Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton Metro Area industry wages have increased by 12.0% percent since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton Metro Area by a total of 12.0%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Oregon and less than the growth in average wages for 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.

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton Metro Area Industry Wages Lag Behind Oregon, and Wages Lag Behind the United States Industry Wages

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Wages in all industries in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA when analyzed can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 Metro Area wages throughout the US. The average pay is 18.3 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $36,156. The average 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.

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton Metro Area

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 4,197 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 33.5 percent of the total employment growth in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (4,197 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (3,067 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (2,399 new jobs)
4. Clothing stores (1,070 new jobs)
5. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (747 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton Metro Area

Given the industries in the area, the Telecommunications resellers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 608 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Telecommunications resellers industry make up 31.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Telecommunications resellers (608 jobs lost)
2. Religious organizations (557 jobs lost)
3. Consumer goods rental (292 jobs lost)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (153 jobs lost)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (150 jobs lost)

Of the 18 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 9 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 9 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA metro area, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 26,191 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

The total number of jobs has increased by 3.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are 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 greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

The Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Telecommunications resellers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 61.5 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 44 percent. The losses in the Telecommunications resellers industry in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 41.1 in percent of workers in the Telecommunications resellers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Telecommunications resellers (61.5 percent decline)
2. Consumer goods rental (12.4 percent decline)
3. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (10.4 percent decline)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (6.8 percent decline)
5. Religious organizations (6.6 percent decline)

The Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 45.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton has increased employment slower than the growth seen in the industry for Oregon, where this industry saw a gain of 52.3 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 20.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (45.9 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (43.1 percent gain)
3. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (29.2 percent gain)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (16.4 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (13.8 percent gain)

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton Metro Area

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Vocational rehabilitation services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 319 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Vocational rehabilitation services industry make up 14.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vocational rehabilitation services (319 jobs lost)
2. Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. (223 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (211 jobs lost)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (166 jobs lost)
5. Wired telecommunications carriers (131 jobs lost)

In the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 32,322 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton Metro Area

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has grown the most with 1,417 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 8.7 percent of the total growth in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (1,417 new jobs)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (1,074 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (995 new jobs)
4. Employment services (953 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (907 new jobs)

Of the 129 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 34 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 95 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The total number of jobs has increased by 3.9 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in the State of Oregon, which experienced a gain of 3.7 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2 percent.

The Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 68.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oregon, where the industry felt a gain of 22.4 percent. The Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing industry in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 2.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing (68.9 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (53.0 percent gain)
3. Insurance and employee benefit funds (52.0 percent gain)
4. Independent artists, writers, and performers (35.1 percent gain)
5. Other animal production (35.1 percent gain)

The Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Textile and fabric finishing mills industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 35.9 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 gone through in the Oregon, where the industry reported a loss of 22.4 percent. The losses in the Textile and fabric finishing mills industry in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 8.3 percent in terms of employees in the Textile and fabric finishing mills industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Textile and fabric finishing mills (35.9 percent decline)
2. Other textile product mills (22.3 percent decline)
3. Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. (16.5 percent decline)
4. Taxi and limousine service (14.2 percent decline)
5. Grain and oilseed milling (11.2 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 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA

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When analyzed against other Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the US, the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton metro area reported a relatively high household income of $53,925 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 11.2 percent higher than the median in State of Oregon of $47,872 and the median household income is 8.9 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $59,753. This income level is 10.8 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $55,137 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.2 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA reported a median household income of $40,541, this median is 24.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton reported an income level of $43,503, which was 19.3 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 32.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $36,409.

The median household income in the area has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $49,227, representing a 8.7 percent decline. The Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 3 of 4 metro area in percent of decline for household income in Oregon. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton ranks 105 of 233 metro area when analyzing the decline in household income across the nation.

