In Kiowa County, jobs in the specialized freight trucking pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the specialized freight trucking industry had the highest average wages in Kiowa County for 2006. The average industry job in Kiowa County earned an annual wage of $33,977 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage in Oklahoma of $37,006 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $36,645.

Other top-pay jobs in Kiowa County, Oklahoma are present in offices of dentists ($29,068), offices of physicians ($28,604), other professional and technical services ($24,400) and depository credit intermediation ($23,291) 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.

Kiowa County Wages have increased by 31.4% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Kiowa County, Oklahoma by a total of 31.4%. 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.

Kiowa County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Kiowa County

The Health and personal care stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 6 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Health and personal care stores industry makes up 47.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Kiowa County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (6 new jobs)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (4 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (30 new jobs)
4. Automobile dealers (30 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (18 new jobs)

In Kiowa County, Oklahoma, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 325 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Out of the 12 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 7 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 5 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Kiowa County

The Depository credit intermediation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 41 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 49.4 percent of the total job loss in Kiowa County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (41 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (23 jobs lost)
3. Other professional and technical services (12 jobs lost)
4. Legal services (3 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (2 jobs lost)

Kiowa County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Health and personal care stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 24.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Kiowa County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oklahoma, where the industry took a gain of 10.7 percent. The Health and personal care stores industry in Kiowa County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 2.6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (24.6 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (24.5 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (4.0 percent gain)
4. Offices of physicians (3.8 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (1.1 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 17.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Oklahoma, which experienced a gain of 0.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Kiowa County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Depository credit intermediation industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 41.7 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry reported a gain of 5.7 percent. The losses in the Depository credit intermediation industry in Kiowa County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 6 in percent of jobs in the Depository credit intermediation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (41.7 percent decline)
2. Other professional and technical services (27.1 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (26.9 percent decline)
4. Legal services (24.2 percent decline)
5. Offices of dentists (7.7 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.

Kiowa County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Kiowa County

Given the industries in the area, the Child day care services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 16 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Child day care services industry make up 40.0 percent of the total job loss in Kiowa County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (16 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (10 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (5 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (4 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (2 jobs lost)

In Kiowa County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 142 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Kiowa County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 7 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 66.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Kiowa County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (7 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (2 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (5 new jobs)
4. Child day care services (582 new jobs)
5. Employment services (571 new jobs)

From the 14 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 7 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 5 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Kiowa County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Child day care services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 50 percent from 2005 (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 gain of 1.4 percent. The losses in the Child day care services industry in Kiowa County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.9 percent in terms of employees in the Child day care services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (50 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (36.4 percent decline)
3. Health and personal care stores (25.9 percent decline)
4. Legal services (13.8 percent decline)
5. Limited-service eating places (8.2 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 8.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Oklahoma, which went through a gain of 3.0 percent from 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.

Kiowa County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 29.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Kiowa County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oklahoma, where this industry saw a loss of 0.3 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Kiowa County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 2.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (29.0 percent gain)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (25.0 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (5.6 percent gain)
4. Grocery stores (3.3 percent gain)
5. Offices of dentists (1.7 percent gain)





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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 Kiowa County, Oklahoma

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Kiowa County accounted a relatively low median income for all households of $30,482 (2005 Dollars). This median is 28.2 percent lower than the median in Oklahoma of $39,078 and the income level is 61.2 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Kiowa County, Oklahoma may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 19.3 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 37.4 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Kiowa County, reporting 28.1 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 47.2 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $16,088. In Kiowa County, Oklahoma White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $31,553 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 3.5 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Kiowa County, Oklahoma , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $27,300, this median household income is 10.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Kiowa County had a median income of $25,988, which was 14.7 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Kiowa County, Oklahoma

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 36.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Kiowa have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 15.2 percent (Men) versus 14.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 36.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Kiowa County, Oklahoma can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 14.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Kiowa 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 US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Kiowa County, Oklahoma as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 16 percent of the White Alone, 2 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 11.2 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 Kiowa County, Oklahoma

Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Kiowa internationally. The international migration into Kiowa accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Oklahoma. This amount of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Kiowa County, Oklahoma has a population that is comprised of 78.1 percent White, 4.7 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 8.5 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 13.6 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Kiowa has increased the percent of minority population when 11.7 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Kiowa County, Oklahoma to be 42.5 years old. The median age in Kiowa is greater than the median age for the State of Oklahoma of 36.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 40.9 years of age. With a total of 21.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Kiowa can be understood as having a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59.1 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 19 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Kiowa County, Oklahoma had a population of 9,848 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 10,206. The decline denotes a decrease of -3.5 percent. Kiowa ranks 64 of 77 counties by growth in total population in Oklahoma and the county ranks 2,601 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In terms of total land area, Kiowa covers a total land area of 1015 square miles. The land areas has a very low average population density of 10 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Adams, IA (10 per sq. mile ), Sevier, UT (10 per sq. mile ), Tensas, LA (10 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Archer, TX (10 per sq. mile ), Red Lake, MN (10 per sq. mile ), Putnam, MO (10 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Kiowa County, Oklahoma

In Kiowa County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 5,330 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 12 residential units since 2001, or 0.2 percent.

When compared to other counties in Oklahoma, Kiowa County ranks 76 of 77 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,995 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

There seems to be a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Kiowa County, Oklahoma. In 2000, 98 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Kiowa County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $34,600, accounted by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall Oklahoma 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $70,700 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Kiowa County, Retail Trade, Mining, and the Wholesale trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 15.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 251 people employed. The Mining and Wholesale trade industries total 8.5 and 8.3 percent of total employment, respectively.

Kiowa County is ranked number 59 of 78 Counties in the State of Oklahoma according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 56 of 78 Counties.

Mining has a largest number of employee per establishment in Kiowa County. In the County, the industry averages 24 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the Oklahoma average of 15 for the Mining industry.

The Health care and social assistance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Kiowa County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 25.7 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

In Kiowa County, Mining, Utilities and Other services, except public administration have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 16.84. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 16.84 times greater than the national average, signifying that Kiowa may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.

Mining in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Kiowa County, increasing in size by 85.5 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.7 percent. The State of Oklahoma encountered a change in industry employment of 25.7 percent, in the last 5 years.





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