In Hood River County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)

People with jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry had the highest average wages in Hood River County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Hood River County was paid an annual wage of $69,626 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage rate in Oregon of $72,338 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $67,074.

Other high-paying jobs in Hood River County, Oregon exsists in computer systems design and related services ($52,497), unclassified ($48,000), management and technical consulting services ($47,163) and architectural and engineering services ($45,529) 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.

Hood River County Wages have increased by 13.4% Since 2001

(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)

Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Hood River County, Oregon by a total of 13.4%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Oregon and less than the growth in average wages for the US.

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.

Hood River County Industry Wages Lag Behind Oregon, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)

The overall industry wages in Hood River County, Oregon when analyzed can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 33.8 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $36,156. The overall industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Hood River County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 20.7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Oregon, which went through a gain of 5.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Hood River County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized design services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 65.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Oregon, where the industry reported a gain of 13.2 percent. The losses in the Specialized design services industry in Hood River County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 4.5 in percent of workers in the Specialized design services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized design services (65.7 percent decline)
2. Management and technical consulting services (59.3 percent decline)
3. Private households (59.1 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (33.8 percent decline)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (27.4 percent decline)

Hood River County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Individual and family services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 1332.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Hood River County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oregon, where it saw a gain of 28.9 percent. The Individual and family services industry in Hood River County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 35 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (1332.8 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (194.9 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (118.0 percent gain)
4. Specialty food stores (91.5 percent gain)
5. Child day care services (80.0 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Hood River County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Fruit and tree nut farming industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 332 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry makes up 21.6 percent of the total employment growth in Hood River County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (332 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (284 new jobs)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (161 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (109 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (94 new jobs)

Out of the 48 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 7 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 41 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Hood River County, Oregon, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,689 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Hood River County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 62 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 40.3 percent of the total job loss in Hood River County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (62 jobs lost)
2. Management and technical consulting services (49 jobs lost)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (10 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (9 jobs lost)
5. Private households (9 jobs lost)





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.

Hood River County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 48 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 17 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 30 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Hood River County, Oregon, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 388 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Hood River County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Fruit and tree nut farming industry has grown the most with 53 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry makes up 13.3 percent of the total growth in Hood River County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (53 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (48 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (47 new jobs)
4. Child day care services (44 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (29 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Hood River County

Given the industries in the area, the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 96 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry make up 56.6 percent of the total job loss in Hood River County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (96 jobs lost)
2. Offices of physicians (11 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (11 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (6 jobs lost)
5. Consumer goods rental (6 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Oregon, which experienced a gain of 3.7 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Hood River County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 58.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Hood River County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oregon, where this industry saw a loss of 1.5 percent. The Lessors of real estate industry in Hood River County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 0.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (58.3 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (45.3 percent gain)
3. Child day care services (44.9 percent gain)
4. Residential building construction (37.8 percent gain)
5. Computer systems design and related services (33.9 percent gain)

Hood River County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 25.6 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Oregon, where the industry felt a gain of 2.9 percent. The losses in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry in Hood River County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.3 in percent of workers in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (25.6 percent decline)
2. Consumer goods rental (25 percent decline)
3. Logging (24.3 percent decline)
4. Activities related to real estate (22.2 percent decline)
5. Used merchandise stores (19 percent decline)





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 Hood River County, Oregon

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Hood River County, Oregon can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 14.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 34 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Hood River County, with 22.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 46.5 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $23,985. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $45,338. This median income level is 1.1 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic households in Hood River County, Oregon recorded a median income of $33,077, which is 26.2 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Hood River County had a median household income level of $22,669, this level was 49.4 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Hood River County, Oregon White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $47,472 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 5.9 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

Compared to counties across the United States, Hood River County had a medium-high median income for all households of $44,841 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 6.8 percent lower than the median income in State of Oregon of $47,872 and this is 9.6 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Hood River County, Oregon

In 2000, the Census reported that in Hood River County, Oregon, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 27 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Hood River have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 24.4 percent (Men) versus 21.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 29.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Hood River County, Oregon according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 25.2 percent of the White Alone, 20.6 percent of Black or African American, 36.4 percent of the Asian alone and 5.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Hood River County, Oregon has a highly-educated working age population, with 23 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Hood River is reported having a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Oregon's proportion of 25 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 Hood River County, Oregon

Hood River County, Oregon has a population that is made up of 71 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 1.6 percent Asian, and 25.4 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 27.5 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Hood River has increased in diversity when 27.0 percent of the population were minorities.

Hood River County, Oregon had a population of 21,284 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 20,480. This growth shows an increase of 3.9 percent. Hood River ranks 23 of 36 counties by growth in total population in Oregon and the county ranks 1,195 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When calculating the total land area, Hood River spans a total of 522 square miles. The land areas has a low average population density of 41 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Scott, TN (41 per sq. mile ), Howell, MO (41 per sq. mile ), Huron, MI (41 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Brown, TX (41 per sq. mile ), Summit, CO (41 per sq. mile ), Nicholas, WV (41 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a very high number of individual migrated to the Hood River internationally. The migration from outside the US into Hood River makes up 1 percent of the total international migration into the State of Oregon. This percent of immigration can be considered very high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Hood River County, Oregon to be 37.0 years of age. The median in Hood River is equal to the median in Oregon of 37.0. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 35.4 years of age. With 26.3 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Hood River 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 medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.2 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 12.5 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Hood County, Texas

When compared to other counties in Texas, Hood County ranks 55 of 254 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,227 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Hood County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $112,100, published by the Decennial Census. This value is greater than the Texas 2000 median home value of $82,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

In Hood County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 20,136 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 668 homes since 2001, or 3.4 percent.

Hood County may be be described as having a small, but present percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census counted that 0.5 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Hood County, Texas. In 2000, 56.8 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Hood County, Texas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry with the largest establishments in Hood County, with the industry averaging 16 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 16 and less than the Texas average of 18 for the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry.

In Hood County, Utilities, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Mining are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Utilities sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.63. The level of employment in the Utilities sector is 2.63 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Hood specializes in Utilities.

Professional and technical services between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Hood County. The industry lost a total of 115 total jobs during the period, accounting for 27.1 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 54.5 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In Hood County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 23.8 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 2,018 individuals. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 14 and 13.5 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Mining has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Hood County, growing by 151.6 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 4.7 percent. The State of Texas faced a industry job change of 8.9 percent, in the course of time since 2001.







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