In Walker County, jobs in the accounting and bookkeeping services pay the highest wages

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Employment in the accounting and bookkeeping services industry had the highest average wages in Walker County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Walker County received a wage of $96,514 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Alabama of $46,228 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $50,686.

Other top-pay jobs in Walker County, Alabama exsists in management of companies and enterprises ($64,834), utility system construction ($54,227), offices of physicians ($52,443) and coal mining ($52,441) 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.

Walker County Wages have increased by 18.4% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Walker County, Alabama by a total of 18.4%. This is less than the growth in industry 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.

Walker 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 Walker County, Alabama can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 20.2 percent lower than the state, which accounted an 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.

Walker County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Walker County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 352.4 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Walker County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alabama, where the industry took a loss of 13.5 percent. The Nonresidential building construction industry in Walker County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 1.6 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (352.4 percent gain)
2. Business support services (245.7 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (163.0 percent gain)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (100.7 percent gain)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (94.6 percent gain)

Walker County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 74.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Alabama, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 22.1 percent. The losses in the Activities related to real estate industry in Walker County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 19 percent in terms of employment in the Activities related to real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (74.2 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (47.6 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (47.3 percent decline)
4. Professional and similar organizations (45.8 percent decline)
5. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (40.6 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 9.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Alabama, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Out of the 68 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 31 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 37 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Walker County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 97 jobs. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 12.8 percent of the total employment decline in Walker County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (97 jobs lost)
2. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (61 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (59 jobs lost)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (55 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (54 jobs lost)

In Walker County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,408 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Walker County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 398 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 25.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Walker County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (398 new jobs)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (137 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (121 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (88 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (84 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.

Walker County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Walker County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 213 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Walker County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 47 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 36.7 percent of the total employment growth in Walker County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (47 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (14 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (12 new jobs)
4. Other schools and instruction (8 new jobs)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (6 new jobs)

Out of the 52 4-digit NAICS industries, 28 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 23 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Walker County

Given the industries in the area, the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 46 jobs. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 29.0 percent of the total employment decline in Walker County, Alabama.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (46 jobs lost)
2. Lessors of real estate (25 jobs lost)
3. Child day care services (12 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (11 jobs lost)
5. Logging (9 jobs lost)

Walker County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 55.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Walker County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Alabama, where the industry felt a gain of 1.8 percent. The Computer systems design and related services industry in Walker County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (55.6 percent gain)
2. Other schools and instruction (43.9 percent gain)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (23.8 percent gain)
4. Depository credit intermediation (21.1 percent gain)
5. Building finishing contractors (19.1 percent gain)

Walker County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 67.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alabama, where the industry reported a loss of 2.3 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Walker County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.2 in percent of jobs in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (67.9 percent decline)
2. Logging (47.5 percent decline)
3. Activities related to real estate (27.7 percent decline)
4. Management and technical consulting services (20 percent decline)
5. Child day care services (12 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 2.3 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Alabama, which experienced a gain of 2.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.





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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 Walker County, Alabama

As the median income level saw a growth since 2000 in Walker County, Alabama, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest growth in median household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw an increase of 159.8 percent in the last five years. The Asian Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level growth in Walker County, experiencing a 1257577 percent decline in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Walker County, Alabama can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 16.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 32.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Walker County, having 24.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Walker County was reported to have a relatively low median income for all households of $34,019 (2005 Dollars). This median is 17.4 percent lower than the household income median in State of Alabama of $39,938 and the median is 44.4 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The median household income has increased a small amount from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has increased to $34,698, posting a 2 percent growth. Walker County, Alabama, in terms of percent of growth, ranks 2 of 2 counties in percent of growth for median household income in the State of Alabama. Walker County ranks 73 of 119 counties (or parishes) when comparing the growth in median household income in the United States.

Hispanic in Walker County, Alabama recorded a median income of $48,263, this median is 41.9 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 42.8 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $19,473. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $53,016. This household income level is 55.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Walker County had a median household income level of $27,422, this median was 19.4 percent less than the median for all households. In Walker County, Alabama White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $35,430 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 4.1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

The poverty rate in Walker County, Alabama has declined by 2.8 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 16.5 percent to 13.7 percent.

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

Higher Education in Walker County, Alabama

In 2000, the Census reported that in Walker County, Alabama, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 35.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Walker on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 9 percent (Men) versus 9.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 34.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Walker County, Alabama as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 9 percent of the White Alone, 8.4 percent of Black or African American, 41 percent of the Asian alone and 5 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Walker County, Alabama is made up of a less-educated population of the working age, with 9.2 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Walker counted 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, Walker 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 2.0 percent to a total of 11.2 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 national percent of 27.2.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 3.8 percent. By 2005, 12.8 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 0.4 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 9.6 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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

Demographic Profile for Walker County, Alabama

Walker County, Alabama had a population that was estimated at 70,117 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 70,694. The decline signifies a decrease of -0.8 percent. Walker ranks 52 of 67 counties when calculating total change in population for Alabama and the county ranks 2,806 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

From 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Walker from outside the country. The immigration into Walker totals 0.8 percent of the total international migration into the State of Alabama. This amount of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Walker County, Alabama to be 39.5 years of age. The median age in Walker is greater than the median age in the State of Alabama of 37.4. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.4 years old. With a total of 22.4 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Walker can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.2 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 15.4 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

When calculating the total land area, Walker spans a total area of 794 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low average population density of 88 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Dallas, IA (88 per sq. mile ), Taylor, KY (88 per sq. mile ), Alcorn, MS (88 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Dallas, IA (88 per sq. mile ), Taylor, KY (88 per sq. mile ), Alcorn, MS (88 per sq. mile ).

Walker County, Alabama has a population that is comprised of 91.4 percent White, 6.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.2 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 7.7 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Alabama percent of 29.3. Since 2000, Walker has increased the level of diversity when 7.2 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Walker County, Alabama

The State of Alabama, Walker County is positioned 32 of 67 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,468 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Walker County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 33,322 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a moderate level of growth, adding a sum of 419 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.3 percent.

Walker County may be be described as having a medium percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 1.3 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

Walker County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $70,700, according to the American Community Survey. This median is less than the Alabama 2005 median home value of $97,500 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Walker County, Alabama. In 2005, 81.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

The residential real estate values in Walker County, Alabama have small increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $4,000, or 6 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $66,700.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Administrative and waste services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Walker County, growing by 39.7 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.5 percent. The State of Alabama had an industry job change of 12.3 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Walker County, Utilities, Mining and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Utilities industry has a US LQ in the county of 5.64. The percent of employment in the Utilities industry is 5.64 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Walker may be an exporter of products or services of Utilities.

In Walker County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 23.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 3,634 employees. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 13.5 and 11.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Utilities is the industry with the largest establishments in Walker County. The industry averages 39 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 34 and greater than the State of Alabama average establishment size of 34 for the Utilities industry.









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