In Wahkiakum County, jobs in the logging pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the logging industry had the highest average wages in Wahkiakum County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Wahkiakum County received a wage of $31,669 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage rate in Washington of $42,012 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $31,984.

Other high-paying jobs in Wahkiakum County, Washington exsists in residential building construction ($17,650), full-service restaurants ($12,463), gasoline stations ($12,321) and services to buildings and dwellings ($7,618) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Wahkiakum County Wages have decreased by ( 5.3%) Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have decreased in Wahkiakum County, Washington by a total of ( 5.3%). This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Washington 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Wahkiakum County, Washington when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 45 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $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.

Wahkiakum County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 9.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Washington, which went through a gain of 5.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Wahkiakum County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 815.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Wahkiakum County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Washington, where the industry felt a gain of 39.7 percent. The Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Wahkiakum County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 49.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (815.3 percent gain)
2. Scientific research and development services (502.0 percent gain)
3. Land subdivision (470.7 percent gain)
4. Warehousing and storage (359.1 percent gain)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (342.6 percent gain)

Wahkiakum County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 19.6 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Washington, where the industry reported a loss of 5.1 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Wahkiakum County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 6.4 percent in terms of employees in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (19.6 percent decline)
2. Logging (19.5 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (8.2 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wahkiakum County

The Gasoline stations industry has grown the most with 3 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 0.0 percent of the total employment growth in Wahkiakum County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Business support services (1,045 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (839 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (835 new jobs)

In Wahkiakum County, Washington, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 50 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.









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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.

Wahkiakum County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Wahkiakum County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Logging industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 2.8 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Wahkiakum County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Washington, where this industry saw a loss of 6.7 percent. The Logging industry in Wahkiakum County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 3.8 percent.

Top 1 Industries
1. Logging (2.8 percent gain)

Wahkiakum County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 10.5 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Washington, where the it saw a gain of 10.9 percent. The losses in the Residential building construction industry in Wahkiakum County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.5 in percent of jobs in the Residential building construction industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Residential building construction (10.5 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (5.1 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 6.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Washington, which saw a gain of 3.6 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Wahkiakum County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 2 jobs. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 66.7 percent of the total job loss in Wahkiakum County, Washington.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (2 jobs lost)

In Wahkiakum County, Washington, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 36 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Wahkiakum County

The Logging industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 4 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Logging industry makes up 100.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Wahkiakum County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Logging (4 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (30 new jobs)







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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 Wahkiakum County, Washington

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Wahkiakum County, Washington can be understood to have a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.1 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 10.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Wahkiakum County, with 23.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

In Wahkiakum County, Washington White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $46,231 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $48,263. This median income level is 4.6 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic in Wahkiakum County, Washington , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $34,369, this median household income is 25.5 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Wahkiakum County had a median household income level of $32,906, this was 28.7 percent less than the median for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Wahkiakum County reported a relatively high median household income of $46,149 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 16.1 percent lower than the median in State of Washington of $53,558 and the income level is 6.5 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Wahkiakum County, Washington

Reported by the 2000 Census in Wahkiakum County, Washington, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 34.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Wahkiakum on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 16 percent (Men) versus 13.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 42 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Wahkiakum County, Washington is made up of a moderately-educated working age population, with 14.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Wahkiakum has 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 national average of 24.4 percent.

In Wahkiakum County, Washington as reported in the 2000 Census, 14.6 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 0 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 Wahkiakum County, Washington

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Wahkiakum County, Washington to be 45.5 years of age. The median age in Wahkiakum is greater than the median in Washington of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 44.4 years old. With a total of 19.4 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Wahkiakum can be understood as being made up of a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 60.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 20.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively high percent of the population.

When calculating the total land area, Wahkiakum encompasses a total area of 264 square miles. This area has a very low population density of 15 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Val Verde, TX (15 per sq. mile ), Callahan, TX (15 per sq. mile ), Burt, NE (15 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Greene, AL (15 per sq. mile ), Butler, NE (15 per sq. mile ), Franklin, MS (15 per sq. mile ).

Wahkiakum County, Washington has a population base that is comprised of 93.6 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 2.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 3.4 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Washington percent of 18.3. Since 2000, Wahkiakum has stayed the same the percent of minority makeup when 3.4 percent of the total population were minorities.

Wahkiakum County, Washington had a population of 3,849 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 3,838. This growth denotes an increase of 0.3 percent. Wahkiakum ranks 37 of 39 counties in terms of population growth in Washington and the county ranks 1,911 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

From 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Wahkiakum from outside the country. The immigration into Wahkiakum makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Washington. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Wahkiakum County, Washington

Wahkiakum County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $147,500, according to the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall State of Washington 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $168,300 and greater than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In the State of Washington, Wahkiakum County ranks 26 of 39 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,367 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Wahkiakum County, the real estate market was made up of 1,861 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 55 homes since 2001, or 3 percent.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Wahkiakum County, Washington -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Wahkiakum County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting provides the most jobs and contributes 33.2 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 185 employees. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries make up 8.6 and 7.3 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

In Wahkiakum County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Other services, except public administration and Construction industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 31.53. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 31.53 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Wahkiakum County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Manufacturing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Wahkiakum County, growing by 17.1 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -13.4 percent. The State of Washington faced a industry job change of -14.2 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

The Health care and social assistance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Wahkiakum County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 14.1 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has a largest number of employee per establishment in Wahkiakum County. The industry averages 10 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's national average of 12 and less than the Washington establishments size average of 10 for the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry.







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