Griggs County, North Dakota

In Griggs County, jobs in the depository credit intermediation pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the depository credit intermediation industry reported the top wages in Griggs County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Griggs County was paid an annual wage of $31,543 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry pay the State of North Dakota of $35,635 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $47,929.

High-wage employment in Griggs County, North Dakota can be found in automotive repair and maintenance ($20,220), building equipment contractors ($10,874), limited-service eating places ($6,025) and oilseed and grain farming (.) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Griggs County Wages have increased by 17.7% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Griggs County, North Dakota by a total of 17.7%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Griggs County, North Dakota when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 25.3 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $30,009. The industry pay 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.

Griggs County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total employment has decreased by 4.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of North Dakota, which went through a gain of 7.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Griggs County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 32.4 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 has experienced in the State of North Dakota, where the industry reported a gain of 16.5 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Griggs County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 6.8 in percent of jobs in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (32.4 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (31.3 percent decline)

Griggs County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 3.4 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Griggs County has added employment slower than the growth seen in the industry for North Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 7.6 percent. The Limited-service eating places industry in Griggs County lagged behind the national average, which felt a gained 13.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (3.4 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Griggs County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 10 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 73.8 percent of the total job loss in Griggs County, North Dakota.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (10 jobs lost)

In Griggs County, North Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 35 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 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 Griggs County, North Dakota

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Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Griggs County, North Dakota can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 10.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 25 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Griggs County, with 15.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Griggs County reported a relatively low median household income of $34,599 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 17 percent lower than the household income median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the income level is 42 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

In Griggs County, North Dakota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $34,639 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Griggs County had a median household income level of $39,488, this was 14.1 percent greater than the areas median level for all households.

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

Higher Education in Griggs County, North Dakota

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Griggs County, North Dakota is made up of a moderately-educated working age population, with 15.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Griggs was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of North Dakota's proportion of 22 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In Griggs County, North Dakota according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 15.6 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and . percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Griggs County, North Dakota, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 31.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Griggs on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 16.8 percent (Men) versus 14.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 34 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 Griggs County, North Dakota

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From 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Griggs internationally. The migration from outside the US into Griggs 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.

Griggs County, North Dakota has a population base that is comprised of 98.8 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.6 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 0.8 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Griggs has increased in diversity when 0.5 percent of the people were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Griggs County, North Dakota to be 49.8 years of age. The median in Griggs is greater than the median age in North Dakota of 39.1. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 45.9 years old. With 17.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Griggs can be understood 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 57.6 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 24.8 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.

In terms of total land area, Griggs spans a total area of 709 total square miles. The area has a very low average population density of 4 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US 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 ).

Griggs County, North Dakota had a total estimated population of 2,497 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 2,731. The decline represents a decrease of -8.6 percent. Griggs ranks 26 of 53 counties in terms of population growth in North Dakota and the county ranks 2,390 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 Griggs County, North Dakota

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In Griggs County, the real estate market was made up of 1,542 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 17 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.1 percent.

Griggs County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $36,000, reported by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall North Dakota 2000 home median value of $74,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

The State of North Dakota, Griggs County is positioned 21 of 53 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,557 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

It can be understood that there is a abundant amount of affordable housing in Griggs County, North Dakota. In 2000, 98.1 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Griggs County, North Dakota ...

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

In Griggs County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Administrative and waste services and Manufacturing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.51. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is 3.51 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Griggs may be an exporter of products or services of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

The Wholesale trade sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Griggs County since 2001, going from making up 11.1 percent of total employment in 2001 to 6.1 percent in 2005.

In Griggs County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Administrative and waste services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 18.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 145 individuals. The Retail Trade and Administrative and waste services sectors provide 12.9 and 10.5 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Griggs County, increasing by 38.1 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of North Dakota had an industry job change of 7.7 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

Administrative and waste services has a largest number of employee per establishment in Griggs County. The industry averages 28 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 19 and greater than the North Dakota typical size of 11 for the Administrative and waste services industry.

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