In Bay County, jobs in the architectural and engineering services pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the architectural and engineering services industry paid the average highest wages in Bay County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Bay County earned an annual wage of $71,594 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Florida of $55,074 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $63,540.

High-wage employment in Bay County, Florida can be found in offices of physicians ($69,698), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($67,552), land subdivision ($56,733) and paper and paper product merchant wholesalers ($55,171) 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.

Bay County Wages have increased by 33.0% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Bay County, Florida by a total of 33.0%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Florida 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.

Bay County Industry Wages Lag Behind Florida, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Bay County, Florida when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 13.7 percent lower than the with an state average of $36,487. The average pay 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.

Bay County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Bay County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Chemical merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 93.9 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Florida, where the it saw a loss of 9.4 percent. The losses in the Chemical merchant wholesalers industry in Bay County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2.8 in percent of jobs in the Chemical merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Chemical merchant wholesalers (93.9 percent decline)
2. Support activities for water transportation (83.3 percent decline)
3. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (79.5 percent decline)
4. Book, periodical, and music stores (58.6 percent decline)
5. Used merchandise stores (58 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 17.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Florida, which went through a gain of 11.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Bay County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 1630.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Bay County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Florida, where it saw a gain of 304 percent. The Unclassified industry in Bay County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (1630.0 percent gain)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (1191.0 percent gain)
3. Land subdivision (537.1 percent gain)
4. Office administrative services (446.4 percent gain)
5. Support activities for road transportation (300.0 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bay County

Given the industries in the area, the Clothing stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 384 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Clothing stores industry make up 15.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Bay County, Florida.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (384 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (291 jobs lost)
3. Chemical merchant wholesalers (265 jobs lost)
4. Insurance carriers (182 jobs lost)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (158 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bay County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Nondepository credit intermediation industry has added the most employment with 1,235 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Nondepository credit intermediation industry makes up 10.1 percent of the total growth in Bay County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nondepository credit intermediation (1,235 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (1,109 new jobs)
3. Architectural and engineering services (695 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (639 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (577 new jobs)

In Bay County, Florida, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 8,909 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 111 4-digit NAICS industries, 39 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 72 industries reported a drop in employment.





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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.

Bay County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bay County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Chemical merchant wholesalers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 220 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Chemical merchant wholesalers industry make up 16.5 percent of the total job loss in Bay County, Florida.

Top 5 Industries
1. Chemical merchant wholesalers (220 jobs lost)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (135 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (120 jobs lost)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (108 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (71 jobs lost)

In Bay County, Florida, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 2,921 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Of the 122 4-digit NAICS industries, 43 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 79 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bay County

The Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 683 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 14.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Bay County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (683 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (486 new jobs)
3. Traveler accommodation (322 new jobs)
4. Employment services (274 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (197 new jobs)

Total industry employment has increased by 5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Florida, experiencing a gain of 3.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Bay County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 332.5 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Bay County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Florida, where the industry felt a gain of 87.3 percent. The Unclassified industry in Bay County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 12.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (332.5 percent gain)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (114.1 percent gain)
3. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (83.3 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (73.4 percent gain)
5. Support activities for road transportation (54.3 percent gain)

Bay County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Chemical merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 92.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Florida, where the industry reported a loss of 4 percent. The losses in the Chemical merchant wholesalers industry in Bay County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.1 in percent of jobs in the Chemical merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Chemical merchant wholesalers (92.7 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (38 percent decline)
3. Special food services (37.7 percent decline)
4. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (34.9 percent decline)
5. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (31.1 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 Bay County, Florida

In Bay County, Florida White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $43,751 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 3.6 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 32.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $28,477. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $37,931. This median income level is 10.2 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic households in Bay County, Florida reported a median household income of $37,913, which is 10.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Bay County had a median income of $45,965, this median was 8.8 percent greater than the areas median level for all households.

As the median income level saw a decline since 2000 in Bay County, Florida, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in household income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 35.2 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Hispanic population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Bay County, undergoing a 75 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Bay County, Florida can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 13.0 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 27.9 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Bay County, with 22.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The poverty rate in Bay County, Florida has increased by 0.8 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 13 percent to 13.8 percent.

The areas median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $40,701, which represents a 3.6 percent decline. Bay County, Florida, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 24 of 33 counties in percent of decline for household income in Florida. Bay County ranks 533 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median household income in the United States.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Bay County was reported to have a medium-high household income of $42,228 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 7.6 percent lower than the median income in State of Florida of $45,418 and the median is 16.4 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

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

Higher Education in Bay County, Florida

Bay County, Florida may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 17.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Bay is reported having a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Florida's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Bay County, Florida, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Bay have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 19.8 percent (Men) versus 15.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree, with 33.2 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 0.2 percent. By the year 2005, 20.2 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 0.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 16 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In Bay County, Florida as reported in the 2000 Census, 18.6 percent of the White Alone, 9.6 percent of Black or African American, 23 percent of the Asian alone and 19 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Since 2000, Bay 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 0.4 percent to a total of 18 in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the State of Florida percent of 25.2 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

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

Demographic Profile for Bay County, Florida

Bay County, Florida had an estimated population of 161,558 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 148,252. This growth signifies an increase of 9 percent. Bay ranks 28 of 67 counties when calculating total change in population for Florida and the county ranks 265 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Bay County, Florida has a population that is made of 81.7 percent White, 11 percent African American, 1.8 percent Asian, and 3.2 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high level of diversity, with 16.0 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Florida percent of 36.5. Since 2000, Bay has increased the percent of minority makeup when 14.8 percent of the population were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Bay County, Florida to be 39.2 years of age. The median age in Bay is less than the median age in Florida of 39.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 37.4 years old. A total of 23.5 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Bay can be understood 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 62.5 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

When calculating the total land area, Bay encompasses a total area of 764 square miles. The county has a medium-high density of 212 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Nantucket, MA (213 per sq. mile ), Kanawha, WV (214 per sq. mile ), Anderson, TN (215 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- St. John the Baptist, LA (212 per sq. mile ), Cleveland, NC (212 per sq. mile ), Carroll, GA (211 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Bay from another country. The international migration into Bay totals 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of Florida. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Bay County, Florida

The owner-occupied dwellings in Bay County, Florida have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $61,900, or 66.2 percent, since their values in that year of $93,500.

In Bay County, the real estate market was made up of 89,761 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 9,624 homes since 2001, or 12 percent.

There seems to be a fair amount affordable residential real estate in Bay County, Florida. In 2005, 40.5 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

The State of Florida, Bay County places 20 of 67 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 204 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Bay County has a relatively high percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 6.1 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Bay County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $155,400, accounted by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall Florida 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $189,500 and less than home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Bay County, Florida -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Health care and social assistance between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Bay County. The sector faced a loss of 991 employees during the period, or 12.8 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 63.1 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Bay County, Construction, Accommodation and food services and Real estate and rental and leasing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Construction industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.78. This means the percent of total employment in the Construction sector is 1.78 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Bay may be an exporter of products or services of Construction.

Educational services has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Bay County, rising by 93.9 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 13.8 percent. The State of Florida had an industry job change of 21.4 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Bay County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 17.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 9,789 people employed. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 15.3 and 11.8 percent of industry employment.

Utilities is the industry with the largest establishments in Bay County. In the County, the industry averages 34 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 34 and greater than the Florida establishments size average of 34 for the Utilities industry.







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