In Sherman County, jobs in the religious organizations pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the religious organizations industry reported the top wages in Sherman County for 2006. The average industry job in Sherman County received an annual wage of $20,229 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Oregon of $17,878 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $22,641.

Other high-paying jobs in Sherman County, Oregon can be found in gasoline stations ($14,931), grocery stores ($13,962), oilseed and grain farming (.) and vegetable and melon farming (.) 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.

Sherman County Wages have increased by 30.5% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Sherman County, Oregon by a total of 30.5%. 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Sherman County, Oregon can be described as very low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 42.3 percent lower than the reported averages in the state 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.

Sherman County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Sherman County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 229.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Sherman County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oregon, where it saw a gain of 5 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Sherman County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 0.2 percent.

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)

Sherman County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Grocery stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 47.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Oregon, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 2.2 percent. The losses in the Grocery stores industry in Sherman County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 3.5 in percent of workers in the Grocery stores industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Grocery stores (47.4 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (16.1 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 4.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than percent in the State of Oregon, which went through 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.

In Sherman County, Oregon, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 16 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Sherman County

The Gasoline stations industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 11 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up -0.7 percent of the total growth in Sherman County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Support activities for forestry (412 new jobs)
2. Greenhouse and nursery production (116 new jobs)









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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.

Sherman County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sherman County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 11 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 88.9 percent of the total employment decline in Sherman County, Oregon.

Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (11 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (5 jobs lost)
3. Support activities for crop production (3 jobs lost)

In Sherman County, Oregon, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 27 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.





Total industry employment has increased by 7.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Oregon, experiencing a gain of 3.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Sherman County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 45.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Oregon, where the it saw a gain of 3.5 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Sherman County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 2.2 in percent of jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (45.7 percent decline)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (15 percent decline)

Sherman County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Religious organizations industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 40.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Sherman County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oregon, where this industry saw a gain of 0.9 percent. The Religious organizations industry in Sherman County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 0.8 percent in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Religious organizations (40.0 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (14.7 percent gain)
3. Grocery stores (10.0 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 Sherman County, Oregon

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Sherman County reported a medium-high median income for all households of $41,116 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 16.4 percent lower than the household income median in State of Oregon of $47,872 and the median household income is 19.5 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Sherman County, Oregon can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 14.6 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 39.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Sherman County, with 28.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Hispanic households in Sherman County, Oregon reported a median household income of $22,912, this median is 44.3 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Sherman County, Oregon White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $41,450 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.8 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Sherman County reported a median household income of $31,444, this level was 23.5 percent less than the median income level in this area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $21,938. This income level is 46.6 percent less than the all households reported median in the area.







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

Higher Education in Sherman County, Oregon

In Sherman County, Oregon as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 18.6 percent of the White Alone, 100 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 20 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Sherman County, Oregon is made up of a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 19 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Sherman was reported to have 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Sherman County, Oregon, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Sherman have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 21 percent (Men) versus 16.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 36.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Sherman County, Oregon

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Sherman County, Oregon to be 45.6 years of age. The median age in Sherman is greater than the median age in the State of Oregon of 37.0. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 41.8 years old. With a total of 20.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Sherman can be described as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 58.9 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 20.2 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively high percent of the population.

From 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Sherman from another country. The international migration into Sherman makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Oregon. This amount of international migration is medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Sherman County, Oregon had an estimated population of 1,749 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 1,925. The decline signifies a decrease of -9.1 percent. Sherman ranks 30 of 36 counties by growth in total population in Oregon and the county ranks 2,282 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

By measuring total land area, Sherman encompasses a total area of 823 square miles. The land areas has a very low population density of 2 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Madison, MT (2 per sq. mile ), McKenzie, ND (2 per sq. mile ), Logan, ND (2 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Presidio, TX (2 per sq. mile ), Rich, UT (2 per sq. mile ), Kodiak Island, AK (2 per sq. mile ).

Sherman County, Oregon has a population base that is comprised of 91.7 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 6.5 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 7.0 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Sherman has increased the level of diversity when 5.3 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Sherman County, Oregon

In Sherman County, the real estate market was made up of 945 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 4 housing units since the year 2001, or 0.4 percent.

In the State of Oregon, Sherman County is positioned 32 of 36 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,914 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Sherman County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $77,400, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the State of Oregon 2000 home median value of $152,100 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

There seems to be a large amount of housing that is affordable in Sherman County, Oregon. In 2000, 84.7 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Accommodation and food services sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Sherman County since 2001, going from making up 28.4 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

In Sherman County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade, and the Other services, except public administration industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 24.7 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 91 individuals. The Wholesale trade and Other services, except public administration sectors provide 13.6 and 4.6 percent of total employment, respectively.

Other services, except public administration is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Sherman County, increasing by 240 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 2.8 percent. The State of Oregon faced a industry job change of 1.9 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Sherman County, Wholesale trade, Retail Trade and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Wholesale trade sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.61. The percent of employment in the Wholesale trade sector is 2.61 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Sherman specializes in Wholesale trade.

Wholesale trade has the largest employers in Sherman County. In the County, the industry averages 13 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 10 and greater than the Oregon average of 9 for the Wholesale trade industry.







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