In Clarke County, the offices of real estate agents and brokers industry jobs pay the highest wages

Individuals that are employed in the offices of real estate agents and brokers industry paid the average highest wages in Clarke County for 2006. The average industry job in Clarke County was paid and annual wage of $47,699 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Alabama of $34,774 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $49,699.

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High-wage employment in Clarke County, Alabama can be found in sawmills and wood preservation ($43,269), offices of physicians ($39,256), home health care services ($38,587) and timber tract operations ($36,546 industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail 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.

Clarke County Wages have increased by 21.7% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Clarke County, Alabama by a total of 21.7%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Alabama and greater than the growth in industry wages across 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Clarke County, Alabama can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 15.5 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $34,182. The average industry wage 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.

Clarke County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Clarke County, Alabama, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 349 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Clarke County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 109 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 24.0 percent of the growth in Clarke County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (109 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (59 new jobs)
3. Child day care services (45 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (32 new jobs)
5. Clothing stores (23 new jobs)

From the 43 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 19 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 24 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Clarke County

The Sawmills and wood preservation industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 122 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Sawmills and wood preservation industry make up 31.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Clarke County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Sawmills and wood preservation (122 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (121 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (24 jobs lost)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (23 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (19 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has decreased by 4.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Alabama, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Clarke County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Child day care services 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 Clarke County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Alabama, where the industry took a gain of 6.4 percent. The Child day care services industry in Clarke County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 7.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (200.0 percent gain)
2. Home health care services (123.6 percent gain)
3. Professional and similar organizations (112.0 percent gain)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (93.0 percent gain)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (64.1 percent gain)

Clarke County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 55.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 13.5 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Clarke County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1.6 percent in terms of employment in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (55.9 percent decline)
2. Architectural and engineering services (31.6 percent decline)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (30.2 percent decline)
4. Other professional and technical services (26.1 percent decline)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (25.9 percent decline)





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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.

Clarke County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 3.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Alabama, which saw a gain of 2.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Clarke County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Logging industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 43.8 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 3 percent. The losses in the Logging industry in Clarke County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.8 in percent of jobs in the Logging industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Logging (43.8 percent decline)
2. Personal care services (31.4 percent decline)
3. Private households (20.4 percent decline)
4. Florists (20 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (17.6 percent decline)

Clarke County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 506.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Clarke County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alabama, where this industry saw a gain of 4.6 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Clarke County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (506.8 percent gain)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (59.0 percent gain)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (31.7 percent gain)
4. General freight trucking (30.3 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (15.1 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Clarke County

Given the industries in the area, the Dairy product manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 42 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Dairy product manufacturing industry make up 22.4 percent of the total employment decline in Clarke County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Dairy product manufacturing (42 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (40 jobs lost)
3. Building finishing contractors (17 jobs lost)
4. Personal care services (13 jobs lost)
5. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (9 jobs lost)

In Clarke County, Alabama, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 254 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Given the 40 4-digit NAICS industries, 21 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 19 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Clarke County

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 100 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 40.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Clarke County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (100 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (46 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (25 new jobs)
4. Other wood product manufacturing (21 new jobs)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (9 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 Clarke County, Alabama

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Clarke County accounted a relatively low median income for households of $32,044 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 24.6 percent lower than the median in State of Alabama of $39,938 and this is 53.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 39.2 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $19,476. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $89,132. This income level is 178.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Clarke County, Alabama White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $45,191 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 41 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic in Clarke County, Alabama recorded a median income of $23,217, this median is 27.5 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Clarke County had a median household income level of $13,163, this level was 58.9 percent less than the median income level in this area.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Clarke County, Alabama can be understood to have a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 22.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 50 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Clarke County, reporting 32.9 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Demographic Profile for Clarke County, Alabama

Clarke County, Alabama has a population base that is comprised of 55.4 percent White, 43.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.7 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 44.3 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Alabama percent of 29.3. Since 2000, Clarke has increased the percent of minority population when 43.8 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Since the year 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Clarke internationally. The migration from outside the US into Clarke totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Alabama. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Clarke County, Alabama had a population of 27,269 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 27,841. The decline represents a decrease of -2.1 percent. Clarke ranks 51 of 67 counties when calculating total change in population for Alabama and the county ranks 2,801 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Clarke covers a total land area of 1238 square miles. The land areas has a of low population density of 22 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Morgan, CO (22 per sq. mile ), Miller, GA (22 per sq. mile ), Wilkes, GA (22 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Morgan, CO (22 per sq. mile ), Miller, GA (22 per sq. mile ), Wilkes, GA (22 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age of Clarke County, Alabama 37.7 years old. The median age in Clarke is greater than the median age for the State of Alabama of 37.4. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 35.7 years old. A total of 26 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Clarke can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.2 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout 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 Clarke County, Alabama

When compared to other counties in Alabama, Clarke County stands 36 of 67 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,561 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Clarke County is made up of a small, but present percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census accounted that 0.3 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Clarke County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $67,900, according to the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Alabama 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $85,100 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Clarke County, Alabama. In 2000, 83.8 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Clarke County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 12,951 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding in all 141 homes since 2001, or 1.1 percent.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Clarke County, growing in new jobs by 36.2 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.3 percent. The State of Alabama went through a industry job change of 2.7 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Clarke County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 26.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,833 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 22.2 and 8.9 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Clarke County, with the industry averaging 54 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Alabama average establishment size of 52 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Clarke County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Utilities and Manufacturing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 5.01. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 5.01 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Clarke may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Clarke County. The sector dealt with a loss of 386 employees during the period, or 17.4 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 54.5 percent of all employment losses in the county.







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