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

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Individuals that are employed in the farm product raw material merch. whls. industry wages were the highest in Dixon County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Dixon County received an annual wage of $35,206 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry pay the State of Nebraska of $29,161 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $33,978.

Other top-pay jobs in Dixon County, Nebraska may be found in building equipment contractors ($31,387), other specialty trade contractors ($25,175), specialized freight trucking ($21,059) and full-service restaurants ($7,713) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Dixon County Wages have decreased by ( 2.0%) Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have decreased in Dixon County, Nebraska by a total of ( 2.0%). This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Nebraska and less 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Dixon County, Nebraska when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 29.9 percent lower than the reported averages in the state 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.

Dixon County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 5 4-digit NAICS industries, 2 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 3 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Dixon County, Nebraska, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 42 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Dixon County

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 22 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Specialized freight trucking industry make up 94.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Dixon County, Nebraska.

Top 3 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (22 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (1 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (30 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Dixon County

The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has added the most employment with 1 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry makes up 33.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Dixon County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (1 new jobs)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (1 new jobs)

Dixon County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 72.2 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 gone through in the Nebraska, where the industry reported a gain of 11.8 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Dixon County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 6.8 in percent of jobs in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (72.2 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (14.8 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 3.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Nebraska, which saw a gain of 1.0 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Dixon County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 16.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Dixon County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Nebraska, where the industry felt a loss of 26.5 percent. The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry in Dixon County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 9.7 percent in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (16.0 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (13.0 percent gain)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (10.5 percent gain)





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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.

Dixon County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Dixon County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 8.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Dixon County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Nebraska, where the industry felt a gain of 3 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Dixon County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (8.3 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 1.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Nebraska, which went through a gain of 0.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Dixon County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 75.2 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Nebraska, where the industry reported a gain of 2.2 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Dixon County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 3.5 percent in terms of employees in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (75.2 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Dixon County

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 25 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Specialized freight trucking industry make up 101.3 percent of the total job loss in Dixon County, Nebraska.

Top 1 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (25 jobs lost)

In Dixon County, Nebraska, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 16 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Dixon County

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has added the most employment with 1 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 66.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Dixon County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Grocery stores (12 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.

Income and Poverty in Dixon County, Nebraska

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Dixon County, Nebraska can be considered to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 10.0 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 13.9 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Dixon County, reporting 16.6 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Dixon County accounted a medium-high median income for households of $40,015 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 14.8 percent lower than the median in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the median household income is 22.8 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Dixon County reported an income level of $65,228, which was 63 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $62,888. This median is 57.2 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. In Dixon County, Nebraska White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $39,780 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.6 percent less than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic households in Dixon County, Nebraska , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $43,387, this median household income is 8.4 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Dixon County, Nebraska

In Dixon County, Nebraska as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 14.4 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 2.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Dixon County, Nebraska has a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 14.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Dixon 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 the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Dixon County, Nebraska, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 42 percent achieving this level. The female population in Dixon have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 12 percent (Men) versus 16 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 37.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Dixon County, Nebraska

Dixon County, Nebraska had an estimated population of 6,155 in 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 6,315. The decline shows a decrease of -2.5 percent. Dixon ranks 49 of 93 counties when calculating total change in population for Nebraska and the county ranks 2,245 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In terms of total land area, Dixon covers a total land area of 476 total square miles. The area has a very low average population density of 13 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Washington, ME (13 per sq. mile ), Natrona, WY (13 per sq. mile ), Grant, KS (13 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Morgan, UT (13 per sq. mile ), Red River, TX (13 per sq. mile ), Pratt, KS (13 per sq. mile ).

Dixon County, Nebraska has a population that is made up of 91.9 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 7.5 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 7.8 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Dixon has increased in diversity when 5.7 percent of the total population were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Dixon County, Nebraska to be 41.2 years of age. The median in Dixon is greater than the median age for the State of Nebraska of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 39.0 years old. With a total of 24.5 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Dixon can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 58.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 17.2 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a high number of individuals have migrated to Dixon internationally. The migration from outside the US into Dixon totals 0.3 percent of the total migration into the State of Nebraska. This level of international migration can be considered high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Dixon County, Nebraska

In Dixon County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 2,743 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 52 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.9 percent.

When compared to other counties in Nebraska, Dixon County stands 33 of 93 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,986 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Dixon County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $58,100, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the Nebraska 2000 median home value of $88,000 and less than home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Dixon County, Nebraska. In 2000, 94.3 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Dixon County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 6.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 85 individuals. The Retail Trade and Construction industries total 5.7 and 5.5 percent of all employment.

Construction has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Dixon County, increasing in size by 26.8 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 7.3 percent. The State of Nebraska saw a change in employment in the sector of 5.9 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Dixon County. The industry averages 11 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 21 and less than the Nebraska typical size of 23 for the Health care and social assistance industry.











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