In Divide County, jobs in the farm product raw material merch. whls. pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the farm product raw material merch. whls. industry reported the top wages in Divide County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Divide County received an annual wage of $59,981 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of North Dakota of $34,552 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $33,978.

High-wage employment in Divide County, North Dakota can be found in insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($26,240), depository credit intermediation ($23,962), drinking places, alcoholic beverages ($14,089) and building material and supplies dealers ($13,478) 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.

Divide County Wages have increased by 48.2% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Divide County, North Dakota by a total of 48.2%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for North Dakota and greater 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Divide County, North Dakota can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 29.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $30,009. The industry pay 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.

Divide County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has decreased by 8.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of North Dakota, which went through a gain of 7.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Divide County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 44.5 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 5.3 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Divide County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 13.2 percent in terms of employees in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (44.5 percent decline)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (30.8 percent decline)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (25.9 percent decline)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (16 percent decline)

Divide County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 43.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Divide County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of North Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 5.3 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Divide County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 13.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (43.4 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (42.9 percent gain)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (32.4 percent gain)
4. Florists (19.2 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (1.6 percent gain)

Out of the 5 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and . industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Divide County, North Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 44 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Divide County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Depository credit intermediation industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 0 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 0.0 percent of the total growth in Divide County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (22 new jobs)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (16 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (4 new jobs)
4. Florists (2 new jobs)







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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 Divide County, North Dakota

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $77,513. This income level is 120.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic Householders in Divide County, North Dakota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $11,212, this median household income is 68.2 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Divide County, North Dakota White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $35,030 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.5 percent less than the median income in 2000.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Divide County accounted a medium-low median household income of $35,204 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 15 percent lower than the median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the income level is 39.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Divide County, North Dakota can be considered to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 14.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 60 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Divide County, accounting 23.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Divide County, North Dakota

Divide County, North Dakota may to understood as having a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 13.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Divide was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of North Dakota's proportion of 22 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Divide County, North Dakota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 36.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Divide have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 13 percent (Men) versus 13.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 38.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Divide County, North Dakota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 13.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 50 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Divide County, North Dakota

Divide County, North Dakota has a population that is made of 98.3 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.5 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Divide has increased the level of diversity when 1.2 percent of the population were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Divide County, North Dakota to be 51.0 years old. The median age in Divide is greater than the median age in North Dakota of 39.1. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 48.9 years old. With a total of 15.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Divide can be described as being made up of a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 56.9 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 27.5 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively high percent of the population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Divide internationally. The international migration into Divide totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of North Dakota. This level of international migration can be considered very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

When measuring the total land area, Divide extends a total area of 1260 square miles. The land areas has a very low average area density of 2 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities 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 ).

Divide County, North Dakota had an estimated population of 2,149 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since its 2000 population of 2,265. The decline signifies a decrease of -5.1 percent. Divide ranks 13 of 53 counties in terms of population growth in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,154 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

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

Housing Report for Divide County, North Dakota

In Divide County, the census reported 1,472 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a decline in housing units, losing a sum of -2 homes since 2001, or -0.1 percent.

Divide County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $31,000, according to the Decennial Census. This value is less than the State of North Dakota 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $74,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

There seems to be a abundant amount of real estate that is affordable in Divide County, North Dakota. In 2000, 98.7 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Throughout the State of North Dakota, Divide County stands 44 of 53 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 3,082 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Professional and technical services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Divide County, growing by 90 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 2.6 percent. The State of North Dakota encountered a change in industry employment of 18.9 percent, since the year 2001.

In Divide County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade, and the Finance and insurance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 13.3 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 66 individuals. The Wholesale trade and Finance and insurance sectors account for 10.9 and 7.5 percent of all employment.

In Divide County, Wholesale trade, Information and Finance and insurance industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Wholesale trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.1. The percent of employment in the Wholesale trade industry is 2.1 times greater than the national average, signifying that Divide may be an exporter of products or services of Wholesale trade.

Divide County is ranked number 40 of 54 total Counties throughout North Dakota 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 39 of 54 Counties.

Information has a largest number of employee per establishment in Divide County, averaging 8 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's national average of 22 and less than the North Dakota establishments size average of 19 for the Information industry.







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