In Weber County, jobs in the highway, street, and bridge construction pay the highest wages

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Employment in the highway, street, and bridge construction industry wages were the highest in Weber County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Weber County received an annual wage of $85,158 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Utah of $51,045 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $49,314.

High-wage employment in Weber County, Utah are present in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($83,638), outpatient care centers ($66,090), wireless telecommunications carriers ($65,724) and management of companies and enterprises ($65,043) 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.

Weber County Wages have increased by 13.6% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Weber County, Utah by a total of 13.6%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Utah and less than the growth in industry wages across 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.

Weber County Industry Wages Lag Behind Utah, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Weber County, Utah can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 10.1 percent lower than the with an state average of $33,232. 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.

Weber County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Weber County

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has grown the most with 835 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 7.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Weber County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (835 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (784 new jobs)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (736 new jobs)
4. Business support services (684 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (634 new jobs)

In Weber County, Utah, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 4,972 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 123 4-digit NAICS industries, 48 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 75 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Weber County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Department stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 960 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Department stores industry make up 30.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Weber County, Utah.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (960 jobs lost)
2. Book, periodical, and music stores (220 jobs lost)
3. Investigation and security services (177 jobs lost)
4. Outpatient care centers (136 jobs lost)
5. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (130 jobs lost)

Weber County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 269.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Weber County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Utah, where this industry saw a loss of 0.3 percent. The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry in Weber County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (269.7 percent gain)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (191.7 percent gain)
3. Other schools and instruction (135.8 percent gain)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (98.3 percent gain)
5. Elementary and secondary schools (97.9 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 7.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in the State of Utah, which saw a gain of 11.4 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Weber County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized design services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 82.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Utah, where the industry felt a gain of 49.2 percent. The losses in the Specialized design services industry in Weber County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 4.5 percent in terms of employees in the Specialized design services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized design services (82.2 percent decline)
2. Other heavy construction (66.7 percent decline)
3. Amusement parks and arcades (61.8 percent decline)
4. Water, sewage and other systems (60.7 percent decline)
5. Department stores (54.3 percent decline)





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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 Weber County, Utah

Compared to counties across the United States, Weber County was reported to have a relatively high median income for all households of $51,496 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 3.9 percent lower than the median income in State of Utah of $53,499 and the median is 4.6 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Weber County, Utah can be understood to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.3 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 32 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Weber County, having 13 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $49,107, posting a 4.6 percent decline. Weber County, Utah, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 5 of 5 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Utah. Weber County ranks 482 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in household income across the nation.

In Weber County, Utah White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $53,356 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 3.6 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Weber County reported an income level of $30,514, this was 40.7 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $46,622. This median income level is 9.5 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Weber County, Utah , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $38,281, this income level is 25.7 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 33.2 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $34,387.

The poverty rate in Weber County, Utah has increased by 1.5 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 9.3 percent to 10.8 percent.

While household income level experienced a decline in the last five year in Weber County, Utah, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in household income was the White Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 7.5 percent in the last five years. The Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Weber County, experiencing a 39.3 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

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

Higher Education in Weber County, Utah

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 1.6 percent. By 2005, 24.6 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 4.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 21.4 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In Weber County, Utah as reported in the 2000 Census, 21 percent of the White Alone, 10.2 percent of Black or African American, 30.8 percent of the Asian alone and 5.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From the year 2000, Weber has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 3.0 percent to a total of 23 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the 2005 State of Utah percent of 27.8 and less than the US percent of 27.2.

Weber County, Utah has a highly-educated population of the working age, with 20 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Weber has a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Utah's proportion of 26.2 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Weber County, Utah, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 37.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Weber have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 23.4 percent (Men) versus 16.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 37.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

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

Demographic Profile for Weber County, Utah

When measuring the total land area, Weber spans a total area of 576 total square miles. The area has a medium-high average population density of 366 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Dutchess, NY (368 per sq. mile ), Leon, FL (369 per sq. mile ), Barrow, GA (370 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Madison, IL (365 per sq. mile ), Winnebago, WI (364 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, TX (362 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Weber County, Utah to be 30.0 years old. The median in Weber is greater than the median age in Utah of 28.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 29.2 years old. With 29.1 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Weber can be described as being made up of a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 60.7 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 10.1 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.

Weber County, Utah had a total estimated population of 210,749 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 197,451. This growth represents an increase of 6.7 percent. Weber ranks 5 of 29 counties when analyzing total population change in Utah and the county ranks 266 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Since the year 2000, a high amount of people have migrated to Weber from another country. The international migration into Weber accounts for 7.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Utah. This percent of immigration can be considered high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Weber County, Utah has a population that is comprised of 80.4 percent White, 1.2 percent African American, 1.3 percent Asian, and 15.2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 17.7 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Utah percent of 13.5. Since 2000, Weber has increased the percent of minority makeup when 15.3 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Weber County, Utah

The residential real estate values in Weber County, Utah have small increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $11,500, or 9.2 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $125,600.

When compared to other counties in Utah, Weber County ranks 14 of 29 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 453 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Weber County, the real estate market was made up of 78,319 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 5,739 residential units since 2001, or 7.9 percent.

There is a fair amount of affordable housing in Weber County, Utah. In 2005, 41.2 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Weber County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $137,100, published by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall Utah 2005 home median value of $167,200 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

Weber County can be understood as having a small, but present percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 0.8 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Weber County, Utah -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Management of companies and enterprises is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Weber County, increasing in size by 129.5 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 1.6 percent. The State of Utah felt a shift in employment in the industry of -5.5 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Weber County, with the industry averaging 45 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Utah typical size of 31 for the Manufacturing industry.

Weber is the County that is ranked 4 of 30 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Utah in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 3 of 30 Counties.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Weber County. The industry was hit with a loss of 2,163 jobs during the period, or 15.6 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 70.1 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In Weber County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 16.8 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 11,673 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 16.4 and 13.5 percent of industry employment.







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