In Mineral County, jobs in the building equipment contractors pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the building equipment contractors industry had the highest average wages in Mineral County for 2006. The average industry job in Mineral County was paid an annual wage of $23,508 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in Nevada of $46,645 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $43,986.

Other top-pay jobs in Mineral County, Nevada are present in gasoline stations ($17,945), accounting and bookkeeping services ($9,915), limited-service eating places ($8,962) and traveler accommodation ($8,899) 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.

Mineral County Wages have increased by 17.0% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Mineral County, Nevada by a total of 17.0%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Nevada and greater than the growth in industry wages across 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.

Mineral County Industry Wages Lag Behind Nevada, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Mineral County, Nevada can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 12.7 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $37,970. The average 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.

Mineral County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Mineral County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 3 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 111.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Mineral County, Nevada.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (3 jobs lost)

In Mineral County, Nevada, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 88 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Mineral County

The Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 3 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 111.1 percent of the total growth in Mineral County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (3 new jobs)



Mineral County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 6.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Mineral County has expanded slower than the industry has grown in the State of Nevada, where the industry felt a gain of 38.8 percent. The Limited-service eating places industry in Mineral County lagged behind the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 13.9 percent in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (6.3 percent gain)

Mineral County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 7.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Nevada, where the industry felt a gain of 3.6 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Mineral County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 6.4 in percent of jobs in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (7.6 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 7.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Nevada, which saw a gain of 21.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses 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.

Mineral County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Mineral County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Traveler accommodation industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 3 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 88.9 percent of the total employment decline in Mineral County, Nevada.

Top 2 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (3 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (12 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Mineral County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 6 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 70.8 percent of the growth in Mineral County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (6 new jobs)

In Mineral County, Nevada, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 34 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.



Mineral County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 11.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Mineral County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Nevada, where this industry saw a gain of 7 percent. The Limited-service eating places industry in Mineral County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (11.1 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (7.1 percent gain)

Mineral County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Traveler accommodation industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 21.6 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Nevada, where the industry felt a gain of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Traveler accommodation industry in Mineral County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.3 in percent of workers in the Traveler accommodation industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (21.6 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Nevada, which saw a gain of 5.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level 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 Mineral County, Nevada

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Mineral County had a medium-low median income for households of $38,482 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 35.5 percent lower than the median income in State of Nevada of $52,160 and the median household income is 27.7 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Hispanic Householders in Mineral County, Nevada , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $42,575, which is 10.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 60.5 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $15,188. In Mineral County, Nevada White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $42,067 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 9.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $10,969. This income level is 71.5 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Mineral County had a median household income level of $28,647, this level was 25.6 percent less than the median income level in this area.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Mineral County, Nevada may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 15.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 40 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 12 to 17 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Mineral County, reporting 30.9 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Mineral County, Nevada

Mineral County, Nevada has a less-educated 2000 population, with 10 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Mineral was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Nevada's proportion of 18.2 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Mineral County, Nevada, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 38 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Mineral have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 12 percent (Men) versus 8.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 34.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Mineral County, Nevada according the 2000 Decennial Census, 11.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 69.2 percent of the Asian alone and 3.4 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 Mineral County, Nevada

Mineral County, Nevada has a population that is made up of 69.7 percent White, 4.2 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 9.8 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a level of diversity, with 15.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Nevada percent of 36.2. Since 2000, Mineral has increased the percent of minority makeup when 14.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

When calculating the total land area, Mineral covers a total land area of 3756 square miles. The land areas has a very low average population density of 1 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Jeff Davis, TX (1 per sq. mile ), Cherry, NE (1 per sq. mile ), Hooker, NE (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 ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Mineral County, Nevada to be 44.3 years old. The median in Mineral is greater than the median age for the State of Nevada of 35.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 43.1 years old. With 22.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Mineral can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 57 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 20.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high percent of the population base.

Mineral County, Nevada had a total estimated population of 4,910 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 5,013. The decline shows a decrease of -2.1 percent. Mineral ranks 13 of 17 counties when analyzing total population change in Nevada and the county ranks 2,134 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Since 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Mineral internationally. The international migration into Mineral totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Nevada. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Mineral County, Nevada

In Mineral County, the real estate market was made up of 2,870 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 5 residential structures since 2001, a change of 0.2 percent.

Mineral County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $59,500, reported by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Nevada 2000 home median value of $142,000 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

According to the data, there is a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Mineral County, Nevada. In 2000, 97.2 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

The State of Nevada, Mineral County stands 15 of 17 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 3,012 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau