In Fillmore County, jobs in the insurance carriers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the insurance carriers industry paid the average highest wages in Fillmore County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Fillmore County received a wage of $38,318 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage in Nebraska of $48,867 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $63,385.

High-wage employment in Fillmore County, Nebraska can be found in specialized freight trucking ($37,349), utility system construction ($36,933), hog and pig farming ($34,613) and farm product raw material merch. whls. ($30,861) 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.

Fillmore County Wages have increased by 13.5% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Fillmore County, Nebraska by a total of 13.5%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Nebraska and less than the growth in average wages for 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Fillmore County, Nebraska can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 28 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $32,465. The average industry wage 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.

Fillmore County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Fillmore County, Nebraska, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 12 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 13 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 9 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Fillmore County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Specialized freight trucking industry has added the most employment with 19 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 26.0 percent of the growth in Fillmore County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (19 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (15 new jobs)
3. Utility system construction (8 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (7 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Fillmore County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 14 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry make up 56.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Fillmore County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (14 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (6 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (3 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (1 jobs lost)
5. Department stores (2,333 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Nebraska, which went through a gain of 1.0 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Fillmore County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 62.1 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Nebraska, where the industry reported a loss of 26.5 percent. The losses in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry in Fillmore County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 9.7 in percent of jobs in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (62.1 percent decline)
2. Depository credit intermediation (6 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (5.2 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (4.7 percent decline)

Fillmore County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 150.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Fillmore County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Nebraska, where this industry saw a gain of . percent. The Private households industry in Fillmore County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 19.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (150.0 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (100.0 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (32.6 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (15.7 percent gain)
5. Insurance carriers (15.4 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.

Fillmore County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Fillmore County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Utility system construction industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 8 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Utility system construction industry make up 28.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Fillmore County, Nebraska.

Top 3 Industries
1. Utility system construction (8 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (7 jobs lost)
3. Private households (4 jobs lost)

From the 13 4-digit NAICS industries, 10 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 3 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Fillmore County, Nebraska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 12 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Fillmore County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Hog and pig farming industry has added the most employment with 5 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Hog and pig farming industry makes up 51.9 percent of the growth in Fillmore County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Hog and pig farming (5 new jobs)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (3 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (2 new jobs)
4. Nonresidential building construction (11 new jobs)
5. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (10 new jobs)

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in Nebraska, which saw a gain of 0.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Fillmore County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Hog and pig farming industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 14.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Fillmore County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Nebraska, where the industry took a gain of 0.7 percent. The Hog and pig farming industry in Fillmore County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.9 percent in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Hog and pig farming (14.7 percent gain)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (4.3 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (3.5 percent gain)

Fillmore County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 30.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Nebraska, where the industry felt a loss of 2.6 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Fillmore County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.9 in percent of workers in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (30.2 percent decline)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (8 percent decline)
3. Depository credit intermediation (6.9 percent decline)
4. Utility system construction (5.4 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (4.7 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 Fillmore County, Nebraska

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Fillmore County, Nebraska can be recognized as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 7.8 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 22.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Fillmore County, having 15.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Fillmore County reported a median household income of $24,278, this level was 41 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Fillmore County, Nebraska White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $41,239 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic households in Fillmore County, Nebraska , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $36,563, this income level is 11.1 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $65,325. This median income level is 58.8 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Fillmore County had a medium-high median income for households of $41,140 (2005 Dollars). This median is 11.6 percent lower than the median in Nebraska of $45,923 and this is 19.4 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Fillmore County, Nebraska

In Fillmore County, Nebraska according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 15.8 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 25 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.

Fillmore County, Nebraska may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 15.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Fillmore has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Nebraska's proportion of 23.8 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Fillmore County, Nebraska, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 43.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Fillmore on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 14.8 percent (Men) versus 16.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 41.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Fillmore County, Nebraska

In terms of total land area, Fillmore spans a total area of 576 total square miles. The area has a very low average population density of 11 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Big Stone, MN (11 per sq. mile ), Parmer, TX (11 per sq. mile ), Coal, OK (11 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Holt, MO (11 per sq. mile ), Aroostook, ME (11 per sq. mile ), Webster, GA (11 per sq. mile ).

Fillmore County, Nebraska has a population that is comprised of 96.6 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 2.5 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.8 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Fillmore has increased the percent of minority population when 2.0 percent of the population were minorities.

Since 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Fillmore internationally. The international migration into Fillmore accounts for 0.1 percent of all immigration into Nebraska. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Fillmore County, Nebraska had a population of 6,385 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 6,621. The decline represents a decrease of -3.6 percent. Fillmore ranks 60 of 93 counties when calculating total change in population for Nebraska and the county ranks 2,393 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Fillmore County, Nebraska to be 44.1 years old. The median age in Fillmore is greater than the median age in the State of Nebraska of 36.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 41.5 years of age. With a total of 23.3 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Fillmore can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low presence of the 2005 population base, with 55.4 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 21.3 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Fillmore County, Nebraska

When compared to other counties in Nebraska, Fillmore County ranks 87 of 93 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 3,048 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Fillmore County, Nebraska. In 2000, 92.6 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Fillmore County, there were a total of 2,997 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 2 residential units since 2001, or 0.1 percent.

Fillmore County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $51,300, reported by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall State of Nebraska 2000 home median value of $88,000 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Fillmore County since 2001, going from making up 6.5 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

Manufacturing is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Fillmore County, rising by 31 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of Nebraska went through a industry job change of -8.3 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Fillmore County, Construction, Wholesale trade and Transportation and Warehousing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Construction sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.58. This means the percent of total employment in the Construction industry is 2.58 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Fillmore County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Construction.

Fillmore County ranks 45 of 94 Counties throughout the State of Nebraska by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 43 of 94 Counties.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Fillmore County. In the County, the industry averages 14 jobs per place of business. This is less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Nebraska establishments size average of 49 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Fillmore County, Construction, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Construction produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 17 percent of total employment in the county, making up 260 employees. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing sectors account for 13 and 12.4 percent of the total jobs, respectively.





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