In Pontotoc County, jobs in the unclassified pay the highest wages

(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)

Employment in the unclassified industry had the highest average wages in Pontotoc County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Pontotoc County was paid an annual wage of $107,143 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Oklahoma of $35,218 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $35,742.

Other top-pay jobs in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma can be found in chemical merchant wholesalers ($57,811), oil and gas extraction ($42,538), ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. ($41,952) and grocery and related product wholesalers ($40,966) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed Comparison

About: These facts are part of the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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

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

(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)

The overall industry wages in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 25.1 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $32,677. The overall industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States of $40,259.

About: These facts are part of the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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

Pontotoc County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pontotoc County

The Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 91 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 35.6 percent of the total job loss in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (91 jobs lost)
2. Radio and television broadcasting (47 jobs lost)
3. Traveler accommodation (18 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (16 jobs lost)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (16 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pontotoc County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 205 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 23.1 percent of the growth in Pontotoc County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (205 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (97 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (91 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (86 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (73 new jobs)

Of the 46 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 15 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 30 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,306 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total industry employment has increased by 12.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Oklahoma, which went through a gain of 0.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Pontotoc County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 661.5 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Pontotoc County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oklahoma, where this industry saw a loss of 2.8 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Pontotoc County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 0.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (661.5 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (248.9 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (175.0 percent gain)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (138.6 percent gain)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (133.9 percent gain)

Pontotoc County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Radio and television broadcasting industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 65.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry felt a gain of 1.3 percent. The losses in the Radio and television broadcasting industry in Pontotoc County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 4.5 in percent of jobs in the Radio and television broadcasting industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Radio and television broadcasting (65.9 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (59.7 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (47.1 percent decline)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (33.8 percent decline)
5. Lessors of real estate (25.4 percent decline)





About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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

Pontotoc County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Pontotoc County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 25.8 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Oklahoma, where the it saw a gain of 8.6 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Pontotoc County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 3.5 in percent of workers in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (25.8 percent decline)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (25 percent decline)
3. Nonresidential building construction (22.9 percent decline)
4. Employment services (17.6 percent decline)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (15.1 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 10.4 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Oklahoma, which went through a gain of 3.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Pontotoc County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 94.1 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Pontotoc County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oklahoma, where this industry saw a gain of 10.2 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Pontotoc County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 2.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (94.1 percent gain)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (62.9 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (59.1 percent gain)
4. Architectural and engineering services (56.9 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (48.8 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Pontotoc County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 33 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 25.7 percent of the total employment decline in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (33 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (19 jobs lost)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (9 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (8 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (8 jobs lost)

In Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,133 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

From the 57 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 24 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 32 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Pontotoc County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building material and supplies dealers industry has added the most employment with 66 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 14.7 percent of the growth in Pontotoc County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (66 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (54 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (48 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (30 new jobs)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (28 new jobs)





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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 Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 16.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 53.6 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 Pontotoc County, accounting 25.1 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Pontotoc County was reported to have a relatively low median household income of $31,537 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 23.9 percent lower than the median in State of Oklahoma of $39,078 and the median household income is 55.8 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $63,131. This household income level is 100.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Pontotoc County reported an income level of $29,052, this was 7.9 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 45.4 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $17,231. Hispanic households in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $33,638, which is 6.7 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Pontotoc County, Oklahoma White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $32,981 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 4.6 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.







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

Higher Education in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

Reported by the 2000 Census in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 31.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Pontotoc have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 21.6 percent (Men) versus 22 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 31.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Pontotoc County, Oklahoma can be considered to have a highly-educated 2000 population, with 21.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Pontotoc counted a higher 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 average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In Pontotoc County, Oklahoma as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 22.6 percent of the White Alone, 12 percent of Black or African American, 77.8 percent of the Asian alone and 10.2 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 Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

From 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Pontotoc from outside the country. The immigration into Pontotoc accounts for 0.4 percent of all immigration into Oklahoma. This amount of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Pontotoc County, Oklahoma had an estimated population of 35,346 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 35,143. This growth represents an increase of 0.6 percent. Pontotoc ranks 34 of 77 counties in terms of population growth in Oklahoma and the county ranks 1,655 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Pontotoc County, Oklahoma has a population that is comprised of 73.7 percent White, 2.1 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 2.9 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 5.6 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Pontotoc has increased the percent of minority makeup when 4.9 percent of the people were minorities.

By measuring total land area, Pontotoc spans a total of 720 square miles. This area has a low population density of 49 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Allegany, NY (49 per sq. mile ), Buchanan, VA (49 per sq. mile ), Iosco, MI (49 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Covington, MS (49 per sq. mile ), Washington, UT (49 per sq. mile ), Dickenson, VA (49 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma to be 36.0 years of age. The median in Pontotoc is less than the median in Oklahoma of 36.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 35.7 years of age. With 23.2 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Pontotoc can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 62.1 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

Pontotoc County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $58,000, published by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall Oklahoma 2000 home median value of $70,700 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

When compared to other counties in Oklahoma, Pontotoc County is positioned 44 of 77 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,403 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. In 2000, 90.2 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Pontotoc County, the real estate market was made up of 15,895 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 217 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.4 percent.

Pontotoc County is made up of a small, but present percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census reported that 0.3 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Pontotoc County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 20.4 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 14.8 percent in the year 2005.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Pontotoc County, with the industry averaging 30 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Oklahoma typical size of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Pontotoc County. The sector faced a loss of 526 total jobs during the period, accounting for 24.1 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 70.1 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Pontotoc County, Mining, Utilities and Finance and insurance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.92. The level of employment in the Mining industry is 3.92 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Pontotoc specializes in Mining.

Educational services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Pontotoc County, increasing by 277.8 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 13.8 percent. The State of Oklahoma experienced a change in employment in the sector of 12 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Pontotoc County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing industries are the largest employment industries. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 20.6 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,299 jobs. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries total 15.9 and 14.8 percent of the total jobs, respectively.





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