In Bibb County, jobs in the health and personal care stores pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the health and personal care stores industry wages were the highest in Bibb County for 2006. The average industry job in Bibb County earned an annual wage of $48,604 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Alabama of $29,627 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $30,135.

Other high-paying jobs in Bibb County, Alabama can be found in specialized freight trucking ($33,491), building finishing contractors ($32,503), general freight trucking ($32,318) and sawmills and wood preservation ($30,951) 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.

Bibb County Wages have increased by 36.2% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Bibb County, Alabama by a total of 36.2%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Alabama and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Bibb County, Alabama can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 19 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $34,182. The overall industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Bibb County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bibb County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 19 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 35.8 percent of the total employment decline in Bibb County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (19 jobs lost)
2. Specialized freight trucking (18 jobs lost)
3. Sawmills and wood preservation (14 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (2 jobs lost)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (13 jobs lost)

In Bibb County, Alabama, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 335 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Out of the 12 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 8 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bibb County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 113 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 65.9 percent of the total employment growth in Bibb County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (113 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (18 new jobs)
3. Legal services (12 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (9 new jobs)

Total industry employment has increased by 13.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Alabama, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Bibb County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 19.9 percent from 2001 (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 sector experienced a gain of 17.5 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Bibb County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 6.8 percent in terms of employment in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (19.9 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (17.9 percent decline)
3. Sawmills and wood preservation (7.6 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (5.3 percent decline)

Bibb County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Legal services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 176.2 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Bibb County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alabama, where the industry felt a gain of 9.1 percent. The Legal services industry in Bibb County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 8.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (176.2 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (134.1 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (57.1 percent gain)
4. Offices of dentists (37.5 percent gain)
5. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (33.3 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.

Bibb County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bibb County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,948 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Employment services industry makes up 7.1 percent of the total growth in Bibb County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,948 new jobs)
2. Business support services (1,856 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (1,673 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (1,453 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (1,209 new jobs)

In Bibb County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 23,029 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 219 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 77 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 140 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bibb County

The Electronic shopping and mail-order houses industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,569 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Electronic shopping and mail-order houses industry make up 23.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Bibb County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (1,569 jobs lost)
2. Advertising and related services (688 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (418 jobs lost)
4. Wired telecommunications carriers (319 jobs lost)
5. Telecommunications resellers (234 jobs lost)

Bibb County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 136.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bibb County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alabama, where this industry saw a gain of 0.1 percent. The Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry in Bibb County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 3.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (136.9 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (108.6 percent gain)
3. Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (81.7 percent gain)
4. Local messengers and local delivery (73.2 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (62.8 percent gain)

Bibb County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Rooming and boarding houses industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 49.2 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Alabama, where the industry reported a loss of 3.6 percent. The losses in the Rooming and boarding houses industry in Bibb County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.6 percent in terms of employees in the Rooming and boarding houses industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Rooming and boarding houses (49.2 percent decline)
2. General rental centers (38.7 percent decline)
3. Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg. (34 percent decline)
4. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (31.6 percent decline)
5. Telecommunications resellers (31.6 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Alabama, which experienced a gain of 2.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.





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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 Bibb County, Alabama

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Bibb County, Alabama can be considered to have a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 20.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 45.4 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Bibb County, with 32.7 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Bibb County reported a medium-low median income for all households of $36,761 (2005 Dollars). This median is 8.6 percent lower than the household income median in State of Alabama of $39,938 and the median is 33.7 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $57,038. This median income level is 55.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic in Bibb County, Alabama , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $54,698, this median is 48.8 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Bibb County reported an income level of $25,594, this median was 30.4 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Bibb County, Alabama White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,248 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 12.2 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 45.7 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $19,943.







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

Higher Education in Bibb County, Alabama

In Bibb County, Alabama as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 8.6 percent of the White Alone, 1.2 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 16.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Bibb County, Alabama may to understood as having a less-educated population of the working age, with 7.2 percent of the population (+25) that has received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Bibb was reported to have a lower percent of population with high education level than the State of Alabama's proportion of 19 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Bibb County, Alabama, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 38.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Bibb have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population--5.8 percent (Men) versus 8.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma, with 36 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Bibb County, Alabama

Bibb County, Alabama has a population that is made of 75.5 percent White, 22.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 23.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Alabama percent of 29.3. Since 2000, Bibb has increased the percent of minority makeup when 21.0 of the population was made up of minorities.

From 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Bibb internationally. The international migration into Bibb accounts for 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Alabama. This amount of international migration is low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Bibb County, Alabama had a population that was estimated at 21,516 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 19,938. This growth signifies an increase of 7.9 percent. Bibb ranks 18 of 67 counties when calculating total change in population for Alabama and the county ranks 926 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Bibb encompasses a total area of 623 square miles. The county has a of low average population density of 35 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Phillips, AR (35 per sq. mile ), Appling, GA (35 per sq. mile ), Brantley, GA (35 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Phillips, AR (35 per sq. mile ), Appling, GA (35 per sq. mile ), Brantley, GA (35 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age of Bibb County, Alabama 35.9 years old. The median age in Bibb is less than the median in Alabama of 37.4. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 35.1 years old. With a total of 23.8 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Bibb can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 64.1 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 12.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Bibb County, Alabama

In Bibb County, the real estate market was made up of 8,576 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 82 residential units since 2001, or 1 percent.

Bibb County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $74,600, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall Alabama 2000 median home value of $85,100 and less than home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

Throughout the State of Alabama, Bibb County places 43 of 67 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,646 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Bibb County, Alabama. In 2000, 81.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Construction is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Bibb County, with an industry growth of 242.2 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 7.3 percent. The State of Alabama underwent a employment change in the industry of 0.8 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Bibb County. The sector dealt with a loss of 239 total jobs during the period, accounting for 41.9 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 62.7 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Bibb County, Construction, Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Construction sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.08. The level of employment in the Construction sector is 3.08 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Bibb specializes in Construction.

In Bibb County, Construction, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Construction is the major employer in the county making up 20.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 551 jobs. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing sectors provide 15.8 and 12.1 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Bibb County. In the County, the industry averages 17 employees per business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Alabama average establishment size of 52 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Bibb County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 23.8 percent of total employment in 2001 to 12.1 percent of employment in 2005.





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