Napa, CA

Napa Metro Area industry wages have increased by 19.6% percent since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in the Napa Metro Area by a total of 19.6%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for California and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

Napa Metro Area Industry Wages Lag Behind California, and Wages Lag Behind the United States Industry Wages

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The average total wages in all industries in Napa, CA can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 Metro Area wages throughout the US. The average pay is 14.1 percent lower than the with an state average of $45,358. The average industry wage was less than the US average pay 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.

Napa Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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

The Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 87.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of California, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 4.7 percent. The losses in the Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry in Napa outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 3 percent in terms of employees in the Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (87.4 percent decline)
2. Residential mental health facilities (67.5 percent decline)
3. Land subdivision (58 percent decline)
4. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (57.3 percent decline)
5. Travel arrangement and reservation services (56.3 percent decline)

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

The Religious organizations industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 492.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Napa has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where it saw a gain of 15.8 percent. The Religious organizations industry in Napa outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 12.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Religious organizations (492.9 percent gain)
2. Outpatient care centers (289.7 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (235.1 percent gain)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (233.3 percent gain)
5. Residential building construction (150.3 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 3.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in California, which went through a gain of 2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Napa Metro Area

The Residential building construction industry has added the most employment with 1,032 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 14.9 percent of the growth in Napa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (1,032 new jobs)
2. Beverage manufacturing (971 new jobs)
3. Employment services (789 new jobs)
4. Support activities for crop production (710 new jobs)
5. Outpatient care centers (235 new jobs)

Given the 116 4-digit NAICS industries, 58 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 58 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Napa Metro Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Fruit and tree nut farming industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 1,375 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Fruit and tree nut farming industry make up 28.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Napa, CA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (1,375 jobs lost)
2. Residential mental health facilities (517 jobs lost)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (329 jobs lost)
4. Specialty food stores (247 jobs lost)
5. Nursing care facilities (187 jobs lost)

In the Napa, CA metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,894 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Napa One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Of the 124 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 55 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 63 industries reported a drop in employment.

In the Napa, CA metro area, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 671 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Napa Metro Area

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Residential building construction industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 914 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 38.2 percent of the total employment growth in Napa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (914 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (192 new jobs)
3. Employment services (148 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (83 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (78 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Napa Metro Area

Given the industries in the area, the Child day care services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 108 jobs. The declines in the Child day care services industry make up 8.9 percent of the total job loss in Napa, CA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (108 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (103 jobs lost)
3. Residential mental health facilities (97 jobs lost)
4. Consumer goods rental (93 jobs lost)
5. Fruit and tree nut farming (90 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in California, which experienced a gain of 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2 percent.

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

The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 233.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Napa has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where it saw a loss of 0.3 percent. The Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Napa outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (233.3 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (113.6 percent gain)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (100.0 percent gain)
4. Other personal services (28.4 percent gain)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (27.8 percent gain)

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

The Consumer goods rental industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 40.5 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 seen in the California, where the industry felt a loss of 8.7 percent. The losses in the Consumer goods rental industry in Napa outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 4.6 in percent of jobs in the Consumer goods rental industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Consumer goods rental (40.5 percent decline)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (40.3 percent decline)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (33.3 percent decline)
4. Unclassified (33.3 percent decline)
5. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (30.6 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 Napa, CA

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When analyzed against other Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the US, the Napa metro area reported a medium-low median income for all households of $42,670 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 30.2 percent lower than the household income median in State of California of $55,567 and the median household income is 15.1 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The poverty rate in the Napa, CA Metro has declined by 5.0 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 12 percent to 7 percent.

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 35.6 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $27,476. In Napa, CA White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $45,451 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 6.5 percent greater than the median in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $52,859. This household income level is 23.9 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic headed households in Napa, CA recorded a median income of $36,563, this median household income is 14.3 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Napa reported a median household income of $36,105, this was 15.4 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.

