In Cherokee County, jobs in the computer systems design and related services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the computer systems design and related services industry reported the top wages in Cherokee County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Cherokee County was paid an annual wage of $48,052 in 2006. The average wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of Oklahoma of $54,585 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $80,588.

Other top-pay jobs in Cherokee County, Oklahoma exsists in offices of dentists ($40,064), offices of physicians ($39,033), professional and similar organizations ($34,504) and other specialty trade contractors ($28,318) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Cherokee County Wages have increased by 23.9% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Cherokee County, Oklahoma by a total of 23.9%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Oklahoma and greater 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.

Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, Oklahoma when analyzed can be described as very low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 39.3 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $32,677. The overall industry wage 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.

Cherokee County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Cherokee County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Home health care services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 50.9 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Oklahoma, where the it saw a gain of 37.8 percent. The losses in the Home health care services industry in Cherokee County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 36.8 percent in terms of employees in the Home health care services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (50.9 percent decline)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (42.9 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (30.1 percent decline)
4. Office administrative services (27.3 percent decline)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (18.4 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Oklahoma, which went through a gain of 0.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Cherokee County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 122.2 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Cherokee County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry took a loss of 6.2 percent. The Unclassified industry in Cherokee County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.7 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (122.2 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (117.2 percent gain)
3. Health and personal care stores (85.7 percent gain)
4. Offices of dentists (85.4 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (54.6 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cherokee County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Home health care services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 128 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Home health care services industry make up 46.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (128 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (51 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (30 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (20 jobs lost)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (14 jobs lost)

In Cherokee County, Oklahoma, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 474 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Of the 31 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 14 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 16 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cherokee County

The Offices of physicians industry has added the most employment with 50 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 22.2 percent of the total employment growth in Cherokee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (50 new jobs)
2. Health and personal care stores (44 new jobs)
3. Offices of dentists (39 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (39 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (11 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.

Cherokee County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Cherokee County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 36 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 25.3 percent of the total growth in Cherokee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (36 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (20 new jobs)
3. Traveler accommodation (11 new jobs)
4. Child day care services (10 new jobs)
5. Offices of dentists (9 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Cherokee County

The Nursing care facilities industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 28 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Nursing care facilities industry make up 23.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (28 jobs lost)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (21 jobs lost)
3. Greenhouse and nursery production (16 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (9 jobs lost)
5. Other schools and instruction (8 jobs lost)

Out of the 42 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 19 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 22 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Cherokee County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 220 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Cherokee County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 81.8 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Cherokee County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where it saw a gain of 23.6 percent. The Unclassified industry in Cherokee County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (81.8 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (50.0 percent gain)
3. Traveler accommodation (31.1 percent gain)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (19.1 percent gain)
5. Lessors of real estate (19.0 percent gain)

Cherokee County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 52.6 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Oklahoma, where the it saw a gain of 2.7 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Cherokee County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 6.8 in percent of jobs in the Computer systems design and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (52.6 percent decline)
2. Other schools and instruction (26.4 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (20 percent decline)
4. Chemical merchant wholesalers (18.2 percent decline)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (15.2 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 3.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Oklahoma, experiencing a gain of 3.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt 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 Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 53.5 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $14,442. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $2,924. This median income level is 90.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic in Cherokee County, Oklahoma , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $36,563, which is 17.8 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Cherokee County, Oklahoma White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $31,950 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 2.9 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Cherokee County reported an income level of $29,048, this median was 6.4 percent less than the median income level in this area.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Cherokee County, Oklahoma can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 22.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 64.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Cherokee County, reporting 37.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Cherokee County had a relatively low median income for all households of $31,047 (2005 Dollars). This median is 25.9 percent lower than the median income in State of Oklahoma of $39,078 and the income level is 58.3 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Cherokee County, Oklahoma

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 30.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Cherokee have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 22.4 percent (Men) versus 21.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 29.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Cherokee County, Oklahoma according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 23.8 percent of the White Alone, 26.2 percent of Black or African American, 22.8 percent of the Asian alone and 10 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Cherokee County, Oklahoma can be considered to have a highly-educated working age population, with 22 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Cherokee is reported having 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 US proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Cherokee County, Oklahoma

In terms of total land area, Cherokee encompasses a total area of 751 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low average area density of 59 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Botetourt, VA (59 per sq. mile ), Newberry, SC (59 per sq. mile ), Obion, TN (59 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Chattahoochee, GA (59 per sq. mile ), Randolph, IN (59 per sq. mile ), Schuyler, NY (59 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Cherokee County, Oklahoma to be 31.7 years old. The median in Cherokee is less than the median age for the State of Oklahoma of 36.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen a decline in this median, when at that time it was 32.2 years old. With 23.7 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Cherokee 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-high presence of the population, with 63.9 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 12.4 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Estimated since the year 2000, a high number of individual migrated to the Cherokee internationally. The migration from outside the US into Cherokee accounts for 1.4 percent of the total migration into the State of Oklahoma. This percent of immigration can be considered high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Cherokee County, Oklahoma has a population that is comprised of 54.1 percent White, 1.5 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 5.4 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 7.3 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Cherokee has increased the percent of minority population when 5.7 percent of the people were minorities.

Cherokee County, Oklahoma had an estimated population of 44,671 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 42,675. This growth signifies an increase of 4.7 percent. Cherokee ranks 11 of 77 counties by growth in total population in Oklahoma and the county ranks 832 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Cherokee County, Oklahoma

In Cherokee County, the real estate market was made up of 20,695 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 816 homes since 2001, or 4.1 percent.

Cherokee County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $67,100, according to the Decennial Census. This is less than the State of Oklahoma 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $70,700 and less than home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. In 2000, 88.2 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

The State of Oklahoma, Cherokee County places 8 of 77 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,038 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Cherokee County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 12.4 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

Wholesale trade has the largest employers in Cherokee County, averaging 32 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 10 and greater than the Oklahoma establishments size average of 10 for the Wholesale trade industry.

In Cherokee County, Utilities, Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Utilities industry has an LQ of 2.57. The percent of employment in the Utilities sector is 2.57 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Cherokee County may specialize, or be an exporter of Utilities.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Cherokee County, increasing by 106.3 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.7 percent. The State of Oklahoma encountered a change in industry employment of 4.9 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Cherokee County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 23.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,583 individuals. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance industries make up 15.4 and 14.6 percent of all employment.

Cherokee County ranks 29 of 78 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Oklahoma by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 26 of 78 Counties.





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