In Comanche County, jobs in the printing and related support activities pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the printing and related support activities industry had the highest average wages in Comanche County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Comanche County earned an annual wage of $110,755 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Oklahoma of $31,981 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $40,464.

Other high-paying jobs in Comanche County, Oklahoma can be found in scientific research and development services ($109,981), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($71,317), insurance carriers ($58,313) and computer systems design and related services ($49,224) 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.

Comanche County Wages have increased by 23.2% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Comanche County, Oklahoma by a total of 23.2%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Comanche County, Oklahoma when analyzed can be described as medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 16.4 percent lower than the with an state average 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.

Comanche County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Comanche County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 221.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Comanche County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where this industry saw a gain of 27.9 percent. The Cattle ranching and farming industry in Comanche County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 14.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (221.7 percent gain)
2. Home health care services (210.7 percent gain)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (156.3 percent gain)
4. Investigation and security services (152.8 percent gain)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (149.2 percent gain)

Comanche County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Business support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 89.5 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 gain of 17.5 percent. The losses in the Business support services industry in Comanche County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.8 percent in terms of employment in the Business support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (89.5 percent decline)
2. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (63.4 percent decline)
3. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (53 percent decline)
4. Travel arrangement and reservation services (46.7 percent decline)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (37.5 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 7.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is 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 felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Of the 88 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 46 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 42 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Comanche County

The Business support services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 357 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Business support services industry make up 18.7 percent of the total job loss in Comanche County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (357 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (200 jobs lost)
3. Computer systems design and related services (135 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (124 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (117 jobs lost)

In Comanche County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,994 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Comanche County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Department stores industry has grown the most with 341 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Department stores industry makes up 11.5 percent of the total growth in Comanche County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (341 new jobs)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (341 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (248 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (237 new jobs)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (223 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.

Comanche County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Comanche County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Management and technical consulting services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 138 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Management and technical consulting services industry make up 17.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Comanche County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (138 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (62 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (54 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (45 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (39 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Comanche County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Community care facilities for the elderly industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 241 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Community care facilities for the elderly industry makes up 17.1 percent of the total employment growth in Comanche County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (241 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (181 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (122 new jobs)
4. Nonresidential building construction (95 new jobs)
5. Support activities for air transportation (75 new jobs)

In Comanche County, Oklahoma, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 79 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Of the 104 4-digit NAICS industries, 47 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 54 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

The total number of jobs has increased by 0.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Oklahoma, which experienced a gain of 3.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Comanche County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Community care facilities for the elderly industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 183.3 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Comanche County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oklahoma, where the industry felt a gain of 12.1 percent. The Community care facilities for the elderly industry in Comanche County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (183.3 percent gain)
2. Land subdivision (105.3 percent gain)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (98.8 percent gain)
4. Utility system construction (91.4 percent gain)
5. Taxi and limousine service (72.5 percent gain)

Comanche County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 51.7 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 felt a loss of 0.6 percent. The losses in the Management and technical consulting services industry in Comanche County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 9.5 in percent of workers in the Management and technical consulting services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (51.7 percent decline)
2. Scientific research and development services (45.6 percent decline)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (38.3 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (30.5 percent decline)
5. Outpatient care centers (30.3 percent decline)





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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 Comanche County, Oklahoma

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Comanche County, Oklahoma can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 15.6 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 31 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Comanche County, reporting 24.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Comanche County was reported to have a medium-high median income for all households of $39,624 (2005 Dollars). This median is 1.4 percent higher than the median in State of Oklahoma of $39,078 and the median is 24 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The rate of poverty in Comanche County, Oklahoma has increased by 2.3 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 15.6 percent to 17.9 percent.

As the median income level saw a growth during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Comanche County, Oklahoma, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest growth in median income was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced an increase of 8.2 percent in the last five years. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income growth in Comanche County, seeing a 15.7 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

The median household income has increased a small amount from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has increased to $39,883, which represents a 0.7 percent growth. Comanche County, Oklahoma, when comparing total percent of growth, ranks 1 of 1 counties in percent of growth for median household income in the State of Oklahoma. Comanche County ranks 100 of 119 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of growth in median household income in the United States.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 12.2 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $34,793. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Comanche County reported an income level of $29,616, this was 25.3 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic in Comanche County, Oklahoma recorded a median income of $33,256, this income level is 16.1 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Comanche County, Oklahoma White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,511 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 7.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $42,160. This median income level is 6.4 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

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

Higher Education in Comanche County, Oklahoma

In Comanche County, Oklahoma as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 21.4 percent of the White Alone, 11.6 percent of Black or African American, 23 percent of the Asian alone and 11.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Comanche County, Oklahoma has a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 19.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Comanche counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations 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.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has decreased by 0.4 percent. By 2005, 19.6 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has decreased by a total of 4.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 13.6 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

From the year 2000, Comanche has decreased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has declined by 2.8 percent to a total of 16.4 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the 2005 State of Oklahoma percent of 22.4 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Comanche County, Oklahoma, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 37.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Comanche have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 20.2 percent (Men) versus 18 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 32.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

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

Demographic Profile for Comanche County, Oklahoma

Since 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Comanche internationally. The international migration into Comanche accounts for 1.4 percent of the total international migration into the State of Oklahoma. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

By measuring total land area, Comanche covers a total land area of 1069 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low average population density of 105 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Greene, TN (105 per sq. mile ), Pickaway, OH (106 per sq. mile ), Fulton, OH (106 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Hoke, NC (105 per sq. mile ), Union, OH (105 per sq. mile ), Larimer, CO (105 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Comanche County, Oklahoma to be 32.0 years old. The median in Comanche is less than the median in Oklahoma of 36.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 29.9 years of age. With 27.7 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Comanche can be described as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.7 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 10.6 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Comanche County, Oklahoma has a population that is made up of 60.7 percent White, 18.2 percent African American, 2 percent Asian, and 9.1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 29.3 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Comanche has stayed the same the percent of minority population when 29.3 percent of the population were minorities.

Comanche County, Oklahoma had a total estimated population of 112,429 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 114,624. The decline represents a decrease of -1.9 percent. Comanche ranks 77 of 77 counties by growth in total population in Oklahoma and the county ranks 3,074 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

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

Housing Report for Comanche County, Oklahoma

The owner-occupied dwellings in Comanche County, Oklahoma have moderate increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $12,800, or 17.9 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $71,600.

Comanche County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $84,400, published by the American Community Survey. This value is less than the Oklahoma 2005 median home value of $89,100 and less than home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

The State of Oklahoma, Comanche County places 57 of 77 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,592 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Comanche County, there were a total of 46,096 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 485 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.1 percent.

Comanche County has a small, but present proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 0.1 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Comanche County, Oklahoma. In 2005, 74.1 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Comanche County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 18.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 5,103 people employed. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services industries make up 14.2 and 13.7 percent of industry employment.

Other services, except public administration since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Comanche County. The sector faced a loss of 150 employees during the period, or 12.7 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 33.4 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Comanche County, with the industry averaging 66 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the State of Oklahoma establishments size average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.

Educational services is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Comanche County, with an employment growth of 66.1 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 13.8 percent. The State of Oklahoma went through a industry job change of 12 percent, from 2001 to 2005.









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