In Dewey County, jobs in the support activities for mining pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the support activities for mining industry paid the average highest wages in Dewey County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Dewey County was paid an annual wage of $44,190 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage in Oklahoma of $56,759 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $64,588.

Top-pay jobs in Dewey County, Oklahoma may be found in depository credit intermediation ($34,744), gasoline stations ($10,048), oilseed and grain farming (.) and vegetable and melon farming (.) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Dewey County Wages have increased by 30.8% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Dewey County, Oklahoma by a total of 30.8%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of 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.

Dewey 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 Dewey County, Oklahoma when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 20.5 percent lower than the with an state average of $32,677. The overall industry wage 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.

Dewey County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Dewey County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 66.3 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Oklahoma, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 3.7 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Dewey County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 6.8 percent in terms of employees in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (66.3 percent decline)
2. Professional and similar organizations (43.7 percent decline)
3. Depository credit intermediation (33.1 percent decline)
4. Business support services (31.8 percent decline)
5. Other motor vehicle dealers (27.4 percent decline)

Dewey County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 101.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Dewey County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oklahoma, where this industry saw a loss of 7.6 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Dewey County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 6.4 percent in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (101.8 percent gain)
2. Depository credit intermediation (4.9 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 19.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Oklahoma, experiencing a gain of 0.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Dewey County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Depository credit intermediation industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 70 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 23.1 percent of the total job loss in Dewey County, Oklahoma.

Top 2 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (70 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (68 jobs lost)

In Dewey County, Oklahoma, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 119 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.









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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.

Dewey County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Dewey County

The Depository credit intermediation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 0 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up . percent of the total employment decline in Dewey County, Oklahoma.

Top 3 Industries
1. Support activities for road transportation (57 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (56 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (50 jobs lost)

In Dewey County, Oklahoma, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 36 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.





Dewey County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 8.5 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Dewey County has expanded slower than the industry job growth experienced in Oklahoma, where the industry took a gain of 22.2 percent. The Support activities for mining industry in Dewey County lagged behind the national average, which felt a gained 17.8 percent in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (8.5 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (7.5 percent gain)
3. Depository credit intermediation (4.3 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 5.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of 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 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 Dewey County, Oklahoma

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Dewey County, Oklahoma can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 15.0 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 43.7 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Dewey County, with 28.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Dewey County had a median income of $17,062, this was 48.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $148,950. This median income level is 351.9 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Dewey County, Oklahoma White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $33,501 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.6 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic in Dewey County, Oklahoma reported a median household income of $32,663, this median is 0.9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 73 percent greater than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $57,038.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Dewey County reported a relatively low household income of $32,961 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 18.6 percent lower than the median in Oklahoma of $39,078 and the income level is 49.1 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 Dewey County, Oklahoma

Dewey County, Oklahoma may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 16.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Dewey has 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Dewey County, Oklahoma, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 40 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Dewey have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 18 percent (Men) versus 15.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 41.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Dewey County, Oklahoma as reported in the 2000 Census, 17.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 1.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Dewey County, Oklahoma

Dewey County, Oklahoma has a population that is comprised of 90.2 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 3.2 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 3.5 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Dewey has increased the percent of minority population when 2.9 percent of the population were minorities.

Since 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Dewey from another country. The international migration into Dewey totals 0.1 percent of all immigration into Oklahoma. This percent of international migration is medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Dewey County, Oklahoma had a population that was estimated at 4,568 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 4,714. The decline shows a decrease of -3.1 percent. Dewey ranks 53 of 77 counties by growth in total population in Oklahoma and the county ranks 2,216 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 Dewey County, Oklahoma to be 45.1 years of age. The median age in Dewey is greater than the median age in Oklahoma of 36.5. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 43.0 years of age. With 19.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Dewey can be understood as being made up of a relatively low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59.2 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 21 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively high percent of the population.

When calculating the total land area, Dewey covers a total land area of 1000 square miles. This area has a very low density of 5 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Benson, ND (5 per sq. mile ), Custer, SD (5 per sq. mile ), Kearny, KS (5 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Shoshone, ID (5 per sq. mile ), Churchill, NV (5 per sq. mile ), Huerfano, CO (5 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Dewey County, Oklahoma

In Dewey County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 2,471 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 29 homes since 2001, or 1.2 percent.

Dewey County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $38,000, according to the Decennial Census. This value is less than the State of Oklahoma 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $70,700 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

Throughout the State of Oklahoma, Dewey County is positioned 49 of 77 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,519 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There seems to be a abundant amount of real estate that is affordable in Dewey County, Oklahoma. In 2000, 98.3 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Dewey County, Finance and insurance, Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Finance and insurance sector has a United State LQ of 2.16. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Finance and insurance sector is 2.16 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Dewey County may specialize, or be an exporter of Finance and insurance.

The Mining industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Dewey County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 7.6 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

Health care and social assistance has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Dewey County, with a job growth of 120.7 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 10.6 percent. The State of Oklahoma had changed in sector employment of 9.1 percent, since the year 2001.

Accommodation and food services has the largest businesses in Dewey County. The industry averages 10 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 19 and less than the State of Oklahoma typical size of 19 for the Accommodation and food services industry.

In Dewey County, Retail Trade, Finance and insurance, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 28.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 197 jobs. The Finance and insurance and Health care and social assistance industries total 11.5 and 9.2 percent of all employment.







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