In Custer County, jobs in the wired telecommunications carriers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the wired telecommunications carriers industry paid the average highest wages in Custer County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Custer County was paid an annual wage of $43,059 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage in Nebraska of $54,698 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $68,448.

Top-pay jobs in Custer County, Nebraska exsists in cattle ranching and farming ($31,966), general freight trucking ($31,724), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($29,804) and legal services ($26,899) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Custer County, Nebraska can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 26.9 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $32,465. The overall industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Custer County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Custer County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 46.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Nebraska, where the it saw a gain of 54.2 percent. The losses in the Other general merchandise stores industry in Custer County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 31.2 percent in terms of employees in the Other general merchandise stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (46.7 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (32.2 percent decline)
3. Florists (28.9 percent decline)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (28.3 percent decline)
5. Nonresidential building construction (26 percent decline)

Custer County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 220.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Custer County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Nebraska, where this industry saw a gain of 2.5 percent. The Cattle ranching and farming industry in Custer County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 14.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (220.2 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (103.8 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (90.0 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (66.7 percent gain)
5. Residential building construction (53.8 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Nebraska, which experienced a gain of 1.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Custer County

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has grown the most with 145 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Cattle ranching and farming industry makes up 49.8 percent of the total growth in Custer County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (145 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (43 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (21 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (18 new jobs)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (10 new jobs)

Of the 30 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 11 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 18 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Custer County

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 35 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 27.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Custer County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (35 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (28 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (26 jobs lost)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (13 jobs lost)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (5 jobs lost)

In Custer County, Nebraska, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 17 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-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.

Custer County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Custer 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 23 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 37.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Custer County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (23 new jobs)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5 new jobs)
3. Traveler accommodation (4 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (4 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (4 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Custer County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Cattle ranching and farming industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 27 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Cattle ranching and farming industry make up 35.1 percent of the total employment decline in Custer County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (27 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (13 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (10 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (6 jobs lost)
5. Individual and family services (6 jobs lost)

In Custer County, Nebraska, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 32 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Out of the 30 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 12 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 17 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total industry employment has decreased by 1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Nebraska, experiencing a gain of 0.9 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.

Custer County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Professional and similar organizations industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 50.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Custer County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Nebraska, where the industry took a gain of 4.7 percent. The Professional and similar organizations industry in Custer County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Professional and similar organizations (50.0 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (19.6 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (15.9 percent gain)
4. Traveler accommodation (15.9 percent gain)
5. Lessors of real estate (14.7 percent gain)

Custer County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 35.2 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Nebraska, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 1.7 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Custer County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2.3 in percent of workers in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (35.2 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (31.5 percent decline)
3. Florists (22 percent decline)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (21.1 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (14.7 percent decline)





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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 Custer County, Nebraska

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Custer County, Nebraska may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 12.4 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 38 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Custer County, reporting 20.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Custer County reported a medium-low median household income of $35,892 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 27.9 percent lower than the household income median in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the median household income is 36.9 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Custer County reported an income level of $42,413, this was 18.2 percent greater than the median for all households. Hispanic households in Custer County, Nebraska , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $40,462, this income level is 12.7 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. In Custer County, Nebraska White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,972 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median income in 2000.







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

Higher Education in Custer County, Nebraska

In Custer County, Nebraska as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 16.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 8.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Custer County, Nebraska, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 41.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Custer have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 14.6 percent (Men) versus 17.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 36 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Custer County, Nebraska can be considered to have a moderately-educated population, with 16 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Custer 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 national average of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Custer County, Nebraska

Custer County, Nebraska has a population base that is comprised of 97.5 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.3 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.7 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Custer has increased the level of diversity when 1.2 percent of the people were minorities.

Custer County, Nebraska had a total estimated population of 11,410 in 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 11,800. The decline shows a decrease of -3.3 percent. Custer ranks 78 of 93 counties in terms of population growth in Nebraska and the county ranks 2,636 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, Custer covers a total land area of 2576 square miles. This area has a very low density of 4 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities 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 ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Custer County, Nebraska to be 43.5 years of age. The median age in Custer is greater than the median age in Nebraska of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 41.4 years old. With a total of 23.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Custer can be described as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 55.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 20.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively high percent of the population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Custer from another country. The international migration into Custer makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Nebraska. This percent of international migration is very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Custer County, Nebraska

The State of Nebraska, Custer County is positioned 56 of 93 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,530 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Custer County, the real estate market was made up of 5,678 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 66 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.2 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Custer County, Nebraska. In 2000, 93.5 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Custer County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $45,100, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the State of Nebraska 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $88,000 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Custer County, growing in new jobs by 129.2 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -0.6 percent. The State of Nebraska experienced a change in employment in the sector of 4.3 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Custer County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 19.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 564 employees. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries total 16.8 and 15.3 percent of industry employment.

In Custer County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 10.34. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 10.34 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Custer may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Custer County. In the County, the industry averages 37 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Nebraska average establishment size of 49 for the Manufacturing industry.









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