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

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Individuals that are employed in the management of companies and enterprises industry had the highest average wages in Codington County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Codington County received an annual wage of $108,048 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in South Dakota of $62,839 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $82,655.

Other high-paying jobs in Codington County, South Dakota may be found in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($69,734), misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($66,217), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($63,953) and offices of physicians ($46,647) 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.

Codington County Wages have increased by 17.9% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Codington County, South Dakota by a total of 17.9%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of South Dakota 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.

Codington County Industry Wages Lag Behind South Dakota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Codington County, South Dakota can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 5.2 percent lower than the with an state average of $28,713. 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.

Codington County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Codington County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 106 jobs. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 32.1 percent of the total employment decline in Codington County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (106 jobs lost)
2. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (58 jobs lost)
3. Clothing stores (34 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (33 jobs lost)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (23 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Codington County

The Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 147 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 16.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Codington County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (147 new jobs)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (89 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (47 new jobs)
4. Automobile dealers (44 new jobs)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (43 new jobs)

In Codington County, South Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 417 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Given the 57 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 18 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 39 industries reported a drop in employment.

Codington County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 111.8 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Codington County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of South Dakota, where the industry took a gain of 84.7 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Codington County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 29.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (111.8 percent gain)
2. Other motor vehicle dealers (109.1 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (73.2 percent gain)
4. Residential building construction (71.5 percent gain)
5. Management and technical consulting services (65.7 percent gain)

Codington County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 52.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the South Dakota, where the it saw a loss of 21.3 percent. The losses in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry in Codington County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 17.8 in percent of jobs in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (52.9 percent decline)
2. Clothing stores (41.8 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (41.6 percent decline)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (38.9 percent decline)
5. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (28.7 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 3.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of South Dakota, which saw a gain of 5.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.





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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.

Codington County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Codington County

The Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 32 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 19.9 percent of the total employment decline in Codington County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (32 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (18 jobs lost)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (18 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (14 jobs lost)
5. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (13 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Codington County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 59 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 14.7 percent of the total employment growth in Codington County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (59 new jobs)
2. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (42 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (32 new jobs)
4. Nonresidential building construction (29 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (28 new jobs)

In Codington County, South Dakota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 440 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Of the 72 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 29 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 41 industries reported a drop in employment.

Codington County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 203.2 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Codington County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of South Dakota, where it saw a gain of 14.7 percent. The Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry in Codington County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (203.2 percent gain)
2. Health and personal care stores (65.5 percent gain)
3. Lessors of real estate (31.6 percent gain)
4. Individual and family services (30.3 percent gain)
5. Private households (25.0 percent gain)

Codington County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 43.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the South Dakota, where the it saw a loss of 4.4 percent. The losses in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry in Codington County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.7 percent in terms of employees in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (43.3 percent decline)
2. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (26.2 percent decline)
3. Specialty food stores (18.1 percent decline)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (16 percent decline)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (14.1 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 3.4 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in South Dakota, which went through a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.





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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 Codington County, South Dakota

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Codington County reported an income level of $21,163, this was 50.1 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $23,126. This median is 45.5 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. In Codington County, South Dakota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,824 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic Householders in Codington County, South Dakota recorded a median income of $44,710, this median is 5.4 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 6.9 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $45,338.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Codington County was reported to have a medium-high median income for all households of $42,421 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 2.7 percent higher than the median in South Dakota of $41,280 and the median household income is 15.8 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Codington County, South Dakota may be understood as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 9.0 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 34.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Codington County, having 17.8 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

Higher Education in Codington County, South Dakota

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Codington County, South Dakota, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Codington on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 21.2 percent (Men) versus 16.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 38.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Codington County, South Dakota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 19.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 7.6 percent of the Asian alone and 15.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Codington County, South Dakota has a moderately-educated working age population, with 18.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Codington is reported having a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of South Dakota's proportion of 21.6 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Codington County, South Dakota

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Codington from outside the country. The immigration into Codington totals 2.2 percent of immigration into the State of South Dakota. This amount of international migration is medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Codington County, South Dakota had a population of 26,010 in 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 25,910. This growth shows an increase of 0.4 percent. Codington ranks 18 of 66 counties when calculating total change in population for South Dakota and the county ranks 1,785 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In terms of total land area, Codington covers a total land area of 688 total square miles. The area has a low average area density of 38 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Summers, WV (38 per sq. mile ), Hampton, SC (38 per sq. mile ), Washington, NC (38 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Pike, IN (38 per sq. mile ), Jasper, TX (38 per sq. mile ), Washington, KY (38 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Codington County, South Dakota to be 37.8 years old. The median age in Codington is greater than the median age in the State of South Dakota of 37.0. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 35.4 years of age. With 24.1 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Codington can be described as being made up of 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 61.1 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Codington County, South Dakota has a population that is comprised of 95.3 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.2 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.8 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of South Dakota percent of 3.5. Since 2000, Codington has increased the percent of minority population when 1.5 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Codington County, South Dakota

In Codington County, the census reported 11,947 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 483 residential structures since 2001, a change of 4.2 percent.

Codington County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $84,200, according to the Decennial Census. This is greater than the State of South Dakota 2000 home median value of $79,600 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

There seems to be a large amount affordable residential real estate in Codington County, South Dakota. In 2000, 80.8 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Throughout the State of South Dakota, Codington County stands 11 of 66 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,009 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Codington County, South Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Administrative and waste services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Codington County, moving a total of 46.5 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.5 percent. The State of South Dakota felt a shift in employment in the industry of -7.4 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Codington County, with the industry averaging 45 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of South Dakota average establishment size of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Codington County, Manufacturing, Finance and insurance and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 1.85. The level of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.85 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Codington specializes in Manufacturing.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Codington County. The industry lost a total of 463 jobs, or 13 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 89.6 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Codington County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 23.8 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 3,097 employees. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 19.6 and 12 percent of total employment, respectively.







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