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

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Individuals that are employed in the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry reported the top wages in Nuckolls County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Nuckolls County received an annual wage of $31,626 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in Nebraska of $32,065 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $37,902.

Top-pay jobs in Nuckolls County, Nebraska can be found in depository credit intermediation ($27,524), other professional and technical services ($24,036), support activities for crop production ($23,297) and general freight trucking ($23,228) 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.

Nuckolls County Wages have increased by 15.4% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Nuckolls County, Nebraska by a total of 15.4%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Nuckolls County, Nebraska can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 39.3 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.

Nuckolls County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Nuckolls County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 22 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 36.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Nuckolls County, Nebraska.

Top 4 Industries
1. Grocery stores (22 jobs lost)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (14 jobs lost)
3. Private households (12 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (6 jobs lost)

In Nuckolls County, Nebraska, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 46 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 11 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 4 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Nuckolls County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 38 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 69.8 percent of the total growth in Nuckolls County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (38 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (11 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (4 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (2 new jobs)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (2 new jobs)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Nebraska, which saw a gain of 1.0 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Nuckolls County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 73.9 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Nuckolls County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Nebraska, where it saw a gain of 14.3 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Nuckolls County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 13.2 percent in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (73.9 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (29.9 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (28.9 percent gain)
4. Depository credit intermediation (4.7 percent gain)

Nuckolls County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 70.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined slower than the industry has experienced in the State of Nebraska, where the industry felt a gain of . percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Nuckolls County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 19.8 percent in terms of employees in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (70.6 percent decline)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (52.6 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (29 percent decline)
4. Grocery stores (26.6 percent decline)
5. Support activities for crop production (18.2 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.

Nuckolls County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 16 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 8 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 7 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Nuckolls County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 4 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 31.0 percent of the growth in Nuckolls County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (4 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (4 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (2 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (1 new jobs)
5. Other professional and technical services (1 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Nuckolls County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building equipment contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 4 jobs. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 21.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Nuckolls County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (4 jobs lost)
2. Support activities for crop production (4 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (4 jobs lost)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (2 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (2 jobs lost)

In Nuckolls County, Nebraska, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 32 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Nuckolls County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for crop production industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 40 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Nebraska, where the industry felt a gain of 5.8 percent. The losses in the Support activities for crop production industry in Nuckolls County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1.5 percent in terms of employees in the Support activities for crop production industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (40 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (21 percent decline)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (6.1 percent decline)
4. Grocery stores (5.6 percent decline)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (5.4 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Nebraska, which saw a gain of 0.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Nuckolls County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 19.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Nuckolls County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Nebraska, where the industry felt a gain of 2.2 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Nuckolls County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (19.4 percent gain)
2. Other professional and technical services (16.7 percent gain)
3. Limited-service eating places (11.1 percent gain)
4. General freight trucking (7.3 percent gain)
5. Private households (7.1 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 Nuckolls County, Nebraska

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Nuckolls County reported a relatively low median income for all households of $33,881 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 35.5 percent lower than the household income median in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the income level is 45 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Nuckolls County, Nebraska can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 11.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 100 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Nuckolls County, with 21.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Hispanic Householders in Nuckolls County, Nebraska reported a median household income of $29,250, this income level is 13.7 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $106,420. This median income level is 214.1 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 25.2 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $42,413. In Nuckolls County, Nebraska White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $33,833 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent less than the median income in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Nuckolls County had a median household income level of $7,313, this level was 78.4 percent less than the median for all households.







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

Higher Education in Nuckolls County, Nebraska

Nuckolls County, Nebraska may to understood as having a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 13.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Nuckolls was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Nebraska's proportion of 23.8 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 40.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Nuckolls have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 13.2 percent (Men) versus 13 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 39.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Nuckolls County, Nebraska according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 12.8 percent of the White Alone, 100 percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 6.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Nuckolls County, Nebraska

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Nuckolls internationally. The international migration into Nuckolls accounts for 0.1 percent of all immigration into Nebraska. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Nuckolls County, Nebraska has a population that is made up of 98 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1.5 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.9 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Nuckolls has increased the percent of minority population when 1.2 percent of the total population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Nuckolls County, Nebraska to be 46.3 years of age. The median age in Nuckolls is greater than the median in Nebraska of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 44.3 years of age. With 20.3 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Nuckolls can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low presence of the 2005 population base, with 56.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 23.5 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively high percent of the population.

Nuckolls County, Nebraska had a population that was estimated at 4,739 in 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 5,026. The decline shows a decrease of -5.7 percent. Nuckolls ranks 69 of 93 counties when calculating total change in population for Nebraska and the county ranks 2,486 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In terms of total land area, Nuckolls spans a total area of 575 square miles. This area has a very low density of 8 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Box Elder, UT (8 per sq. mile ), Reynolds, MO (8 per sq. mile ), Bailey, TX (8 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Blaine, ID (8 per sq. mile ), Mercer, ND (8 per sq. mile ), Norman, MN (8 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Nuckolls County, Nebraska

The State of Nebraska, Nuckolls County ranks 50 of 93 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,452 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Nuckolls County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $33,000, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the Nebraska 2000 median home value of $88,000 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Nuckolls County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 2,571 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 33 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.3 percent.

There is a abundant amount of affordable housing in Nuckolls County, Nebraska. In 2000, 97.4 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Accommodation and food services has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Nuckolls County, increasing by 40.6 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 7.6 percent. The State of Nebraska experienced a sector employment shift of 2.6 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Nuckolls County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 32.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 361 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 20.8 and 12.7 percent of industry employment.

In Nuckolls County, Health care and social assistance, Wholesale trade and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Health care and social assistance industry has an LQ of 2.5. This means the percent of total employment in the Health care and social assistance industry is 2.5 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Nuckolls specializes in Health care and social assistance.

Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest establishments in Nuckolls County. The industry averages 40 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the State of Nebraska average establishment size of 23 for the Health care and social assistance industry.









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