Nelson County, North Dakota

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

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Employment in the farm product raw material merch. whls. industry wages were the highest in Nelson County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Nelson County was paid an annual wage of $38,197 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in North Dakota of $34,552 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $33,978.

Other top-pay jobs in Nelson County, North Dakota are present in residential building construction ($34,735), depository credit intermediation ($27,556), misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($18,777) and nursing care facilities ($17,985) 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.

Nelson County Wages have increased by 13.9% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Nelson County, North Dakota by a total of 13.9%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

Nelson County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Nelson County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 69.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Nelson County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in North Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 27.9 percent. The Nonresidential building construction industry in Nelson County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 1.6 percent.

Top 4 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (69.0 percent gain)
2. Full-service restaurants (58.8 percent gain)
3. Depository credit intermediation (46.3 percent gain)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (43.3 percent gain)

Nelson County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 34.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the North Dakota, where the it saw a loss of 2.7 percent. The losses in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry in Nelson County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 7.4 in percent of jobs in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (34.7 percent decline)
2. Residential building construction (21.4 percent decline)
3. Nursing care facilities (19 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (10 percent decline)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (9.1 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of North Dakota, which saw a gain of 7.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

In Nelson County, North Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 21 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Of the 10 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 4 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Nelson County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Depository credit intermediation industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 19 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 36.5 percent of the growth in Nelson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (19 new jobs)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (13 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (10 new jobs)
4. Nonresidential building construction (10 new jobs)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (3 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Nelson County

The Nursing care facilities industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 42 jobs. The declines in the Nursing care facilities industry make up 68.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Nelson County, North Dakota.

Top 4 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (42 jobs lost)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (14 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (2 jobs lost)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (1 jobs lost)

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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.

Nelson County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Growth in Nelson County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 0 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry makes up 0.0 percent of the total growth in Nelson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (98 new jobs)
2. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (69 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (68 new jobs)
4. Beverage manufacturing (39 new jobs)
5. Highway, street, and bridge construction (27 new jobs)

In Nelson County, North Dakota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 23 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Of the 7 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 reported job growth in the duration of the year and . industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Nelson County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 86.7 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Nelson County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of North Dakota, where the industry took a gain of 10.4 percent. The Building material and supplies dealers industry in Nelson County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (86.7 percent gain)
2. Clothing stores (78.3 percent gain)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (68.9 percent gain)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (58.2 percent gain)
5. Personal care services (54.0 percent gain)

Nelson County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Grocery stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 19.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of North Dakota, where the industry reported a gain of 1.5 percent. The losses in the Grocery stores industry in Nelson County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 0.3 in percent of jobs in the Grocery stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (19.5 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (14.7 percent decline)
3. Nursing care facilities (9.5 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (5.3 percent decline)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (4.8 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of North Dakota, which went through a gain of 2.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 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 Nelson County, North Dakota

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Compared to counties across the United States, Nelson County reported a relatively low median income for households of $33,804 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 19.8 percent lower than the household income median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the median household income is 45.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 112 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $71,663. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Nelson County had a median household income level of $62,888, this median was 86 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. In Nelson County, North Dakota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $33,638 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.5 percent less than the median in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $138,938. This income level is 311 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Nelson County, North Dakota can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 10.3 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 16.7 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Nelson County, having 17 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

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

Higher Education in Nelson County, North Dakota

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Nelson County, North Dakota can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 17.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Nelson 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 average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In Nelson County, North Dakota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 17.2 percent of the White Alone, 100 percent of Black or African American, 88.8 percent of the Asian alone and . percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Nelson 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 31.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Nelson have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 15.8 percent (Men) versus 19 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

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

Demographic Profile for Nelson County, North Dakota

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Since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Nelson from another country. The international migration into Nelson accounts for 0.2 percent of immigration into the State of North Dakota. This percent of immigration can be considered low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Nelson County, North Dakota has a population that is made of 97.9 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 0.7 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.4 percent minorities. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Nelson has increased in diversity when 0.7 percent of the people were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Nelson County, North Dakota to be 50.4 years old. The median in Nelson is greater than the median age in the State of North Dakota of 39.1. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 47.2 years old. With 16.5 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Nelson can be described as having a relatively low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the population, with 55.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 28.2 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively high percent of the population.

In terms of total land area, Nelson extends a total area of 982 total square miles. The area has a very low average population density of 3 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Bennett, SD (3 per sq. mile ), Graham, KS (3 per sq. mile ), Hamilton, NY (3 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Powell, MT (3 per sq. mile ), Converse, WY (3 per sq. mile ), Custer, MT (3 per sq. mile ).

Nelson County, North Dakota had a population of 3,424 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 3,698. The decline shows a decrease of -7.4 percent. Nelson ranks 34 of 53 counties when calculating total change in population for North Dakota and the county ranks 2,467 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

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

Housing Report for Nelson County, North Dakota

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Nelson County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $36,100, accounted by 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 home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Throughout the State of North Dakota, Nelson County ranks 36 of 53 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,862 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Nelson County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 2,027 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 11 homes since 2001, or 0.5 percent.

There is a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Nelson County, North Dakota. In 2000, 98.1 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Nelson County, North Dakota ...

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

Finance and insurance is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Nelson County, with an employment growth of 32.1 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 4.8 percent. The State of North Dakota saw a change in employment in the sector of 14.1 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Nelson County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Wholesale trade and Health care and social assistance industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 2.79. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 2.79 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Nelson County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Nelson County, averaging 45 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the North Dakota typical size of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

Nelson County is ranked number 34 of 54 Counties in the State of North Dakota by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 32 of 54 Counties.

In Nelson County, Health care and social assistance, Wholesale trade, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 30 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 225 employees. The Wholesale trade and Retail Trade sectors account for 13.1 and 11.6 percent of all employment.

The Accommodation and food services industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Nelson County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 6.5 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

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