Carver County, Minnesota

In Carver County, jobs in the hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers industry wages were the highest in Carver County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Carver County earned an annual wage of $104,294 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry pay the State of Minnesota of $52,049 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $49,226.

High-wage employment in Carver County, Minnesota may be found in commercial equip. merchant wholesalers ($88,894), hvac and commercial refrigeration equipment ($76,237), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($75,420) and offices of physicians ($74,272) 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.

Carver County Wages have increased by 13.6% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Carver County, Minnesota by a total of 13.6%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Minnesota and less than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

Carver County Industry Wages Lag Behind Minnesota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Carver County, Minnesota when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 4.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $40,849. The industry pay was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Carver County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Carver County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Computer systems design and related services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 189 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Computer systems design and related services industry make up 16.6 percent of the total job loss in Carver County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (189 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (122 jobs lost)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (94 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (91 jobs lost)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (76 jobs lost)

From the 77 4-digit NAICS industries, 30 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 47 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Carver County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has added the most employment with 482 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 13.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Carver County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (482 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (376 new jobs)
3. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (312 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (307 new jobs)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (188 new jobs)

In Carver County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 3,379 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Employment for all industries has increased by 12.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Minnesota, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Carver County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Travel arrangement and reservation services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 72.2 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 sector has felt in the State of Minnesota, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 32.4 percent. The losses in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry in Carver County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 22.6 percent in terms of employment in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (72.2 percent decline)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (71.5 percent decline)
3. Specialty food stores (65.1 percent decline)
4. Computer systems design and related services (62.3 percent decline)
5. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (57.2 percent decline)

Carver County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other schools and instruction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 971.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Carver County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Minnesota, where the industry felt a gain of 11.1 percent. The Other schools and instruction industry in Carver County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 32.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other schools and instruction (971.9 percent gain)
2. Employment services (366.8 percent gain)
3. Home furnishings stores (175.0 percent gain)
4. Activities related to real estate (132.1 percent gain)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (131.8 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.

Carver County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Carver County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 46.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Minnesota, where the it saw a gain of 3.8 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Carver County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 6.8 in percent of workers in the Computer systems design and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (46.9 percent decline)
2. Scientific research and development services (44.1 percent decline)
3. Greenhouse and nursery production (39.3 percent decline)
4. Travel arrangement and reservation services (36.5 percent decline)
5. Professional and similar organizations (30.9 percent decline)

Carver County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Community care facilities for the elderly industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 329.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Carver County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Minnesota, where it saw a gain of 3.2 percent. The Community care facilities for the elderly industry in Carver County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (329.4 percent gain)
2. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (103.9 percent gain)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (69.3 percent gain)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (65.2 percent gain)
5. Other schools and instruction (64.9 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 6.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Minnesota, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Of the 90 4-digit NAICS industries, 33 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 56 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Carver County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Computer systems design and related services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 101 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Computer systems design and related services industry make up 24.7 percent of the total employment decline in Carver County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (101 jobs lost)
2. Greenhouse and nursery production (62 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (34 jobs lost)
4. Nursing care facilities (26 jobs lost)
5. Civic and social organizations (23 jobs lost)

In Carver County, Minnesota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,791 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Carver County

The Community care facilities for the elderly industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 235 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Community care facilities for the elderly industry makes up 14.9 percent of the growth in Carver County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (235 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (188 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (84 new jobs)
4. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (79 new jobs)
5. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (69 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.

Higher Education in Carver County, Minnesota

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Carver County, Minnesota may to understood as having a very highly-educated population of the working age, with 34.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Carver is reported having a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Minnesota's proportion of 27.4 percent and a higher percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has decreased by 0.4 percent. In the year 2005, 35.6 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 6.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 38.8 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Carver County, Minnesota, many men in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 36.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Carver have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 36.4 percent (Men) versus 32.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 32.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From the year 2000, Carver has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 3.0 percent to a total of 37.2 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the State of Minnesota percent of 30.8 and greater than the national percent of 27.2.

In Carver County, Minnesota as reported in the 2000 Census, 34.4 percent of the White Alone, 37 percent of Black or African American, 40 percent of the Asian alone and 9.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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

Demographic Profile for Carver County, Minnesota

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Carver County, Minnesota had an estimated population of 84,864 in the year 2005. The population has increased very sharply, since the population in 2000 of 70,878. This growth represents an increase of 19.7 percent. Carver ranks 7 of 87 counties when calculating total change in population for Minnesota and the county ranks 253 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, Carver spans a total of 357 square miles. This area has a medium-high density of 238 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Orange, TX (238 per sq. mile ), Wicomico, MD (240 per sq. mile ), La Crosse, WI (241 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Rensselaer, NY (237 per sq. mile ), Wood, WV (237 per sq. mile ), St. Clair, MI (237 per sq. mile ).

Carver County, Minnesota has a population that is comprised of 92.3 percent White, 1 percent African American, 2.3 percent Asian, and 3.4 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 6.7 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Carver has increased the percent of minority population when 4.8 percent of the total population were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Carver internationally. The international migration into Carver accounts for 1.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Minnesota. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Carver County, Minnesota to be 34.2 years old. The median age in Carver is less than the median age in the State of Minnesota of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 33.9 years of age. With 27.4 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Carver can be described as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 65.2 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 7.4 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively low percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Carver County, Minnesota

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In Carver County, the census reported 31,686 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 5,131 residential structures since 2001, a change of 19.3 percent.

The residential real estate values in Carver County, Minnesota have seen large increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $101,900, or 59.9 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $170,200.

When compared to other counties in Minnesota, Carver County ranks 5 of 87 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 54 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Carver County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $272,100, published by the American Community Survey. This is greater than the overall Minnesota 2005 median home value of $198,800 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

Carver County can be understood as having a relatively high proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 14.1 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

There is a limited amount affordable residential real estate in Carver County, Minnesota. In 2005, 7.4 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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Employment Report for Carver County, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Carver County. The industry lost a total of 232 jobs, or 2.4 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 62.5 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Carver County is ranked number 13 of 88 total Counties throughout Minnesota 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 12 of 88 Counties.

In Carver County, Manufacturing, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Construction industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 2.64. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.64 times greater than the national average, signifying that Carver County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

In Carver County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 33.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 9,381 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 11.6 and 10.9 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Carver County, averaging 59 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Minnesota establishments size average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.

Real estate and rental and leasing saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Carver County, changing a total of 52.2 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Minnesota had changed in sector employment of 4.3 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

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