In Marion County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry had the highest average wages in Marion County for 2006. The average industry job in Marion County received an annual wage of $91,914 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in Oregon of $100,469 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $138,150.

Top-pay jobs in Marion County, Oregon exsists in scientific research and development services ($67,860), insurance carriers ($61,735), wired telecommunications carriers ($61,184) and outpatient care centers ($61,184) 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.

Marion County Wages have increased by 15.9% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Marion County, Oregon by a total of 15.9%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of 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.

Marion County Industry Wages Lag Behind Oregon, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Marion County, Oregon can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 17.4 percent lower than the with an state average of $36,156. The industry pay was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Marion County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Marion County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for crop production industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 792 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 5.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Marion County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (792 new jobs)
2. Business support services (739 new jobs)
3. Department stores (716 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (675 new jobs)
5. Employment services (589 new jobs)

In Marion County, Oregon, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 9,615 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Given the 157 4-digit NAICS industries, 57 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 100 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Marion County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 648 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry make up 17.2 percent of the total employment decline in Marion County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (648 jobs lost)
2. Wireless telecommunications carriers (262 jobs lost)
3. Activities related to real estate (255 jobs lost)
4. Insurance carriers (195 jobs lost)
5. Individual and family services (181 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has increased by 10.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Oregon, which experienced a gain of 5.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Marion County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Wireless telecommunications carriers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 74.1 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 Oregon, where the industry reported a loss of 15.3 percent. The losses in the Wireless telecommunications carriers industry in Marion County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.9 in percent of workers in the Wireless telecommunications carriers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Wireless telecommunications carriers (74.1 percent decline)
2. Travel arrangement and reservation services (64.4 percent decline)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (53.7 percent decline)
4. Home health care services (43.6 percent decline)
5. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (43.6 percent decline)

Marion County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Independent artists, writers, and performers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 200.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Marion County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oregon, where the industry felt a gain of 54.8 percent. The Independent artists, writers, and performers industry in Marion County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 26.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Independent artists, writers, and performers (200.0 percent gain)
2. Outpatient care centers (167.1 percent gain)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (158.6 percent gain)
4. Special food services (158.1 percent gain)
5. Office administrative services (139.5 percent gain)





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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.

Marion County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Marion County

Given the industries in the area, the Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 823 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 38.4 percent of the total job loss in Marion County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (823 jobs lost)
2. Special food services (123 jobs lost)
3. Home health care services (119 jobs lost)
4. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (114 jobs lost)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (72 jobs lost)

In Marion County, Oregon, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 3,101 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Given the 165 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 59 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 104 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Marion County

The Support activities for crop production industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1,009 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 17.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Marion County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (1,009 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (290 new jobs)
3. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (285 new jobs)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (203 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (200 new jobs)

Total industry employment has increased by 3.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than growth in Oregon, which experienced a gain of 3.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Marion County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 160.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Marion County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oregon, where it saw a gain of 52.6 percent. The Unclassified industry in Marion County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 12.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (160.0 percent gain)
2. Support activities for crop production (72.8 percent gain)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (72.7 percent gain)
4. Other heavy construction (57.6 percent gain)
5. Software publishers (50.9 percent gain)

Marion County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for road transportation industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 43.6 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Oregon, where the it saw a gain of 2.2 percent. The losses in the Support activities for road transportation industry in Marion County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.2 percent in terms of employees in the Support activities for road transportation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for road transportation (43.6 percent decline)
2. Home health care services (42.6 percent decline)
3. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (33.5 percent decline)
4. Household goods repair and maintenance (27.6 percent decline)
5. Business, computer and management training (23.6 percent decline)





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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 Marion County, Oregon

While the median household income saw a decline since 2000 in Marion County, Oregon, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in household income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 31.3 percent since 2000. The Black or African American Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Marion County, seeing a 6.8 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Marion County, Oregon can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 13.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 31.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Marion County, with 23 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 19.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $37,928. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $45,113. This median income level is 4.4 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic headed households in Marion County, Oregon , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $37,328, which is 20.9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. In Marion County, Oregon White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $48,378 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.6 percent greater than the median in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Marion County had a median household income level of $39,905, which was 15.4 percent less than the median for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Marion County reported a relatively high median income for households of $47,167 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 1.5 percent lower than the median in Oregon of $47,872 and the median household income is 4.2 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The poverty rate in Marion County, Oregon has increased by 1.6 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 13.5 percent to 15.1 percent.

The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $43,137, which amounts to a 8.5 percent decline. Marion County, Oregon, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 10 of 14 counties in percent of decline for household income in Oregon. Marion County ranks 298 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median income in the US.

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

Higher Education in Marion County, Oregon

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Marion County, Oregon, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 31.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Marion on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 21 percent (Men) versus 18.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 35 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From the year 2000, Marion has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 0.6 percent to a total of 20.4 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the State of Oregon percent of 27.8 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has decreased by 0.4 percent. By the year 2005, 20.6 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 1.6 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 20.2 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

In Marion County, Oregon according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 21.4 percent of the White Alone, 11 percent of Black or African American, 26.8 percent of the Asian alone and 5 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Marion County, Oregon can be considered to have a highly-educated working age population, with 19.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Marion is reported having a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Oregon's proportion of 25 percent and a lower 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 Marion County, Oregon

Marion County, Oregon had a population that was estimated at 305,265 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 285,626. This growth denotes an increase of 6.9 percent. Marion ranks 4 of 36 counties by growth in total population in Oregon and the county ranks 173 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Marion County, Oregon to be 33.8 years old. The median age in Marion is less than the median in Oregon of 37.0. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 33.6 years old. With 26.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Marion can be understood as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.7 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11.8 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Marion County, Oregon has a population that is made up of 72.9 percent White, 1 percent African American, 1.9 percent Asian, and 20.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 23.8 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Marion has increased the percent of minority makeup when 19.9 percent of the total population were minorities.

Estimated since the year 2000, a very high amount of people migrated to Marion internationally. The migration from outside the US into Marion makes up 13.1 percent of all immigration into Oregon. This amount of international migration is very high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

When measuring the total land area, Marion encompasses a total area of 1184 square miles. The county has a medium-high density of 258 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Henderson, NC (260 per sq. mile ), Allen, OH (263 per sq. mile ), Williamson, TN (264 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- St. Tammany, LA (258 per sq. mile ), McCracken, KY (258 per sq. mile ), Saginaw, MI (258 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Marion County, Oregon

When compared to other counties in Oregon, Marion County ranks 13 of 36 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 798 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Marion County, the real estate market was made up of 115,500 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 5,736 homes since 2001, or 5.2 percent.

According to the data, there is a fair amount of housing that is affordable in Marion County, Oregon. In 2005, 22.1 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

The residential home values in Marion County, Oregon have moderate increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $31,200, or 23.5 percent, since their values in that year of $132,600.

Marion County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $163,800, published by the American Community Survey. This is less than the overall State of Oregon 2005 home median value of $201,200 and less than home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

Marion County is made up of a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 4.1 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Administrative and waste services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Marion County, growing by 44 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.5 percent. The State of Oregon felt a shift in employment in the industry of 12 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

Information since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Marion County. The industry lost a total of 414 employees during the period, or 22.3 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 39.4 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Marion County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 15.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 15,807 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing industries total 13.5 and 12 percent of total employment, respectively.

Utilities has the largest businesses in Marion County, with the industry averaging 32 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 34 and greater than the State of Oregon establishments size average of 21 for the Utilities industry.

In Marion County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Other services, except public administration and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 8.29. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 8.29 times greater than the national average, signifying that Marion County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.







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