In Storey County, jobs in the management and technical consulting services pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the management and technical consulting services industry wages were the highest in Storey County for 2006. The average industry job in Storey County earned an annual wage of $71,044 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the average industry wage in the State of Nevada of $72,689 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $67,321.

Other high-paying jobs in Storey County, Nevada are present in building equipment contractors ($56,256), specialized freight trucking ($32,860), warehousing and storage ($31,984) and other personal services ($23,716) 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.

Storey County Wages have increased by 7.0% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Storey County, Nevada by a total of 7.0%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Nevada and less than the growth in average wages for 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Storey County, Nevada can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 4.8 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $37,970. The overall industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Storey County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 152.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Nevada, which went through a gain of 21.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Storey County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 67.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Storey County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Nevada, where it saw a gain of 40.6 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Storey County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 13.2 percent in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (67.3 percent gain)

Storey County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 39.5 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 felt in the State of Nevada, where the industry felt a gain of 50 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Storey County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.3 percent in terms of employees in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (39.5 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Storey County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 11 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 100.0 percent of the total employment growth in Storey County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (11 new jobs)

In Storey County, Nevada, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,094 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Storey County

Given the industries in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 17 jobs. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 100.0 percent of the total job loss in Storey County, Nevada.

Top 1 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (17 jobs lost)







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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.

Storey County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Storey County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other personal services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 12 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other personal services industry makes up 92.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Storey County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Other personal services (12 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (1 new jobs)

In Storey County, Nevada, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 738 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Storey County

The Gambling industries industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 20 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Gambling industries industry make up 93.7 percent of the total job loss in Storey County, Nevada.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gambling industries (20 jobs lost)
2. Other professional and technical services (2 jobs lost)



Storey County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other personal services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 20.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Storey County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Nevada, where it saw a gain of 5.7 percent. The Other personal services industry in Storey County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1 percent in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Other personal services (20.3 percent gain)
2. Full-service restaurants (5.1 percent gain)

Storey County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gambling industries industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 26.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Nevada, where the it saw a gain of 0.7 percent. The losses in the Gambling industries industry in Storey County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 3.6 in percent of jobs in the Gambling industries industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gambling industries (26.9 percent decline)
2. Other professional and technical services (14.3 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 68.7 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in Nevada, which saw a gain of 5.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area 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 Storey County, Nevada

Hispanic households in Storey County, Nevada recorded a median income of $60,413, this median is 13.5 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $41,193. This median is 22.6 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Storey County reported a median household income of $24,863, which was 53.3 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Storey County, Nevada White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $54,715 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.8 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Storey County accounted a relatively high median household income of $53,223 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 2 percent higher than the median in State of Nevada of $52,160 and the median is 7.7 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Storey County, Nevada may be understood as having a very low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 5.8 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 22.4 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Storey County, reporting 20.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Storey County, Nevada

In Storey County, Nevada as reported in the 2000 Census, 16.8 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 36.8 percent of the Asian alone and 32.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Storey County, Nevada has a moderately-educated population, with 18 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Storey counted a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Nevada's proportion of 18.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Storey County, Nevada, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 41 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Storey on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 16.8 percent (Men) versus 19.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 37 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Storey County, Nevada

Storey County, Nevada had a population that was estimated at 4,074 for the year 2005. The total population has increased very sharply, since its 2000 population of 3,393. This growth denotes an increase of 20.1 percent. Storey ranks 8 of 17 counties when analyzing total population change in Nevada and the county ranks 1,277 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When calculating the total land area, Storey encompasses a total area of 263 total square miles. The area has a very low average population density of 15 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Val Verde, TX (15 per sq. mile ), Callahan, TX (15 per sq. mile ), Burt, NE (15 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Greene, AL (15 per sq. mile ), Butler, NE (15 per sq. mile ), Franklin, MS (15 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Storey internationally. The international migration into Storey totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Nevada. This amount of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Storey County, Nevada has a population base that is comprised of 88.9 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 1.9 percent Asian, and 6.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 9.1 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Nevada percent of 36.2. Since 2000, Storey has increased in diversity when 6.7 percent of the population were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Storey County, Nevada to be 42.8 years of age. The median age in Storey is greater than the median age in the State of Nevada of 35.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in the median, when the median age was 44.5 years old. With a total of 16.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Storey can be understood as having a relatively low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 71.6 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 11.4 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Storey County, Nevada

Storey County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $134,800, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Nevada 2000 home value of $142,000 and greater than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

The State of Nevada, Storey County stands 5 of 17 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 477 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Storey County, there were a total of 1,755 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 124 housing units since the year 2001, or 7.6 percent.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Storey County, Nevada -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Storey County, Mining, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Transportation and Warehousing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining industry has an LQ of 15.39. The percent of employment in the Mining sector is 15.39 times greater than the national average, signifying that Storey specializes in Mining.

The Accommodation and food services industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Storey County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 19 percent of total employment in 2001 to 8.1 percent in 2005.

In Storey County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing, and the Other services, except public administration sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 24.9 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 268 jobs. The Transportation and Warehousing and Other services, except public administration sectors provide 14.7 and 11.7 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Storey County. In the County, the industry averages 38 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Nevada typical size of 24 for the Manufacturing industry.

Professional and technical services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Storey County, increasing by 144.4 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 2.6 percent. The State of Nevada faced a industry job change of 27.3 percent, since the year 2001.







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