In Benton County, jobs in the electric goods merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the electric goods merchant wholesalers industry wages were the highest in Benton County for 2006. The average industry job in Benton County received an annual wage of $123,571 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage in Oregon of $70,174 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $66,413.

Other top-pay jobs in Benton County, Oregon exsists in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($98,012), commercial equip. merchant wholesalers ($72,485), software publishers ($66,301) and electronic markets and agents and brokers ($65,625) 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.

Benton County Wages have increased by 11.7% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Benton County, Oregon by a total of 11.7%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Oregon and less 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.

Benton County Industry Wages Exceed Oregon, but Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Benton County, Oregon can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 5.7 percent higher than the state, which accounted an average of $36,156. 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.

Benton County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 0.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in the State of Oregon, experiencing a gain of 5.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Benton County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 79.4 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Oregon, where the industry reported a loss of 11.3 percent. The losses in the Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry in Benton County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 12.3 percent in terms of employees in the Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (79.4 percent decline)
2. Other support services (59.1 percent decline)
3. Specialized design services (49.1 percent decline)
4. Wired telecommunications carriers (48.2 percent decline)
5. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (43.2 percent decline)

Benton County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential mental health facilities industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 161.2 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Benton County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oregon, where the industry took a gain of 5.4 percent. The Residential mental health facilities industry in Benton County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 11.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (161.2 percent gain)
2. Other financial investment activities (127.3 percent gain)
3. Vegetable and melon farming (92.2 percent gain)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (85.4 percent gain)
5. Traveler accommodation (81.3 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Benton County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Residential mental health facilities industry has added the most employment with 356 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Residential mental health facilities industry makes up 15.8 percent of the total growth in Benton County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (356 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (312 new jobs)
3. Vegetable and melon farming (157 new jobs)
4. Community care facilities for the elderly (145 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (136 new jobs)

Of the 100 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 43 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 56 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Benton County, Oregon, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 245 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Benton County

Given the industries in the area, the Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 107 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry make up 11.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Benton County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (107 jobs lost)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (72 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (62 jobs lost)
4. Support activities for forestry (57 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (52 jobs lost)





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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.

Benton County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Oregon, which experienced a gain of 3.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Benton County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 50 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Oregon, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 1.7 percent. The losses in the Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry in Benton County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.4 percent in terms of employment in the Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (50 percent decline)
2. Other heavy construction (44.6 percent decline)
3. Technical and trade schools (41.7 percent decline)
4. Utility system construction (32.7 percent decline)
5. Civic and social organizations (28.6 percent decline)

Benton County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 67.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Benton County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Oregon, where this industry saw a gain of 5.9 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Benton County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (67.0 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (65.5 percent gain)
3. Specialty food stores (57.4 percent gain)
4. Furniture stores (39.0 percent gain)
5. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (36.6 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Benton County

Given the industries in the area, the Special food services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 49 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Special food services industry make up 9.1 percent of the total employment decline in Benton County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Special food services (49 jobs lost)
2. Vegetable and melon farming (48 jobs lost)
3. Vocational rehabilitation services (29 jobs lost)
4. Consumer goods rental (28 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (25 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Benton County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 185 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 17.5 percent of the total growth in Benton County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (185 new jobs)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (71 new jobs)
3. Architectural and engineering services (68 new jobs)
4. Employment services (52 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (51 new jobs)

Out of the 107 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 49 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 57 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Benton County, Oregon, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 12 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-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 Benton County, Oregon

The poverty rate in Benton County, Oregon has increased by 2.0 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 14.6 percent to 16.6 percent.

The household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $44,231, which amounts to a 9.8 percent decline. Benton County, Oregon, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 8 of 14 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Oregon. Benton County ranks 232 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income in the US.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Benton County accounted a relatively high median income for households of $49,019 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 2.3 percent higher than the median income in State of Oregon of $47,872 and this is 0.2 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

While household income level experienced a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Benton County, Oregon, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in household income was the White category. This group felt a decline of 7.5 percent since the year 2000. The Hispanic population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Benton County, experiencing a 9.8 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Benton County, Oregon can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 14.6 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 38.4 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 18 to 64 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Benton County, with 17.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Hispanic headed households in Benton County, Oregon , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $32,593, which is 33.5 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Benton County reported an income level of $56,694, this level was 15.7 percent greater than the median for all households. In Benton County, Oregon White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $51,212 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 4.5 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 22.4 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $38,025. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $20,562. This median is 58.1 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

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

Higher Education in Benton County, Oregon

From 2000, Benton has decreased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has declined by 2.0 percent to a total of 45.4 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the 2005 State of Oregon percent of 27.8 and greater than the national percent of 27.2.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Benton County, Oregon, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 51.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Benton on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 51.8 percent (Men) versus 43.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 43.2 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has decreased by 5.4 percent. As reported in 2005, 46.6 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 1.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 44.4 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In Benton County, Oregon according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 47.4 percent of the White Alone, 49 percent of Black or African American, 67.8 percent of the Asian alone and 28 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Benton County, Oregon is made up of a very highly-educated working age population, with 47.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Benton has a higher percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Oregon's proportion of 25 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for Benton County, Oregon

When measuring the total land area, Benton extends a total area of 676 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average population density of 116 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Scotland, NC (116 per sq. mile ), Moore, NC (117 per sq. mile ), Cayuga, NY (118 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Fayette, IN (116 per sq. mile ), Hawkins, TN (115 per sq. mile ), Noble, IN (115 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a very high number of individuals have migrated to Benton from outside the country. The immigration into Benton accounts for 2.7 percent of the total international migration into the State of Oregon. This level of international migration can be considered very high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Benton County, Oregon has a population that is made up of 85.2 percent White, 1.1 percent African American, 5.1 percent Asian, and 5.5 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 11.7 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Benton has increased in diversity when 10.3 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Benton County, Oregon had an estimated population of 78,640 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 78,121. This growth represents an increase of 0.7 percent. Benton ranks 25 of 36 counties when analyzing total population change in Oregon and the county ranks 1,388 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Benton County, Oregon to be 32.3 years old. The median in Benton is less than the median age for the State of Oregon of 37.0. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 31.1 years of age. With 18.8 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Benton can be described as having a relatively low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 70.1 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Benton County, Oregon

In Benton County, the real estate market was made up of 34,361 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 2,024 homes since 2001, or 6.3 percent.

The residential housing values in Benton County, Oregon have seen large increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $42,700, or 25.1 percent, from their 2000 value of $169,800.

Benton County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $212,500, according to the American Community Survey. This value is greater than the overall State of Oregon 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $201,200 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

There is a limited amount of housing that is affordable in Benton County, Oregon. In 2005, 11.6 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Benton County may be be described as having a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 3.8 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

Throughout the State of Oregon, Benton County stands 9 of 36 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 629 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Benton County, Oregon -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Benton County is ranked at 11 of 37 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Oregon in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 10 of 37 Counties.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Benton County. In the County, the industry averages 54 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the Oregon establishments size average of 34 for the Manufacturing industry.

Management of companies and enterprises has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Benton County, with an employment growth of 307.1 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Oregon had an industry job change of 4.1 percent, in the last 5 years.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Benton County. The sector faced a loss of 1,037 jobs, or 16.1 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 47.9 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Benton County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance and Other services, except public administration industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 1.61. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.61 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Benton may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

In Benton County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20.6 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 5,406 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors provide 18 and 11.4 percent of industry employment.





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