Tolland County, Connecticut

In Tolland County, jobs in the travel arrangement and reservation services pay the highest wages

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Employment in the travel arrangement and reservation services industry wages were the highest in Tolland County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Tolland County earned an annual wage of $103,523 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Connecticut of $45,670 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $38,250.

Other high-paying jobs in Tolland County, Connecticut may be found in motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers ($71,627), commercial equip. merchant wholesalers ($66,518), other wood product manufacturing ($66,447) and insurance carriers ($63,290) 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.

Tolland County Wages have increased by 10.9% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Tolland County, Connecticut by a total of 10.9%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Connecticut and less 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.

Tolland County Industry Wages Lag Behind Connecticut, but Wages Exceed the United States

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The overall industry wages in Tolland County, Connecticut can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 18.2 percent lower than the with an state average of $50,793. The average industry wage was greater 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.

Tolland County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Out of the 76 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 34 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 42 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Tolland County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 343 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 14.4 percent of the total growth in Tolland County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (343 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (303 new jobs)
3. Residential mental health facilities (258 new jobs)
4. Gasoline stations (126 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (107 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Tolland County

Given the industries in the area, the Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 121 jobs. The declines in the Computer systems design and related services industry make up 11.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Tolland County, Connecticut.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (121 jobs lost)
2. Home health care services (85 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (80 jobs lost)
4. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (79 jobs lost)
5. Clothing stores (67 jobs lost)

In Tolland County, Connecticut, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 3,587 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Tolland County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 404.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Tolland County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Connecticut, where the industry felt a loss of 6.2 percent. The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Tolland County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (404.8 percent gain)
2. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (142.5 percent gain)
3. Furniture stores (105.1 percent gain)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (93.9 percent gain)
5. Residential mental health facilities (85.3 percent gain)

Tolland County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 72.7 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined slower than the industry has seen in the Connecticut, where the industry felt a loss of 73 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Tolland County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.7 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (72.7 percent decline)
2. Travel arrangement and reservation services (65.6 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (60.8 percent decline)
4. Independent artists, writers, and performers (50 percent decline)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (49.8 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in Connecticut, which experienced a loss of -0.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 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.

Tolland County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Growth in Tolland County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Grocery stores industry has grown the most with 7 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Grocery stores industry makes up 91.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Tolland County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Grocery stores (7 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Tolland County

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 4 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 91.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Tolland County, Connecticut.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (4 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (13 jobs lost)

In Tolland County, Connecticut, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 32 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Tolland County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 4.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Connecticut, where the it saw a gain of 2.1 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Tolland County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.3 percent in terms of employees in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (4.4 percent decline)

Tolland County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grocery stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 10.6 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Tolland County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Connecticut, where the industry felt a loss of 2.3 percent. The Grocery stores industry in Tolland County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 0.3 percent in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Grocery stores (10.6 percent gain)
2. Individual and family services (1.8 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 6.2 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in Connecticut, which saw a gain of 1.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States 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 Tolland County, Connecticut

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As the median household income witnessed a growth during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Tolland County, Connecticut, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest growth in household income was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced an increase of 11.3 percent since the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income growth in Tolland County, experiencing a 89.5 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

The household income has increased from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has increased to $73,919, representing a 7 percent growth. Tolland County, Connecticut, when comparing total percent of growth, ranks 1 of 3 counties in percent of growth for income levels in the State of Connecticut. Tolland County ranks 21 of 119 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the growth in median household income in the United States.

The poverty rate in Tolland County, Connecticut has declined by 0.1 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 5.6 percent to 5.5 percent.

Compared to counties across the United States, Tolland County was reported to have a very high median income for households of $69,081 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 8.7 percent higher than the median income in State of Connecticut of $63,104 and the median is 28.9 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Tolland County had a median household income level of $59,335, which was 14.1 percent less than the median for all households. In Tolland County, Connecticut White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $69,837 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 1.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $52,023. This income level is 24.7 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 22.7 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $53,430. Hispanic households in Tolland County, Connecticut , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $54,661, this income level is 20.9 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Tolland County, Connecticut can be considered to have a very low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 5.6 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 22.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Tolland County, with 7.1 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

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

Higher Education in Tolland County, Connecticut

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In Tolland County, Connecticut according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 32.4 percent of the White Alone, 21 percent of Black or African American, 72 percent of the Asian alone and 21.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Tolland County, Connecticut can be considered to have a very highly-educated working age population, with 32.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Tolland was reported to have a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Connecticut's proportion of 31.4 percent and a higher percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

From 2000, Tolland has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has grown by 1.2 percent to a total of 34 in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the porportion in the State of Connecticut percent of 35 and greater than the average US percent of 27.2.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Tolland County, Connecticut, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 33.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Tolland have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 33.6 percent (Men) versus 32 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Bachelors Degree or Higher, with 32 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 2.4 percent. By 2005, 36.4 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 decreased by a total of 0.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 31.8 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 Tolland County, Connecticut

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Tolland County, Connecticut had an estimated population of 147,634 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 136,889. This growth shows an increase of 7.8 percent. Tolland ranks 4 of 8 counties by growth in total population in Connecticut and the county ranks 304 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Tolland County, Connecticut to be 36.6 years of age. The median in Tolland is less than the median in Connecticut of 39.3. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 35.8 years of age. A total of 20.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Tolland can be described as having a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 68.9 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 10.5 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Since the year 2000, a high number of individual migrated to the Tolland internationally. The international migration into Tolland accounts for 2.1 percent of all immigration into Connecticut. This percent of international migration is high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Tolland County, Connecticut has a population base that is comprised of 89.8 percent White, 3 percent African American, 2.7 percent Asian, and 3.4 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 9.1 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Connecticut percent of 23.2. Since 2000, Tolland has increased in diversity when 7.8 percent of the total population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Tolland extends a total area of 410 square miles. The county has a medium-high density of 360 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Montgomery, TX (362 per sq. mile ), Winnebago, WI (364 per sq. mile ), Madison, IL (365 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Charleston, SC (360 per sq. mile ), Paulding, GA (359 per sq. mile ), Westmoreland, PA (358 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Tolland County, Connecticut

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The State of Connecticut, Tolland County places 1 of 8 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 908 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Tolland County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $229,000, accounted by the American Community Survey. This median is less than the State of Connecticut 2005 median home value of $271,500 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

In Tolland County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 54,764 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 2,455 homes since 2001, or 4.7 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Tolland County, Connecticut have seen large increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $77,400, or 51.1 percent, from their 2000 value of $151,600.

Tolland County is made up of a medium proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 3.9 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

There is a limited amount of housing that is affordable in Tolland County, Connecticut. In 2005, 7.9 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Tolland County, Connecticut ...

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Employment Report for Tolland County, Connecticut -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Tolland County. The industry averages 24 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Connecticut average establishment size of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Tolland County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up . percent of total employment in the county, making up 4,852 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Manufacturing sectors account for . and . percent of industry employment.

Educational services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Tolland County, rising by 20.8 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 13.8 percent. The State of Connecticut experienced a change in employment in the sector of 12.4 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

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