In Klickitat County, jobs in the office administrative services pay the highest wages

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Employment in the office administrative services industry paid the average highest wages in Klickitat County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Klickitat County received a wage of $68,563 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Washington of $54,414 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $61,535.

Other high-paying jobs in Klickitat County, Washington may be found in other professional and technical services ($55,450), waste collection ($46,355), commercial machinery repair and maintenance ($43,969) and electronic markets and agents and brokers ($40,605) 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.

Klickitat County Industry Wages Lag Behind Washington, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Klickitat County, Washington can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 35.6 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $41,025. 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.

Klickitat County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Klickitat County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Fruit and tree nut farming industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 270 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry makes up 48.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Klickitat County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (270 new jobs)
2. Other crop farming (89 new jobs)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (41 new jobs)
4. Oilseed and grain farming (40 new jobs)
5. Other professional and technical services (24 new jobs)

In Klickitat County, Washington, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 12 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Given the 30 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 11 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 18 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Klickitat County

The Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 28 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 22.9 percent of the total employment decline in Klickitat County, Washington.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (28 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (24 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (13 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (11 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (10 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Washington, which saw a gain of 5.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Klickitat County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 214.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Klickitat County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Washington, where this industry saw a gain of 6.1 percent. The Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Klickitat County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 10.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (214.0 percent gain)
2. Oilseed and grain farming (212.3 percent gain)
3. Other professional and technical services (122.0 percent gain)
4. Other crop farming (109.9 percent gain)
5. Fruit and tree nut farming (80.8 percent gain)

Klickitat County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 48.8 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Washington, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 14.5 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Klickitat County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 11 percent in terms of employees in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (48.8 percent decline)
2. RV parks and recreational camps (40 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (36.2 percent decline)
4. Depository credit intermediation (35.3 percent decline)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (32.2 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.

Klickitat County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Klickitat County

The Other crop farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 107 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Other crop farming industry make up 40.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Klickitat County, Washington.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other crop farming (107 jobs lost)
2. Building finishing contractors (58 jobs lost)
3. Logging (30 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (30 jobs lost)
5. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (12 jobs lost)

In Klickitat County, Washington, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 110 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Out of the 33 4-digit NAICS industries, 16 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 16 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Klickitat County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Fruit and tree nut farming industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 168 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry makes up 63.5 percent of the total employment growth in Klickitat County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (168 new jobs)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (15 new jobs)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (12 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (11 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (11 new jobs)

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Washington, which experienced a gain of 3.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Klickitat County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 86.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Washington, where the industry reported a gain of 13.9 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Klickitat County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.4 percent in terms of employees in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (86.9 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (47.9 percent decline)
3. Other crop farming (38.7 percent decline)
4. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (25.7 percent decline)
5. Logging (17.6 percent decline)

Klickitat County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 336.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Klickitat County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Washington, where the industry felt a gain of 0.9 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Klickitat County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (336.4 percent gain)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (50.0 percent gain)
3. Architectural and engineering services (40.0 percent gain)
4. Fruit and tree nut farming (38.6 percent gain)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (34.6 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 Klickitat County, Washington

Hispanic Householders in Klickitat County, Washington , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $29,471, this median household income is 26.5 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 71.2 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $11,554. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Klickitat County reported an income level of $34,891, this level was 13 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 $73,125. This household income level is 82.4 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. In Klickitat County, Washington White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $41,026 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 2.3 percent greater than the median in 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Klickitat County, Washington may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 17.0 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 48.5 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Klickitat County, accounting 33.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Klickitat County had a medium-high median household income of $40,092 (2005 Dollars). This median is 33.6 percent lower than the median income in State of Washington of $53,558 and the income level is 22.6 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 Klickitat County, Washington

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Klickitat County, Washington, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 32.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Klickitat have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 18.2 percent (Men) versus 14.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 36.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Klickitat County, Washington as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 17.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 26.8 percent of the Asian alone and 4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Klickitat County, Washington may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 16.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Klickitat counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Washington's proportion of 27.8 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 Klickitat County, Washington

Klickitat County, Washington had a population that was estimated at 19,839 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 19,242. This growth denotes an increase of 3.1 percent. Klickitat ranks 31 of 39 counties when analyzing total population change in Washington and the county ranks 1,343 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Klickitat County, Washington to be 41.1 years of age. The median age in Klickitat is greater than the median age for the State of Washington of 36.7. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 39.6 years of age. With a total of 23.4 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Klickitat can be understood as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Klickitat County, Washington has a population that is made of 86.1 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 8.5 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 9.4 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Washington percent of 18.3. Since 2000, Klickitat has increased in diversity when 8.8 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

By measuring total land area, Klickitat spans a total area of 1872 square miles. The county has a very low average population density of 11 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Big Stone, MN (11 per sq. mile ), Parmer, TX (11 per sq. mile ), Fillmore, NE (11 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Holt, MO (11 per sq. mile ), Aroostook, ME (11 per sq. mile ), Webster, GA (11 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a high number of individual migrated to the Klickitat internationally. The migration from outside the US into Klickitat makes up 0.2 percent of immigration into the State of Washington. This percent of international migration is high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Klickitat County, Washington

In Klickitat County, the census reported 9,074 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 338 housing units since the year 2001, or 3.9 percent.

When compared to other counties in Washington, Klickitat County is positioned 23 of 39 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,100 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Klickitat County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $110,400, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the Washington 2000 home median value of $168,300 and less than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Klickitat County, Washington. In 2000, 59.3 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau