In Logan County, jobs in the specialized freight trucking pay the highest wages

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Employment in the specialized freight trucking industry wages were the highest in Logan County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Logan County received an annual wage of $33,089 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in Nebraska of $30,842 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $36,645.

Other top-pay jobs in Logan County, Nebraska may be found in oilseed and grain farming (.), vegetable and melon farming (.), fruit and tree nut farming (.) and greenhouse and nursery production (.) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Logan County, Nebraska can be described as relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 37.6 percent lower than the with an state average of $32,465. The industry pay 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.

Logan County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Logan County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 112 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 20.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Logan County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (112 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (67 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (57 jobs lost)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (38 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (34 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Logan County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building material and supplies dealers industry has added the most employment with 136 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 14.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Logan County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (136 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (91 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (90 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (65 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (60 new jobs)

Out of the 61 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 26 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 35 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Logan County, Nebraska, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 8 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

The total number of jobs has decreased by 8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Nebraska, which saw a gain of 1.0 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Logan County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 66.7 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 sector has gone through in the Nebraska, where the it saw a gain of 1.6 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Logan County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.6 in percent of workers in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (66.7 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (59.9 percent decline)
3. Private households (50.4 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (50 percent decline)
5. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (48.8 percent decline)

Logan County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialty food stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 260.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Logan County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Nebraska, where the industry felt a loss of 31.7 percent. The Specialty food stores industry in Logan County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 12.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialty food stores (260.6 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (175.0 percent gain)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (140.8 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (120.6 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (106.0 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.

Logan County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Logan County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Petroleum merchant wholesalers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 2 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Petroleum merchant wholesalers industry makes up 38.9 percent of the growth in Logan County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (2 new jobs)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (2 new jobs)

In Logan County, Nebraska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 12 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Logan County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 4 jobs. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 54.2 percent of the total job loss in Logan County, Nebraska.

Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (4 jobs lost)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (4 jobs lost)
3. Utility system construction (5 jobs lost)

From the 5 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 2 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 3 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Logan County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 66.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Logan County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Nebraska, where this industry saw a gain of 1.7 percent. The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Logan County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (66.7 percent gain)
2. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (14.6 percent gain)
3. Depository credit intermediation (5.9 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 15.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Nebraska, experiencing a gain of 0.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Logan County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 20.6 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Nebraska, where the industry reported a loss of 1.1 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Logan County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.2 percent in terms of employment in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (20.6 percent decline)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (6.6 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 Logan County, Nebraska

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Logan County, Nebraska can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 10.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The White race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 10.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Logan County, reporting 17.5 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Logan County reported a medium-low median income for households of $38,756 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 18.5 percent lower than the household income median in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the income level is 26.8 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

In Logan County, Nebraska White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,885 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic headed households in Logan County, Nebraska , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $42,413, which is 9.4 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.







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

Demographic Profile for Logan County, Nebraska

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Logan County, Nebraska to be 45.4 years of age. The median in Logan is greater than the median age 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 41.7 years old. With a total of 21.4 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Logan 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-low presence of the population, with 59.9 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 18.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

In terms of total land area, Logan extends a total area of 571 square miles. This area has a very low average population density of 1 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US 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 ).

Logan County, Nebraska had a population that was estimated at 740 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 771. The decline signifies a decrease of -4 percent. Logan ranks 28 of 93 counties by growth in total population in Nebraska and the county ranks 1,978 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Since 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Logan internationally. The international migration into Logan makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Nebraska. This percent of international migration is very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Logan County, Nebraska has a population that is comprised of 97.8 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.0 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Logan has stayed the same the percent of minority population when 1.0 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Logan County, Nebraska

The State of Nebraska, Logan County ranks 17 of 93 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,581 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Logan County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 399 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 10 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.6 percent.

Logan County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $51,700, according to the Decennial Census. This value is less than the Nebraska 2000 home value of $88,000 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the industry with the largest establishments in Logan County. In the County, the industry averages 7 jobs per place of business. This is less than the US industry average of 12 and less than the Nebraska typical size of 8 for the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry.

In Logan County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Construction and Wholesale trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 25.03. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 25.03 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Logan specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Logan County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Construction, and the Wholesale trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the largest employment industry and makes up 26.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 20 employees. The Construction and Wholesale trade sectors account for 3.9 and 0 percent of total employment, respectively.











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