Medford, OR

Medford Metro Area industry wages have increased by 18.7% percent since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in the Medford Metro Area by a total of 18.7%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Oregon and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

Medford Metro Area Industry Wages Lag Behind Oregon, and Wages Lag Behind the United States Industry Wages

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The overall industry wages in Medford, OR can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 Metro Area wages throughout the US. The average pay is 16 percent lower than the with an state average of $36,156. 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.

Medford Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Employment for all industries has increased by 13.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Oregon, which went through a gain of 5.9 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

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

The Insurance carriers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 266.1 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Medford has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Oregon, where the industry took a gain of 2 percent. The Insurance carriers industry in Medford outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 3.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (266.1 percent gain)
2. Special food services (223.1 percent gain)
3. Other ground passenger transportation (203.4 percent gain)
4. Private households (151.5 percent gain)
5. Local messengers and local delivery (137.2 percent gain)

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

The Industrial machinery manufacturing industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 76 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 it saw a loss of 12.2 percent. The losses in the Industrial machinery manufacturing industry in Medford outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 19.7 percent in terms of employment in the Industrial machinery manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Industrial machinery manufacturing (76 percent decline)
2. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (73.4 percent decline)
3. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (62.3 percent decline)
4. Office administrative services (59.1 percent decline)
5. ISPs and web search portals (55.4 percent decline)

In the Medford, OR metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 8,537 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Medford Metro Area

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Management of companies and enterprises industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 961 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Management of companies and enterprises industry makes up 8.9 percent of the total growth in Medford.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (961 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (533 new jobs)
3. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (490 new jobs)
4. Support activities for forestry (414 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (391 new jobs)

Given the 154 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 54 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 98 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Medford Metro Area

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 276 jobs. The declines in the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry make up 11.6 percent of the total employment decline in Medford, OR.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (276 jobs lost)
2. Other wood product manufacturing (246 jobs lost)
3. Vocational rehabilitation services (136 jobs lost)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (105 jobs lost)
5. Advertising and related services (105 jobs lost)

Medford One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Medford Metro Area

Given the industries in the area, the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 278 jobs. The declines in the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry make up 16.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Medford, OR.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (278 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (232 jobs lost)
3. Support activities for forestry (146 jobs lost)
4. Wireless telecommunications carriers (124 jobs lost)
5. Employment services (103 jobs lost)

Given the 167 4-digit NAICS industries, 63 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 102 industries reported a drop in employment.

In the Medford, OR metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,236 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Medford Metro Area

The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has added the most employment with 352 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry makes up 12.6 percent of the total growth in Medford.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (352 new jobs)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (120 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (116 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (107 new jobs)
5. Insurance carriers (97 new jobs)

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

The Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 62.5 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 has seen in the Oregon, where the it saw a loss of 3.9 percent. The losses in the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry in Medford outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.4 percent in terms of employees in the Cement and concrete product manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (62.5 percent decline)
2. Wireless telecommunications carriers (48.5 percent decline)
3. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (44 percent decline)
4. ISPs and web search portals (41.6 percent decline)
5. Used merchandise stores (41.3 percent decline)

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

The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 282.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Medford has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oregon, where this industry saw a gain of 14.3 percent. The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry in Medford outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.6 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (282.8 percent gain)
2. Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers (73.3 percent gain)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (53.0 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (48.3 percent gain)
5. Specialized design services (48.1 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in the State of Oregon, which saw a gain of 3.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2 percent.

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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 Medford, OR

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The poverty rate in the Medford, OR Metro has increased by 0.5 percent since the amount published in 2000, moving from 12.5 percent to 13 percent.

Compared to other MSAs throughout the nation, the Medford metro area was reported to have a medium-low median household income of $42,659 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 12.2 percent lower than the median in State of Oregon of $47,872 and the median is 15.2 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 18.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $34,786. Hispanic households in Medford, OR recorded a median income of $33,044, this median is 22.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Medford, OR White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $43,317 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.5 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $38,513. This median is 9.7 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Medford had a median household income level of $31,960, this was 25.1 percent less than the median income level in this area.

