In Howard 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 paid the average highest wages in Howard County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Howard County was paid an annual wage of $34,351 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Nebraska of $25,896 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $25,264.

High-wage employment in Howard County, Nebraska can be found in machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($31,424), misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($30,629), other professional and technical services ($29,680) and specialized freight trucking ($29,293) 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.

Howard County Wages have increased by 9.8% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Howard County, Nebraska by a total of 9.8%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Nebraska and less 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Howard County, Nebraska when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 41 percent lower than the with an state average of $32,465. The overall 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.

Howard County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Howard County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has added the most employment with 32 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 72.7 percent of the total growth in Howard County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (32 new jobs)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (8 new jobs)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (4 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Howard County

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 6 jobs. The declines in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry make up 48.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Howard County, Nebraska.

Top 3 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (6 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (5 jobs lost)
3. Specialized freight trucking (2 jobs lost)

In Howard County, Nebraska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 22 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Out of the 7 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 3 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 3 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Howard County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 109.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Howard County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Nebraska, where it saw a loss of 4 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Howard County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 6.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (109.1 percent gain)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (30.8 percent gain)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (27.9 percent gain)

Howard County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 16 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 loss of 8.8 percent. The losses in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry in Howard County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 4 in percent of workers in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (16 percent decline)
2. Depository credit intermediation (9.6 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (6.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 3.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Nebraska, which saw a gain of 1.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 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.

Howard County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Howard County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Automotive repair and maintenance industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 4 jobs. The declines in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry make up 45.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Howard County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (4 jobs lost)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (2 jobs lost)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (1 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (1 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (124 jobs lost)

From the 13 4-digit NAICS industries, 4 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 8 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Howard County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 4 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 22.9 percent of the total growth in Howard County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (4 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (3 new jobs)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (2 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (2 new jobs)



Total industry employment has increased by 0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in Nebraska, which experienced a gain of 0.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Howard County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 19.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Howard County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Nebraska, where this industry saw a gain of 12.8 percent. The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Howard County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (19.0 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (8.6 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (8.4 percent gain)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (7.5 percent gain)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (6.3 percent gain)

Howard County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 16.7 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Nebraska, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 1.8 percent. The losses in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Howard County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.4 percent in terms of employees in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (16.7 percent decline)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (8.1 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (7.7 percent decline)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (3.5 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 Howard County, Nebraska

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Howard County, Nebraska can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 11.7 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 44.4 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 12 to 17 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Howard County, accounting 19.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Howard County had a medium-low household income of $38,967 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 17.9 percent lower than the median income in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and this is 26.1 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Hispanic households in Howard County, Nebraska reported a median household income of $22,669, this median is 41.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $48,263. This median is 23.9 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Howard County, Nebraska White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $38,808 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.4 percent less than the median in the year 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Howard County had a median income of $51,188, which was 31.4 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area.







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

Demographic Profile for Howard County, Nebraska

Howard County, Nebraska had a population of 6,708 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since its 2000 population of 6,556. This growth signifies an increase of 2.3 percent. Howard ranks 20 of 93 counties when calculating total change in population for Nebraska and the county ranks 1,714 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Howard County, Nebraska to be 40.3 years of age. The median age in Howard is greater than the median in 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 24 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Howard 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 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 16.9 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

By measuring total land area, Howard extends a total area of 569 total square miles. The area has a very low average area density of 12 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Union, OR (12 per sq. mile ), Richland, ND (12 per sq. mile ), Baker, GA (12 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Searcy, AR (12 per sq. mile ), Fairbanks North Star, AK (12 per sq. mile ), Benewah, ID (12 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Howard internationally. The international migration into Howard accounts for 0 percent of immigration into the State of Nebraska. This amount of international migration is very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Howard County, Nebraska has a population that is made of 97.5 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.1 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Howard has increased the level of diversity when 1.5 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Howard County, Nebraska

In Howard County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 2,947 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 100 residential units since 2001, or 3.5 percent.

The State of Nebraska, Howard County is positioned 10 of 93 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,199 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Howard County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $66,100, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the Nebraska 2000 home median value of $88,000 and less than home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Howard County, Nebraska. In 2000, 89.6 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Howard County, averaging 8 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and less than the Nebraska typical size of 23 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

In Howard County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Wholesale trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 24.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 182 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Wholesale trade sectors provide 11.4 and 11.3 percent of industry employment.

In Howard County, Wholesale trade, Other services, except public administration and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Wholesale trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.17. This means the percent of total employment in the Wholesale trade industry is 2.17 times greater than the national average, signifying that Howard County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Wholesale trade.

Health care and social assistance has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Howard County, with a job growth of 31.3 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 10.6 percent. The State of Nebraska saw a change in employment in the sector of 11.2 percent, since the year 2001.









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