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

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Jobs in the offices of dentists industry reported the top wages in Woods County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Woods County received a wage of $33,754 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage in Oklahoma of $37,977 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $40,482.

Other top-pay jobs in Woods County, Oklahoma exsists in machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($32,958), offices of physicians ($32,482), support activities for mining ($29,164) and offices of other health practitioners ($28,943) 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.

Woods County Wages have increased by 24.0% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Woods County, Oklahoma by a total of 24.0%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Woods County, Oklahoma when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 39.1 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.

Woods County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Woods County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 55.4 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Woods County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oklahoma, where this industry saw a loss of 0.9 percent. The Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Woods County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 10.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (55.4 percent gain)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (45.9 percent gain)
3. Legal services (24.5 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (24.0 percent gain)
5. Private households (18.8 percent gain)

Woods County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 44.3 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 seen in the Oklahoma, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 9.7 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Woods County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 1.6 in percent of jobs in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (44.3 percent decline)
2. Traveler accommodation (24.3 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (22.4 percent decline)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (19 percent decline)
5. Offices of dentists (16.4 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 11.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Oklahoma, which experienced a gain of 0.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Given the 14 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 9 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 5 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Woods County

The Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 15 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 23.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Woods County, Oklahoma.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (15 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (12 jobs lost)
3. Nonresidential building construction (10 jobs lost)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (9 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (6 jobs lost)

In Woods County, Oklahoma, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 229 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Woods County

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 12 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry makes up 40.0 percent of the total growth in Woods County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (12 new jobs)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (11 new jobs)
3. Legal services (4 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (2 new jobs)
5. Legal services (3 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 Woods County, Oklahoma

In Woods County, Oklahoma White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $33,660 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.5 percent less than the median income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 44.8 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $48,994. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Woods County reported a median household income of $36,563, this median was 8 percent greater than the median income level in this area. Hispanic Householders in Woods County, Oklahoma , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $37,398, which is 10.5 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $234,001. This median is 591.4 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Woods County had a relatively low median income for all households of $33,845 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 15.5 percent lower than the median in State of Oklahoma of $39,078 and the median is 45.2 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Woods County, Oklahoma can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 15.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 28.4 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Woods County, reporting 22.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Demographic Profile for Woods County, Oklahoma

Woods County, Oklahoma has a population that is made up of 91.5 percent White, 2.3 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 3 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 5.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Woods has increased the percent of minority population when 5.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Woods County, Oklahoma to be 38.7 years of age. The median age in Woods is greater than the median age in Oklahoma of 36.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 38.0 years old. With a total of 17.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Woods can be described as having a relatively low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 63.3 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 19.5 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Woods County, Oklahoma had an estimated population of 8,546 in 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 9,046. The decline signifies a decrease of -5.5 percent. Woods ranks 70 of 77 counties when calculating total change in population for Oklahoma and the county ranks 2,754 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Since 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Woods from outside the country. The immigration into Woods accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Oklahoma. This level of international migration can be considered low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

When calculating the total land area, Woods spans a total of 1287 square miles. This area has a very low average population density of 7 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Duval, TX (7 per sq. mile ), Meade, SD (7 per sq. mile ), Thomas, KS (7 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Mills, TX (7 per sq. mile ), Lynn, TX (7 per sq. mile ), Furnas, NE (7 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Woods County, Oklahoma

The State of Oklahoma, Woods County ranks 75 of 77 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,988 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Woods County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $46,300, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall State of Oklahoma 2000 home median value of $70,700 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

There is a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Woods County, Oklahoma. In 2000, 95.7 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Woods County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 4,515 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 11 homes since 2001, or 0.2 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Woods County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 26.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 487 people employed. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance industries make up 13 and 10.3 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Woods County, averaging 22 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Oklahoma average of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Woods County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 7.82. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 7.82 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Woods County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Woods County, with an industry growth of 55 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.7 percent. The State of Oklahoma had an industry job change of 4.9 percent, since the year 2001.

Woods County is ranked number 57 of 78 Counties throughout the State of Oklahoma according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 54 of 78 Counties.







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