.9 percent White, 1.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 0.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity, with 1.7 percent minorities. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Adams has increased the level of diversity when 1.1 percent of the population were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Adams County, North Dakota to be 49.9 years of age. The median in Adams is greater than the median age in North Dakota of 39.1. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 45.6 years of age. With 17.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Adams can be described as being made up of a relatively low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low presence of the population, with 56.2 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 26.6 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.

From 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Adams from outside the country. The immigration into Adams makes up 0 percent of immigration into the State of North Dakota. This percent of international migration is very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Adams County, North Dakota

The State of North Dakota, Adams County ranks 52 of 53 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 3,125 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Adams County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $37,500, accounted by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the North Dakota 2000 home value of $74,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

It can be understood that there is a abundant amount of real estate that is affordable in Adams County, North Dakota. In 2000, 99.6 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Adams County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 1,420 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a decline in housing units, losing a sum of -6 housing units since the year 2001, or -0.4 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Adams County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Adams County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.1. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Health care and social assistance sector is 3.1 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Adams may be an exporter of products or services of Health care and social assistance.

Manufacturing has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Adams County, growing by 278.6 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of -13.4 percent. The State of North Dakota experienced a change in employment in the sector of 7.7 percent, during the time since 2001.

Health care and social assistance has the largest businesses in Adams County, averaging 54 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the North Dakota average establishment size of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

In Adams County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 40.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 325 jobs. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries total 23.1 and 6.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

The Health care and social assistance has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Adams County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 46.1 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 40.2 percent in the year 2005.







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