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DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
<br />Employment Growth Trends and Projections
<br />Table 8 presents employment growth trends for the Primary Market Area and the Secondary
<br />Market Area from 1990 to 2020. Since employment growth generally fuels household growth,
<br />employment trends are a reliable indicator of housing demand. Typically, households prefer to
<br />live near work for convenience. The historical data and projections were determined by the Met-
<br />ropolitan Council.
<br />Key findings from Table 8 are:
<br />TABLE 8
<br />EMPLOYMENT GROWTH TRENDS AND PROJECTIONS
<br />RAMSEY MARKET AREA
<br />1990 to 2020
<br />Census
<br />1990
<br />Ramsey 1,941
<br />Oak Grove 200
<br />Anoka 11,755
<br />Andover 1,200
<br />Burns Township 259
<br />PMA Total 15,355
<br />Secondary Market Area 29,310
<br />2000
<br />3,587
<br />354
<br />13,250
<br />3,062
<br />294
<br />20,547
<br />41,047
<br />Projection
<br />2010
<br />6,700
<br />430
<br />14,400
<br />4,200
<br />350
<br />26,080
<br />48,770
<br />2020
<br />9,100
<br />530
<br />15,200
<br />4,800
<br />400
<br />30,030
<br />53,540
<br />Change
<br />1990 to 2000 I I 2000 to 2010
<br />No.
<br />Pct.
<br />1,646 84.8
<br />154 77.0
<br />1,495 12.7
<br />1,862 155.2
<br />35 13.5
<br />5,192 33.8
<br />11,737 40.0
<br />No.
<br />Pct.
<br />3,113 86.8
<br />76 21.5
<br />1,150 8.7
<br />1,138 37.2
<br />56 19.0
<br />5,533 26.9
<br />7,723 18.8
<br />Total
<br />44,665 61,594 74,850 83,570 16,929 37.9 13,256 21.5
<br />Anoka County
<br />81,132 106,814 125,990 138,060 25,682 31.7 19,176 18.0
<br />Twin Cities Metro Area 1,272,773 1,563,245 1,815,715 1,990,485 290,472 22.8 252,470 16.2
<br />Sources: Bureau of the Census; Metropolitan Council;
<br />Maxfield Research Inc.
<br />• There was rapid employment growth in both the PMA and SMA during the 1990s. Nearly
<br />5,200 employees were added to the PMA (34%) and over 11,700 employees added to the
<br />SMA (40%). By 2010 the PMA is expected to increase by another 5,500 employees (27%)
<br />and the SMA is expected to add roughly 7,700 employees (19%). Both the PMA and SMA
<br />out paced both Anoka County and the Twin Cities Metro Area in the 1990s and are expected
<br />to do the same between 2000 and 2010.
<br />• Table 9 presents information from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic
<br />Development showing wages by occupation in the Twin Cites in the 4th quarter of 2004.
<br />Starting annual incomes (10th Percentile) by occupation are as follows: elementary, middle
<br />school, and secondary school teachers have a salary range of between $28,500 to $32,500
<br />(between 37% and 42% of median household income). In the healthcare industry salaries
<br />have a much wider range, nursing aides and medical assistants earn $21,000 while registered
<br />nurses earn $46,700 per year. In other areas of the economy, construction workers earn
<br />$28,000, auto mechanics earn close to $22,000, police officers and sheriffs earn $41,000, and
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