Vallejo-Fairfield, CA

Vallejo-Fairfield Metro Area industry wages have increased by 19.1% percent since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in the Vallejo-Fairfield Metro Area by a total of 19.1%. This is greater than the growth in 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.

Vallejo-Fairfield Metro Area Industry Wages Lag Behind California, and Wages Lag Behind the United States Industry Wages

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Total wages in all industries in Vallejo-Fairfield, CA when analyzed can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other Metro Areas in the United States. The overall wages are 18.9 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $45,358. The average pay was less than the national industry average 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.

Vallejo-Fairfield Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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From the 155 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 64 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 91 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Vallejo-Fairfield Metro Area

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Residential building construction industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 2,667 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Residential building construction industry makes up 15.3 percent of the total employment growth in Vallejo-Fairfield.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (2,667 new jobs)
2. Lessors of real estate (998 new jobs)
3. Outpatient care centers (759 new jobs)
4. Employment services (759 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (711 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Vallejo-Fairfield Metro Area

Given the industries in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 2,489 jobs. The declines in the Offices of physicians industry make up 24.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Vallejo-Fairfield, CA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (2,489 jobs lost)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (1,260 jobs lost)
3. Traveler accommodation (446 jobs lost)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (413 jobs lost)
5. Support activities for crop production (348 jobs lost)

In the Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 10,853 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total employment has increased by 11.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of California, which went through a gain of 2.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

The Vallejo-Fairfield Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Grantmaking and giving services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 84.7 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 it saw a loss of 9.5 percent. The losses in the Grantmaking and giving services industry in Vallejo-Fairfield outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.5 in percent of workers in the Grantmaking and giving services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grantmaking and giving services (84.7 percent decline)
2. Land subdivision (84.3 percent decline)
3. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (84.1 percent decline)
4. Offices of physicians (71.3 percent decline)
5. Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg. (67.7 percent decline)

The Vallejo-Fairfield Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Independent artists, writers, and performers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 1558.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Vallejo-Fairfield has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in California, where the industry took a gain of 22.7 percent. The Independent artists, writers, and performers industry in Vallejo-Fairfield outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 26.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Independent artists, writers, and performers (1558.8 percent gain)
2. Water, sewage and other systems (1024.0 percent gain)
3. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (775.0 percent gain)
4. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (612.5 percent gain)
5. Direct selling establishments (364.4 percent gain)

Vallejo-Fairfield One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Vallejo-Fairfield Metro Area

The Clothing stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 320 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Clothing stores industry make up 9.5 percent of the total employment decline in Vallejo-Fairfield, CA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (320 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (308 jobs lost)
3. Support activities for crop production (201 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (200 jobs lost)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (172 jobs lost)

From the 163 4-digit NAICS industries, 73 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 88 industries reported a drop in employment.

In the Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 2,373 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Vallejo-Fairfield Metro Area

The Support activities for water transportation industry has added the most employment with 414 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for water transportation industry makes up 8.4 percent of the total growth in Vallejo-Fairfield.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for water transportation (414 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (329 new jobs)
3. Employment services (260 new jobs)
4. Independent artists, writers, and performers (254 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (222 new jobs)

Total industry employment has increased by 2.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of California, which saw a gain of 2.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2 percent.

The Vallejo-Fairfield Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Scientific research and development services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 50.4 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of California, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 2 percent. The losses in the Scientific research and development services industry in Vallejo-Fairfield outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 3.7 in percent of jobs in the Scientific research and development services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Scientific research and development services (50.4 percent decline)
2. Printing and related support activities (41.3 percent decline)
3. Vegetable and melon farming (40.7 percent decline)
4. Other crop farming (37.4 percent decline)
5. Other support activities for transportation (34.7 percent decline)