The poverty rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro has increased by 2.8 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 10 percent to 12.8 percent.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA metro area, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median income was the Hispanic category. This group felt a decline of 40.4 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Asian population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, undergoing a 31.1 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

Evaluated with other MSAs across the nation, the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton metro area can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 10.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 23.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, having 14.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

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

Higher Education in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area

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Since the year 2000, the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton metro area has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 4.4 percent to a total of 32 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is greater than the State of Oregon percent of 27.8 and greater than the US percent of 27.2.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 3.0 percent. As reported in 2005, 33 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 5.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 31 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 33 percent receiving this level of education. The women in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton metro area have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 33 percent (Men) versus 31 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area according the 2005 American Community Survey, 32.4 percent of the White Alone, 18.6 percent of Black or African American, 46.4 percent of the Asian alone and 10.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area can be considered to have a highly-educated 2005 population, with 32 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey. The Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton MSA was reported to have a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Oregon's proportion of 27.8 percent and a higher percent than the national average of 27.2 percent.

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

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

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A well-paying sector in Portland is the information sector paying an annual wage of $62,415. Throughout the MSA since the year 2001, the industry annual average pay has grown by 13.3 percent or $7,321. The State of Oregon holds the same job market in the information sector, placing at the top of industries in terms of 2004 annual average wages.

Accommodation and food services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Portland, with an employment growth of 5.3 percent. This is less than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 7.6 percent. The State of Oregon faced a industry job change of 6.5 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

Management of companies and enterprises has a largest number of employees per establishment in Portland MSA. In the region, the industry averages 43 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 40 and greater than the State of Oregon average of 32 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

In Portland, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 14.5 percent of all the jobs in the Metropolitain Area. This makes up 122,592 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 12.3 and 9.1 percent of industry employment.

The Health care and social assistance industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in the Portland Metro Area, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 10.4 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

In Portland, Management of companies and enterprises, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Manufacturing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Management of companies and enterprises sector has a United State LQ of 1.6. The level of employment in the Management of companies and enterprises sector is 1.6 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Portland may be an exporter of products or services of Management of companies and enterprises.

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

Housing Report for Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton

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The residential home values in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Oregon have seen large increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $63,000, or 38.1 percent, from their 2000 median values of $165,400.

Looking across the State of Oregon, Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton ranks 3 of the 6 metro areas by percentage growth in residential real estate. The metro area is positioned 148 of 361, when comparing the change in housing structures in other metropolitan areas throughout the nation.

In Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 857,370 homes in 2005. The metro area has experienced a medium-high growth level in the number housing units, adding a total of 51,425 residential structures since 2001, a change of 6.4 percent.

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton can be understood as having a relatively high proportion of high-valued homes. For the year 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 8.5 percent of the areas residential property was valued over $500k.

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton recorded a median home value in 2005 of $228,400, reported by the American Community Survey. This median 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 across the nation during that year.

According to the data, there is a limited amount of affordable housing in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Oregon. In 2005, only 9.1 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Demographic Profile for Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA

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When calculating the total land area, the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton metro area encompasses a total area of 6684 square miles. The MSA has a medium-high density of 314 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US metro areas with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Olympia (315 per sq. mile ), Scranton--Wilkes-Barre (315 per sq. mile ), Harrisburg-Carlisle (320 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton (313 per sq. mile ), Sandusky (309 per sq. mile ), Winston-Salem (307 per sq. mile ).

The Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is comprised of 79.4 percent White, 2.6 percent African American, 5.2 percent Asian, and 9.3 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 17.1 percent minorities. This is greater than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton has increased the percent of minority population when 14.7 percent of the people were minorities.

The Census Bureau estimates in 2005 the median age in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton metro area to be 35.7 years old. The median in Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton is less than the median age in the State of Oregon of 37.0. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 34.7 years old. With 4.6 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton 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 estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 12.4 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other metro areas throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

The Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton metro area had a population of 2,095,861 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 1,936,027. This growth denotes an increase of 8.3 percent. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton ranks 1 of 6 MSAs when analyzing total population change in Oregon and the metro area ranks 20 of 361 metro areas when calculating the total change in MSA population across the US.

From 2000, a very high amount of people migrated into the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton metro area, with 55,277 people migrating in internationally. The international migration into Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton totals 76.5 percent of the total international migration into the State of Oregon. This level of international migration can be considered very high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other metro areas across the US.

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