In Pershing County, jobs in the other crop farming pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the other crop farming industry wages were the highest in Pershing County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Pershing County received an annual wage of $26,699 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage rate in Nevada of $24,608 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $21,960.

Top-pay jobs in Pershing County, Nevada may be found in legal services ($21,250), gasoline stations ($18,260), limited-service eating places ($8,702) and oilseed and grain farming (.) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Pershing County Wages have increased by 10.5% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Pershing County, Nevada by a total of 10.5%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Nevada and less 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Pershing County, Nevada when analyzed can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 9.1 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $37,970. 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.

Pershing County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pershing County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 25 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 100.0 percent of the total employment decline in Pershing County, Nevada.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (25 jobs lost)
2. Lessors of real estate (11 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pershing County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 42 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 95.5 percent of the growth in Pershing County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (42 new jobs)

In Pershing County, Nevada, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 120 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.



Total employment has decreased by 9.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Nevada, which went through a gain of 21.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Pershing County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 165.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Pershing County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Nevada, where it saw a gain of 38.8 percent. The Limited-service eating places industry in Pershing County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 13.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (165.8 percent gain)
2. Other crop farming (2.9 percent gain)

Pershing County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 17.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Nevada, where the industry felt a gain of 3.6 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Pershing County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 6.4 in percent of workers in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (17.5 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.

Pershing County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Pershing County One-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 2005 to 2006. This industry in Pershing County has expanded slower than the industry job growth experienced in Nevada, where the industry took a gain of 7 percent. The Limited-service eating places industry in Pershing County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 2.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (6.3 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (5.7 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Nevada, which experienced a gain of 5.3 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.



Total One-Year Employment Decline in Pershing County

Given the industries in the area, the Other crop farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 0 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other crop farming industry make up . percent of the total employment decline in Pershing County, Nevada.

Top 2 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (8 jobs lost)
2. Direct selling establishments (39 jobs lost)

In Pershing County, Nevada, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 33 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Pershing County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has added the most employment with 6 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 63.3 percent of the growth in Pershing County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (6 new jobs)







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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 Pershing County, Nevada

Compared to counties across the United States, Pershing County reported a relatively high median income for households of $47,584 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 9.6 percent lower than the household income median in State of Nevada of $52,160 and this is 3.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Pershing County, Nevada can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 11.4 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 42.9 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Pershing County, accounting 16.9 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $8,287. This household income level is 82.6 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Pershing County had a median income of $32,906, which was 30.8 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Pershing County, Nevada White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $48,994 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 9.3 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $43,144. Hispanic headed households in Pershing County, Nevada , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $34,473, this income level is 27.6 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Pershing County, Nevada

Pershing County, Nevada can be considered to have a less-educated population, with 8.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Pershing 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Pershing County, Nevada according the 2000 Decennial Census, 10.6 percent of the White Alone, 0.8 percent of Black or African American, 4.8 percent of the Asian alone and 3.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Pershing County, Nevada, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 38.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Pershing have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 7.8 percent (Men) versus 10.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the category, with percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Pershing County, Nevada

Pershing County, Nevada has a population that is made up of 70.6 percent White, 5.7 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 19.9 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 26.4 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Nevada percent of 36.2. Since 2000, Pershing has increased the percent of minority population when 25.5 percent of the total population were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Pershing County, Nevada to be 35.8 years of age. The median age in Pershing is greater than the median age in the State of Nevada of 35.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 34.5 years of age. With 22.3 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Pershing can be described as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 68.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 8.9 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively low percent of the population.

Pershing County, Nevada had a total estimated population of 6,360 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 6,665. The decline signifies a decrease of -4.6 percent. Pershing ranks 16 of 17 counties when calculating total change in population for Nevada and the county ranks 2,520 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Pershing spans a total of 6037 square miles. The land areas has a very low population density of 1 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, 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 ).

Since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Pershing internationally. The migration from outside the US into Pershing totals 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Nevada. This percent of international migration is medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Pershing County, Nevada

In Pershing County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 2,380 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a decline in housing units, losing all together -11 housing units since the year 2001, or -0.5 percent.

Pershing County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $82,200, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Nevada 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $142,000 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

When compared to other counties in Nevada, Pershing County is positioned 16 of 17 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 3,127 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau