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

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People with jobs in the oil and gas extraction industry had the highest average wages in Canadian County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Canadian County received an annual wage of $112,406 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in Oklahoma of $109,767 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $127,077.

Other top-pay jobs in Canadian County, Oklahoma exsists in cattle ranching and farming ($79,195), metal and mineral merchant wholesalers ($72,402), support activities for mining ($59,893) and electronic markets and agents and brokers ($59,386) 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.

Canadian County Wages have increased by 16.6% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Canadian County, Oklahoma by a total of 16.6%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Oklahoma and greater 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Canadian County, Oklahoma when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 9 percent lower than the with an state average of $32,677. The industry pay was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Canadian County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Canadian County, Oklahoma, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,629 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Canadian County

The Support activities for mining industry has added the most employment with 656 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 23.2 percent of the total employment growth in Canadian County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (656 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (209 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (202 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (139 new jobs)
5. Legal services (113 new jobs)

Of the 69 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 17 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 52 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Canadian County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 356 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 50.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Canadian County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (356 jobs lost)
2. Home health care services (88 jobs lost)
3. Investigation and security services (45 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (45 jobs lost)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (32 jobs lost)

Canadian County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for animal production industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 394.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Canadian County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry took a loss of 24.2 percent. The Support activities for animal production industry in Canadian County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 9.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for animal production (394.1 percent gain)
2. Other support services (303.1 percent gain)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (259.8 percent gain)
4. Support activities for mining (192.3 percent gain)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (160.0 percent gain)

Canadian County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Investigation and security services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 63.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry reported a gain of 20.2 percent. The losses in the Investigation and security services industry in Canadian County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 7.7 percent in terms of employees in the Investigation and security services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Investigation and security services (63.6 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (53.9 percent decline)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (50.3 percent decline)
4. Private households (42.5 percent decline)
5. Home health care services (37.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 9.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Oklahoma, which went through a gain of 0.7 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States 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.

Canadian County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 87 4-digit NAICS industries, 34 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 52 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Canadian County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 325 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 24.0 percent of the total growth in Canadian County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (325 new jobs)
2. Employment services (163 new jobs)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (97 new jobs)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (74 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (69 new jobs)

In Canadian County, Oklahoma, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,067 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Canadian County

The Automobile dealers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 30 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Automobile dealers industry make up 9.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Canadian County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (30 jobs lost)
2. Home health care services (28 jobs lost)
3. Residential building construction (25 jobs lost)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (22 jobs lost)
5. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (19 jobs lost)

Canadian County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 177.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Canadian County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry felt a gain of 7.2 percent. The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Canadian County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (177.0 percent gain)
2. Warehousing and storage (133.3 percent gain)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (132.9 percent gain)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (132.3 percent gain)
5. Unclassified (100.0 percent gain)

Canadian County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other motor vehicle dealers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 53.8 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry reported a gain of 1.3 percent. The losses in the Other motor vehicle dealers industry in Canadian County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.9 percent in terms of employment in the Other motor vehicle dealers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other motor vehicle dealers (53.8 percent decline)
2. Office administrative services (39.8 percent decline)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (36.2 percent decline)
4. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (32.6 percent decline)
5. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (27.5 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 5.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Oklahoma, which saw a gain of 3.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States 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 Canadian County, Oklahoma

While the median household income saw a decline in the last five year in Canadian County, Oklahoma, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median income was the Asian category. This group felt a decline of 47.2 percent since 2000. The White Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Canadian County, encountering a 3.7 percent decline in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

Hispanic headed households in Canadian County, Oklahoma reported a median household income of $50,257, this median household income is 5.5 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 46.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $28,438. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $69,225. This median is 30.2 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Canadian County reported an income level of $43,251, this median was 18.6 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Canadian County, Oklahoma White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $53,732 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.1 percent greater than the median in 2000.

The poverty rate in Canadian County, Oklahoma has increased by 0.3 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 7.9 percent to 8.2 percent.

The median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $50,527, posting a 5 percent decline. Canadian County, Oklahoma, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 8 of 9 counties in percent of decline for household income in Oklahoma. Canadian County ranks 471 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median income level for the United States.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Canadian County reported a relatively high median income for households of $53,164 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 26.5 percent higher than the median income in State of Oklahoma of $39,078 and this is 7.6 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Canadian County, Oklahoma may be understood as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 7.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 22.8 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Canadian County, reporting 13 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

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

Higher Education in Canadian County, Oklahoma

Since the year 2000, Canadian has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 5.4 percent to a total of 26.2 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the State of Oklahoma percent of 22.4 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Canadian County, Oklahoma, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Canadian on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 22 percent (Men) versus 19.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 36 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 4.8 percent. As reported in 2005, 26.8 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 5.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 25.6 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In Canadian County, Oklahoma as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 21.2 percent of the White Alone, 13.6 percent of Black or African American, 32.4 percent of the Asian alone and 9.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Canadian County, Oklahoma has a highly-educated working age population, with 20.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Canadian has a higher percent of population with this high education level 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.

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

Demographic Profile for Canadian County, Oklahoma

Canadian County, Oklahoma had a population that was estimated at 98,701 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 88,212. This growth denotes an increase of 11.9 percent. Canadian ranks 3 of 77 counties by growth in total population in Oklahoma and the county ranks 310 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When calculating the total land area, Canadian spans a total area of 900 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average area density of 110 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Franklin, NC (111 per sq. mile ), Knox, OH (111 per sq. mile ), Orleans, NY (111 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lauderdale, MS (110 per sq. mile ), Pulaski, VA (109 per sq. mile ), Steuben, IN (109 per sq. mile ).

Canadian County, Oklahoma has a population base that is comprised of 83.7 percent White, 2.3 percent African American, 2.4 percent Asian, and 4.8 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 9.5 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Canadian has increased the percent of minority population when 8.4 percent of the total population were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Canadian from outside the country. The immigration into Canadian accounts for 1.3 percent of the total migration into the State of Oklahoma. This percent of international migration is medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Canadian County, Oklahoma to be 36.4 years old. The median age in Canadian is less than the median age for the State of Oklahoma of 36.5. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 35.6 years of age. With a total of 23.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Canadian can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 65.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 10.3 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.

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

Housing Report for Canadian County, Oklahoma

In Canadian County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 38,271 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 3,441 residential structures since 2001, a change of 9.9 percent.

Canadian County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $108,800, accounted by the American Community Survey. This value is greater than the overall State of Oklahoma 2005 home median value of $89,100 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

Canadian County is made up of a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 0.4 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Canadian County, Oklahoma have seen large increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $24,200, or 28.6 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $84,600.

The State of Oklahoma, Canadian County ranks 2 of 77 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 307 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Canadian County, Oklahoma. In 2005, 61.7 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Canadian County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 25.6 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 17.5 percent in the year 2005.

Mining in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Canadian County, increasing in size by 110.2 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.7 percent. The State of Oklahoma went through a industry job change of 25.7 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Canadian County. The industry lost a total of 1,217 jobs, or 27.6 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 58.8 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Canadian County. In the County, the industry averages 45 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the Oklahoma average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Canadian County, Mining, Utilities and Arts, entertainment, and recreation have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining industry has an LQ of 8.89. The percent of employment in the Mining sector is 8.89 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Canadian may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.

In Canadian County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 17.5 percent of the total county employment. This totals 3,193 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 17.2 and 11.4 percent of industry employment.





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