In Hamilton County, jobs in the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry wages were the highest in Hamilton County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Hamilton County received an annual wage of $63,749 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Nebraska of $32,065 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $37,902.

Top-pay jobs in Hamilton County, Nebraska exsists in computer systems design and related services ($59,473), accounting and bookkeeping services ($36,668), general freight trucking ($35,984) and offices of dentists ($33,596) 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.

Hamilton County Wages have increased by 23.9% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Hamilton County, Nebraska by a total of 23.9%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Nebraska and greater 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Hamilton County, Nebraska can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 18.9 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $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.

Hamilton County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Hamilton County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 73 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 66.1 percent of the total employment growth in Hamilton County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (73 new jobs)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (15 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (8 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (6 new jobs)
5. Specialized freight trucking (6 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Hamilton County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 47 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry make up 41.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Hamilton County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (47 jobs lost)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (27 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (13 jobs lost)
4. Residential building construction (10 jobs lost)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (6 jobs lost)

In Hamilton County, Nebraska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 421 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 17 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 10 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 7 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total industry employment has increased by 20.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Nebraska, experiencing 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.

Hamilton County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 60.7 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 has experienced in the State of Nebraska, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 5.6 percent. The losses in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry in Hamilton County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 7.4 in percent of workers in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (60.7 percent decline)
2. Residential building construction (50.9 percent decline)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (48.7 percent decline)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (43.5 percent decline)
5. Offices of dentists (26.4 percent decline)

Hamilton County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 444.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Hamilton County has increased 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 Hamilton County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 6.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (444.9 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (90.5 percent gain)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (74.6 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (39.3 percent gain)
5. Legal services (14.7 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.

Hamilton County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Hamilton County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 42.9 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Nebraska, where the industry felt a loss of 2.9 percent. The losses in the Residential building construction industry in Hamilton County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.5 in percent of workers in the Residential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (42.9 percent decline)
2. Offices of dentists (27.4 percent decline)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (14.1 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (10.5 percent decline)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (10.4 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 2.7 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Nebraska, experiencing a gain of 0.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Hamilton County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 23.5 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Hamilton County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Nebraska, where the industry took a loss of 1.7 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Hamilton County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (23.5 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (22.0 percent gain)
3. Legal services (18.2 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (18.1 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (7.1 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Hamilton County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry has grown the most with 16 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the General freight trucking industry makes up 52.2 percent of the growth in Hamilton County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (16 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (4 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (3 new jobs)
4. Legal services (2 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (2 new jobs)

In Hamilton County, Nebraska, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 65 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 22 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 12 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 9 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Hamilton County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Specialized freight trucking industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 7 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Specialized freight trucking industry make up 17.9 percent of the total employment decline in Hamilton County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (7 jobs lost)
2. Residential building construction (7 jobs lost)
3. Offices of dentists (7 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (4 jobs lost)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (4 jobs lost)





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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 Hamilton County, Nebraska

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Hamilton County had a relatively high median household income of $47,124 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 2.5 percent higher than the household income median in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the median household income is 4.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Hamilton County, Nebraska can be recognized as having a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 7.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 78.9 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Hamilton County, accounting 11.6 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 10 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $42,413. Hispanic Householders in Hamilton County, Nebraska recorded a median income of $22,355, this median household income is 52.6 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. In Hamilton County, Nebraska White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $47,094 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.1 percent less than the median income in 2000.







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

Higher Education in Hamilton County, Nebraska

In 2000, the Census reported that in Hamilton County, Nebraska, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 36.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Hamilton have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 19 percent (Men) versus 18.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 38.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Hamilton County, Nebraska according the 2000 Decennial Census, 18.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 29 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Hamilton County, Nebraska is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 18.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Hamilton 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.





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

Demographic Profile for Hamilton County, Nebraska

Hamilton County, Nebraska had an estimated population of 9,568 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 9,391. This growth signifies an increase of 1.9 percent. Hamilton ranks 18 of 93 counties when analyzing total population change in Nebraska and the county ranks 1,683 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 Hamilton County, Nebraska to be 40.1 years old. The median age in Hamilton is greater than the median age in the State of Nebraska of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.3 years old. With 25.1 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Hamilton can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59.9 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 15 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

When measuring the total land area, Hamilton extends a total area of 544 total square miles. The area has a very low average area density of 18 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Monroe, IA (18 per sq. mile ), Jefferson, MS (18 per sq. mile ), Redwood, MN (18 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Scurry, TX (18 per sq. mile ), Brown, KS (18 per sq. mile ), Madison, AR (18 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Hamilton from another country. The international migration into Hamilton makes up 0 percent of all immigration into Nebraska. This amount of international migration is very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Hamilton County, Nebraska has a population that is comprised of 98 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, Hamilton has increased the percent of minority population when 1.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Hamilton County, Nebraska

Hamilton County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $78,200, reported 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 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Hamilton County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 3,939 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 53 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.4 percent.

Throughout the State of Nebraska, Hamilton County stands 48 of 93 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,418 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 of real estate that is affordable in Hamilton County, Nebraska. In 2000, 83.3 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Transportation and Warehousing has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Hamilton County, growing by 128 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of -1 percent. The State of Nebraska experienced a change in employment in the sector of 19.8 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Hamilton County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Transportation and Warehousing and Manufacturing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.41. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 3.41 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Hamilton County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Hamilton County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Transportation and Warehousing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 24.4 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 593 jobs. The Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing sectors provide 13 and 7.7 percent of industry employment.

The Administrative and waste services sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Hamilton County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 6.2 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

Information has a largest number of employee per establishment in Hamilton County. The industry averages 37 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 22 and greater than the State of Nebraska typical size of 21 for the Information industry.







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