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A Snapshot of the Halsey Economy
by Pat O'Connor
Published Sep-9-2008

 
Halsey accounts for a small share of Linn Count's overall employment. Its 1,277 jobs account for 3 percent of the county's employment. However, Halsey is very significant when it come to the manufacturing sector. Nearly 56 percent of Halsey's jobs are in manufacturing. Manufacturing also has very high average annual wages in Halsey; the annual average in 2006 was $67,289, more than twice Linn County's average annual wage. The high wages in Halsey's manufacturing and wholesale trade sectors contribute to the town having a very high annual wage – $49,511 compared to $33,486 for Linn County.

Table 1
2006 Halsey Covered Employment
  2006 Annual
Employment		 2006 Payroll Average
Annual
Wage
Total Employment (Private and Public)           1,277 $63,225,073 $49,511
  Total Private               1,167 $60,256,833 $51,634
    Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting                 37 $1,167,613 $31,557
    Manufacturing              714 $48,044,409 $67,289
    Wholesale Trade              161 $6,902,904 $42,875
    Professional and Technical Services                     12 $183,616 $15,301
    Other Services, Ex. Public Admin                 70 $577,607 $8,252
  Total Local Government              110 $2,968,240 $26,984
A Profile of Residents of Halsey
 
Resident workers in Halsey are younger than the workers of Linn and Benton counties and Oregon's workforce. Less than 13 percent are age 55 and older; that compares with 16 percent in Linn and Benton counties and 15 percent statewide. Halsey has a slightly higher percentage of high-wage workers (earning more than $3,400 per month) compared with Oregon and Linn and Benton counties. Halsey also has a lower percentage of low-wage workers (earning less than $1,200 per month) than the two counties and the state. As we might expect with Halsey's manufacturing sector, 27 percent of the residents work in the manufacturing sector, in Oregon only 13 percent of jobs are in manufacturing.

Table 2
Halsey: Characteristics of Resident Workers, 2004
  Halsey   Linn-Benton   Oregon
Resident-Held Jobs by Category Count Share Count Share Count Share
All Jobs 202 100.0%   72,325 100.0%   1,408,878 100.0%
All Jobs (Private Sector Only) 181 89.6%   57,766 79.9%   1,192,291 84.6%
All Primary Jobs (Worker's highest paying job) 188 93.1%   68,132 94.2%   1,324,506 94.0%
All Primary Jobs (Private Sector Only) 170 84.2%   54,337 75.1%   1,120,368 79.5%
Baseline Count of Jobs                
All Primary Jobs 188 100.0% 68,132 100.0% 1,324,506 100.0%
Jobs by Workers Age                
Age 30 or younger 45 23.9% 16,720 24.5% 327,795 24.7%
Age 31 to 54 119 63.3% 40,392 59.3% 792,206 59.8%
Age 55 or older 24 12.8% 11,020 16.2% 204,505 15.4%
Jobs by Earnings Paid                
$1,200 per month or less 40 21.3% 18,190 26.7% 331,818 25.1%
$1,201 to $3,400 per month 87 46.3% 28,385 41.7% 590,902 44.6%
More then $3,400 per month 61 32.4% 21,557 31.6% 401,786 30.3%
Jobs by Industry Type (2-digit NAICS)                
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 5 2.7%   1,789 2.6%   29,050 2.2%
Mining 0 0.0%   67 0.1%   1,677 0.1%
Utilities 1 0.5%   177 0.3%   6,780 0.5%
Construction 16 8.5%   2,956 4.3%   66,608 5.0%
Manufacturing 51 27.1%   12,649 18.6%   175,963 13.3%
Wholesale Trade 25 13.3%   2,004 2.9%   65,764 5.0%
Retail Trade 11 5.9%   7,153 10.5%   157,770 11.9%
Transportation and Warehousing 10 5.3%   1,880 2.8%   40,878 3.1%
Information 8 4.3%   1,268 1.9%   29,385 2.2%
Finance and Insurance 2 1.1%   1,445 2.1%   53,401 4.0%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 0 0.0%   924 1.4%   23,450 1.8%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 0 0.0%   2,055 3.0%   54,640 4.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises 1 0.5%   904 1.3%   26,940 2.0%
Administration & Support, Waste Management and Remediation 14 7.4%   3,430 5.0%   75,341 5.7%
Educational Services 19 10.1%   9,776 14.3%   122,404 9.2%
Health Care and Social Assistance 13 6.9%   8,466 12.4%   153,201 11.6%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 0 0.0%   623 0.9%   19,331 1.5%
Accommodation and Food Services 7 3.7%   4,419 6.5%   106,131 8.0%
Other Services (excluding Public Administration) 3 1.6%   2,336 3.4%   46,144 3.5%
Public Administration 2 1.1%   3,811 5.6%   69,648 5.3%
Where Residents Work
 
