Madera, CA

Madera Metro Area industry wages have increased by 19.1% percent since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in the Madera Metro Area by a total of 19.1%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for California and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Madera Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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The total number of jobs has increased by 16.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of California, which experienced a gain of 2.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

The Madera Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 824.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Madera has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where the industry took a gain of 76.6 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Madera outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 29.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (824.1 percent gain)
2. Other animal production (240.7 percent gain)
3. Individual and family services (235.0 percent gain)
4. Lessors of real estate (234.0 percent gain)
5. Poultry and egg production (221.4 percent gain)

The Madera Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Printing and related support activities industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 85 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of California, where the industry felt a loss of 24.1 percent. The losses in the Printing and related support activities industry in Madera outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 18.2 in percent of jobs in the Printing and related support activities industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Printing and related support activities (85 percent decline)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (65.4 percent decline)
3. Residential mental health facilities (62.6 percent decline)
4. Water, sewage and other systems (42.8 percent decline)
5. Computer systems design and related services (39.5 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Madera Metro Area

Given the industries in the area, the Fruit and tree nut farming industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 570 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry make up 26.3 percent of the total job loss in Madera, CA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (570 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (452 jobs lost)
3. Residential mental health facilities (302 jobs lost)
4. Other crop farming (214 jobs lost)
5. Printing and related support activities (174 jobs lost)

In the Madera, CA metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 4,812 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Madera Metro Area

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for crop production industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1,551 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 27.1 percent of the total employment growth in Madera.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (1,551 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (459 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (355 new jobs)
4. Employment services (244 new jobs)
5. Poultry and egg production (190 new jobs)

Out of the 89 4-digit NAICS industries, 22 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 67 industries reported a drop in employment.

Madera One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Madera Metro Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Fruit and tree nut farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 135 jobs. The declines in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry make up 17.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Madera, CA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (135 jobs lost)
2. Printing and related support activities (102 jobs lost)
3. Other crop farming (96 jobs lost)
4. Residential building construction (75 jobs lost)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (58 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Madera Metro Area

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for crop production industry has added the most employment with 413 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 20.5 percent of the total employment growth in Madera.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (413 new jobs)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (150 new jobs)
3. Employment services (113 new jobs)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (91 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (86 new jobs)

Of the 100 4-digit NAICS industries, 41 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 58 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In the Madera, CA metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,548 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

The Madera Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Investigation and security services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 442.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Madera has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where it saw a gain of 3.2 percent. The Investigation and security services industry in Madera outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Investigation and security services (442.9 percent gain)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (152.2 percent gain)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (107.7 percent gain)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (100.0 percent gain)
5. Beverage manufacturing (78.9 percent gain)

The Madera Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Printing and related support activities industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 76.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of California, where the it saw a loss of 0.9 percent. The losses in the Printing and related support activities industry in Madera outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 2 in percent of jobs in the Printing and related support activities industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Printing and related support activities (76.9 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (46.7 percent decline)
3. Support activities for road transportation (27.8 percent decline)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (24.5 percent decline)
5. Other crop farming (20.9 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 4.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of California, which experienced a gain of 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2 percent.

About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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 Madera, CA

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In Madera, CA White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $54,164 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 20 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic headed households in Madera, CA recorded a median income of $45,421, this median household income is 0.7 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $54,591. This income level is 21 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Madera reported an income level of $56,207, which was 24.6 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 35.4 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $29,162.

The poverty rate in the Madera, CA Metro has increased by 1.1 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 15.5 percent to 16.6 percent.

The areas median household income has increased from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has increased to $46,787, which represents a 3.7 percent growth. The Madera, CA MSA, when analyzing percentage of growth, ranks 1 of 6 metro area in percent of growth for the household income level in the State of California. Madera ranks 12 of 233 metro area when comparing the growth in household income across the nation.

While household income level experienced a growth in the last five year in the Madera, CA metro area, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest growth in median household income was the Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through an of . percent since 2000. The population category was least influenced by the median household income growth in Madera, undergoing a . percent in household income level, since the year 2005.

Contrasted against to other Metropolitan Areas throughout the US, the Madera metro area can be understood to have a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 15.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 29.8 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 Madera, with 25.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When analyzed against other Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the US, the Madera metro area accounted a medium-high median income for all households of $45,121 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 23.2 percent lower than the household income median in State of California of $55,567 and the median household income is 8.9 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

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

Higher Education in the Madera, CA Metro Area

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In the Madera, CA Metro Area according to the American Community Survey of 2005, 13.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, . 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.

Reported by the 2005 American Community Survey in the Madera, CA Metro Area, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 31.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in the Madera metro area have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 12.8 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has decreased by 8.2 percent. In the year 2005, 12.8 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has decreased by a total of 5.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 12.6 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

Madera, CA Metro Area may to understood as having a less-educated working age population, with 12.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey. The Madera MSA was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of California's proportion of 29.6 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 27.2 percent.

From the year 2000, the Madera metro area has decreased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has declined by 6.8 percent to a total of 12.6 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 California percent of 29.6 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

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

Demographic Profile for Madera, CA

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The Madera metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is made up of 43.5 percent White, 3.8 percent African American, 1.5 percent Asian, and 48.4 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 53.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Madera has increased the percent of minority population when 49.8 percent of the population were minorities.

From 2000, a very high number of individuals have migrated into the Madera metro area, with 4,743 people migrating in from outside the country. The immigration into Madera accounts for 0.3 percent of the total international migration into the State of California. This percent of international migration is very high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

When measuring the total land area, the Madera metro area spans a total of 2136 square miles. This area has a medium-low population density of 67 persons per square mile. Similar metro areas in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Sioux City (69 per sq. mile ), Medford (70 per sq. mile ), Topeka (71 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Laredo (67 per sq. mile ), Fargo (66 per sq. mile ), Mount Vernon-Anacortes (65 per sq. mile ).

The Madera metro area had an estimated population of 142,788 in 2005. The total population has increased very sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 123,661. This growth represents an increase of 15.5 percent. Madera ranks 12 of 26 MSAs when analyzing total population change in California and the metro area ranks 117 of 361 metro areas when calculating the total change in MSA population across the US.

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

Housing Report for Madera

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In Madera, the real estate market was made up of 45,498 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a medium-high growth level in the number housing units, adding all together 4,384 homes since 2001, or 10.7 percent.

Madera recorded a median home value in 2005 of $308,400, according to the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the California 2005 home value of $477,700 and greater than home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

When comparing areas across the State of California, Madera places 6 of the 26 metro areas in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The MSA stands 56 of 361, comparing the percentage change in residential real estate in other US MSAs.

According to the data, there is a limited amount of housing that is affordable in Madera, California. In 2005, only 9.7 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Madera may be described as having a relatively high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. For the year 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 12.6 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Madera, California -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

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Health care and social assistance is the industry with the largest establishments in Madera Metropolitan Area (MSA), averaging 29 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the California establishments size average of 15 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

Educational services has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Madera, moving a total of 67.3 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of California experienced a change in employment in the sector of 13.7 percent, during the period.

In Madera, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 15.8 percent of all the jobs in the Metropolitain Area. This makes up 5,399 people employed. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing sectors provide 10.4 and 9.4 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Administrative and waste services since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in the Madera MSA. The sector faced a loss of 180 jobs, or 14.7 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 72 percent of the total jobs loss in the Metro Area.

A top paying industry in Madera is the utilities sector with an annual pay of $66,303. Throughout the MSA since the year 2001, the annual average wages in the industry have grown by 28.7 percent or $14,789. The State of California shows a similar job market in the utilities industry, falling near the top of industries in terms of 2004 annual average wages.

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