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

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Individuals that are employed in the offices of dentists industry reported the top wages in Osage County for 2006. The average industry job in Osage County received a wage of $50,494 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay 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 Osage County, Oklahoma are present in other support services ($46,300), oil and gas extraction ($43,885), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($42,832) and architectural and engineering services ($39,550) 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.

Osage County Wages have increased by 40.1% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Osage County, Oklahoma by a total of 40.1%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Oklahoma and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Osage County, Oklahoma can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 25.4 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $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.

Osage County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Osage County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 57.1 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 reported a gain of 27.4 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Osage County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 17.4 in percent of jobs in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (57.1 percent decline)
2. Other professional and technical services (31.8 percent decline)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (28.1 percent decline)
4. Depository credit intermediation (27.9 percent decline)
5. Health and personal care stores (25.7 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 28.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Oklahoma, which experienced a gain of 0.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Osage County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other support services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 773.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Osage County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oklahoma, where the industry felt a gain of 23 percent. The Other support services industry in Osage County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 4.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (773.0 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (411.6 percent gain)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (391.7 percent gain)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (214.6 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (141.6 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Osage County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other support services industry has added the most employment with 162 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other support services industry makes up 21.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Osage County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (162 new jobs)
2. Oil and gas extraction (104 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (95 new jobs)
4. Support activities for mining (86 new jobs)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (63 new jobs)

In Osage County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 899 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Given the 29 4-digit NAICS industries, 12 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 17 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Osage County

Given the industries in the area, the Depository credit intermediation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 38 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 28.6 percent of the total employment decline in Osage County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (38 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (22 jobs lost)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (15 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (13 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (11 jobs lost)





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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.

Osage County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Osage County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 86.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Osage County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where it saw a gain of 9.7 percent. The Architectural and engineering services industry in Osage County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (86.4 percent gain)
2. Other support services (79.2 percent gain)
3. Private households (60.0 percent gain)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (44.2 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (38.9 percent gain)

Osage County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 64.3 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area 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 Osage 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 (64.3 percent decline)
2. Residential building construction (47.1 percent decline)
3. Nonresidential building construction (38.5 percent decline)
4. Depository credit intermediation (32.3 percent decline)
5. Other professional and technical services (21.1 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 11.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Oklahoma, which saw a gain of 3.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Given the 36 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 16 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 20 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Osage County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other support services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 81 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Other support services industry makes up 23.5 percent of the total employment growth in Osage County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (81 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (61 new jobs)
3. Oil and gas extraction (47 new jobs)
4. Support activities for mining (33 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (19 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Osage County

Given the industries in the area, the Depository credit intermediation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 47 jobs. The declines in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 38.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Osage County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (47 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (21 jobs lost)
3. Residential building construction (14 jobs lost)
4. Utility system construction (11 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (5 jobs lost)

In Osage County, Oklahoma, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 412 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 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.

Income and Poverty in Osage County, Oklahoma

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Osage County reported a median household income of $34,819, which was 13.7 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Osage County, Oklahoma White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $40,873 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 17.2 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $47,273. Hispanic headed households in Osage County, Oklahoma recorded a median income of $33,345, this median household income is 17.3 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $41,925. This household income level is 3.9 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Osage County, Oklahoma can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 13.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 29.8 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Osage County, having 21.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Osage County accounted a medium-high median household income of $40,338 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 3.1 percent higher than the median in Oklahoma of $39,078 and the income level is 21.8 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 Osage County, Oklahoma

In Osage County, Oklahoma as reported in the 2000 Census, 14 percent of the White Alone, 22.2 percent of Black or African American, 38.4 percent of the Asian alone and 9.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Osage County, Oklahoma may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 14.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Osage was reported to have 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 national average of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Osage County, Oklahoma, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 36.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Osage have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 14.6 percent (Men) versus 14.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 36.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Osage County, Oklahoma

When calculating the total land area, Osage spans a total of 2251 square miles. The land areas has a very low population density of 20 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, 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 ).

Osage County, Oklahoma has a population that is comprised of 66.3 percent White, 10.9 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 2.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 13.5 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Osage has increased the percent of minority makeup when 13.1 percent of the population were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Osage County, Oklahoma to be 39.9 years of age. The median in Osage is greater than the median age in Oklahoma of 36.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 38.2 years old. With 22.2 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Osage can be described as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 64.5 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 13.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Osage County, Oklahoma had a population that was estimated at 45,416 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 44,555. This growth shows an increase of 1.9 percent. Osage ranks 24 of 77 counties by growth in total population in Oklahoma and the county ranks 1,156 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

From 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Osage from outside the country. The immigration into Osage makes up 0.3 percent of all immigration into Oklahoma. This amount of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Osage County, Oklahoma

When compared to other counties in Oklahoma, Osage County ranks 10 of 77 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,207 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Osage County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $63,500, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median 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.

In Osage County, there were a total of 19,696 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 665 residential structures since 2001, a change of 3.5 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Osage County, Oklahoma. In 2000, 86.1 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Osage County, with an industry growth of 98.1 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of Oklahoma encountered a change in industry employment of -14.9 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation has the largest businesses in Osage County. In the County, the industry averages 15 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 16 and less than the State of Oklahoma establishments size average of 15 for the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry.

In Osage County, Mining, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 21.55. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 21.55 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Osage specializes in Mining.

In Osage County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 19.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 713 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing industries total 15.8 and 11.2 percent of industry employment.









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