In Barbour County, jobs in the insurance carriers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the insurance carriers industry reported the top wages in Barbour County for 2006. The average industry job in Barbour County received an annual wage of $49,805 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage in Alabama of $52,176 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $63,385.

Top-pay jobs in Barbour County, Alabama are present in general freight trucking ($45,669), architectural and engineering services ($42,618), accounting and bookkeeping services ($42,483) and lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores ($38,020) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed Comparison

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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.

Barbour County Wages have increased by 17.2% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Barbour County, Alabama by a total of 17.2%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Alabama 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.

Barbour County Industry Wages Lag Behind Alabama, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Barbour County, Alabama can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 23.6 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $34,182. 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.

Barbour County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has decreased by 5.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Alabama, experiencing a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Barbour County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Automobile dealers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 54.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Alabama, where the industry felt a gain of 4.8 percent. The losses in the Automobile dealers industry in Barbour County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.7 in percent of jobs in the Automobile dealers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (54.4 percent decline)
2. Insurance carriers (47.5 percent decline)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (24.5 percent decline)
4. Private households (20.6 percent decline)
5. Offices of physicians (19.9 percent decline)

Barbour County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 200.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Barbour County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where the industry took a gain of 44.6 percent. The Offices of other health practitioners industry in Barbour County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 26.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (200.0 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (92.9 percent gain)
3. General freight trucking (86.4 percent gain)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (33.3 percent gain)
5. Other professional and technical services (32.4 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Barbour County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the General freight trucking industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 257 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the General freight trucking industry makes up 59.7 percent of the total employment growth in Barbour County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (257 new jobs)
2. Sawmills and wood preservation (84 new jobs)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (19 new jobs)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (17 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (13 new jobs)

In Barbour County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 517 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Barbour County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Automobile dealers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 51 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Automobile dealers industry make up 32.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Barbour County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (51 jobs lost)
2. Insurance carriers (26 jobs lost)
3. Depository credit intermediation (22 jobs lost)
4. Offices of physicians (16 jobs lost)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (13 jobs lost)

Of the 25 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 11 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 14 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.





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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.

Barbour County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Barbour County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 57.9 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Barbour County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where this industry saw a gain of 1.8 percent. The Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry in Barbour County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.6 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (57.9 percent gain)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (20.0 percent gain)
3. Support activities for mining (13.7 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (11.9 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (10.5 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Alabama, experiencing a gain of 2.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Barbour County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 59.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Alabama, where the industry reported a loss of 2.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Barbour County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.9 in percent of workers in the Private households industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Private households (59.7 percent decline)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (44.1 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (24.2 percent decline)
4. Utility system construction (3.2 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Barbour County

Given the industries in the area, the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 33 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry make up 65.3 percent of the total employment decline in Barbour County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (33 jobs lost)
2. Private households (14 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (3 jobs lost)
4. Other general merchandise stores (4 jobs lost)
5. Health and personal care stores (34 jobs lost)

In Barbour County, Alabama, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 2 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Given the 13 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 8 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Barbour County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for mining industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 12 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 33.3 percent of the total employment growth in Barbour County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (12 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (11 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (4 new jobs)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (4 new jobs)





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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 Barbour County, Alabama

Compared to counties across the United States, Barbour County had a relatively low median income for all households of $29,368 (2005 Dollars). This median is 36 percent lower than the median in Alabama of $39,938 and the income level is 67.3 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Barbour County, Alabama can be considered to have a very high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 26.8 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 59.7 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Barbour County, accounting 47.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 35.1 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $19,065. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Barbour County reported an income level of $30,085, this median was 2.4 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. In Barbour County, Alabama White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,306 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 40.6 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic headed households in Barbour County, Alabama reported a median household income of $24,497, which is 16.6 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $62,888. This household income level is 114.1 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Barbour County, Alabama

Barbour County, Alabama may to understood as having a less-educated population of the working age, with 11 percent of the population (+25) that has received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Barbour counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Alabama's proportion of 19 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Barbour County, Alabama according the 2000 Decennial Census, 16.6 percent of the White Alone, 3.8 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 9.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Barbour County, Alabama, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 35.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Barbour on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men;10 percent (Men) versus 12 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Less than High School, with 35 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Barbour County, Alabama

Barbour County, Alabama has a population that is made up of 49.5 percent White, 46.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 3.1 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of diversity, with 49.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Alabama percent of 29.3. Since 2000, Barbour has increased the percent of minority population when 48.1 of the population were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age of Barbour County, Alabama 37.4 years old. The median age in Barbour is equal to the median age in Alabama of 37.4. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 35.9 years old. A total of 23.2 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Barbour can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 63.6 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13.2 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Barbour County, Alabama had an estimated population of 28,414 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 29,044. The decline represents a decrease of -2.2 percent. Barbour ranks 53 of 67 counties in terms of population growth in Alabama and the county ranks 2841 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Barbour encompasses a total area of 885 total square miles. The area has a of low average area density of 32 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Columbia, AR (32 per sq. mile ), Hempstead, AR (32 per sq. mile ), Logan, AR (32 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Columbia, AR (32 per sq. mile ), Hempstead, AR (32 per sq. mile ), Logan, AR (32 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Barbour internationally. The migration from outside the US into Barbour totals 0.9 percent of immigration into the State of Alabama. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Barbour County, Alabama

When compared to other counties in Alabama, Barbour County ranks 62 of 67 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,842 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Barbour County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 12,770 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 73 housing units since the year 2001, or 0.6 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Barbour County, Alabama. In 2000, 79.7 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Barbour County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $68,600, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the Alabama 2000 home median value of $85,100 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Barbour County, Alabama -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Barbour County. The sector faced a loss of 457 jobs during the period, or 9.6 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 65.9 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Barbour County, Manufacturing, Mining and Transportation and Warehousing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.64. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing sector is 3.64 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Barbour specializes in Manufacturing.

Transportation and Warehousing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Barbour County, moving a total of 53.3 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of -1 percent. The State of Alabama felt a shift in employment in the industry of -0.6 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Barbour County is ranked at 36 of 68 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Alabama in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 33 of 68 Counties.

In Barbour County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 46.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 4,302 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 12.5 and 8.1 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Barbour County, averaging 113 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Alabama establishments size average of 52 for the Manufacturing industry.





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