In Yamhill County, jobs in the management of companies and enterprises pay the highest wages

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Employment in the management of companies and enterprises industry reported the top wages in Yamhill County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Yamhill County received a wage of $124,443 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Oregon of $68,572 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $82,655.

High-wage employment in Yamhill County, Oregon are present in electronic equipment repair and maintenance ($77,477), timber tract operations ($70,531), support activities for air transportation ($66,087) and nondepository credit intermediation ($65,626) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail 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.

Yamhill County Wages have increased by 18.0% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Yamhill County, Oregon by a total of 18.0%. 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Yamhill County, Oregon can be described as relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 13.3 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $36,156. The overall industry wage 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.

Yamhill County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 14.7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Oregon, which saw a gain of 5.9 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Yamhill County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Employment services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 229.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Yamhill County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Oregon, where it saw a gain of 5.8 percent. The Employment services industry in Yamhill County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (229.3 percent gain)
2. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (225.0 percent gain)
3. Support activities for crop production (192.8 percent gain)
4. Household goods repair and maintenance (145.5 percent gain)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (142.1 percent gain)

Yamhill County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Utility system construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 80.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Oregon, where the it saw a loss of 5.4 percent. The losses in the Utility system construction industry in Yamhill County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.8 percent in terms of employment in the Utility system construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (80.9 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (75.2 percent decline)
3. Computer systems design and related services (65.8 percent decline)
4. Direct selling establishments (63.9 percent decline)
5. Florists (56.5 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Yamhill County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 426 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 11.5 percent of the total employment growth in Yamhill County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (426 new jobs)
2. Beverage manufacturing (355 new jobs)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (303 new jobs)
4. Greenhouse and nursery production (261 new jobs)
5. Support activities for crop production (249 new jobs)

From the 92 4-digit NAICS industries, 34 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 58 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Yamhill County, Oregon, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 3,598 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Yamhill County

Given the industries in the area, the Fruit and tree nut farming industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 181 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry make up 16.3 percent of the total job loss in Yamhill County, Oregon.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (181 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (99 jobs lost)
3. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (84 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (78 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (76 jobs lost)





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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 Yamhill County, Oregon

While the median household income saw a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Yamhill County, Oregon, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median household income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 43.6 percent in the last five years. The Asian population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Yamhill County, experiencing a 54.3 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

The household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $46,238, which amounts to a 10.4 percent decline. Yamhill County, Oregon, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 7 of 14 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Oregon. Yamhill County ranks 203 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income level for the United States.

The poverty rate in Yamhill County, Oregon has increased by 5.2 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 9.2 percent to 14.4 percent.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 50.2 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $77,513. Hispanic households in Yamhill County, Oregon recorded a median income of $42,180, this median household income is 18.3 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. In Yamhill County, Oregon White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $52,312 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.4 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Yamhill County reported an income level of $42,900, this was 16.9 percent less than the areas median level for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $37,095. This median income level is 28.1 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Yamhill County, Oregon may be understood as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.2 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 20 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Yamhill County, having 12.3 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Yamhill County accounted a relatively high median household income of $51,610 (2005 Dollars). This median is 7.2 percent higher than the median income in State of Oregon of $47,872 and the median is 4.8 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

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

Higher Education in Yamhill County, Oregon

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has decreased by 1.0 percent. By the year 2005, 20 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 25.2 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Yamhill County, Oregon, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 31 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Yamhill on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 21.2 percent (Men) versus 20 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Since 2000, Yamhill has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 2.0 percent to a total of 22.6 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 United States percent of 27.2.

Yamhill County, Oregon may to understood as having a highly-educated working age population, with 20.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Yamhill has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Oregon's proportion of 25 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In Yamhill County, Oregon according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 21.6 percent of the White Alone, 9.8 percent of Black or African American, 24.4 percent of the Asian alone and 6.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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

Demographic Profile for Yamhill County, Oregon

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Yamhill County, Oregon to be 34.6 years old. The median in Yamhill is less than the median age in Oregon of 37.0. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 34.1 years of age. With a total of 24.4 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Yamhill can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 63.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 11.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Estimated since the year 2000, a high number of individuals have migrated to Yamhill internationally. The migration from outside the US into Yamhill totals 2.4 percent of all immigration into Oregon. This percent of international migration is high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Yamhill County, Oregon had a population that was estimated at 92,196 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 85,282. This growth signifies an increase of 8.1 percent. Yamhill ranks 9 of 36 counties when analyzing total population change in Oregon and the county ranks 415 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Yamhill County, Oregon has a population that is made up of 82.4 percent White, 0.8 percent African American, 1.1 percent Asian, and 13 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 14.9 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is equal to the State of Oregon percent of 14.9. Since 2000, Yamhill has increased in diversity when 12.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Yamhill covers a total land area of 716 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average population density of 129 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Van Buren, MI (129 per sq. mile ), Laurel, KY (129 per sq. mile ), Iberia, LA (129 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Belmont, OH (129 per sq. mile ), Muskingum, OH (129 per sq. mile ), Chautauqua, NY (128 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Yamhill County, Oregon

The residential housing values in Yamhill County, Oregon have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $39,500, or 27 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $146,200.

Yamhill County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $185,700, published by the American Community Survey. This median is less than the State of Oregon 2005 home median value of $201,200 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Yamhill County, there were a total of 33,905 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 2,716 housing units since the year 2001, or 8.7 percent.

There seems to be a limited amount of affordable housing in Yamhill County, Oregon. In 2005, 18.7 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Throughout the State of Oregon, Yamhill County stands 4 of 36 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 387 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Yamhill County may be be described as having a relatively high proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 7.2 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Administrative and waste services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Yamhill County, with an industry growth of 63.9 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Oregon had an industry job change of 12 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Yamhill County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Educational services and Manufacturing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 10.52. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 10.52 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Yamhill may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Educational services is the industry with the largest establishments in Yamhill County. The industry averages 48 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 27 and greater than the State of Oregon average of 17 for the Educational services industry.

In Yamhill County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 22.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 5,961 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors provide 12.5 and 11.9 percent of industry employment.









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