Nearly half (47%) of the working residents in Halsey work in Linn County. Lane County follows with one-in-five workers (21%). Benton County is not far behind with 18 percent of Halsey's workers commuting there to work. Albany and Corvallis are the two cities that employ the most Halsey residents.

Table 3
Where Residents in Halsey are Employed, 2004
Resident-Held Jobs by Category Count   Share
All Jobs 202   100.0%
All Jobs (Private Sector Only) 181   89.6%
All Primary Jobs (Worker's highest paying job) 188   93.1%
All Primary Jobs (Private Sector Only) 170   84.2%
Baseline Count of Jobs      
All Primary Jobs 188   100.0%
Job Counts in Cities/Towns Where Residents are Employed      
Albany, Oregon 30   16.0%
Corvallis, Oregon 23   12.2%
Portland, Oregon 10   5.3%
Eugene, Oregon 10   5.3%
Springfield, Oregon 9   4.8%
Tangent, Oregon 7   3.7%
Philomath, Oregon 5   2.7%
Halsey, Oregon 4   2.1%
Brownsville, Oregon 4   2.1%
Coburg, Oregon 4   2.1%
All Other Locations 82   43.6%
Job Counts in Counties Where Residents are Employed      
Linn, Oregon 88   46.8%
Lane, Oregon 39   20.7%
Benton, Oregon 34   18.1%
Multnomah, Oregon 11   5.9%
Washington, Oregon 7   3.7%
Marion, Oregon 3   1.6%
Clackamas, Oregon 1   0.5%
Umatilla, Oregon 1   0.5%
Curry, Oregon 1   0.5%
Deschutes, Oregon 1   0.5%
All Other Locations 2   1.1%
Educational Attainment
 
Linn County has the lowest share of adult residents (age 25 and older) with a bachelor's degree or higher in the Willamette Valley, at 13 percent – the county ranked 31st out of Oregon's 36 counties. Halsey matches Linn and Benton counties' averages with their percentage of high school graduates. Halsey lags behind Linn County and the state with only 8 percent of residents having a bachelor's degree or higher.

Table 4
Educational Attainment for the Population 25 Years and Over
  Halsey Benton County Linn County Benton & Linn Counties Oregon
Less than high school graduate 14% 7% 18% 14% 15%
High school graduate 40% 15% 33% 26% 26%
Some college, no degree 31% 23% 28% 26% 27%
Associate degree 7% 7% 7% 7% 7%
Bachelor's degree 5% 26% 9% 16% 16%
Graduate degree 3% 21% 4% 11% 9%
% High school graduate or higher 86% 93% 82% 86% 85%
% Bachelor's degree or higher 8% 47% 13% 27% 25%
Source: 2000 Census, SF3 P. 37          
Population Growth
 
Halsey's population growth of about 8 percent between 2000 and 2007 has been slower than statewide growth (10%), but slightly faster than Linn County's population growth (6%). Halsey's population has grown from 724 residents to 780 residents between 2000 and 2007.