In Garfield County, jobs in the automotive repair and maintenance pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the automotive repair and maintenance industry had the highest average wages in Garfield County for 2006. The average industry job in Garfield County earned an annual wage of $24,964 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of Nebraska of $29,353 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $29,344.

Other high-paying jobs in Garfield County, Nebraska may be found in utility system construction ($24,267), misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($21,364), gasoline stations ($19,503) and building equipment contractors ($12,615) 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.

Garfield County Wages have increased by 9.3% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Garfield County, Nebraska by a total of 9.3%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Nebraska and less 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.

Garfield 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 Garfield County, Nebraska can be described as very low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 47.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $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.

Garfield County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Garfield County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 8 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 51.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Garfield County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (8 new jobs)

In Garfield County, Nebraska, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 32 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Garfield County

Given the industries in the area, the Utility system construction industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 8 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Utility system construction industry make up 104.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Garfield County, Nebraska.

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



Garfield County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Utility system construction industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 37.9 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Nebraska, where the industry felt a gain of 8.7 percent. The losses in the Utility system construction industry in Garfield County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.8 in percent of jobs in the Utility system construction industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Utility system construction (37.9 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 5.7 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 gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Garfield County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 33.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Garfield County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Nebraska, where the industry took a loss of 4 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Garfield County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 6.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (33.3 percent gain)
2. Full-service restaurants (26.7 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.

Garfield County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Garfield County, Nebraska, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 16 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Garfield County

The Utility system construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 2 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Utility system construction industry makes up -58.3 percent of the total growth in Garfield County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (3 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (490 new jobs)





Employment for all industries has increased by 2.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Nebraska, which experienced a gain of 0.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Garfield County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Utility system construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 14.6 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 gone through in the Nebraska, where the industry felt a loss of 0.7 percent. The losses in the Utility system construction industry in Garfield County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 7.4 percent in terms of employees in the Utility system construction industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Utility system construction (14.6 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (9.3 percent decline)

Garfield County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 6.8 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Garfield County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Nebraska, where the industry felt a loss of 0.9 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Garfield County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 0.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (6.8 percent gain)
2. Depository credit intermediation (3.8 percent gain)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (3.4 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.

Income and Poverty in Garfield County, Nebraska

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Garfield County, Nebraska can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 12.6 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The White race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 12.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Garfield County, accounting 21.9 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

In Garfield County, Nebraska White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $32,012 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.2 percent less than the median in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Garfield County, Nebraska reported a median household income of $62,888, this median household income is 96.1 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

Compared to counties across the United States, Garfield County accounted a relatively low median income for households of $32,066 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 43.2 percent lower than the median in Nebraska of $45,923 and the median household income is 53.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Garfield County, Nebraska

In 2000, the Census reported that in Garfield County, Nebraska, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 35.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Garfield have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 12.8 percent (Men) versus 13.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 37.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Garfield County, Nebraska as reported in the 2000 Census, 13.4 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 28.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Garfield County, Nebraska is made up of a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 13.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Garfield has 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.





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

Demographic Profile for Garfield County, Nebraska

Since 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Garfield from outside the country. The immigration into Garfield totals 0 percent of all immigration into Nebraska. This level of international migration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Garfield County, Nebraska had a population that was estimated at 1,816 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 1,896. The decline represents a decrease of -4.2 percent. Garfield ranks 36 of 93 counties when calculating total change in population for Nebraska and the county ranks 2,088 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Garfield extends a total area of 570 square miles. The land areas has a very low average population density of 3 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Bennett, SD (3 per sq. mile ), Graham, KS (3 per sq. mile ), Hamilton, NY (3 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Powell, MT (3 per sq. mile ), Converse, WY (3 per sq. mile ), Custer, MT (3 per sq. mile ).

Garfield County, Nebraska has a population that is made up of 98.3 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Garfield has increased the percent of minority population when 1.0 percent of the population were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Garfield County, Nebraska to be 47.3 years of age. The median age in Garfield is greater than the median age in Nebraska of 36.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 45.9 years old. With a total of 20.8 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Garfield can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 54.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 24.4 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively high proportion of the population.

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

Housing Report for Garfield County, Nebraska

In Garfield County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 1,032 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 5 residential structures since 2001, a change of 0.5 percent.

According to the data, there is a abundant amount affordable residential real estate in Garfield County, Nebraska. In 2000, 95.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Garfield County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $38,200, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall Nebraska 2000 median home value of $88,000 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

In the State of Nebraska, Garfield County stands 72 of 93 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,880 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau