In Beckham County, jobs in the oil and gas extraction pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the oil and gas extraction industry had the highest average wages in Beckham County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Beckham County was paid an annual wage of $103,472 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry pay the State of Oklahoma of $109,767 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $127,077.

Top-pay jobs in Beckham County, Oklahoma can be found in machinery and equipment rental and leasing ($69,735), support activities for mining ($49,229), chemical merchant wholesalers ($46,882) and general freight trucking ($45,149) 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.

Beckham County Wages have increased by 39.9% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Beckham County, Oklahoma by a total of 39.9%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Oklahoma and greater 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.

Beckham County Industry Wages Lag Behind Oklahoma, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Beckham County, Oklahoma when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 2.5 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $32,677. The average pay 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.

Beckham County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 31 4-digit NAICS industries, 12 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 19 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Beckham County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has grown the most with 454 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 37.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Beckham County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (454 new jobs)
2. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (131 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (111 new jobs)
4. Oil and gas extraction (110 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (59 new jobs)

In Beckham County, Oklahoma, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,525 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Beckham County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 30 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 21.3 percent of the total job loss in Beckham County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (30 jobs lost)
2. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (27 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (24 jobs lost)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (19 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (13 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has increased by 25.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Oklahoma, which went through a gain of 0.7 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Beckham County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 54.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 21.2 percent. The losses in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry in Beckham County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 17.8 in percent of jobs in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (54.7 percent decline)
2. Florists (37.5 percent decline)
3. Unclassified (33.3 percent decline)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (32 percent decline)
5. Specialized freight trucking (19.6 percent decline)

Beckham County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 257.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Beckham County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oklahoma, where the industry took a gain of 24.4 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Beckham County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (257.1 percent gain)
2. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (190.8 percent gain)
3. General freight trucking (97.2 percent gain)
4. Lessors of real estate (91.7 percent gain)
5. Health and personal care stores (89.1 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.

Beckham County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 43 4-digit NAICS industries, 14 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 25 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Beckham County, Oklahoma, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 568 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Beckham County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 14 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 21.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Beckham County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (14 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and engineering services (11 jobs lost)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (7 jobs lost)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (6 jobs lost)
5. Child day care services (6 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Beckham County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has added the most employment with 249 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 42.4 percent of the growth in Beckham County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (249 new jobs)
2. Oil and gas extraction (76 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (48 new jobs)
4. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (46 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (26 new jobs)

Beckham County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 144.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Beckham County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where this industry saw a gain of 23.6 percent. The Unclassified industry in Beckham County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 12.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (144.4 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (127.1 percent gain)
3. General freight trucking (102.8 percent gain)
4. Health and personal care stores (70.5 percent gain)
5. Oil and gas extraction (44.8 percent gain)

Beckham County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 43.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Oklahoma, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 9.7 percent. The losses in the Architectural and engineering services industry in Beckham County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.5 in percent of jobs in the Architectural and engineering services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (43.2 percent decline)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (31.8 percent decline)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (14.9 percent decline)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (12.9 percent decline)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (9.9 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 8.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Oklahoma, which saw a gain of 3.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US 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 Beckham County, Oklahoma

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Beckham County reported a relatively low median income for households of $32,060 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 21.9 percent lower than the median in State of Oklahoma of $39,078 and the income level is 53.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Beckham County reported a median household income of $30,347, this level was 5.3 percent less than the median for all households. In Beckham County, Oklahoma White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $32,466 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Beckham County, Oklahoma , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $23,271, this median is 27.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 26 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $23,714. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $34,917. This income level is 8.9 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Beckham County, Oklahoma may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 18.2 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 39.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Beckham County, having 32.3 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Beckham County, Oklahoma

Beckham County, Oklahoma can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 15.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Beckham has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Oklahoma's proportion of 20.2 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Beckham County, Oklahoma, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 37.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Beckham on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 13.2 percent (Men) versus 17.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 31.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Beckham County, Oklahoma as reported in the 2000 Census, 16.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 76.6 percent of the Asian alone and 5.4 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.

Demographic Profile for Beckham County, Oklahoma

Beckham County, Oklahoma has a population base that is comprised of 87.7 percent White, 2.3 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 6.3 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 9.1 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Beckham has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 11.4 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Beckham County, Oklahoma had a population that was estimated at 18,880 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 19,755. The decline shows a decrease of -4.4 percent. Beckham ranks 74 of 77 counties by growth in total population in Oklahoma and the county ranks 2,925 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Beckham County, Oklahoma to be 37.7 years old. The median age in Beckham is greater than the median age in the State of Oklahoma of 36.5. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 36.8 years old. With 24.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Beckham can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.9 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.8 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

By measuring total land area, Beckham spans a total area of 902 square miles. The county has a low density of 21 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Henderson, IL (21 per sq. mile ), Glenn, CA (21 per sq. mile ), Montague, TX (21 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sumner, KS (21 per sq. mile ), Texas, MO (21 per sq. mile ), Bingham, ID (21 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Beckham internationally. The international migration into Beckham totals 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Oklahoma. 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.

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

Housing Report for Beckham County, Oklahoma

In Beckham County, there were a total of 9,035 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 103 homes since 2001, or 1.2 percent.

When compared to other counties in Oklahoma, Beckham County ranks 53 of 77 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,542 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Beckham County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $51,700, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the Oklahoma 2000 median home value of $70,700 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Beckham County, Oklahoma. In 2000, 88.5 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Beckham County, Oklahoma -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Administrative and waste services since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Beckham County. The industry lost a total of 108 jobs, or 29.6 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 86.4 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Manufacturing saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Beckham County, with an industry growth of 82.9 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of -13.4 percent. The State of Oklahoma saw a change in employment in the sector of -14.9 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Beckham County, Mining, Utilities and Real estate and rental and leasing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 30.01. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining sector is 30.01 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Beckham specializes in Mining.

In Beckham County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Mining sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,370 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Mining sectors account for 15.5 and 15.2 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Beckham County. The industry averages 17 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Oklahoma average establishment size of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.







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