In Talladega County, jobs in the chemical merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the chemical merchant wholesalers industry wages were the highest in Talladega County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Talladega County was paid an annual wage of $68,906 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Alabama of $51,568 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $61,405.

Other high-paying jobs in Talladega County, Alabama can be found in offices of physicians ($59,803), other specialty trade contractors ($55,446), architectural and engineering services ($51,029) and insurance carriers ($46,707) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Talladega County Wages have increased by 30.0% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Talladega County, Alabama by a total of 30.0%. This is greater than the growth in 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.

Talladega County Industry Wages Exceed Alabama, but Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Talladega County, Alabama when analyzed can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 5.2 percent higher 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.

Talladega County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Talladega County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Foundries industry has grown the most with 467 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Foundries industry makes up 27.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Talladega County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Foundries (467 new jobs)
2. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (318 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (224 new jobs)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (127 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (74 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Talladega County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 261 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 34.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Talladega County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (261 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (105 jobs lost)
3. Building finishing contractors (48 jobs lost)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (42 jobs lost)
5. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (26 jobs lost)

Out of the 58 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 28 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 30 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Talladega County, Alabama, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 4,811 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Talladega County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Automotive equipment rental and leasing industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 72.5 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alabama, where the industry reported a loss of 5.6 percent. The losses in the Automotive equipment rental and leasing industry in Talladega County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 5.7 percent in terms of employees in the Automotive equipment rental and leasing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (72.5 percent decline)
2. Private households (60.6 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (58.2 percent decline)
4. Building finishing contractors (53.4 percent decline)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (44.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 23.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Alabama, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Talladega County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 908.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Talladega County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where the industry felt a gain of 18.1 percent. The Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry in Talladega County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (908.6 percent gain)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (361.3 percent gain)
3. Other schools and instruction (153.3 percent gain)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (133.9 percent gain)
5. Foundries (107.2 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.

Talladega County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Talladega County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 45 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 9.7 percent of the total employment growth in Talladega County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (45 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (44 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (37 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (36 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (29 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Talladega County

The Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 79 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 14.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Talladega County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (79 jobs lost)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (72 jobs lost)
3. Personal care services (29 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (28 jobs lost)
5. Building finishing contractors (26 jobs lost)

In Talladega County, Alabama, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 196 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 81 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 39 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 41 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total employment has increased by 1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in Alabama, experiencing a gain of 2.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Talladega County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other heavy construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 41.4 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Alabama, where the industry reported a gain of 0.2 percent. The losses in the Other heavy construction industry in Talladega County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4.4 percent in terms of employees in the Other heavy construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other heavy construction (41.4 percent decline)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (39.4 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (28.7 percent decline)
4. Personal care services (28.6 percent decline)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (26 percent decline)

Talladega County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 110.7 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Talladega County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Alabama, where the industry felt a gain of 5.1 percent. The Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers industry in Talladega County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (110.7 percent gain)
2. Used merchandise stores (33.6 percent gain)
3. Furniture stores (29.8 percent gain)
4. Other financial investment activities (25.6 percent gain)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (23.4 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 Talladega County, Alabama

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Talladega County, Alabama can be recognized as having a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 17.6 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 29.7 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Talladega County, accounting 29.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Talladega County had a medium-low median income for all households of $37,005 (2005 Dollars). This median is 7.9 percent lower than the median income in State of Alabama of $39,938 and the income level is 32.8 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $31,505, which amounts to a 14.9 percent decline. Talladega County, Alabama, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 4 of 19 counties in percent of decline for household income in Alabama. Talladega County ranks 55 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income in the US.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Talladega County reported an income level of $40,462, this level was 9.3 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. In Talladega County, Alabama White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,513 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 12.2 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 31.4 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $25,395. Hispanic households in Talladega County, Alabama , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $34,369, this median is 7.1 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $21,728. This median is 41.3 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area.

The poverty rate in Talladega County, Alabama has increased by 2.1 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 17.6 percent to 19.7 percent.

As the median income level saw a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Talladega County, Alabama, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median household income was the Black or African American category. This category saw a decline of 27.5 percent since the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Talladega County, undergoing a 150 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

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

Higher Education in Talladega County, Alabama

Talladega County, Alabama may to understood as having a less-educated population, with 11.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Talladega 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

From the year 2000, Talladega 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 1.0 percent to a total of 12.2 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 United States percent of 27.2.

In Talladega County, Alabama according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 13 percent of the White Alone, 6.4 percent of Black or African American, 28.8 percent of the Asian alone and 13 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Talladega County, Alabama, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 35.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Talladega have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 10 percent (Men) versus 12.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 33.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 3.8 percent. By 2005, 13.8 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has decreased by a total of 1.6 percent. By 2005, a total of 10.8 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

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

Demographic Profile for Talladega County, Alabama

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Talladega County, Alabama to be 37.8 years of age. The median age in Talladega is greater than the median in Alabama of 37.4. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 36.7 years old. A total of 23.7 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Talladega can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 62.9 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13.4 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.

Talladega County, Alabama has a population that is made up of 66.6 percent White, 31.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 32.6 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Alabama percent of 29.3. Since 2000, Talladega has decreased in diversity when 32.8 percent of the total population were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Talladega internationally. The migration from outside the US into Talladega makes up 0.4 percent of the total international migration into the State of Alabama. This percent of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

In terms of total land area, Talladega covers a total land area of 740 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 109 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Steuben, IN (109 per sq. mile ), Cheshire, NH (109 per sq. mile ), Ross, OH (109 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Steuben, IN (109 per sq. mile ), Cheshire, NH (109 per sq. mile ), Ross, OH (109 per sq. mile ).

Talladega County, Alabama had an estimated population of 80,457 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 80,375. This growth represents an increase of 0.1 percent. Talladega ranks 25 of 67 counties in terms of population growth in Alabama and the county ranks 1,809 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 Talladega County, Alabama

Talladega County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $85,300, accounted by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the State of Alabama 2005 median home value of $97,500 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

In Talladega County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 35,625 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a moderate level of growth, adding all together 603 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.7 percent.

When compared to other counties in Alabama, Talladega County is positioned 24 of 67 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,157 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Talladega County, Alabama. In 2005, 67.7 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Talladega County has a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 1.5 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

The residential real estate values in Talladega County, Alabama have moderate increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $13,100, or 18.1 percent, since their values in that year of $72,200.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Administrative and waste services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Talladega County, growing in new jobs by 111 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.5 percent. The State of Alabama went through a industry job change of 12.3 percent, since the year 2001.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Talladega County, with the industry averaging 97 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Alabama establishments size average of 52 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Talladega County, Mining, Manufacturing and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.49. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining industry is 3.49 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Talladega specializes in Mining.

In Talladega County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 43 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 10,911 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 12.6 and 9.9 percent of all employment.









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