In Cheyenne County, jobs in the oilseed and grain farming pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the oilseed and grain farming industry wages were the highest in Cheyenne County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Cheyenne County was paid an annual wage of $45,872 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Nebraska of $26,608 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $26,010.

Other high-paying jobs in Cheyenne County, Nebraska can be found in machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($38,571), general freight trucking ($36,633), farm product raw material merch. whls. ($35,226) and specialized freight trucking ($35,152) industries. Note: Click Graph Above for Detail 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.

Cheyenne County Wages have increased by 50.2% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Cheyenne County, Nebraska by a total of 50.2%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Nebraska and greater than the growth in industry wages across 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Cheyenne County, Nebraska can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 8 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $32,465. The average industry wage was less than the US average pay 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.

Cheyenne County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Cheyenne County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 61.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Cheyenne County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Nebraska, where it saw a gain of 12 percent. The Limited-service eating places industry in Cheyenne County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 13.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (61.8 percent gain)
2. Other professional and technical services (23.1 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (11.9 percent gain)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (9.7 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (8.0 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 11.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Nebraska, which went through a gain of 1.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Cheyenne County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 35.3 percent from 2001 (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 felt a loss of 8.8 percent. The losses in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry in Cheyenne County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 4 in percent of workers in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (35.3 percent decline)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (34.3 percent decline)
3. Personal care services (26.2 percent decline)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (25.8 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (24.4 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cheyenne County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 56 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 44.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (56 jobs lost)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (18 jobs lost)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (16 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (14 jobs lost)
5. Personal care services (5 jobs lost)

In Cheyenne County, Nebraska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 619 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cheyenne County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 81 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 87.1 percent of the growth in Cheyenne County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (81 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (7 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (2 new jobs)
4. Other professional and technical services (2 new jobs)
5. Offices of dentists (4 new jobs)

Out of the 18 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 12 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 6 industries reported employment loss in the period.





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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.

Cheyenne County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Cheyenne County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Health and personal care stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 25 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 reported a gain of 0.9 percent. The losses in the Health and personal care stores industry in Cheyenne County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.7 percent in terms of employment in the Health and personal care stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (25 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (22.4 percent decline)
3. Offices of dentists (18.5 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (14.7 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (11.5 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of Nebraska, which went through a gain of 0.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Cheyenne County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Oilseed and grain farming industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 37.1 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Cheyenne County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Nebraska, where it saw a gain of 1 percent. The Oilseed and grain farming industry in Cheyenne County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 2.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Oilseed and grain farming (37.1 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (28.0 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (25.9 percent gain)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (23.2 percent gain)
5. Legal services (14.0 percent gain)

Of the 20 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 11 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 8 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Cheyenne County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 46 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 63.5 percent of the total employment growth in Cheyenne County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (46 new jobs)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (8 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (7 new jobs)
4. Oilseed and grain farming (4 new jobs)
5. Specialized freight trucking (3 new jobs)

In Cheyenne County, Nebraska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Cheyenne County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 9 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 23.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (9 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (8 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (6 jobs lost)
4. Offices of dentists (4 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (4 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 Cheyenne County, Nebraska

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Cheyenne County, Nebraska may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 10.0 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 38.5 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Cheyenne County, having 20.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Hispanic in Cheyenne County, Nebraska recorded a median income of $33,394, which is 14.6 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Cheyenne County, Nebraska White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $39,495 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1 percent greater than the median in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Cheyenne County had a median household income level of $17,307, this was 55.8 percent less than the median income level in this area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $68,738. This median income level is 75.7 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Cheyenne County was reported to have a medium-low household income of $39,122 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 17.4 percent lower than the median income in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the median is 25.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Cheyenne County, Nebraska

Reported by the 2000 Census in Cheyenne County, Nebraska, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 34.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Cheyenne have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 20.2 percent (Men) versus 13.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 37.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Cheyenne County, Nebraska as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 17 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 75 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Cheyenne County, Nebraska can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 16.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Cheyenne was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Nebraska's proportion of 23.8 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Cheyenne County, Nebraska

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Cheyenne County, Nebraska to be 39.8 years of age. The median in Cheyenne is greater than the median age in Nebraska of 36.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.9 years of age. With a total of 23 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Cheyenne can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 15.7 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Cheyenne internationally. The international migration into Cheyenne totals 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of Nebraska. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Cheyenne County, Nebraska has a population that is made of 93.2 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 1.1 percent Asian, and 4.7 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 5.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Cheyenne has increased the percent of minority makeup when 5.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

Cheyenne County, Nebraska had a population that was estimated at 9,993 in the year 2005. The population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 9,831. This growth denotes an increase of 1.6 percent. Cheyenne ranks 19 of 93 counties when analyzing total population change in Nebraska and the county ranks 1,701 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, Cheyenne encompasses a total area of 1196 square miles. The county has a very low population density of 8 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Box Elder, UT (8 per sq. mile ), Reynolds, MO (8 per sq. mile ), Bailey, TX (8 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Blaine, ID (8 per sq. mile ), Mercer, ND (8 per sq. mile ), Norman, MN (8 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Cheyenne County, Nebraska

Cheyenne County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $56,500, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the Nebraska 2000 median home value of $88,000 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

When compared to other counties in Nebraska, Cheyenne County ranks 12 of 93 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,291 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Cheyenne County, the real estate market was made up of 4,755 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 150 housing units since the year 2001, or 3.3 percent.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Cheyenne County, Nebraska. In 2000, 89.1 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Accommodation and food services industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Cheyenne County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 8.3 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

Wholesale trade has the largest businesses in Cheyenne County. In the County, the industry averages 56 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 10 and greater than the State of Nebraska average establishment size of 9 for the Wholesale trade industry.

Cheyenne County ranks 20 of 94 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Nebraska by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 18 of 94 Counties.

In Cheyenne County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade, and the Health care and social assistance 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 20.8 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,045 employees. The Wholesale trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 20.1 and 8.5 percent of total employment, respectively.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Cheyenne County, with a job growth of 56.1 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -0.6 percent. The State of Nebraska underwent a employment change in the industry of 4.3 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Cheyenne County, Wholesale trade, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Wholesale trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.86. This means the percent of total employment in the Wholesale trade industry is 3.86 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Cheyenne specializes in Wholesale trade.





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