In Grant County, jobs in the cattle ranching and farming pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the cattle ranching and farming industry had the highest average wages in Grant County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Grant County earned an annual wage of $18,809 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage in Nebraska of $25,896 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $25,264.

Top-pay jobs in Grant County, Nebraska can be found in building material and supplies dealers ($16,562), oilseed and grain farming (.), vegetable and melon farming (.) and fruit and tree nut farming (.) 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.

Grant County Wages have increased by 22.1% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Grant County, Nebraska by a total of 22.1%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Nebraska and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Grant County, Nebraska when analyzed can be described as relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 41.5 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $32,465. The overall 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.

Grant County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Grant County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building material and supplies dealers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 5 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up -31.1 percent of the total growth in Grant County.

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

In Grant County, Nebraska, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 24 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.





Employment for all industries has increased by 16.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Nebraska, which experienced a gain of 1.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Grant County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 33.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Grant County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Nebraska, where this industry saw a loss of 4 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Grant County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 6.4 percent.

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

Grant County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 37.8 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Nebraska, where the it saw a gain of 15.9 percent. The losses in the Building material and supplies dealers industry in Grant County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 20 percent in terms of employees in the Building material and supplies dealers industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (37.8 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.

Grant County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Grant County, Nebraska, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 16 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Grant County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building material and supplies dealers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 0 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up -16.7 percent of the total growth in Grant County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (2 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (2 new jobs)





Grant County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 7.9 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Grant County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Nebraska, where the industry felt a loss of 1.1 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Grant County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2.2 percent.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (7.9 percent gain)

Grant County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Nebraska, where the industry felt a loss of 0.1 percent. The losses in the Cattle ranching and farming industry in Grant County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.4 percent in terms of employment in the Cattle ranching and farming industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (6 percent decline)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (4.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 9.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Nebraska, which saw a gain of 0.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.





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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 Grant County, Nebraska

Compared to counties across the United States, Grant County reported a medium-high household income of $40,741 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 12.7 percent lower than the median in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the median household income is 20.6 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

In Grant County, Nebraska White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $40,741 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly equal to the median in 2000.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Grant County, Nebraska can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 9.7 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 100 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Grant County, reporting 20.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Grant County, Nebraska

In Grant County, Nebraska as reported in the 2000 Census, 24.8 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Grant County, Nebraska may to understood as having a highly-educated 2000 population, with 24.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Grant is reported having a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Nebraska's proportion of 23.8 percent and a higher percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Grant County, Nebraska, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 38.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Grant have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 22.8 percent (Men) versus 26.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 42.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Grant County, Nebraska

Grant County, Nebraska has a population that is comprised of 98.2 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 1.5 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.6 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Grant has stayed the same the percent of minority population when 1.6 percent of the people were minorities.

Grant County, Nebraska had a population of 670 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 747. The decline represents a decrease of -10.3 percent. Grant ranks 35 of 93 counties when calculating total change in population for Nebraska and the county ranks 2,084 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Grant County, Nebraska to be 45.3 years old. The median in Grant is greater than the median age in the State of Nebraska of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 39.9 years of age. With 20.3 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Grant can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 62.2 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 17.5 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

When calculating the total land area, Grant spans a total area of 776 square miles. The county has a very low average population density of 1 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Jeff Davis, TX (1 per sq. mile ), Perkins, SD (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Grant from outside the country. The immigration into Grant makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Nebraska. This level of international migration can be considered very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Grant County, Nebraska

Throughout the State of Nebraska, Grant County ranks 20 of 93 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,659 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Grant County, there were a total of 464 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 11 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.4 percent.

Grant County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $27,500, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall Nebraska 2000 home 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 Grant County, Nebraska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Retail Trade is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Grant County, growing by 13.6 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 0.5 percent. The State of Nebraska underwent a employment change in the industry of -2.6 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Grant County, Retail Trade, Other services, except public administration, and the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 14.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 25 people employed. The Other services, except public administration and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries make up 4.8 and 0 percent of total employment, respectively.

Retail Trade has a largest number of employee per establishment in Grant County. The industry averages 4 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 15 and less than the Nebraska typical size of 15 for the Retail Trade industry.

The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Grant County since 2001, going from making up 47.4 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.









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