The Vallejo-Fairfield Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Independent artists, writers, and performers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 907.1 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Vallejo-Fairfield has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of California, where it saw a gain of 14.2 percent. The Independent artists, writers, and performers industry in Vallejo-Fairfield outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 9.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Independent artists, writers, and performers (907.1 percent gain)
2. Support activities for water transportation (466.5 percent gain)
3. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (411.0 percent gain)
4. Direct selling establishments (70.8 percent gain)
5. Wireless telecommunications carriers (69.1 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 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA

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The household income has increased sharply from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has increased to $62,213, which amounts to a 50.7 percent growth. The Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA, when analyzing percentage of growth, ranks 5 of 6 metro area in percent of growth for income levels in the State of California. Vallejo-Fairfield ranks 140 of 233 metro area in terms of the growth in median income in the US.

When analyzed against other Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the US, the Vallejo-Fairfield metro area had a medium-low median income for households of $41,292 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 34.6 percent lower than the household income median in State of California of $55,567 and this is 19 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The poverty rate in the Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metro has declined by 3.6 percent since the amount published in 2000, moving from 12.9 percent to 9.3 percent.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 45.5 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $22,491. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $40,127. This median is 2.8 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Vallejo-Fairfield, CA , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $23,265, this median household income is 43.7 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Vallejo-Fairfield had a median income of $32,724, this was 20.7 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Vallejo-Fairfield, CA White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $42,169 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.1 percent greater than the median in 2000.

While the median household income saw a growth from 2000 to 2005 in the Vallejo-Fairfield, CA metro area, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest growth in median household income was the Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced an of . percent from 2000 to 2005. The population category was least influenced by the median household income growth in Vallejo-Fairfield, encountering a . percent in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

When put side-by-side with other Metros throughout the United States, the Vallejo-Fairfield metro area may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 12.9 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 43.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Vallejo-Fairfield, with 23.7 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

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

Demographic Profile for Vallejo-Fairfield, CA

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The Vallejo-Fairfield metro area had a total estimated population of 411,593 in the year 2005. The population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 397,174. This growth represents an increase of 3.6 percent. Vallejo-Fairfield ranks 17 of 26 MSAs when analyzing total population change in California and the metro area ranks 141 of 361 metro areas when calculating the total change in MSA population across the US.

When calculating the total land area, the Vallejo-Fairfield metro area extends a total area of 829 total square miles. The area has a medium-high average population density of 496 persons per square mile. Other metro areas with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice (513 per sq. mile ), Lancaster (517 per sq. mile ), Worcester (518 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Dayton (494 per sq. mile ), Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord (491 per sq. mile ), Atlantic City (483 per sq. mile ).

The Vallejo-Fairfield metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population base that is comprised of 45.1 percent White, 14.6 percent African American, 13.6 percent Asian, and 21.2 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 49.4 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Vallejo-Fairfield has increased the percent of minority makeup when 45.1 percent of the people were minorities.

From 2000, a very high number of individuals migrated into the Vallejo-Fairfield metro area, with 9,076 people migrating in internationally. The international migration into Vallejo-Fairfield accounts for 0.6 percent of all immigration into California. This amount of international migration is very high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other metro areas across the US.

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

Housing Report for Vallejo-Fairfield

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Vallejo-Fairfield had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $454,600, accounted by the American Community Survey. This is less than the California 2005 home median value of $477,700 and greater than home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

In Vallejo-Fairfield, there were a total of 146,724 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a medium-high growth level in the number housing units, adding a sum of 9,716 residential structures since 2001, a change of 7.1 percent.

When comparing areas across the State of California, Vallejo-Fairfield places 12 of the 26 metro areas by percent in growth of new residential structures. The metropolitan area places 126 of 361, in terms of residential real estate percentage change compared to other United States metro areas.

It can be understood that there is a limited amount affordable residential real estate in Vallejo-Fairfield, California. In 2005, only 3.9 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Vallejo-Fairfield can be understood as having an extremely high percentage of homes that are high in price. For 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 36.5 percent of the areas residential property was valued over $500k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau