In Grant County, jobs in the utility system construction pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the utility system construction industry wages were the highest in Grant County for 2006. The average industry job in Grant County earned an annual wage of $42,027 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Oklahoma of $36,934 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $48,011.

Top-pay jobs in Grant County, Oklahoma may be found in depository credit intermediation ($32,989), oil and gas extraction ($22,345), support activities for mining ($20,881) and general freight trucking ($19,522) 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.

Grant County Wages have increased by 35.1% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Grant County, Oklahoma by a total of 35.1%. This is greater 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.

Grant 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 Grant County, Oklahoma when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 13.1 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $32,677. The average pay 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.

Grant County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Grant County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Oil and gas extraction industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Oil and gas extraction industry makes up -0.1 percent of the growth in Grant County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (205 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (144 new jobs)
3. Support activities for mining (128 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (116 new jobs)

In Grant County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 5 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.





Grant County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Grocery stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 50.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry felt a loss of 14.7 percent. The losses in the Grocery stores industry in Grant County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.5 in percent of jobs in the Grocery stores industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Grocery stores (50.6 percent decline)
2. Depository credit intermediation (15.1 percent decline)
3. Oil and gas extraction (6.3 percent decline)
4. Support activities for mining (5.8 percent decline)

Grant County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Health and personal care stores industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 340.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Grant County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oklahoma, where the industry took a gain of 10.7 percent. The Health and personal care stores industry in Grant County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.6 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (340.3 percent gain)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (318.0 percent gain)
3. Nonresidential building construction (169.5 percent gain)
4. General freight trucking (160.0 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (150.6 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 0.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less 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 less 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.

Grant County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Grant County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Oil and gas extraction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 3 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Oil and gas extraction industry makes up 111.1 percent of the total growth in Grant County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (3 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (27 new jobs)

In Grant County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 29 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Grant County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for mining industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 43 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Support activities for mining industry make up 79.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Grant County, Oklahoma.

Top 1 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (43 jobs lost)



Grant County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Oil and gas extraction industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 28.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Grant County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where this industry saw a gain of 15.2 percent. The Oil and gas extraction industry in Grant County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.8 percent.

Top 1 Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (28.6 percent gain)

Grant County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for mining industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 53.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Oklahoma, where the it saw a gain of 22.2 percent. The losses in the Support activities for mining industry in Grant County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 17.8 in percent of workers in the Support activities for mining industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (53.3 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (23 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 3.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Oklahoma, which experienced a gain of 3.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US 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 Grant County, Oklahoma

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $27,788. This income level is 18 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. In Grant County, Oklahoma White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $34,231 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 59.6 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $54,113. Hispanic headed households in Grant County, Oklahoma , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $14,260, which is 57.9 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Grant County had a median income of $26,325, which was 22.4 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Grant County reported a relatively low median income for households of $33,903 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 15.3 percent lower than the median in Oklahoma of $39,078 and the median household income is 44.9 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Grant County, Oklahoma can be considered to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 13.7 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 35.7 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Grant County, with 32.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Grant County, Oklahoma

In Grant County, Oklahoma as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 16.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 22.2 percent of the Asian alone and 34.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Grant County, Oklahoma is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 16.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Grant counted a lower 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.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Grant County, Oklahoma, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 38.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Grant have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 18 percent (Men) versus 14.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 39.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Grant County, Oklahoma

By measuring total land area, Grant spans a total of 1001 square miles. The county has a very low average area density of 5 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities 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 ).

Since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Grant from another country. The international migration into Grant accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Oklahoma. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Grant County, Oklahoma had an estimated population of 4,779 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 5,130. The decline denotes a decrease of -6.8 percent. Grant ranks 63 of 77 counties when analyzing total population change in Oklahoma and the county ranks 2,589 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Grant County, Oklahoma has a population that is comprised of 93.9 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 2.2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 2.6 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Grant has increased in diversity when 2.2 percent of the people were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Grant County, Oklahoma to be 44.4 years old. The median age in Grant is greater than the median age in Oklahoma of 36.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 41.5 years old. With a total of 20.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Grant can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 58.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 20.3 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.

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

Housing Report for Grant County, Oklahoma

In the State of Oklahoma, Grant County ranks 66 of 77 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,773 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Grant County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $36,300, published by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall Oklahoma 2000 median home value of $70,700 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

There is a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Grant County, Oklahoma. In 2000, 96.7 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Grant County, the census reported 2,652 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 19 residential structures since 2001, a change of 0.7 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Finance and insurance has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Grant County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 14.5 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Grant County, with the industry averaging 16 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and less than the State of Oklahoma establishments size average of 18 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

In Grant County, Transportation and Warehousing, Wholesale trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Transportation and Warehousing is the largest employment industry and makes up 15.6 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 117 jobs. The Wholesale trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 12.8 and 12.5 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Grant County, changing a total of 92.3 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of Oklahoma experienced a change in employment in the sector of -14.9 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Grant County, Mining, Transportation and Warehousing and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining industry has an LQ of 24.22. The percent of employment in the Mining sector is 24.22 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Grant specializes in Mining.







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