In Steuben County, jobs in the management of companies and enterprises pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the management of companies and enterprises industry had the highest average wages in Steuben County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Steuben County earned an annual wage of $190,915 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of New York of $108,334 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $82,655.

Top-pay jobs in Steuben County, New York are present in architectural and engineering services ($114,912), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($95,430), computer systems design and related services ($81,231) and special food services ($69,447) 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.

Steuben County Wages have increased by 30.6% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Steuben County, New York by a total of 30.6%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of New York and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Steuben County Industry Wages Lag Behind New York, but Wages Exceed the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Steuben County, New York when analyzed can be described as relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 11.6 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $50,107. The average industry wage was greater 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.

Steuben County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Steuben County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 339.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Steuben County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in New York, where the industry took a gain of 208.5 percent. The Unclassified industry in Steuben County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (339.0 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (294.1 percent gain)
3. Business support services (143.6 percent gain)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (65.6 percent gain)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (51.5 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 16.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in New York, which saw a loss of -1.0 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Steuben County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Social advocacy organizations industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 63.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of New York, where the industry felt a gain of 5.4 percent. The losses in the Social advocacy organizations industry in Steuben County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 9.2 in percent of jobs in the Social advocacy organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Social advocacy organizations (63.2 percent decline)
2. Greenhouse and nursery production (58.7 percent decline)
3. Florists (58.3 percent decline)
4. Employment services (57.5 percent decline)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (50.7 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Steuben County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,383 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 34.7 percent of the total employment decline in Steuben County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,383 jobs lost)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (488 jobs lost)
3. Architectural and engineering services (418 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (263 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (177 jobs lost)

In Steuben County, New York, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 5,485 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Out of the 83 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 50 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 33 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Steuben County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building material and supplies dealers industry has added the most employment with 123 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 11.3 percent of the growth in Steuben County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (123 new jobs)
2. Unclassified (113 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (93 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (76 new jobs)
5. Religious organizations (63 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.

Steuben County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Steuben County, New York, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 109 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Steuben County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Architectural and engineering services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 57 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Architectural and engineering services industry makes up 11.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Steuben County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (57 new jobs)
2. Unclassified (56 new jobs)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (49 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (44 new jobs)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (29 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Steuben County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Offices of physicians industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 255 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Offices of physicians industry make up 33.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Steuben County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (255 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (61 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (59 jobs lost)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (32 jobs lost)
5. Civic and social organizations (24 jobs lost)

Given the 88 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 44 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 41 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in New York, experiencing a gain of 1.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Steuben County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 45 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the New York, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 1.3 percent. The losses in the Offices of physicians industry in Steuben County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.5 percent in terms of employment in the Offices of physicians industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (45 percent decline)
2. Other miscellaneous store retailers (40.6 percent decline)
3. Other wood product manufacturing (27.5 percent decline)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (20.7 percent decline)
5. Social advocacy organizations (20.2 percent decline)

Steuben County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Waste collection industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 344.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Steuben County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in New York, where the industry took a gain of 1.9 percent. The Waste collection industry in Steuben County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 7.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Waste collection (344.0 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (64.9 percent gain)
3. Used merchandise stores (63.6 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (61.4 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (55.5 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 Steuben County, New York

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 10.2 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $45,727. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Steuben County reported an income level of $21,938, which was 47.2 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic households in Steuben County, New York , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $43,436, which is 4.6 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $85,556. This income level is 106.1 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. In Steuben County, New York White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,410 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent less than the median household income in 2000.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Steuben County accounted a medium-high household income of $41,510 (2005 Dollars). This median is 22.3 percent lower than the median in New York of $50,770 and the median household income is 18.4 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Steuben County, New York can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 13.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 26.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Steuben County, with 23.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The poverty rate in Steuben County, New York has increased by 0.1 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 13.2 percent to 13.3 percent.

The median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $38,635, which amounts to a 6.9 percent decline. Steuben County, New York, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 10 of 29 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of New York. Steuben County ranks 374 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median household income in the United States.

While household income level experienced a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Steuben County, New York, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median household income was the Hispanic category. This category saw a decline of 13.4 percent since 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Steuben County, seeing a 121.1 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Steuben County, New York

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 1.8 percent. By 2005, 19.8 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 2.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 20.4 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Steuben County, New York, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 37.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Steuben have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 18.2 percent (Men) versus 17.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 37.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Steuben County, New York has a moderately-educated population, with 18 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Steuben counted a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of New York's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

From the year 2000, Steuben has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 2.0 percent to a total of 20 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the 2005 State of New York percent of 31.2 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

In Steuben County, New York as reported in the 2000 Census, 17.4 percent of the White Alone, 28.2 percent of Black or African American, 69.4 percent of the Asian alone and 29.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Steuben County, New York

Steuben County, New York had a population that was estimated at 98,632 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 98,810. The decline represents a decrease of -0.2 percent. Steuben ranks 40 of 62 counties when analyzing total population change in New York and the county ranks 2,285 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Steuben County, New York has a population that is made up of 95.5 percent White, 1.4 percent African American, 1.1 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 3.6 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of New York percent of 37.7. Since 2000, Steuben has increased the percent of minority makeup when 3.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

In terms of total land area, Steuben covers a total land area of 1393 square miles. The county has a medium-low average population density of 71 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Mason, KY (71 per sq. mile ), Van Wert, OH (71 per sq. mile ), Kent, MD (71 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lee, IA (71 per sq. mile ), Woodford, IL (71 per sq. mile ), Wyoming, PA (71 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Steuben County, New York to be 39.7 years of age. The median age in Steuben is greater than the median age in the State of New York of 37.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.4 years of age. With a total of 23.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Steuben can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.4 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 15.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Steuben internationally. The migration from outside the US into Steuben makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of New York. 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.

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

Housing Report for Steuben County, New York

In Steuben County, the census reported 46,782 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 414 housing units since the year 2001, or 0.9 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Steuben County, New York have small increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $4,000, or 6 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $66,200.

In the State of New York, Steuben County stands 45 of 62 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,674 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Steuben County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $70,200, according to the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the State of New York 2005 home value of $258,900 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Steuben County, New York. In 2005, 81.6 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Steuben County has a small, but present percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 0.7 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Steuben County, New York -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Steuben County, Management of companies and enterprises, Manufacturing and Utilities are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Management of companies and enterprises industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.31. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Management of companies and enterprises sector is 2.31 times greater than the national average, signifying that Steuben may be an exporter of products or services of Management of companies and enterprises.

In Steuben County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 23.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 6,624 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 17.2 and 14.8 percent of all employment.

Other services, except public administration is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Steuben County, increasing by 4 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 2.8 percent. The State of New York felt a shift in employment in the industry of 0.7 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Steuben County. The sector dealt with a loss of 1,473 jobs, or 18.2 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 27.1 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Steuben County is ranked number 30 of 63 total Counties throughout New York in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 28 of 63 Counties.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Steuben County, averaging 83 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the New York establishments size average of 30 for the Manufacturing industry.





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