<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36157797</id><updated>2007-03-22T22:37:27.297-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sioux County, North Dakota</title><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/Sioux_County.shtml'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default'></link><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/Siouxatom.xml'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36157797.post-2379628152707080015</id><published>2007-03-21T04:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-03-22T22:37:26.976-07:00</updated><title type='text'>In Sioux County, jobs in the gasoline stations pay the highest wages</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ecanned.com/images/IA06WAGEC/38085.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.ecanned.com/images/IA06WAGEC/38085.gif" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Individuals that are employed in the gasoline stations industry had the highest average wages in Sioux County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Sioux County earned an annual wage of $12,113 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of North Dakota of $14,700 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $17,155.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other top-pay jobs in Sioux County, North Dakota are present in oilseed and grain farming (.), vegetable and melon farming (.), fruit and tree nut farming (.) and greenhouse and nursery production (.) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About: These facts are part of the &lt;a href="http://www.ecanned.com/"&gt;eCanned.com&lt;/a&gt; Industry Analysis Series.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/2007/03/in-sioux-county-gasoline-stations.shtml' title='In Sioux County, jobs in the gasoline stations pay the highest wages'></link><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36157797&amp;postID=2379628152707080015' title='0 Comments'></link><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/Siouxatom.xml' title='Post Comments'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/2379628152707080015'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/2379628152707080015'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36157797.post-5728415340802546426</id><published>2007-03-09T05:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-03-09T05:11:42.591-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Sioux County Wages have decreased by (  0.8%) Since 2001</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ecanned.com/images/IA06WAGEB/38085.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.ecanned.com/images/IA06WAGEB/38085.gif" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have decreased in Sioux County, North Dakota by a total of (  0.8%). This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of North Dakota and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About: These facts are part of the &lt;a href="http://www.ecanned.com/"&gt;eCanned.com&lt;/a&gt; Industry Analysis Series.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/2007/03/sioux-county-wages-have-decreased-by-08.shtml' title='Sioux County Wages have decreased by (  0.8%) Since 2001'></link><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36157797&amp;postID=5728415340802546426' title='0 Comments'></link><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/Siouxatom.xml' title='Post Comments'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/5728415340802546426'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/5728415340802546426'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36157797.post-905744373789466605</id><published>2007-02-27T13:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-27T13:41:21.361-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Sioux County Industry Wages Lag Behind North Dakota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ecanned.com/images/IA06WAGEA/38085.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.ecanned.com/images/IA06WAGEA/38085.gif" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The average total wages in all industries in Sioux County, North Dakota can be understood as being very low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 46.2 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $30,009. The average pay was less than the national industry average of $40,259.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About: These facts are part of the &lt;a href="http://www.ecanned.com/"&gt;eCanned.com&lt;/a&gt; Industry Analysis Series.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/2007/02/sioux-county-industry-wages-lag-behind.shtml' title='Sioux County Industry Wages Lag Behind North Dakota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States'></link><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36157797&amp;postID=905744373789466605' title='0 Comments'></link><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/Siouxatom.xml' title='Post Comments'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/905744373789466605'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/905744373789466605'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36157797.post-5178122053808992448</id><published>2007-02-23T21:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-23T21:15:57.873-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Sioux County Five-Year Industry Employment Change</title><content type='html'>In Sioux County, North Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 2 total jobs from 2001 to 2006. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Sioux County&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the &lt;I&gt;Gasoline stations&lt;/I&gt; industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 3 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the &lt;I&gt;Gasoline stations&lt;/I&gt; industry makes up -133.3 percent of the total employment growth in Sioux County.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;I&gt; Top 1 Industries &lt;/I&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Legal services (2 new jobs) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Sioux County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;I&gt;Legal services&lt;/I&gt; industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 40.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Sioux County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of North Dakota, where the industry took a gain of 1.4 percent. The &lt;I&gt;Legal services&lt;/I&gt; industry in Sioux County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 8.3 percent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;I&gt; Top 1 Industries &lt;/I&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Legal services (40.0 percent gain) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Employment for all industries has decreased by 1.5 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 in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Sioux County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;I&gt;Gasoline stations &lt;/I&gt; industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 16.7 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 sector experienced a gain of 0.5 percent. The losses in the &lt;I&gt;Gasoline stations&lt;/I&gt; industry in Sioux County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 6.4 in percent of jobs in the &lt;I&gt;Gasoline stations&lt;/I&gt; industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;I&gt; Top 1 Industries &lt;/I&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 1. Gasoline stations (16.7 percent decline)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the &lt;a href="http://www.ecanned.com/"&gt;eCanned.com&lt;/a&gt; Industry Analysis Series.