In Moody County, jobs in the depository credit intermediation pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the depository credit intermediation industry reported the top wages in Moody County for 2006. The average industry job in Moody County earned an annual wage of $35,350 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of South Dakota of $39,442 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $47,929.

Other high-paying jobs in Moody County, South Dakota exsists in other specialty trade contractors ($32,586), insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($31,062), building equipment contractors ($30,928) and specialized freight trucking ($19,930) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Moody County Wages have increased by 41.5% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Moody County, South Dakota by a total of 41.5%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for South Dakota and greater than the growth in average wages for the US.

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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.

Moody County Industry Wages Exceed South Dakota, but Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Moody County, South Dakota can be understood as being very high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 18.3 percent higher than the with an state average of $28,713. The overall industry wage was less than the US average pay 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.

Moody County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Moody County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has added the most employment with 14 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 97.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Moody County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (14 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (617 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (576 new jobs)

In Moody County, South Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 206 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Given the 5 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 2 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Moody County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 7 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry make up 66.7 percent of the total job loss in Moody County, South Dakota.

Top 2 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (7 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (2 jobs lost)

Moody County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 55.4 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Moody County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Dakota, where the industry took a gain of 18.2 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Moody County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 22.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (55.4 percent gain)

Moody County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 17.9 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of South Dakota, where the industry reported a loss of 8.2 percent. The losses in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry in Moody County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 9.7 in percent of jobs in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (17.9 percent decline)
2. Depository credit intermediation (8.9 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (5.3 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 17.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of South Dakota, which experienced a gain of 5.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level 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.

Moody County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Moody County, South Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 90 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 7 4-digit NAICS industries, 2 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 5 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Moody County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 5 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry makes up 38.5 percent of the total growth in Moody County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (5 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (4 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Moody County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Depository credit intermediation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 3 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 66.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Moody County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (3 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (1 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (10 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (6 jobs lost)
5. Nonresidential building construction (30 jobs lost)

Moody County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 26.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Moody County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in South Dakota, where it saw a gain of 2.8 percent. The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Moody County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (26.3 percent gain)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (19.5 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (11.7 percent gain)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (10.2 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (1.5 percent gain)

Moody County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Depository credit intermediation industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 12.2 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 industry felt a gain of 2.7 percent. The losses in the Depository credit intermediation industry in Moody County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 2 percent in terms of employment in the Depository credit intermediation industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (12.2 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (2.4 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 6.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of South Dakota, which saw a gain of 2.5 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US 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 Moody County, South Dakota

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Moody County, South Dakota may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 9.6 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 41.8 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Moody County, having 18.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Moody County, South Dakota White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $42,721 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 3 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 44.5 percent greater than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $59,963. Hispanic in Moody County, South Dakota recorded a median income of $25,960, this median is 37.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Moody County had a median household income level of $31,769, this was 23.4 percent less than the median for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $32,541. This median income level is 21.6 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Moody County accounted a medium-high median household income of $41,496 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 0.5 percent higher than the median in South Dakota of $41,280 and the median household income is 18.4 percent lower 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 Moody County, South Dakota

Moody County, South Dakota may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 17.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Moody counted 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 average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Moody County, South Dakota, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 36 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Moody have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 18.6 percent (Men) versus 16.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 37 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Moody County, South Dakota as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 17.8 percent of the White Alone, 23 percent of Black or African American, 37.2 percent of the Asian alone and 33.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Moody County, South Dakota

Moody County, South Dakota has a population that is made up of 84 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 1.2 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.6 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of South Dakota percent of 3.5. Since 2000, Moody has increased in diversity when 1.7 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Moody from another country. The international migration into Moody accounts for 0.8 percent of the total migration into the State of South Dakota. This percent of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Moody County, South Dakota to be 39.0 years of age. The median age in Moody is greater than the median age in South Dakota of 37.0. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 37.1 years of age. With a total of 24.3 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Moody can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.4 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 14.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Moody County, South Dakota had a population that was estimated at 6,637 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 6,584. This growth represents an increase of 0.8 percent. Moody ranks 22 of 66 counties when analyzing total population change in South Dakota and the county ranks 1,855 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When calculating the total land area, Moody spans a total area of 520 total square miles. The area has a very low population density of 13 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Washington, ME (13 per sq. mile ), Natrona, WY (13 per sq. mile ), Grant, KS (13 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Morgan, UT (13 per sq. mile ), Red River, TX (13 per sq. mile ), Dixon, NE (13 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Moody County, South Dakota

When compared to other counties in South Dakota, Moody County ranks 31 of 66 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,680 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Moody County, there were a total of 2,822 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 66 homes since 2001, or 2.4 percent.

Moody County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $58,500, according to the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall State of South Dakota 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $79,600 and less than home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

According to the data, there is a abundant amount affordable residential real estate in Moody County, South Dakota. In 2000, 96.1 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Moody County, with the industry averaging 28 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the South Dakota average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.

Moody County is ranked number 32 of 67 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of South Dakota in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 30 of 67 Counties.

In Moody County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 17.5 percent of total employment in the county, making up 225 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Construction industries total 17.2 and 14.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Moody County, with an industry growth of 196.3 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -0.6 percent. The State of South Dakota saw a change in employment in the sector of 17.1 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Moody County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Construction and Manufacturing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 5.91. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 5.91 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Moody County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.







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