As the median household income witnessed a growth in the last five year in the Napa, CA metro area, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest growth in the household income level 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 Napa, undergoing a . percent in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

The areas median household income has increased sharply from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has increased to $65,260, which represents a 52.9 percent growth. The Napa, CA MSA, when comparing total percent of growth, ranks 5 of 6 metro area in percent of growth for the household income level in the State of California. Napa ranks 101 of 233 metro area when analyzing the growth in median household income in the United States.

Contrasted against to other Metropolitan Areas throughout the US, the Napa metro area can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 12.0 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 30.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Napa, with 22.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

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

Higher Education in the Napa, CA Metro Area

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According to the 2005 American Community Survey in the Napa, CA Metro Area, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 31.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in the Napa metro area have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 31.2 percent (Men) versus 29.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 36 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Since 2000, the Napa metro area has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 11.6 percent to a total of 30.4 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is greater than the State of California percent of 29.6 and greater than the average US percent of 27.2.

Napa, CA Metro Area can be considered to have a highly-educated 2005 population, with 30.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported in American Community Survey of 2005. The Napa MSA has a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of California's proportion of 29.6 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 27.2 percent.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 11.2 percent. By the year 2005, 31.2 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 12.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 29.8 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

In the Napa, CA Metro Area according the 2005 American Community Survey, 32.8 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 37 percent of the Asian alone and 6.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

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

Demographic Profile for Napa, CA

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From 2000, a very high number of individuals have migrated into the Napa metro area, with 4,554 people migrating in internationally. The migration from outside the US into Napa accounts for 0.3 percent of the total international migration into the State of California. This percent of international migration is very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

The Napa metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is made of 62.9 percent White, 1.8 percent African American, 5 percent Asian, and 27.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 34.4 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Napa has increased in diversity when 28.2 percent of the people were minorities.

In terms of total land area, the Napa metro area spans a total area of 754 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average area density of 176 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar metro areas, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Greenville (177 per sq. mile ), Beaumont-Port Arthur (178 per sq. mile ), Columbus (181 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Springfield (174 per sq. mile ), Gulfport-Biloxi (170 per sq. mile ), Athens-Clarke County (170 per sq. mile ).

The Napa metro area had a total estimated population of 132,764 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 124,636. This growth shows an increase of 6.5 percent. Napa ranks 22 of 26 MSAs by growth in total population in California and the metro area ranks 193 of 361 metro areas when analyzing total MSA population change across the nation.

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

Housing Report for Napa

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In Napa, there were a total of 52,167 homes in 2005. The metro area has experienced a medium-high growth level in the number housing units, adding a sum of 3,043 residential units since 2001, or 6.2 percent.

Napa recorded a median home value in 2005 of $603,900, according to the American Community Survey. This median is greater than the overall California 2005 home median value of $477,700 and greater than home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

Looking across the State of California, Napa is positioned 17 of the 26 metro areas in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The MSA stands 156 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 Napa, California. In 2005, only 9.8 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Napa can be understood as having an extremely high proportion of high-valued homes. For the year 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 65.6 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

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A high-wage industry in Napa is the utilities sector paying an annual wage of $70,668. Locally, since the year 2001, the annual average pay of the industry has grown by 37.6 percent or $19,295. The State of California shows a similar pattern in the utilities industry, ranking near the top of sectors by 2004 industry pay.

Transportation and Warehousing is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Napa, moving a total of 31.4 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -1 percent. The State of California felt a shift in employment in the industry of -6 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Napa, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the region of 7.94. The percent of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 7.94 times greater than the national average, signifying that Napa produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Napa Metropolitan Area (MSA), averaging 29 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of California establishments size average of 32 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Napa, Manufacturing, Accommodation and food services, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 20.3 percent of all jobs throughout the region, totaling 11,337 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade industries make up 13.9 and 11.3 percent of industry employment.

Health care and social assistance between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in the Napa Metro Area. The sector dealt with a loss of 264 total jobs during the period, accounting for 4.2 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 36.2 percent of all Metro Area employment losses since 2001.

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