The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $41,194, representing a 3.4 percent decline. The Medford, OR MSA, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 4 of 4 metro area in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Oregon. Medford ranks 203 of 233 metro area when comparing the decline in median income in the US.

As the median income level saw a decline from 2000 to 2005 in the Medford, OR metro area, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median income was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 68.4 percent in the last five years. The Asian population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Medford, seeing a 67.1 percent increase in median income, since the values reporting the 2000 Decennial Census.

When compared to other Metro Areas across the United States, the Medford metro area can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 12.5 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 25.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Medford, reporting 21.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

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

Higher Education in the Medford, OR Metro Area

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Since 2000, the Medford metro area has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has grown by 1.4 percent to a total of 23.6 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the 2005 State of Oregon percent of 27.8 and less than the US percent of 27.2.

The American Community Survey reported that in the Medford, OR Metro Area, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in the Medford metro area have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 24.2 percent (Men) versus 23.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Some College or Associates Degree category, with 36.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In the Medford, OR Metro Area as reported in the American Community Survey of the year 2005, 24 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 1.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Medford, OR Metro Area is made up of a moderately-educated working age population, with 23.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported in American Community Survey of 2005. The Medford MSA counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Oregon's proportion of 27.8 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 27.2 percent.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 0.2 percent. In the year 2005, 24.2 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 2.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 23.2 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

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

Demographic Profile for Medford, OR

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The Medford metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population base that is comprised of 87.3 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 8.1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 9.6 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Medford has increased the percent of minority population when 8.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, the Medford metro area spans a total of 2785 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average area density of 70 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US metro areas with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Topeka (71 per sq. mile ), Fort Smith (71 per sq. mile ), St Joseph (73 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sioux City (69 per sq. mile ), Laredo (67 per sq. mile ), Madera (67 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated into the Medford metro area, with 1,498 people migrating in from another country. The international migration into Medford accounts for 2.1 percent of all immigration into Oregon. This amount of international migration is medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

The Medford metro area had an estimated population of 195,322 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 181,866. This growth represents an increase of 7.4 percent. Medford ranks 4 of 6 MSAs when analyzing total population change in Oregon and the metro area ranks 146 of 361 metro areas when calculating the total change in MSA population across the US.

The Census Bureau estimates in 2005 the median age in the Medford metro area to be 40.3 years old. The median age in Medford is greater than the median age in the State of Oregon of 37.0. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 39.2 years of age. With a total of 49.5 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Medford can be described 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 61.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 12.4 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other metro areas in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Medford

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Throughout the State of Oregon, Medford stands 2 of the 6 metro areas in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The MSA stands 83 of 361, comparing the percentage change in residential real estate in other US MSAs.

Medford had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $239,300, according to the American Community Survey. This is greater than the overall Oregon 2005 home value of $201,200 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

There seems to be a limited amount affordable residential real estate in Medford, Oregon. In 2005, only 17.2 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In Medford, there were a total of 84,243 homes in 2005. The metro area has experienced a medium-high growth level in the number housing units, adding in all 6,832 residential structures since 2001, a change of 8.8 percent.

Medford can be understood as having a relatively high percentage of homes that are high in price. For 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 11.1 percent of the houses were valued over a half a million dollars.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Medford, Oregon have seen large increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $99,300, or 70.9 percent, from their 2000 median values of $140,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

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A top paying industry in Medford is the utilities industry with wages that annually pay $63,521. Locally, since the year 2001, the annual average pay of the industry has grown by 14 percent or $7,812. The State of Oregon shows the same pattern in the utilities industry, ranking at the top of industries in term of the average annual pay of 2004.

In Medford, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Management of companies and enterprises and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the region of 3.63. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 3.63 times greater than the national average, signifying that Medford specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Management of companies and enterprises has a largest number of employees per establishment in Medford Metropolitan Area (MSA), averaging 43 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 40 and greater than the Oregon establishments size average of 32 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

In Medford, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the major employer in the Metropolitan Area making up 20.1 percent of the total MSA employment. This totals 14,321 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 15.2 and 10.9 percent of industry employment.

Management of companies and enterprises in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Medford, changing a total of 112.9 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Oregon felt a shift in employment in the industry of 4.1 percent, during the period.

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