In Lonoke County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the offices of physicians industry had the highest average wages in Lonoke County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Lonoke County received an annual wage of $66,504 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage in Arkansas of $60,694 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $64,740.

Other top-pay jobs in Lonoke County, Arkansas may be found in electronic markets and agents and brokers ($52,799), management of companies and enterprises ($46,324), freight transportation arrangement ($44,899) and insurance carriers ($44,623) 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.

Lonoke County Wages have increased by 21.2% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Lonoke County, Arkansas by a total of 21.2%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Arkansas 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.

Lonoke County Industry Wages Lag Behind Arkansas, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Lonoke County, Arkansas can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 19.4 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $30,584. The average industry wage 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.

Lonoke County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 53 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 18 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 34 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Lonoke County, Arkansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 635 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lonoke County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 165 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 16.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Lonoke County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (165 new jobs)
2. Utility system construction (122 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (93 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (56 new jobs)
5. Offices of dentists (40 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lonoke County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 120 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 28.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Lonoke County, Arkansas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (120 jobs lost)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (55 jobs lost)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (48 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (43 jobs lost)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (43 jobs lost)

Lonoke County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 49.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Arkansas, where the industry felt a gain of 24.2 percent. The losses in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Lonoke County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.2 in percent of workers in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (49.6 percent decline)
2. Clothing stores (46.1 percent decline)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (35.1 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (34.2 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (34.1 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 7.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Arkansas, experiencing a gain of 3.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Lonoke County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Utility system construction industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 178.5 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Lonoke County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Arkansas, where this industry saw a loss of 16.3 percent. The Utility system construction industry in Lonoke County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (178.5 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (153.0 percent gain)
3. Activities related to real estate (106.5 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (86.1 percent gain)
5. Other professional and technical services (84.6 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.

Lonoke County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Lonoke County, Arkansas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 4 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lonoke County

The Building equipment contractors industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 95 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 36.3 percent of the total employment decline in Lonoke County, Arkansas.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (95 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (43 jobs lost)





Total employment has decreased by 1.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Arkansas, which experienced a gain of 2.3 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Lonoke County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 440.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Lonoke County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Arkansas, where the industry took a gain of 6.2 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Lonoke County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.5 percent in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (440.0 percent gain)
2. Logging (8.8 percent gain)

Lonoke County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 64.4 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Arkansas, where the industry felt a gain of 8.8 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Lonoke County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5 in percent of workers in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (64.4 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (64.3 percent decline)
3. Unclassified (50 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (25.3 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (23.1 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 Lonoke County, Arkansas

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 49.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $23,750. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Lonoke County reported a median household income of $48,129, this level was 2 percent greater than the median for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $74,003. This median income level is 56.9 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Lonoke County, Arkansas White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $48,611 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 3.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic Householders in Lonoke County, Arkansas , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $30,454, this median household income is 35.4 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

Compared to counties across the United States, Lonoke County reported a relatively high median income for households of $47,167 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 20.2 percent higher than the median in Arkansas of $37,653 and this is 4.2 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Lonoke County, Arkansas may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 31.4 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Lonoke County, having 14.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Lonoke County, Arkansas

In Lonoke County, Arkansas as reported in the 2000 Census, 15.2 percent of the White Alone, 6.6 percent of Black or African American, 1.4 percent of the Asian alone and 13.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Lonoke County, Arkansas can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 14.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Lonoke was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Arkansas's proportion of 16.6 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Lonoke County, Arkansas, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 35.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Lonoke on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 15.4 percent (Men) versus 13.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 36 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Lonoke County, Arkansas

Lonoke County, Arkansas has a population base that is comprised of 89.3 percent White, 6.4 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 2.3 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 9.2 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Arkansas percent of 21.2. Since 2000, Lonoke has increased in diversity when 8.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Lonoke covers a total land area of 766 square miles. This area has a medium-low population density of 79 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Rowan, KY (79 per sq. mile ), Grainger, TN (79 per sq. mile ), Colquitt, GA (80 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Somerset, MD (79 per sq. mile ), Clinton, NY (79 per sq. mile ), Sullivan, NY (79 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Lonoke internationally. The migration from outside the US into Lonoke makes up 0.4 percent of the total international migration into the State of Arkansas. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Lonoke County, Arkansas had a population that was estimated at 60,658 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 53,161. This growth signifies an increase of 14.1 percent. Lonoke ranks 4 of 75 counties in terms of population growth in Arkansas and the county ranks 389 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Lonoke County, Arkansas to be 35.3 years old. The median age in Lonoke is less than the median age in Arkansas of 37.0. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 34.8 years of age. A total of 25.7 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Lonoke 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 63.9 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 10.4 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

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

Housing Report for Lonoke County, Arkansas

The State of Arkansas, Lonoke County is positioned 4 of 75 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 235 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Lonoke County, the census reported 23,762 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 2,406 residential structures since 2001, a change of 11.3 percent.

Lonoke County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $85,500, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is greater than the overall State of Arkansas 2000 home median value of $72,800 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

There is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Lonoke County, Arkansas. In 2000, 77.1 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Lonoke County, Arkansas -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Lonoke County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20.3 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,837 people employed. The Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance industries total 15.3 and 13.6 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Lonoke County, with the industry averaging 35 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Arkansas average establishment size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Lonoke County. The sector dealt with a loss of 158 jobs during the period, or 10.3 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 63.5 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Lonoke County, moving a total of 38.5 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Arkansas had an industry job change of 6.1 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Lonoke County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Construction and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 4.88. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 4.88 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Lonoke County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.







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