In Wheeler County, jobs in the cattle ranching and farming pay the highest wages

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Employment in the cattle ranching and farming industry wages were the highest in Wheeler County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Wheeler County was paid an annual wage of $19,779 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage in Oregon of $25,385 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $25,264.

Top-pay jobs in Wheeler County, Oregon can be found in religious organizations ($12,551), full-service restaurants ($8,673), oilseed and grain farming (.) and vegetable and melon farming (.) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Wheeler County Wages have increased by 16.1% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Wheeler County, Oregon by a total of 16.1%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Wheeler County, Oregon can be understood as being very low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 49.5 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $36,156. The industry pay was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Wheeler County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wheeler County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 11 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 100.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Wheeler County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (11 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (1,580 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wheeler County

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 3 jobs. The declines in the Cattle ranching and farming industry make up 100.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Wheeler County, Oregon.

Top 1 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (3 jobs lost)

In Wheeler County, Oregon, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 15 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.



The total number of jobs has increased by 10.9 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Oregon, which experienced a gain of 5.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Wheeler County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 23.1 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 experienced in the State of Oregon, where the industry felt a gain of 21.8 percent. The losses in the Cattle ranching and farming industry in Wheeler County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 14.5 percent in terms of employment in the Cattle ranching and farming industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (23.1 percent decline)
2. Religious organizations (10 percent decline)

Wheeler County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 78.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Wheeler County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Oregon, where the industry took a gain of 12 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Wheeler County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 13.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (78.6 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 Wheeler County, Oregon

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Wheeler County, Oregon can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 15.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 59.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Wheeler County, reporting 42.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 429.9 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $178,235. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Wheeler County reported an income level of $54,113, this was 60.9 percent greater than the median income level in this area. In Wheeler County, Oregon White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $33,560 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.2 percent less than the median income in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Wheeler County, Oregon , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $28,080, this median is 16.5 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Wheeler County reported a relatively low median income for households of $33,638 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 42.3 percent lower than the median income in State of Oregon of $47,872 and the median is 46.1 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Wheeler County, Oregon

In 2000, the Census reported that in Wheeler County, Oregon, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 35.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Wheeler on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 12.2 percent (Men) versus 16.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 39.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Wheeler County, Oregon as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 14.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 27 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Wheeler County, Oregon has a moderately-educated population, with 14.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Wheeler counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Oregon's proportion of 25 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Wheeler County, Oregon

Wheeler County, Oregon had a population that was estimated at 1,455 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 1,545. The decline denotes a decrease of -5.8 percent. Wheeler ranks 27 of 36 counties in terms of population growth in Oregon and the county ranks 2,110 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In terms of total land area, Wheeler covers a total land area of 1715 square miles. The county has a very low population density of 1 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- White Pine, NV (1 per sq. mile ), Jeff Davis, TX (1 per sq. mile ), Cherry, NE (1 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, NM (1 per sq. mile ), Wayne, UT (1 per sq. mile ), Golden Valley, MT (1 per sq. mile ).

Wheeler County, Oregon has a population that is made of 93 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 6.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 6.3 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Wheeler has increased the percent of minority population when 5.2 percent of the population were minorities.

Since 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Wheeler internationally. The migration from outside the US into Wheeler totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Oregon. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Wheeler County, Oregon to be 48.8 years of age. The median in Wheeler is greater than the median in Oregon of 37.0. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 48.2 years old. With a total of 17 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Wheeler can be understood as having a relatively low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 58.4 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 24.5 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Wheeler County, Oregon

The State of Oregon, Wheeler County is positioned 34 of 36 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,943 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Wheeler County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $66,300, accounted by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall Oregon 2000 home value of $152,100 and less than home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Wheeler County, the real estate market was made up of 850 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 3 homes since 2001, or 0.4 percent.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Wheeler County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 13.8 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

In Wheeler County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Other services, except public administration sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 12.6 percent of total employment in the county, making up 20 jobs. The Construction and Other services, except public administration sectors account for 6.3 and 5 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Retail Trade has the largest employers in Wheeler County, with the industry averaging 4 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 15 and less than the Oregon average establishment size of 15 for the Retail Trade industry.

Other services, except public administration in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Wheeler County, rising by 166.7 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 2.8 percent. The State of Oregon faced a industry job change of 1.9 percent, from 2001 to 2005.









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