Wells County, North Dakota

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

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People with jobs in the farm product raw material merch. whls. industry wages were the highest in Wells County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Wells County received an annual wage of $36,729 in 2006. The annual 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.

Other high-paying jobs in Wells County, North Dakota may be found in misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($31,088), direct selling establishments ($30,072), support activities for crop production ($28,534) and depository credit intermediation ($26,158) 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.

Wells County Wages have increased by 17.7% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Wells 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 industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Wells 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 30.7 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $30,009. The average 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.

Wells County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Wells County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for crop production industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 43.2 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Wells County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of North Dakota, where the industry took a gain of 17.1 percent. The Support activities for crop production industry in Wells County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 1.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (43.2 percent gain)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (12.0 percent gain)
3. Depository credit intermediation (4.8 percent gain)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (1.1 percent gain)

Wells County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 28.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the North Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 14.2 percent. The losses in the Activities related to real estate industry in Wells County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 19 in percent of workers in the Activities related to real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (28.6 percent decline)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (26.7 percent decline)
3. Direct selling establishments (25.2 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (20.6 percent decline)
5. Health and personal care stores (6 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of North Dakota, which experienced a gain of 7.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

In Wells County, North Dakota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 24 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

From the 11 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 4 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wells County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for crop production industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 5 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 38.1 percent of the growth in Wells County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (5 new jobs)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (3 new jobs)
4. Nonresidential building construction (84 new jobs)
5. Traveler accommodation (80 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wells County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 13 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 39.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Wells County, North Dakota.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (13 jobs lost)
2. Direct selling establishments (10 jobs lost)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (7 jobs lost)
4. Activities related to real estate (2 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.

Income and Poverty in Wells County, North Dakota

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Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Wells County, North Dakota can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 13.5 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 34.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Wells County, accounting 26.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Hispanic headed households in Wells County, North Dakota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $13,163, this median is 64.7 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Wells County had a median household income level of $44,460, which was 19.1 percent greater than the median for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 92.2 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $2,924. In Wells County, North Dakota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $37,390 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Wells County accounted a medium-low median household income of $37,316 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 8.5 percent lower than the household income median in State of North Dakota of $40,487 and the median is 31.7 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

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

Higher Education in Wells County, North Dakota

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In Wells County, North Dakota according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 13.8 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Wells County, North Dakota has a moderately-educated population, with 13.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Wells has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of North Dakota's proportion of 22 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Wells County, North Dakota, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 30.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Wells have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 14.4 percent (Men) versus 13 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 31.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

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

Demographic Profile for Wells County, North Dakota

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Wells County, North Dakota had a population of 4,574 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 5,082. The decline denotes a decrease of -10 percent. Wells ranks 45 of 53 counties when calculating total change in population for North Dakota and the county ranks 2,763 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

By measuring total land area, Wells covers a total land area of 1271 square miles. The county has a very low 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 ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Wells County, North Dakota to be 49.4 years old. The median in Wells is greater than the median age in North Dakota of 39.1. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 45.4 years old. With 17.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Wells can be described as having a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low presence of the population, with 54.9 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 27.2 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 base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Wells internationally. The migration from outside the US into Wells makes up 0.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of North Dakota. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Wells County, North Dakota has a population that is comprised of 98.6 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 0.5 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.0 percent minorities. This is less than the State of North Dakota percent of 3. Since 2000, Wells has increased the percent of minority makeup when 0.7 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Wells County, North Dakota

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In the State of North Dakota, Wells County ranks 32 of 53 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,795 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Wells County, the real estate market was made up of 2,668 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 18 residential structures since 2001, a change of 0.7 percent.

Wells County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $38,700, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall 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.

According to the data, there is a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Wells County, North Dakota. In 2000, 95.8 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Wells County, North Dakota -...

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

Health care and social assistance has the largest employers in Wells County. The industry averages 32 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the State of North Dakota average of 30 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Wells County, increasing in size by 15.4 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.7 percent. The State of North Dakota experienced a sector employment shift of 11.9 percent, since the year 2001.

In Wells County, Wholesale trade, Health care and social assistance and Finance and insurance industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Wholesale trade sector has a United State LQ of 3. This means the percent of total employment in the Wholesale trade sector is 3 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Wells County may specialize, or be an exporter of Wholesale trade.

In Wells County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 31.2 percent of total employment in the county, making up 414 employees. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade sectors provide 16.1 and 15.6 percent of total employment, respectively.

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