In Sumter County, jobs in the general freight trucking pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the general freight trucking industry had the highest average wages in Sumter County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Sumter County received an annual wage of $38,645 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in Alabama of $39,229 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $41,086.

Other top-pay jobs in Sumter County, Alabama may be found in home health care services ($34,771), accounting and bookkeeping services ($31,344), offices of physicians ($30,019) and specialized freight trucking ($26,628) 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.

Sumter County Wages have increased by 23.5% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Sumter County, Alabama by a total of 23.5%. This is greater than the growth in 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Sumter County, Alabama can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 22 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $34,182. The average pay 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.

Sumter County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 12 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Alabama, which went through a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Sumter County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 304.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Sumter County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Alabama, where it saw a loss of 6.8 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Sumter County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. General freight trucking (304.3 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (111.1 percent gain)
3. Limited-service eating places (55.6 percent gain)

Sumter County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 79.8 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 17.5 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Sumter County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 6.8 in percent of jobs in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (79.8 percent decline)
2. Traveler accommodation (53.4 percent decline)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (46.3 percent decline)
4. Private households (38.9 percent decline)
5. Logging (30.4 percent decline)

Of the 13 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 9 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 3 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Sumter County

Given the industries in the area, the Specialized freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 120 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Specialized freight trucking industry make up 49.9 percent of the total job loss in Sumter County, Alabama.

Top 3 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (120 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (48 jobs lost)
3. Traveler accommodation (31 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Sumter County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry has added the most employment with 71 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the General freight trucking industry makes up 50.4 percent of the total employment growth in Sumter County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (71 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (50 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (20 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (835 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (750 new jobs)

In Sumter County, Alabama, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 323 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.





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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.

Sumter County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sumter County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Warehousing and storage industry has added the most employment with 974 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Warehousing and storage industry makes up 29.6 percent of the growth in Sumter County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (974 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (185 new jobs)
3. Department stores (166 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (146 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (126 new jobs)

Of the 108 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 42 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 66 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Sumter County, Alabama, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 2,586 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sumter County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 167 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry make up 16.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Sumter County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (167 jobs lost)
2. Printing and related support activities (139 jobs lost)
3. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (90 jobs lost)
4. Other general merchandise stores (69 jobs lost)
5. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (64 jobs lost)

Sumter County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Advertising and related services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 39.5 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alabama, where the it saw a loss of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Advertising and related services industry in Sumter County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2.9 percent in terms of employees in the Advertising and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Advertising and related services (39.5 percent decline)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (37.6 percent decline)
3. Florists (36.8 percent decline)
4. Performing arts companies (33.9 percent decline)
5. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (27.5 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 7.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures 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 experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Sumter County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Warehousing and storage industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 554.6 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Sumter County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alabama, where it saw a gain of 9.1 percent. The Warehousing and storage industry in Sumter County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 7.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (554.6 percent gain)
2. Individual and family services (371.8 percent gain)
3. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (153.5 percent gain)
4. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (76.0 percent gain)
5. Death care services (75.3 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.

Income and Poverty in Sumter County, Alabama

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Sumter County accounted a very low median income for all households of $22,126 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 80.5 percent lower than the median in Alabama of $39,938 and the income level is 122.1 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $119,649. This income level is 440.8 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Sumter County, Alabama , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $24,131, this median household income is 9.1 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 21.4 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $17,380. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Sumter County reported a median household income of $35,831, this level was 61.9 percent greater than the median for all households. In Sumter County, Alabama White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $42,031 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 90 percent greater than the median in 2000.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Sumter County, Alabama may be understood as having a very high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 38.7 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 51.7 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Sumter County, with 49.8 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Sumter County, Alabama

In Sumter County, Alabama according the 2000 Decennial Census, 27.2 percent of the White Alone, 6.2 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 12.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Sumter County, Alabama, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 36.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Sumter have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 12.8 percent (Men) versus 12.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Less than High School, with 34.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Sumter County, Alabama has a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 12.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Sumter 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 national average of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Sumter County, Alabama

In terms of total land area, Sumter extends a total area of 905 square miles. The county has a very low density 15 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Cleveland, AR (15 per sq. mile ), Lafayette, AR (15 per sq. mile ), Monroe, AR (15 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Cleveland, AR (15 per sq. mile ), Lafayette, AR (15 per sq. mile ), Monroe, AR (15 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Sumter internationally. The international migration into Sumter 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 immigration per population in 2005.

Sumter County, Alabama had a population of 13,819 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 14,749. The decline represents a decrease of -6.3 percent. Sumter ranks 58 of 67 counties when calculating total change in population for Alabama and the county ranks 2,940 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Sumter County, Alabama has a population base that is comprised of 24.5 percent White, 73.7 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 75.2 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Alabama percent of 29.3. Since 2000, Sumter has increased in diversity when 73.8 percent of the total population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Sumter County, Alabama to be 33.8 years old. The median age in Sumter is less than the median age for the State of Alabama of 37.4. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 32.2 years old. With a total of 26.4 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Sumter can be described as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 59.5 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 14.2 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.

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

Housing Report for Sumter County, Alabama

Sumter County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $54,000, 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 across the United States during the same year.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Sumter County, Alabama. In 2000, 92.4 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Sumter County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 7,109 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a moderate level of growth, adding in all 44 residential structures since 2001, a change of 0.6 percent.

The State of Alabama, Sumter County ranks 61 of 67 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,824 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Sumter County, with the industry averaging 33 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the Alabama establishments size average of 52 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Sumter County, Transportation and Warehousing, Manufacturing and Utilities have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Transportation and Warehousing sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.48. The percent of employment in the Transportation and Warehousing industry is 1.48 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Sumter may be an exporter of products or services of Transportation and Warehousing.

Real estate and rental and leasing is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Sumter County, moving a total of 60 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.3 percent. The State of Alabama had an industry job change of 2.7 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Sumter County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 18.4 percent of total employment in the county, making up 458 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 16.8 and 9.9 percent of all employment.

The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Sumter County since 2001, going from making up 25.5 percent of total employment in 2001 to 18.4 percent in the year 2005.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Sumter County. The sector dealt with a loss of 218 total jobs during the period, accounting for 32.2 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 48.6 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Sumter County is ranked number 61 of 68 Counties in the State of Alabama by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 60 of 68 Counties.



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