Burke County, North Dakota

In Burke County, jobs in the support activities for mining pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the support activities for mining industry wages were the highest in Burke County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Burke County earned an annual wage of $38,413 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry pay the State of North Dakota of $60,326 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $64,588.

Other top-pay jobs in Burke County, North Dakota are present in petroleum merchant wholesalers ($12,830), drinking places, alcoholic beverages ($9,453), oilseed and grain farming (.) and vegetable and melon farming (.) 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.

Burke County Wages have increased by 40.6% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Burke County, North Dakota by a total of 40.6%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for North Dakota and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Burke County, North Dakota when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 10.5 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.

Burke County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Burke County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 15.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Burke County has expanded slower than the overall industry growth seen in the State of North Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 92.6 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Burke County lagged behind the United States, which experienced a gained 33.7 percent in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (15.0 percent gain)
2. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (7.4 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in the State of North Dakota, experiencing a gain of 7.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Burke County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 36.2 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 felt in the State of North Dakota, where the industry reported a gain of 5.3 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Burke County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 13.2 in percent of workers in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (36.2 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Burke County

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 31 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 98.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Burke County, North Dakota.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (31 jobs lost)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (2 jobs lost)

In Burke County, North Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 2 total jobs from 2001 to 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 Burke County, North Dakota

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Compared to counties across the United States, Burke County reported a relatively low median household income of $29,636 (2005 Dollars). This median is 36.6 percent lower than the median income in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and this is 65.8 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Burke County, North Dakota can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 15.4 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The White race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 15.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Burke County, reporting 22.9 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Burke County reported an income level of $68,738, which was 131.9 percent greater than the median for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 82.6 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $54,113. In Burke County, North Dakota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $29,498 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.5 percent less than the median income in 2000.

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

Higher Education in Burke County, North Dakota

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The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Burke County, North Dakota, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 32.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Burke have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 12.6 percent (Men) versus 11.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Burke County, North Dakota as reported in the 2000 Census, 11.8 percent of the White Alone, 100 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and . percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Burke County, North Dakota may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 12 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Burke was reported to have a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of North Dakota's proportion of 22 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for Burke County, North Dakota

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In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Burke County, North Dakota to be 50.2 years of age. The median age in Burke 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 47.5 years old. With a total of 17.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Burke can be understood as having a relatively low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 59 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 23.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high percent of the population.

In terms of total land area, Burke covers a total land area of 1104 square miles. The land areas has a very low average population density of 2 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US 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 ).

Burke County, North Dakota had a total estimated population of 2,032 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 2,232. The decline represents a decrease of -9 percent. Burke ranks 22 of 53 counties when analyzing total population change in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,329 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Since 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Burke from another country. The international migration into Burke accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of North Dakota. This amount of international migration is very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Burke County, North Dakota has a population that is made of 98.8 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 0.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 0.9 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Burke has increased the level of diversity when 0.5 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Burke County, North Dakota

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When compared to other counties in North Dakota, Burke County ranks 31 of 53 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,784 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Burke County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $24,700, according to the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall North Dakota 2000 median home value of $74,400 and less than home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

There is a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Burke County, North Dakota. In 2000, 98 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Burke County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 1,428 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 10 residential units since 2001, or 0.7 percent.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Burke County, North Dakota -...

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

In Burke County, Wholesale trade, Transportation and Warehousing, and the Mining sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Wholesale trade is the major employer in the county making up 19.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 62 people employed. The Transportation and Warehousing and Mining sectors provide 18.2 and 11.4 percent of all employment.

Construction has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Burke County, increasing by 9.1 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 7.3 percent. The State of North Dakota experienced a sector employment shift of 11.7 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Wholesale trade is the industry with the largest establishments in Burke County, with the industry averaging 7 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's national average of 10 and less than the State of North Dakota establishments size average of 8 for the Wholesale trade industry.

In Burke County, Mining, Transportation and Warehousing and Wholesale trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining industry has an LQ of 22.48. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 22.48 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Burke County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.

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