In Eddy County, jobs in the residential building construction pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the residential building construction industry reported the top wages in Eddy County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Eddy County was paid an annual wage of $22,041 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of North Dakota of $27,074 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $43,351.

Other high-paying jobs in Eddy County, North Dakota exsists in full-service restaurants ($6,794), oilseed and grain farming (.), vegetable and melon farming (.) and fruit and tree nut 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.

Eddy County Wages have increased by 14.6% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Eddy County, North Dakota by a total of 14.6%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of North Dakota and less 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Eddy County, North Dakota when analyzed can be described as relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 30.5 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $30,009. The average pay was less than the US average pay 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.

Eddy County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Eddy County, North Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Eddy County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Residential building construction industry has grown the most with 9 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up -36.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Eddy County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (25 new jobs)





Eddy County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 55.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the North Dakota, where the it saw a gain of 36.7 percent. The losses in the Residential building construction industry in Eddy County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 30.6 percent in terms of employees in the Residential building construction industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Residential building construction (55.1 percent decline)

Eddy County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 211.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Eddy County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of North Dakota, where it saw a gain of 5.3 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Eddy County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 13.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (211.1 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in North Dakota, which saw a gain of 7.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.





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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 Eddy County, North Dakota

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Eddy County was reported to have a relatively low median household income of $33,511 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 20.8 percent lower than the median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the median household income is 46.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Eddy County, North Dakota can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 9.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 27 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Eddy County, with 16.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Eddy County, North Dakota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $33,511 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly equal to the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Eddy County reported an income level of $29,250, which was 12.7 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic households in Eddy County, North Dakota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $47,531, this median is 41.8 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $13,163. This income level is 60.7 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.







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

Higher Education in Eddy County, North Dakota

In Eddy County, North Dakota as reported in the 2000 Census, 15.8 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and . percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Eddy County, North Dakota is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 16 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Eddy counted 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.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Eddy County, North Dakota, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 29.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Eddy have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 15.6 percent (Men) versus 16.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Eddy County, North Dakota

When measuring the total land area, Eddy spans a total of 630 square miles. The county has a very low average population density of 4 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Coke, TX (4 per sq. mile ), Jerauld, SD (4 per sq. mile ), Caribou, ID (4 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sanders, MT (4 per sq. mile ), Fremont, WY (4 per sq. mile ), Kimball, NE (4 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Eddy internationally. The international migration into Eddy makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of North Dakota. This amount of international migration is very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Eddy County, North Dakota had a total estimated population of 2,626 in 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 2,740. The decline shows a decrease of -4.2 percent. Eddy ranks 12 of 53 counties in terms of population growth in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,150 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Eddy County, North Dakota to be 46.9 years old. The median age in Eddy is greater than the median age for the State of North Dakota of 39.1. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 44.1 years old. With a total of 19.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Eddy 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 55.3 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 25.5 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.

Eddy County, North Dakota has a population base that is comprised of 95 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.4 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Eddy has increased the level of diversity when 0.7 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Eddy County, North Dakota

Eddy County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $34,000, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall North Dakota 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $74,400 and less than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In Eddy County, the real estate market was made up of 1,436 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 11 homes since 2001, or 0.8 percent.

There is a abundant amount affordable residential real estate in Eddy County, North Dakota. In 2000, 98.8 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

When compared to other counties in North Dakota, Eddy County is positioned 29 of 53 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,746 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Eddy County, Health care and social assistance, Other services, except public administration and Wholesale trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.91. The percent of employment in the Health care and social assistance sector is 2.91 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Eddy County may specialize, or be an exporter of Health care and social assistance.

In Eddy County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 37.7 percent of total employment in the county, making up 203 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 14.5 and 9.3 percent of industry employment.

Health care and social assistance has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Eddy County, changing a total of 8.6 percent. This is less than the rate of employment change across the nation of 10.6 percent. The State of North Dakota experienced a change in employment in the sector of 6.6 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Eddy County. The industry averages 41 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the North Dakota typical size of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.









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