In Pawnee County, jobs in the oil and gas extraction pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the oil and gas extraction industry had the highest average wages in Pawnee County for 2006. The average industry job in Pawnee County earned an annual wage of $76,278 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage rate in Oklahoma of $109,767 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $127,077.

High-wage employment in Pawnee County, Oklahoma are present in architectural and structural metals mfg. ($37,715), depository credit intermediation ($34,306), support activities for mining ($33,458) and other support services ($30,677) 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.

Pawnee County Wages have increased by 31.3% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Pawnee County, Oklahoma by a total of 31.3%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Pawnee County, Oklahoma 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 20.9 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $32,677. The average pay 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.

Pawnee County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pawnee County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Child day care services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 28 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Child day care services industry make up 40.1 percent of the total employment decline in Pawnee County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (28 jobs lost)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (12 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (10 jobs lost)
4. Unclassified (9 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (8 jobs lost)

Of the 14 4-digit NAICS industries, 7 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 7 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Pawnee County, Oklahoma, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 4 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pawnee County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 60 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 39.3 percent of the growth in Pawnee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (60 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (57 new jobs)
3. Support activities for mining (19 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (14 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (24 new jobs)

Pawnee County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 117.1 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Pawnee County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oklahoma, where the industry felt a gain of 11.6 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Pawnee County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 13.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (117.1 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (70.8 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (56.0 percent gain)
4. Support activities for mining (27.2 percent gain)
5. Legal services (3.9 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Oklahoma, which saw a gain of 0.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Pawnee County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 89.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry reported a loss of 6.2 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Pawnee County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.7 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (89.7 percent decline)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (68.6 percent decline)
3. Child day care services (43 percent decline)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (29.9 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (13.2 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.

Pawnee County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Pawnee County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 48.4 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 reported a loss of 1.5 percent. The losses in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Pawnee County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.4 in percent of workers in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (48.4 percent decline)
2. Other professional and technical services (37.5 percent decline)
3. Offices of dentists (10.6 percent decline)
4. Grocery stores (2.2 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (1.3 percent decline)

Pawnee County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 58.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Pawnee County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where it saw a gain of 2.4 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Pawnee County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (58.1 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (46.7 percent gain)
3. Offices of physicians (19.2 percent gain)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (18.9 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (18.2 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in Oklahoma, which saw a gain of 3.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Pawnee County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 15 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 24.7 percent of the total growth in Pawnee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (15 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (8 new jobs)
3. Support activities for mining (8 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (6 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (5 new jobs)

Out of the 23 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 7 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 13 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Pawnee County

Given the industries in the area, the Other professional and technical services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 15 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Other professional and technical services industry make up 55.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Pawnee County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other professional and technical services (15 jobs lost)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (5 jobs lost)
3. Offices of dentists (4 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (2 jobs lost)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (6 jobs lost)

In Pawnee County, Oklahoma, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 44 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 Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Compared to counties across the United States, Pawnee County had a medium-low median income for all households of $37,043 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 5.5 percent lower than the median income in State of Oklahoma of $39,078 and this is 32.6 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Pawnee County, Oklahoma can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 13.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 27.7 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Pawnee County, reporting 34.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 51.6 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $17,916. In Pawnee County, Oklahoma White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $37,603 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Pawnee County, Oklahoma , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $31,298, this income level is 15.5 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Pawnee County reported a median household income of $32,771, this level was 11.5 percent less than the median income level in this area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $27,788. This household income level is 25 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.







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

Higher Education in Pawnee County, Oklahoma

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 39.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Pawnee on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 13 percent (Men) versus 11.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 40.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Pawnee County, Oklahoma according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 12.4 percent of the White Alone, 8.6 percent of Black or African American, 25 percent of the Asian alone and 2.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Pawnee County, Oklahoma may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 12 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Pawnee is reported having 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 average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Pawnee County, Oklahoma

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Pawnee County, Oklahoma to be 40.2 years old. The median in Pawnee 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 38.6 years of age. With 23.6 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Pawnee can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.6 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.9 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Pawnee County, Oklahoma had a population that was estimated at 16,860 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 16,699. This growth represents an increase of 1 percent. Pawnee ranks 36 of 77 counties when calculating total change in population for Oklahoma and the county ranks 1,703 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Pawnee County, Oklahoma has a population that is comprised of 82 percent White, 0.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.3 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Pawnee has stayed the same the percent of minority population when 2.2 percent of the population were minorities.

When calculating the total land area, Pawnee spans a total of 569 square miles. The land areas has a low density of 30 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Gallatin, MT (30 per sq. mile ), De Soto, LA (30 per sq. mile ), Lewis, WA (30 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Finney, KS (30 per sq. mile ), Telfair, GA (30 per sq. mile ), Crawford, WI (30 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Pawnee internationally. The migration from outside the US into Pawnee makes up 0 percent of all immigration into Oklahoma. This percent of international migration is very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Pawnee County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $56,300, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of Oklahoma 2000 home median value of $70,700 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In Pawnee County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 7,629 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 95 homes since 2001, or 1.3 percent.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Pawnee County, Oklahoma. In 2000, 90.2 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

When compared to other counties in Oklahoma, Pawnee County is positioned 46 of 77 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,476 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Pawnee County, Utilities, Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Utilities sector has a United State LQ of 7.05. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Utilities industry is 7.05 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Pawnee specializes in Utilities.

The Mining has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Pawnee County since 2001, going from making up 7.1 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Pawnee County, with the industry averaging 29 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the Oklahoma establishments size average of 18 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

In Pawnee County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 34.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 854 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 16 and 8.8 percent of all employment.

Accommodation and food services is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Pawnee County, with an industry growth of 50 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 7.6 percent. The State of Oklahoma underwent a employment change in the industry of 4.6 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

Pawnee is the County that is ranked 51 of 78 Counties throughout the State of Oklahoma in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 50 of 78 Counties.





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