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/2007/02/sioux-county-five-year-industry_23.shtml' title='Sioux County Five-Year Industry Employment Change'></link><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36157797&amp;postID=5178122053808992448' title='0 Comments'></link><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/Siouxatom.xml' title='Post Comments'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/5178122053808992448'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/5178122053808992448'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36157797.post-116949181000565649</id><published>2007-01-22T10:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-25T08:59:58.683-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Sioux County One-Year Industry Employment Change</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sioux County&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the &lt;I&gt;Gasoline stations&lt;/I&gt; industry has grown the most with 2 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the &lt;I&gt;Gasoline stations&lt;/I&gt; industry makes up -0.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Sioux County.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;I&gt; Top 1 Industries &lt;/I&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Animal slaughtering and processing (88 new jobs) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; In Sioux County, North Dakota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 8 total jobs from 2005 to 2006. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Sioux County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;I&gt;Gasoline stations &lt;/I&gt; industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 13 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the North Dakota, where the industry reported a loss of 0.4 percent. The losses in the &lt;I&gt;Gasoline stations&lt;/I&gt; industry in Sioux County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.3 in percent of jobs in the &lt;I&gt;Gasoline stations&lt;/I&gt; industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;I&gt; Top 1 Industries &lt;/I&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 1. Gasoline stations (13 percent decline) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;Sioux County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;I&gt;Other miscellaneous store retailers&lt;/I&gt; industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 71.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to  2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Sioux County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Dakota, where the industry took a gain of 4.3 percent. The &lt;I&gt;Other miscellaneous store retailers&lt;/I&gt; industry in Sioux County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.8 percent in this industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;I&gt; Top 5 Industries &lt;/I&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Other miscellaneous store retailers (71.4 percent gain)&lt;br /&gt;2. Animal food manufacturing (68.8 percent gain)&lt;br /&gt;3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (63.3 percent gain)&lt;br /&gt;4. Building material and supplies dealers (42.7 percent gain)&lt;br /&gt;5. Computer systems design and related services (39.2 percent gain) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Total industry employment has increased by 6.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter).  These figures are greater than growth in the State of North Dakota, which went through a gain of 2.6 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the &lt;a href="http://www.ecanned.com/"&gt;eCanned.com&lt;/a&gt; Industry Analysis Series.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/2007/01/sioux-county-one-year-industry.shtml' title='Sioux County One-Year Industry Employment Change'></link><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36157797&amp;postID=116949181000565649' title='0 Comments'></link><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/Siouxatom.xml' title='Post Comments'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/116949181000565649'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/116949181000565649'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36157797.post-116848054155589739</id><published>2007-01-10T17:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-12T05:10:48.223-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Income and Poverty in Sioux County, North Dakota</title><content type='html'>In Sioux County, North Dakota &lt;I&gt;White&lt;/I&gt; householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $26,162 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.5 percent less than the median in 2000.                                                                                                                       &lt;I&gt;Hispanic&lt;/I&gt; Householders in Sioux County, North Dakota recorded a median income of $34,369, this median household income is 30.7 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area.                                                                                                              According to the 2000 Census, the &lt;I&gt;Asian&lt;/I&gt; headed households in the area have median household incomes of $24,863. This income level is 5.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.                                                                                     The &lt;I&gt;American Indian and Alaska Native&lt;/I&gt; householders in Sioux County had a median household income level of $26,059, this level was 0.9 percent less than the median income level in this area.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Sioux County accounted a very low median household income of $26,305 (2005 Dollars). This median is 53.9 percent lower than the household income median in State of &lt;a href=http://www.ecanned.com/ND/index.html&gt;North Dakota&lt;/a&gt; of $40,487 and the median is 86.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Sioux County, North Dakota can be recognized as having a very high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 39.2 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The &lt;I&gt;Black or African American&lt;/I&gt; race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 100 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged &lt;I&gt;5 years&lt;/I&gt; are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Sioux County, accounting 53.6 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/2007/01/income-and-poverty-in-sioux-county.shtml' title='Income and Poverty in Sioux County, North Dakota'></link><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36157797&amp;postID=116848054155589739' title='0 Comments'></link><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/Siouxatom.xml' title='Post Comments'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/116848054155589739'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/116848054155589739'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36157797.post-116660141910042863</id><published>2006-12-19T23:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-19T23:56:59.106-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Higher Education in Sioux County, North Dakota</title><content type='html'>Sioux County, North Dakota may to understood as having a less-educated population of the working age, with 11.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Sioux has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of &lt;a href=http://www.ecanned.com/ND/index.html&gt;North Dakota&lt;/a&gt;'s proportion of 22 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Sioux County, North Dakota, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the &lt;i&gt;High School Diploma&lt;/i&gt; category, with 33.