In Morgan County, jobs in the electric goods merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the electric goods merchant wholesalers industry wages were the highest in Morgan County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Morgan County received a wage of $112,804 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Alabama of $57,401 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $66,413.

Other top-pay jobs in Morgan County, Alabama can be found in animal food manufacturing ($100,012), basic chemical manufacturing ($94,774), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($77,111) and resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg. ($75,203) 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.

Morgan County Wages have increased by 16.2% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Morgan County, Alabama by a total of 16.2%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

Morgan 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 Morgan County, Alabama can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 0.5 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $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.

Morgan County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Morgan County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 69.7 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 13.5 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Morgan County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 1.6 percent in terms of employment in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (69.7 percent decline)
2. Investigation and security services (68.6 percent decline)
3. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (67.9 percent decline)
4. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (66.9 percent decline)
5. Insurance carriers (61.5 percent decline)

Morgan County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 570.2 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Morgan County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where the industry felt a gain of 50.3 percent. The Management of companies and enterprises industry in Morgan County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (570.2 percent gain)
2. Home health care services (283.6 percent gain)
3. Used merchandise stores (233.3 percent gain)
4. Chemical merchant wholesalers (231.2 percent gain)
5. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (172.7 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 4.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Alabama, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

In Morgan County, Alabama, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,744 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Morgan County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 508 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 14.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Morgan County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (508 new jobs)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (357 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (254 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (242 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (205 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Morgan County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nonresidential building construction industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,190 jobs. The declines in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 25.1 percent of the total job loss in Morgan County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (1,190 jobs lost)
2. Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg. (861 jobs lost)
3. Investigation and security services (447 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (194 jobs lost)
5. Child day care services (176 jobs lost)

Of the 99 4-digit NAICS industries, 46 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 53 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that 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.

Morgan County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Morgan County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 228 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Morgan County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nursing care facilities industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 60 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Nursing care facilities industry makes up 45.5 percent of the total growth in Morgan County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (60 new jobs)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (21 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (13 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (9 new jobs)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (7 new jobs)

Of the 35 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 21 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 13 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Morgan County

The Automobile dealers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 70 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Automobile dealers industry make up 40.3 percent of the total job loss in Morgan County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (70 jobs lost)
2. Consumer goods rental (20 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (14 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (13 jobs lost)
5. Other crop farming (10 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 3.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Alabama, experiencing a gain of 2.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Morgan County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 76.2 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Morgan County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Alabama, where the industry took a gain of 3.7 percent. The Offices of other health practitioners industry in Morgan County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (76.2 percent gain)
2. Other professional and technical services (36.4 percent gain)
3. Clothing stores (20.0 percent gain)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (19.5 percent gain)
5. Nursing care facilities (15.5 percent gain)

Morgan County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 35.5 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 4.3 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Morgan County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.5 in percent of workers in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (35.5 percent decline)
2. Automobile dealers (35.2 percent decline)
3. Consumer goods rental (25.8 percent decline)
4. Professional and similar organizations (19.1 percent decline)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (12.3 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.

Income and Poverty in Morgan County, Alabama

The poverty rate in Morgan County, Alabama has increased by 2.5 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 12.3 percent to 14.8 percent.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Morgan County, Alabama may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 12.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 33.8 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Morgan County, reporting 19.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

While household income level experienced a decline since 2000 in Morgan County, Alabama, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in the household income level was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw a decline of 44.6 percent in the last five years. The Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Morgan County, experiencing a 46.1 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

In Morgan County, Alabama White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $46,939 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 6.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 42 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $25,664. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Morgan County had a median income of $60,975, this level was 37.9 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $60,916. This median is 37.7 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Morgan County, Alabama , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $27,283, this income level is 38.3 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Morgan County was reported to have a medium-high median income for all households of $44,230 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 9.7 percent higher than the median in State of Alabama of $39,938 and the income level is 11.1 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $41,144, which represents a 7 percent decline. Morgan County, Alabama, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 10 of 19 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Alabama. Morgan County ranks 372 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income in the US.

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

Higher Education in Morgan County, Alabama

Morgan County, Alabama can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, with 18.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Morgan has 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.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has decreased by 1.0 percent. By 2005, 20 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 2.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 18.2 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

Since the year 2000, Morgan has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 0.8 percent to a total of 19.2 in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The poporation of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the 2005 State of Alabama percent of 21.4 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Morgan County, Alabama, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 28.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Morgan on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 21.2 percent (Men) versus 15.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 32 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Morgan County, Alabama according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 19.4 percent of the White Alone, 7.4 percent of Black or African American, 54.4 percent of the Asian alone and 10.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

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

Demographic Profile for Morgan County, Alabama

From 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Morgan from another country. The international migration into Morgan totals 3.8 percent of the total international migration into the State of Alabama. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Morgan County, Alabama has a population that is made of 81.3 percent White, 11.8 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 4.7 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 17.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Alabama percent of 29.3. Since 2000, Morgan has increased the level of diversity when 14.9 percent of the people were minorities.

When calculating the total land area, Morgan covers a total land area of 582 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low average area density of 195 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Okaloosa, FL (195 per sq. mile ), Platte, MO (195 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, MI (196 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Okaloosa, FL (195 per sq. mile ), Platte, MO (195 per sq. mile ), Bartow, GA (194 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Morgan County, Alabama to be 38.5 years old. The median in Morgan 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, when it was 36.6 years old. With a total of 23.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Morgan can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 63 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Morgan County, Alabama had a total estimated population of 113,740 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 111,218. This growth shows an increase of 2.3 percent. Morgan ranks 14 of 67 counties in terms of population growth in Alabama and the county ranks 722 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Morgan County, Alabama

In the State of Alabama, Morgan County is positioned 16 of 67 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,408 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

The residential housing values in Morgan County, Alabama have moderate increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $11,900, or 13.4 percent, from their 2000 value of $88,600.

Morgan County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $100,500, reported by the American Community Survey. This median is greater than the Alabama 2005 median home value of $97,500 and less than home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Morgan County, Alabama. In 2005, 63.8 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Morgan County can be understood as having a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 0.9 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

In Morgan County, the census reported 49,514 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a medium-low level of growth, adding a total of 1,419 residential units since 2001, or 3 percent.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Morgan County, Manufacturing, Construction and Administrative and waste services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 2.27. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing sector is 2.27 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Morgan County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Morgan County. The industry lost a total of 1,485 employees during the period, or 11.1 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 42.7 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Morgan 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 29.2 percent of total employment in the county, making up 11,912 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries total 13.7 and 9.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Morgan County. In the County, the industry averages 55 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Alabama establishments size average of 52 for the Manufacturing industry.

Management of companies and enterprises is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Morgan County, moving a total of 568.8 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 1.6 percent. The State of Alabama went through a industry job change of 37.3 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Morgan is the County that is ranked 9 of 68 total Counties throughout Alabama according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 7 of 68 Counties.





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