Bend, OR

Bend Metro Area industry wages have increased by 20.4% percent since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in the Bend Metro Area by a total of 20.4%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Oregon 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.

Bend Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total industry employment has increased by 31.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Oregon, which saw a gain of 5.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

The Bend Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 203.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Bend has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oregon, where the industry took a gain of 10 percent. The Aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry in Bend outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 7.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (203.1 percent gain)
2. Private households (181.2 percent gain)
3. Other schools and instruction (151.1 percent gain)
4. Business support services (147.4 percent gain)
5. Electronic instrument manufacturing (135.1 percent gain)

The Bend Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Taxi and limousine service industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 58.8 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 sector has gone through in the Oregon, where the industry reported a loss of 26.8 percent. The losses in the Taxi and limousine service industry in Bend outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 3.6 percent in terms of employment in the Taxi and limousine service industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Taxi and limousine service (58.8 percent decline)
2. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (50.7 percent decline)
3. Other support services (48.5 percent decline)
4. RV parks and recreational camps (45.3 percent decline)
5. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (43.8 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Bend Metro Area

The Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 142 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 15.6 percent of the total employment decline in Bend, OR.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (142 jobs lost)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (77 jobs lost)
3. RV parks and recreational camps (76 jobs lost)
4. Other support services (74 jobs lost)
5. Computer systems design and related services (74 jobs lost)

In the Bend, OR metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 14,459 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Given the 144 4-digit NAICS industries, 32 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 112 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Bend Metro Area

The Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 887 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 6.3 percent of the total employment growth in Bend.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (887 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (886 new jobs)
3. Business support services (843 new jobs)
4. Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (616 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (610 new jobs)

Bend One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Bend Metro Area

The Residential building construction industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 370 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 6.6 percent of the total employment growth in Bend.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (370 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (296 new jobs)
3. Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (287 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (263 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (262 new jobs)

Of the 156 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 35 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 120 industries reported a drop in employment.

In the Bend, OR metro area, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 5,010 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Bend Metro Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Wireless telecommunications carriers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 68 jobs. The declines in the Wireless telecommunications carriers industry make up 13.0 percent of the total job loss in Bend, OR.

Top 5 Industries
1. Wireless telecommunications carriers (68 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (58 jobs lost)
3. Health and personal care stores (53 jobs lost)
4. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (50 jobs lost)
5. Other electrical equipment and component mfg. (35 jobs lost)

The Bend Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 181.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bend has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oregon, where it saw a gain of 52.6 percent. The Unclassified industry in Bend outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 12.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (181.8 percent gain)
2. Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers (148.0 percent gain)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (86.2 percent gain)
4. Shoe stores (73.6 percent gain)
5. Other ground passenger transportation (70.6 percent gain)

The Bend Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 58.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Oregon, where the industry felt a loss of 3.7 percent. The losses in the Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers industry in Bend outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1.2 percent in terms of employment in the Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (58.2 percent decline)
2. Specialized design services (38.7 percent decline)
3. Other crop farming (35.1 percent decline)
4. Other electrical equipment and component mfg. (26.6 percent decline)
5. Independent artists, writers, and performers (22.7 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 9.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Oregon, which saw a gain of 3.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2 percent.

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 Bend, OR

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Compared to other MSAs throughout the nation, the Bend metro area accounted a medium-high median income for all households of $46,806 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 2.3 percent lower than the median in Oregon of $47,872 and this is 5 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The poverty rate in the Bend, OR Metro has declined by 7.7 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 14.2 percent to 6.5 percent.

In Bend, OR White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $47,556 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.6 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 7.4 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $43,326. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $36,406. This median income level is 22.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic in Bend, OR , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $36,192, this median household income is 22.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Bend reported a median household income of $37,318, this level was 20.3 percent less than the median for all households.

As the median income level saw a growth during the period of 2000 to 2005 in the Bend, OR metro area, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest growth in household income was the Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced an of . percent from 2000 to 2005. The Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income growth in Bend, encountering a . percent in household income level, since the year 2005.

Evaluated with other MSAs across the nation, the Bend metro area may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 14.2 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 29.5 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Bend, having 21.3 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The household income has increased from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has increased to $49,163, which represents a 5 percent growth. The Bend, OR MSA, when comparing total percent of growth, ranks 4 of 5 metro area in percent of growth for median household income in the State of Oregon. Bend ranks 171 of 233 metro area when analyzing the growth in household income across the nation.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in the Bend, OR Metro Area

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Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 2.0 percent. In the year 2005, 31 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 1.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 27.2 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

Bend, OR Metro Area is made up of a highly-educated working age population, with 29 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the American Community Survey of 2005. The Bend MSA was reported to have a higher percent of population with high education level than the State of Oregon's proportion of 27.8 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 27.2 percent.

Since the year 2000, the Bend metro area has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 1.8 percent to a total of 29 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is greater than the State of Oregon percent of 27.8 and greater than the national percent of 27.2.

According to the 2005 American Community Survey in the Bend, OR Metro Area, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in the Bend metro area have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 31 percent (Men) versus 27.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 38.6 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In the Bend, OR Metro Area according the 2005 American Community Survey, 29.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and . percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Bend, OR

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The Bend metro area had a total estimated population of 141,382 in 2005. The total population has increased very sharply, since the 2000 total population of 116,607. This growth signifies an increase of 21.2 percent. Bend ranks 3 of 6 MSAs when analyzing total population change in Oregon and the metro area ranks 103 of 361 metro areas when calculating the total change in MSA population across the US.

When calculating the total land area, the Bend metro area spans a total of 3018 square miles. This area has a low density of 47 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar metro areas, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Redding (48 per sq. mile ), St George (49 per sq. mile ), Las Cruces (50 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Boise City-Nampa (46 per sq. mile ), Bangor (43 per sq. mile ), San Angelo (41 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a medium-low number of individuals migrated into the Bend metro area, with 486 people migrating in internationally. The migration from outside the US into Bend totals 0.7 percent of all immigration into Oregon. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

The Bend metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is comprised of 91.2 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 5.2 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 6.3 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Bend has increased the percent of minority makeup when 4.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Bend

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Looking across the State of Oregon, Bend ranks 1 of the 6 metro areas in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The MSA stands 5 of 361, in terms of residential real estate percentage change compared to other United States metro areas.

Bend recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $236,100, accounted by the American Community Survey. This value is greater than the overall State of Oregon 2005 median home value of $201,200 and greater than home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There seems to be a limited amount of affordable housing in Bend, Oregon. In 2005, only 13.8 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Bend, there were a total of 68,602 housing structures in 2005. The metro area has seen a high level of growth of new homes, adding all together 11,418 homes since 2001, or 20 percent.

Bend is made up of a relatively high percentage of homes that are high in price. For 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 14.1 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Bend, Oregon -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

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Mining saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Bend, with an employment growth of 110.9 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Oregon went through a industry job change of 12 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Bend MSA, with the industry averaging 20 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Oregon typical size of 34 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Bend, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 17.6 percent of all jobs throughout the region, totaling 9,769 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance industries make up 13 and 12.3 percent of all employment.

An industry with high wages in Bend is the management of companies and enterprises industry with an average annual wage of $61,381. From the year 2001, the industry annual average wages have grown by 39.9 percent or $17,522. The State of Oregon reflects a similar pattern in the management of companies and enterprises sector, standing near the top of industries in terms of 2004 annual average wages.

In Bend, Construction, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Real estate and rental and leasing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Construction industry has a US LQ in the region of 1.81. The level of employment in the Construction industry is 1.81 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Bend produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Construction.

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