In Craig County, jobs in the offices of dentists pay the highest wages

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Employment in the offices of dentists industry wages were the highest in Craig County for 2006. The average industry job in Craig County was paid an annual wage of $44,969 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Oklahoma of $37,977 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $40,482.

Top-pay jobs in Craig County, Oklahoma are present in automobile dealers ($40,634), offices of other health practitioners ($32,838), other specialty trade contractors ($28,781) and depository credit intermediation ($28,491) 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.

Craig County Wages have increased by 11.6% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Craig County, Oklahoma by a total of 11.6%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Oklahoma and less 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Craig County, Oklahoma when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 26 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $32,677. The average industry wage was less 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.

Craig County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 13 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 8 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Craig County, Oklahoma, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 112 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Craig County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Depository credit intermediation industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 52 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 45.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Craig County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (52 new jobs)
2. Traveler accommodation (16 new jobs)
3. Automobile dealers (14 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (13 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (12 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Craig County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Residential mental health facilities industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 169 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Residential mental health facilities industry make up 54.7 percent of the total job loss in Craig County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (169 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (117 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (8 jobs lost)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (7 jobs lost)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (7 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has decreased by 2.7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Oklahoma, which experienced a gain of 0.7 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Craig County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Child day care services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 156.5 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Craig County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry took a gain of 14.3 percent. The Child day care services industry in Craig County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 7.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (156.5 percent gain)
2. Traveler accommodation (83.1 percent gain)
3. Depository credit intermediation (41.3 percent gain)
4. Offices of dentists (23.0 percent gain)
5. Automobile dealers (22.9 percent gain)

Craig County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 61.8 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Oklahoma, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 4.2 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Craig County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 11 in percent of jobs in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (61.8 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (55.4 percent decline)
3. Residential mental health facilities (41.8 percent decline)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (37.3 percent decline)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (15.2 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.

Craig County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Craig County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 47 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 41.9 percent of the total growth in Craig County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (47 new jobs)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (16 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (16 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (12 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (10 new jobs)

From the 16 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 8 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 8 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Craig County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 53 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 74.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Craig County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (53 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (10 jobs lost)
3. Legal services (4 jobs lost)
4. Offices of dentists (1 jobs lost)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (44 jobs lost)

In Craig County, Oklahoma, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 89 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total industry employment has increased by 2.3 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than growth in Oklahoma, which went through a gain of 3.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Craig County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 228.6 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Craig County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oklahoma, where it saw a gain of 9.6 percent. The Offices of other health practitioners industry in Craig County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (228.6 percent gain)
2. Child day care services (96.7 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (23.8 percent gain)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (15.6 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (8.1 percent gain)

Craig County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 69.8 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 2.4 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Craig County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.1 percent in terms of employment in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (69.8 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (36 percent decline)
3. Legal services (10.6 percent decline)
4. Other general merchandise stores (5.9 percent decline)
5. Offices of dentists (5.1 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 Craig County, Oklahoma

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Craig County, Oklahoma can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 13.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 28.9 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Craig County, with 20.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 4.3 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $37,816. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $21,938. This income level is 39.5 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Craig County, Oklahoma White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $35,580 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.9 percent less than the median income in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Craig County had a median household income level of $38,610, this was 6.5 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic headed households in Craig County, Oklahoma , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $29,250, this median household income is 19.3 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

Compared to counties across the United States, Craig County accounted a medium-low median household income of $36,266 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 7.8 percent lower than the median in Oklahoma of $39,078 and this is 35.5 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Craig County, Oklahoma

Craig County, Oklahoma has a less-educated working age population, with 10.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Craig was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Oklahoma's proportion of 20.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Craig County, Oklahoma, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 41.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Craig have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 10.4 percent (Men) versus 10.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 40.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Craig County, Oklahoma according the 2000 Decennial Census, 10.6 percent of the White Alone, 8.8 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 21.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Craig County, Oklahoma

Since 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Craig from outside the country. The immigration into Craig makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Oklahoma. This percent of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Craig County, Oklahoma has a population that is comprised of 69 percent White, 3.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 5.0 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Craig has increased in diversity when 4.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Craig County, Oklahoma to be 40.3 years old. The median in Craig is greater than the median in Oklahoma of 36.5. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 39.2 years of age. With 22.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Craig can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.7 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 15.6 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

When measuring the total land area, Craig extends a total area of 761 square miles. This area has a very low population density of 20 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Jackson, WI (20 per sq. mile ), Dent, MO (20 per sq. mile ), Bates, MO (20 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Van Buren, TN (20 per sq. mile ), Lyon, IA (20 per sq. mile ), Madison, LA (20 per sq. mile ).

Craig County, Oklahoma had a population of 15,078 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 14,955. This growth denotes an increase of 0.8 percent. Craig ranks 38 of 77 counties when calculating total change in population for Oklahoma and the county ranks 1,760 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 Craig County, Oklahoma

In Craig County, there were a total of 6,563 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 65 housing units since the year 2001, or 1 percent.

Craig County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $52,100, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the Oklahoma 2000 home median value of $70,700 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

The State of Oklahoma, Craig County ranks 60 of 77 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,627 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

There is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Craig County, Oklahoma. In 2000, 92.2 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Craig County, increasing by 84.2 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.3 percent. The State of Oklahoma experienced a sector employment shift of 2.5 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Craig 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 18.2 percent of the total county employment. This totals 714 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 16.7 and 11.4 percent of industry employment.

The Health care and social assistance has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Craig County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 13.6 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Craig County. In the County, the industry averages 40 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Oklahoma average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Craig County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.42. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.42 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Craig specializes in Manufacturing.







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