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Sioux have attainment on average a greater level of higher education &lt;I&gt;(Bachelors Degree or Higher)&lt;/I&gt; than the male population-- 8.4 percent (Men) versus 14  percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the &lt;i&gt;Some College or Associates Degree&lt;/i&gt; category, with 37 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In Sioux County, North Dakota according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 17.8 percent of the &lt;I&gt;White Alone&lt;/I&gt;, . percent of &lt;I&gt;Black or African American&lt;/I&gt;, 16.6 percent of the &lt;I&gt;Asian alone&lt;/I&gt; and 9 percent of the &lt;I&gt;Hispanic or Latino&lt;/I&gt; population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/2006/12/higher-education-in-sioux-county-north.shtml' title='Higher Education in Sioux County, North Dakota'></link><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36157797&amp;postID=116660141910042863' title='0 Comments'></link><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/Siouxatom.xml' title='Post Comments'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/116660141910042863'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/116660141910042863'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36157797.post-116477236170930446</id><published>2006-11-28T19:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-28T19:52:41.720-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Demographic Profile for Sioux County, North Dakota</title><content type='html'>In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Sioux County, North Dakota to be 26.3 years old. The median age in Sioux is less than the median age in North Dakota of 39.1. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 24.3 years of age. With 36.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Sioux can be described as being made up of a relatively high 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 57.7 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 6 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low proportion of the population.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sioux County, North Dakota had a population that was estimated at 4,182 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 4,061. This growth represents an increase of 3 percent. Sioux ranks 5 of 53 counties by growth in total population in North Dakota and the county ranks 1,768 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By measuring total land area, Sioux extends a total area of 1094 total square miles. The area has a very low population density of 4 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- &lt;a href=http://www.ecanned.com/TX/Coke.shtml&gt;Coke, TX&lt;/a&gt; (4 per sq. mile ), &lt;a href=http://www.ecanned.com/SD/Jerauld.shtml&gt;Jerauld, SD&lt;/a&gt; (4 per sq. mile ), &lt;a href=http://www.ecanned.com/ID/Caribou.shtml&gt;Caribou, ID&lt;/a&gt; (4 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- &lt;a href=http://www.ecanned.com/MT/Sanders.shtml&gt;Sanders, MT&lt;/a&gt; (4 per sq. mile ), &lt;a href=http://www.ecanned.com/WY/Fremont.shtml&gt;Fremont, WY&lt;/a&gt; (4 per sq. mile ), &lt;a href=http://www.ecanned.com/NE/Kimball.shtml&gt;Kimball, NE&lt;/a&gt; (4 per sq. mile ).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Sioux internationally. The international migration into Sioux accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of North Dakota. This percent of international migration is very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sioux County, North Dakota has a population that is made up of 16.8 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 1.7 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity, with 1.9 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Sioux has increased in diversity when 1.6 percent of the total population were minorities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/2006/11/demographic-profile-for-sioux-county.shtml' title='Demographic Profile for Sioux County, North Dakota'></link><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36157797&amp;postID=116477236170930446' title='0 Comments'></link><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/Siouxatom.xml' title='Post Comments'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/116477236170930446'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/116477236170930446'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36157797.post-116318674154373205</id><published>2006-11-10T11:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-10T11:25:41.556-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Housing Report for Sioux County, North Dakota</title><content type='html'>In Sioux County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 1,260 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 33 homes since 2001, or 2.7 percent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to the data, there is a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Sioux County, North Dakota. In 2000, 96.1 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sioux County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $48,000, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall State of North Dakota 2000 median home value of $74,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When compared to other counties in North Dakota, Sioux County ranks 7 of 53 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,510 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/2006/11/housing-report-for-sioux-county-north.shtml' title='Housing Report for Sioux County, North Dakota'></link><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=36157797&amp;postID=116318674154373205' title='0 Comments'></link><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.ecanned.com/ND/Siouxatom.xml' title='Post Comments'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/116318674154373205'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36157797/posts/default/116318674154373205'></link><author><name>Editor</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36157797.post-116223916480265514</id><published>2006-10-30T12:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-30T12:12:44.810-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Employment Report for Sioux County, North Dakota -...</title><content type='html'>Employment Report for Sioux County, North Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sioux County ranks 53 of 54 Counties throughout the State of North Dakota according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 52 of 54 Counties.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In Sioux County, Construction, Retail Trade and Utilities industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Construction sector has a United State LQ of 3.3. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Construction industry is 3.3 times greater than the national average, signifying that Sioux specializes in Construction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Wholesale trade has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Sioux County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 10 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Retail Trade saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Sioux County, with an industry growth of 2.4 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 0.5 percent. The State of North Dakota underwent a employment change in the industry of 3.4 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Retail Trade has the largest employers in Sioux County, averaging 7 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average at the national level of 15 and less than the North Dakota typical size of 13 for the Retail Trade industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In Sioux County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Utilities sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 32.6 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 42 people employed. The Construction and Utilities sectors provide 21.7 and 0 percent of all employment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 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