In Hughes County, jobs in the insurance carriers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the insurance carriers industry paid the average highest wages in Hughes County for 2006. The average industry job in Hughes County was paid an annual wage of $54,538 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of South Dakota of $44,670 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $63,385.

Other high-paying jobs in Hughes County, South Dakota can be found in management and technical consulting services ($54,442), insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($52,705), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($52,409) and management of companies and enterprises ($45,600) 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.

Hughes County Wages have increased by 23.2% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Hughes County, South Dakota by a total of 23.2%. This is greater 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Hughes County, South Dakota can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 11.5 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $28,713. The average 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.

Hughes County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Hughes County

Given the industries in the area, the Business support services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 53 jobs. The declines in the Business support services industry make up 21.7 percent of the total job loss in Hughes County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (53 jobs lost)
2. Civic and social organizations (31 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (27 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (21 jobs lost)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (18 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Hughes County

The Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 60 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 18.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Hughes County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (60 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (58 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (42 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (36 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (18 new jobs)

Of the 43 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 18 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 25 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Hughes County, South Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 393 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total employment has increased by 6.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of South Dakota, which went through a gain of 5.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Hughes County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 59.1 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of South Dakota, where the it saw a gain of 3.9 percent. The losses in the Activities related to real estate industry in Hughes County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 19 in percent of workers in the Activities related to real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (59.1 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (58.1 percent decline)
3. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (56.3 percent decline)
4. Business support services (45 percent decline)
5. Health and personal care stores (40.6 percent decline)

Hughes County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 165.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Hughes County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Dakota, where the industry took a gain of 33.1 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Hughes County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (165.4 percent gain)
2. Private households (107.1 percent gain)
3. Individual and family services (89.3 percent gain)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (54.5 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (38.2 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.

Hughes County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Hughes County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Offices of physicians industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 28 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 22.7 percent of the total employment growth in Hughes County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (28 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (25 new jobs)
3. Professional and similar organizations (9 new jobs)
4. Computer systems design and related services (8 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (8 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Hughes County

The Architectural and engineering services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 22 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Architectural and engineering services industry make up 16.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Hughes County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (22 jobs lost)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (9 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (9 jobs lost)
4. Gambling industries (8 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (8 jobs lost)

In Hughes County, South Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 7 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Of the 51 4-digit NAICS industries, 31 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 20 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total employment has decreased by 0.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of South Dakota, experiencing a gain of 2.5 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Hughes County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 46 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the South Dakota, where the industry reported a loss of 2.5 percent. The losses in the Activities related to real estate industry in Hughes County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 4.1 in percent of workers in the Activities related to real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (46 percent decline)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (44.4 percent decline)
3. Building finishing contractors (30.8 percent decline)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (23.5 percent decline)
5. Architectural and engineering services (22.7 percent decline)

Hughes County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 53.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Hughes County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 10.1 percent. The Computer systems design and related services industry in Hughes County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (53.3 percent gain)
2. Private households (52.6 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (30.2 percent gain)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (24.4 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (18.2 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 Hughes County, South Dakota

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Hughes County, South Dakota can be understood to have a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.0 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 34 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Hughes County, with 15.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Hispanic households in Hughes County, South Dakota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $61,608, this median household income is 22.5 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 36.6 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $31,850. In Hughes County, South Dakota White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $51,109 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.7 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Hughes County had a median household income level of $21,867, this was 56.5 percent less than the median income level in this area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $44,850. This median income level is 10.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Hughes County had a relatively high median income for households of $50,275 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 17.9 percent higher than the household income median in State of South Dakota of $41,280 and this is 2.3 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Hughes County, South Dakota

In Hughes County, South Dakota as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 33.2 percent of the White Alone, 13 percent of Black or African American, 72.8 percent of the Asian alone and 12.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Hughes County, South Dakota, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 38 percent achieving this level. The female population in Hughes have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 38 percent (Men) versus 26.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Hughes County, South Dakota has a highly-educated 2000 population, with 32 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Hughes was reported to have a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of South Dakota's proportion of 21.6 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Hughes County, South Dakota

Hughes County, South Dakota had a population that was estimated at 16,875 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 16,501. This growth shows an increase of 2.3 percent. Hughes ranks 11 of 66 counties by growth in total population in South Dakota and the county ranks 1,493 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Hughes encompasses a total area of 741 square miles. This area has a low population density of 23 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Wayne, TN (23 per sq. mile ), Yell, AR (23 per sq. mile ), Clay, AL (23 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Allamakee, IA (23 per sq. mile ), Umatilla, OR (23 per sq. mile ), Humboldt, IA (23 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Hughes internationally. The international migration into Hughes accounts for 1.8 percent of the total international migration into the State of South Dakota. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Hughes County, South Dakota has a population that is made of 85.2 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 1.9 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 2.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of South Dakota percent of 3.5. Since 2000, Hughes has increased the level of diversity when 1.9 percent of the people were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Hughes County, South Dakota to be 39.7 years old. The median in Hughes is greater than the median age for the State of South Dakota of 37.0. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 37.6 years old. With 24.7 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Hughes can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.9 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13.4 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Hughes County, South Dakota

Throughout the State of South Dakota, Hughes County is positioned 24 of 66 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,417 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Hughes County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $94,400, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value 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.

In Hughes County, the real estate market was made up of 7,337 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 208 housing units since the year 2001, or 2.9 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Hughes County, South Dakota. In 2000, 74.7 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Educational services has the largest employers in Hughes County, with the industry averaging 33 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 27 and greater than the South Dakota average of 18 for the Educational services industry.

In Hughes County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 22.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,485 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services industries total 17.7 and 15 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Hughes County, with an employment growth of 46.6 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of South Dakota saw a change in employment in the sector of -2.7 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Hughes County, Other services, except public administration, Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Other services, except public administration industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.69. The level of employment in the Other services, except public administration sector is 1.69 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Hughes County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Other services, except public administration.









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