In Wagoner County, jobs in the machine shops and threaded product mfg. pay the highest wages

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Employment in the machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry had the highest average wages in Wagoner County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Wagoner County was paid an annual wage of $62,394 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Oklahoma of $36,950 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $41,968.

Other high-paying jobs in Wagoner County, Oklahoma can be found in electronic markets and agents and brokers ($40,941), activities related to real estate ($40,471), unclassified ($39,754) and offices of physicians ($38,182) 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.

Wagoner County Wages have increased by 31.6% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Wagoner County, Oklahoma by a total of 31.6%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Wagoner County, Oklahoma can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 20.9 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $32,677. The industry pay was less than the US average pay 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.

Wagoner County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Oklahoma, experiencing a gain of 0.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Wagoner County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 350.6 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Wagoner County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry felt a gain of 4.2 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Wagoner County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 11 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (350.6 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (149.5 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (92.4 percent gain)
4. Other professional and technical services (78.4 percent gain)
5. Legal services (72.0 percent gain)

Wagoner County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 64.2 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Oklahoma, where the industry felt a loss of 9.7 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Wagoner County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.6 percent in terms of employment in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (64.2 percent decline)
2. Death care services (36.5 percent decline)
3. Utility system construction (33.4 percent decline)
4. Residential building construction (29.1 percent decline)
5. Activities related to real estate (27.3 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wagoner County

Given the industries in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 72 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 34.0 percent of the total job loss in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (72 jobs lost)
2. Utility system construction (43 jobs lost)
3. Nonresidential building construction (41 jobs lost)
4. Residential building construction (14 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (11 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wagoner County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 92 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 19.9 percent of the total growth in Wagoner County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (92 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (73 new jobs)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (62 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (48 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (45 new jobs)

Out of the 29 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 12 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 16 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Wagoner County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 63 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Wagoner County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 3.6 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in Oklahoma, which saw a gain of 3.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Wagoner County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 88.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Wagoner County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry felt a gain of 26.2 percent. The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Wagoner County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (88.9 percent gain)
2. Other support services (44.4 percent gain)
3. Activities related to real estate (41.2 percent gain)
4. Computer systems design and related services (36.4 percent gain)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (32.6 percent gain)

Wagoner County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 20.8 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 6.2 percent. The losses in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Wagoner County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.2 percent in terms of employees in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (20.8 percent decline)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (16.1 percent decline)
3. Offices of physicians (13.8 percent decline)
4. Utility system construction (11.9 percent decline)
5. Lessors of real estate (11.1 percent decline)

In Wagoner County, Oklahoma, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 184 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Given the 44 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 13 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 31 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Wagoner County

The Depository credit intermediation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 16 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 25.4 percent of the total employment decline in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (16 jobs lost)
2. Utility system construction (12 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (8 jobs lost)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (8 jobs lost)
5. Health and personal care stores (6 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Wagoner County

The Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry has added the most employment with 33 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry makes up 13.7 percent of the growth in Wagoner County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (33 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (30 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (29 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (25 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (15 new jobs)





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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 Wagoner County, Oklahoma

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Wagoner County was reported to have a relatively high median household income of $48,840 (2005 Dollars). This median is 20 percent higher than the median income in State of Oklahoma of $39,078 and the median is 0.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Wagoner County, Oklahoma can be recognized as having a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 8.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 24.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Wagoner County, having 14.7 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 36.8 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $30,856. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Wagoner County reported a median household income of $46,312, which was 5.2 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic headed households in Wagoner County, Oklahoma recorded a median income of $49,376, which is 1.1 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $54,113. This median is 10.8 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. In Wagoner County, Oklahoma White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $49,800 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2 percent greater than the median income in 2000.







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

Higher Education in Wagoner County, Oklahoma

In 2000, the Census reported that in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 35.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Wagoner have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 16 percent (Men) versus 14.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 36 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Wagoner County, Oklahoma according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 16 percent of the White Alone, 16 percent of Black or African American, 13.8 percent of the Asian alone and 6.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Wagoner County, Oklahoma can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 15.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Wagoner 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 average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Wagoner County, Oklahoma

Wagoner County, Oklahoma has a population base that is comprised of 77.8 percent White, 4.1 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 3.5 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 8.3 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Wagoner has increased the percent of minority population when 6.7 percent of the population were minorities.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Wagoner from outside the country. The immigration into Wagoner accounts for 0.6 percent of immigration into the State of Oklahoma. This percent of international migration is medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Wagoner County, Oklahoma had a population that was estimated at 64,183 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 57,738. This growth signifies an increase of 11.2 percent. Wagoner ranks 6 of 77 counties when analyzing total population change in Oklahoma and the county ranks 434 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Wagoner County, Oklahoma to be 36.5 years of age. The median in Wagoner is equal to the median age in Oklahoma of 36.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 36.3 years of age. With 24.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Wagoner can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 65.5 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 10.1 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

When calculating the total land area, Wagoner spans a total of 563 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 114 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- St. Clair, AL (114 per sq. mile ), Isabella, MI (114 per sq. mile ), King George, VA (115 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Crawford, OH (114 per sq. mile ), Parker, TX (114 per sq. mile ), Hood, TX (114 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Wagoner County, Oklahoma

Wagoner County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $89,800, published by the Decennial Census. This value is greater than the Oklahoma 2000 home value of $70,700 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

Throughout the State of Oklahoma, Wagoner County places 1 of 77 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 173 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

There seems to be a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Wagoner County, Oklahoma. In 2000, 77.1 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Wagoner County, the census reported 27,063 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 3,121 housing units since the year 2001, or 13 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Wagoner County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 21.8 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,098 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 15.5 and 13 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Wagoner County. The sector faced a loss of 132 jobs during the period, or 10.7 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 48.2 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Wagoner is the County that is ranked 37 of 78 total Counties throughout Oklahoma by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 35 of 78 Counties.

Information in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Wagoner County, growing in new jobs by 62.5 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -14.9 percent. The State of Oklahoma encountered a change in industry employment of -18.4 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Wagoner County, Manufacturing, Construction and Accommodation and food services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 1.7. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 1.7 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Wagoner County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Wagoner County. The industry averages 19 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Oklahoma average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.





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