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

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Individuals that are employed in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry wages were the highest in Polk County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Polk County received an annual wage of $77,569 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Oregon of $72,338 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $67,074.

Top-pay jobs in Polk County, Oregon can be found in utility system construction ($62,217), insurance carriers ($52,800), architectural and structural metals mfg. ($49,671) and machine shops and threaded product mfg. ($46,190) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Polk County Wages have increased by 17.8% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Polk County, Oregon by a total of 17.8%. 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Polk County, Oregon can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 27.7 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $36,156. The industry pay 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.

Polk County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 60 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 20 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 40 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Polk County

The Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 107 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 22.3 percent of the total job loss in Polk County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (107 jobs lost)
2. Other support services (66 jobs lost)
3. Utility system construction (61 jobs lost)
4. Other crop farming (52 jobs lost)
5. Industrial machinery manufacturing (38 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Polk County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for forestry industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 412 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for forestry industry makes up 26.4 percent of the total growth in Polk County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for forestry (412 new jobs)
2. Greenhouse and nursery production (116 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (96 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (86 new jobs)
5. Beverage manufacturing (69 new jobs)

In Polk County, Oregon, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,826 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Employment for all industries has increased by 16.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Oregon, which went through a gain of 5.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Polk County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 90 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Oregon, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 22.7 percent. The losses in the Other support services industry in Polk County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 4.5 percent in terms of employment in the Other support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (90 percent decline)
2. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (53.8 percent decline)
3. Computer systems design and related services (49.2 percent decline)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (44 percent decline)
5. Traveler accommodation (37.1 percent decline)

Polk County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 229.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Polk County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oregon, where the industry took a gain of 5 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Polk County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (229.3 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (220.0 percent gain)
3. Support activities for forestry (197.9 percent gain)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (107.7 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (105.8 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.

Polk County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Polk County

Given the industries in the area, the Support activities for forestry industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 54 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Support activities for forestry industry make up 21.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Polk County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for forestry (54 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (37 jobs lost)
3. Private households (33 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (28 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (20 jobs lost)

In Polk County, Oregon, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 884 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Polk County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Residential building construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 39 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 10.2 percent of the total growth in Polk County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (39 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (39 new jobs)
3. Beverage manufacturing (34 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (28 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (24 new jobs)

Out of the 59 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 23 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 36 industries reported a drop in employment.

Polk County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other support services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 71.4 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Oregon, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 5.6 percent. The losses in the Other support services industry in Polk County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.2 percent in terms of employment in the Other support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (71.4 percent decline)
2. Private households (39 percent decline)
3. Unclassified (33.3 percent decline)
4. Emergency and other relief services (32 percent decline)
5. Management and technical consulting services (21.4 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 7.4 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Oregon, which experienced a gain of 3.7 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Polk County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic shopping and mail-order houses industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 60.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Polk County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oregon, where the industry took a gain of 3.6 percent. The Electronic shopping and mail-order houses industry in Polk County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (60.0 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (29.7 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (28.4 percent gain)
4. Beverage manufacturing (27.7 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (23.8 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.

Income and Poverty in Polk County, Oregon

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Polk County, Oregon may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.5 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 31 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Polk County, reporting 22.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $43,963, posting a 11.2 percent decline. Polk County, Oregon, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 4 of 14 counties in percent of decline for household income in Oregon. Polk County ranks 172 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median income in the US.

The poverty rate in Polk County, Oregon has increased by 8.4 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 11.5 percent to 19.9 percent.

While household income level experienced a decline since 2000 in Polk County, Oregon, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in the household income level was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 22.8 percent since the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Polk County, undergoing a 32.1 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Polk County was reported to have a relatively high median income for all households of $49,504 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 3.3 percent higher than the median in State of Oregon of $47,872 and the median is 0.7 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 34.1 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $66,375. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Polk County had a median household income level of $40,544, this was 18.1 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $61,262. This household income level is 23.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic in Polk County, Oregon reported a median household income of $36,448, which is 26.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Polk County, Oregon White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $50,077 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.2 percent greater than the median in 2000.

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

Higher Education in Polk County, Oregon

Polk County, Oregon can be considered to have a highly-educated 2000 population, with 25.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Polk was reported to have 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 the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 4.2 percent. By 2005, 31.2 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 24.8 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000, Polk has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 2.6 percent to a total of 28 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the 2005 State of Oregon percent of 27.8 and greater than the average US percent of 27.2.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Polk County, Oregon, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Polk on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 27.4 percent (Men) versus 23.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 35.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Polk County, Oregon according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 26.4 percent of the White Alone, 6.2 percent of Black or African American, 27.6 percent of the Asian alone and 8.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

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

Demographic Profile for Polk County, Oregon

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Polk County, Oregon to be 35.9 years of age. The median in Polk is less than the median age in the State of Oregon of 37.0. Since the year 2000, the area has seen a decline in this median, when at that time it was 36.6 years old. With a total of 22.5 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Polk can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62.5 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 15 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

In terms of total land area, Polk spans a total of 741 square miles. This area has a medium-low average population density of 95 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Defiance, OH (95 per sq. mile ), Jones, MS (95 per sq. mile ), Lycoming, PA (96 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Dubois, IN (95 per sq. mile ), Wood, WI (95 per sq. mile ), Person, NC (95 per sq. mile ).

Polk County, Oregon had a population of 70,295 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 62,651. This growth denotes an increase of 12.2 percent. Polk ranks 8 of 36 counties when analyzing total population change in Oregon and the county ranks 382 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Since 2000, a high number of individuals have migrated to Polk internationally. The international migration into Polk makes up 1.4 percent of the total international migration into the State of Oregon. This level of international migration can be considered high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Polk County, Oregon has a population that is made up of 84.1 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 1.4 percent Asian, and 10 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 12.0 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Polk has increased the percent of minority population when 10.4 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Polk County, Oregon

In Polk County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 26,541 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 1,669 homes since 2001, or 6.7 percent.

Polk County is made up of a medium proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 3.9 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

Polk County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $170,300, published by the American Community Survey. This value is less than the overall Oregon 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $201,200 and greater than home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

The residential housing values in Polk County, Oregon have moderate increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $27,600, or 19.3 percent, since their values in that year of $142,700.

There seems to be a fair amount of housing that is affordable in Polk County, Oregon. In 2005, 21.4 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

When compared to other counties in Oregon, Polk County is positioned 6 of 36 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 569 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Polk County, with the industry averaging 38 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Oregon average of 34 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Polk County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 13.1. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 13.1 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Polk County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Polk County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 21 percent of total employment in the county, making up 2,538 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries make up 17 and 13.8 percent of all employment.

Finance and insurance has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Polk County, growing by 61.8 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 4.8 percent. The State of Oregon had an industry job change of 4.9 percent, in the last 5 years.









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