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

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Individuals that are employed in the depository credit intermediation industry reported the top wages in Boyd County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Boyd County received an annual wage of $23,946 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry pay the State of Nebraska of $34,564 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $47,929.

Other high-paying jobs in Boyd County, Nebraska may be found in gasoline stations ($11,333), oilseed and grain farming (.), vegetable and melon farming (.) and fruit and tree nut farming (.) 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.

Boyd County Wages have increased by 17.1% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Boyd County, Nebraska by a total of 17.1%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Nebraska and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

Boyd County Industry Wages Lag Behind Nebraska, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Boyd County, Nebraska when analyzed can be understood as being very low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 47.7 percent lower than the with an state average of $32,465. The average industry wage 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.

Boyd County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Boyd County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 39 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Nebraska, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 4 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Boyd County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 6.4 percent in terms of employment in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (39 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 4.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Nebraska, which experienced a gain of 1.0 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Boyd County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Oilseed and grain farming industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 132.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Boyd County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Nebraska, where it saw a gain of 32.2 percent. The Oilseed and grain farming industry in Boyd County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.6 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (132.9 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (52.5 percent gain)
3. Legal services (48.0 percent gain)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (26.3 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (25.0 percent gain)

In Boyd County, Nebraska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 16 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Boyd County

The Gasoline stations industry has grown the most with 8 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up -5.2 percent of the total employment growth in Boyd County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (59 new jobs)









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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.

Boyd County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Nebraska, which saw a gain of 0.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Boyd County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 20 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Nebraska, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 0.9 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Boyd County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.3 percent in terms of employment in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (20 percent decline)

Boyd County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other professional and technical services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 130.8 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Boyd County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Nebraska, where the industry took a gain of 4.6 percent. The Other professional and technical services industry in Boyd County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other professional and technical services (130.8 percent gain)
2. Child day care services (107.7 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (79.0 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (72.5 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (46.0 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Boyd County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 3 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Gasoline stations industry makes up -0.2 percent of the growth in Boyd County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (466 new jobs)

In Boyd County, Nebraska, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 6 total jobs from 2005 to 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 Boyd County, Nebraska

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Boyd County reported a relatively low median income for all households of $30,508 (2005 Dollars). This median is 50.5 percent lower than the median in Nebraska of $45,923 and the median is 61 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $16,088. This household income level is 47.3 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Boyd County, Nebraska White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $30,558 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Boyd County, Nebraska can be considered to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 15.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The White race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 15.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Boyd County, with 24 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

In Boyd County, Nebraska as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 12.8 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 33.4 percent of the Asian alone and . percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Boyd County, Nebraska, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 47.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Boyd have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 13 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 38.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Boyd County, Nebraska is made up of a moderately-educated working age population, with 12.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Boyd was reported to have a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Nebraska's proportion of 23.8 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

When calculating the total land area, Boyd spans a total of 540 square miles. The county 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 -- 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 ), Chase, KS (4 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Boyd from outside the country. The immigration into Boyd accounts for 0 percent of all immigration into Nebraska. This level of international migration can be considered very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Boyd County, Nebraska had an estimated population of 2,261 in 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since its 2000 population of 2,427. The decline signifies a decrease of -6.8 percent. Boyd ranks 51 of 93 counties when calculating total change in population for Nebraska and the county ranks 2,262 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Boyd County, Nebraska has a population base that is comprised of 99.1 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 0.3 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Boyd has stayed the same the percent of minority makeup when 0.3 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Boyd County, Nebraska to be 47.2 years of age. The median in Boyd is greater than the median age in the State of Nebraska of 36.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 43.8 years old. With a total of 19.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Boyd can be understood as being made up of a relatively low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the population, with 56 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 24.1 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.

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

Employment Report for Boyd County, Nebraska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Boyd County, Finance and insurance, Transportation and Warehousing and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Finance and insurance sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.44. The level of employment in the Finance and insurance sector is 2.44 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Boyd may be an exporter of products or services of Finance and insurance.

In Boyd County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Finance and insurance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 20.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 61 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Finance and insurance industries make up 20.2 and 13 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Boyd County. In the County, the industry averages 8 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and less than the State of Nebraska average establishment size of 23 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

Health care and social assistance is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Boyd County, with a job growth of 9.3 percent. This is less than the change in industry employment in the United States of 10.6 percent. The State of Nebraska experienced a change in employment in the sector of 11.2 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.









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