In Elmore County, jobs in the other specialty trade contractors pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the other specialty trade contractors industry paid the average highest wages in Elmore County for 2006. The average industry job in Elmore County received a wage of $63,425 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Alabama of $34,337 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $39,240.

Other high-paying jobs in Elmore County, Alabama may be found in computer systems design and related services ($62,286), utility system construction ($48,724), management and technical consulting services ($48,387) and automobile dealers ($45,607) 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.

Elmore County Wages have increased by 25.8% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Elmore County, Alabama by a total of 25.8%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Alabama and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Elmore County, Alabama can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 17.8 percent lower than the with an state average of $34,182. The average industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Elmore County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 53 4-digit NAICS industries, 13 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 40 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Elmore County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 2,590 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Elmore County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 282 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 15.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Elmore County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (282 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (170 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (153 new jobs)
4. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (121 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (103 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Elmore County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Services to buildings and dwellings industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 44 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry make up 21.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Elmore County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (44 jobs lost)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (37 jobs lost)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (21 jobs lost)
4. Building finishing contractors (20 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (19 jobs lost)

Total employment has increased by 24.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Alabama, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Elmore County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other heavy construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 215.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Elmore County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where the industry took a loss of 13.1 percent. The Other heavy construction industry in Elmore County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 9.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other heavy construction (215.6 percent gain)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (205.6 percent gain)
3. Home furnishings stores (153.6 percent gain)
4. Other professional and technical services (151.6 percent gain)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (148.9 percent gain)

Elmore County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronics and appliance stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 65.6 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 felt in the State of Alabama, where the industry reported a loss of 5.9 percent. The losses in the Electronics and appliance stores industry in Elmore County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 2.7 in percent of workers in the Electronics and appliance stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (65.6 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (64.4 percent decline)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (63.6 percent decline)
4. Private households (50.6 percent decline)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (37 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.

Elmore County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Elmore County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Home health care services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 19.4 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 it saw a gain of 8.5 percent. The losses in the Home health care services industry in Elmore County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 6.1 in percent of workers in the Home health care services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (19.4 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (19 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (12.3 percent decline)
4. Depository credit intermediation (3.6 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (3.3 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 30.2 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Alabama, which saw a gain of 2.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Elmore County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 7.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Elmore County has increased employment slower than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where the industry took a gain of 15.2 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Elmore County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 6.8 percent.

Top 1 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (7.4 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Elmore County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 66.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Elmore County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Plastics product manufacturing (248 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (119 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (104 new jobs)
4. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (98 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (92 new jobs)

In Elmore County, Alabama, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 431 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Elmore County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 16 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 48.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Elmore County, Alabama.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (16 jobs lost)

From the 6 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 5 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 1 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.

Income and Poverty in Elmore County, Alabama

The areas median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $45,802, which amounts to a 5.1 percent decline. Elmore County, Alabama, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 13 of 19 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Alabama. Elmore County ranks 462 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income in the US.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Elmore County, Alabama can be considered to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 10.2 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 30 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Elmore County, reporting 18.1 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

While household income level experienced a decline since 2000 in Elmore County, Alabama, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 1489774.7 percent in the last five years. The Hispanic population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Elmore County, encountering a 66.1 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $53,068. This median income level is 10 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Elmore County, Alabama White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $52,001 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 7.8 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 39 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $29,458. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Elmore County had a median income of $44,753, this was 7.3 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic headed households in Elmore County, Alabama , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $44,241, this income level is 8.3 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

Compared to counties across the United States, Elmore County had a relatively high median household income of $48,254 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 17.2 percent higher than the median income in State of Alabama of $39,938 and the median is 1.8 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The poverty rate in Elmore County, Alabama has increased by 4.9 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 10.2 percent to 15.1 percent.

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

Higher Education in Elmore County, Alabama

Reported by the 2000 Census in Elmore County, Alabama, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 33.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Elmore on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 17 percent (Men) versus 16.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 34 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 3.4 percent. As reported in 2005, 20.4 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 0.6 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 16.8 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

In Elmore County, Alabama as reported in the 2000 Census, 19 percent of the White Alone, 6.6 percent of Black or African American, 41.8 percent of the Asian alone and 12.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000, Elmore has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 2.0 percent to a total of 18.6 in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proporation of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the 2005 State of Alabama percent of 21.4 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

Elmore County, Alabama has a moderately-educated population, with 16.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Elmore 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for Elmore County, Alabama

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Elmore County, Alabama to be 35.6 years old. The median in Elmore is less than the median age in the State of Alabama of 37.4. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 35.3 years old. A total of 23.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Elmore can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the population, with 65.1 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11 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.

Elmore County, Alabama has a population that is made up of 75.8 percent White, 20.6 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 1.7 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 22.8 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Alabama percent of 29.3. Since 2000, Elmore has increased the percent of minority population when 22.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Elmore County, Alabama had a population of 73,937 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 66,261. This growth shows an increase of 11.6 percent. Elmore ranks 5 of 67 counties in terms of population growth in Alabama and the county ranks 380 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In terms of total land area, Elmore extends a total area of 621 square miles. This area has a of medium-low average population density of 119 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Lowndes, MS (119 per sq. mile ), Christian, MO (119 per sq. mile ), Shelby, OH (119 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lowndes, MS (119 per sq. mile ), Christian, MO (119 per sq. mile ), Shelby, OH (119 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Elmore from another country. The international migration into Elmore makes up 0.3 percent of all immigration into Alabama. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

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

Housing Report for Elmore County, Alabama

In Elmore County, the real estate market was made up of 28,046 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a medium-high level of growth, adding in all 1,717 residential structures since 2001, a change of 6.5 percent.

The residential housing values in Elmore County, Alabama have moderate increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $11,900, or 12.1 percent, since their values in that year of $98,000.

Elmore County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $109,900, according to the American Community Survey. This home value is greater than the overall State of Alabama 2005 home median value of $97,500 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Elmore County, Alabama. In 2005, 55.6 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Throughout the State of Alabama, Elmore County stands 7 of 67 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 590 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Elmore County may be be described as having a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 1.8 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Elmore County, averaging 39 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the Alabama establishments size average of 52 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Elmore County, Utilities, Manufacturing and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Utilities sector has a United State LQ of 2.25. The level of employment in the Utilities industry is 2.25 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Elmore may be an exporter of products or services of Utilities.

Professional and technical services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Elmore County, increasing in size by 58.7 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 2.6 percent. The State of Alabama had changed in sector employment of 8.8 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Elmore County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 22.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 2,746 people employed. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 17.3 and 14.2 percent of all employment.









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