In Brevard County, jobs in the business, computer and management training pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the business, computer and management training industry paid the average highest wages in Brevard County for 2006. The average industry job in Brevard County earned an annual wage of $126,438 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Florida of $43,174 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $48,823.

Other top-pay jobs in Brevard County, Florida may be found in software publishers ($122,357), residential building construction ($109,994), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($93,579) and aerospace product and parts manufacturing ($80,693) 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.

Brevard County Wages have increased by 25.1% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Brevard County, Florida by a total of 25.1%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Florida and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

Brevard County Industry Wages Exceed Florida, but Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Brevard County, Florida can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 7.1 percent higher than the with an state average of $36,487. The average pay 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.

Brevard County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Brevard County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Independent artists, writers, and performers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 663.2 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Brevard County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Florida, where it saw a gain of 105.3 percent. The Independent artists, writers, and performers industry in Brevard County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 26.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Independent artists, writers, and performers (663.2 percent gain)
2. Local messengers and local delivery (541.7 percent gain)
3. Residential mental health facilities (432.8 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (400.6 percent gain)
5. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (381.8 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 13.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Florida, experiencing a gain of 11.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Brevard County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Special food services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 78.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Florida, where the industry felt a gain of 10.5 percent. The losses in the Special food services industry in Brevard County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.3 percent in terms of employees in the Special food services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Special food services (78.1 percent decline)
2. Wireless telecommunications carriers (74.3 percent decline)
3. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (68.1 percent decline)
4. Death care services (60.2 percent decline)
5. Telecommunications resellers (59.5 percent decline)

In Brevard County, Florida, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 21,870 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Of the 171 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 67 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 103 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Brevard County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,520 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry make up 16.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Brevard County, Florida.

Top 5 Industries
1. Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (1,520 jobs lost)
2. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (848 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (728 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (592 jobs lost)
5. Special food services (573 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Brevard County

The Residential building construction industry has grown the most with 1,892 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 6.1 percent of the total employment growth in Brevard County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (1,892 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (1,620 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (1,599 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (1,445 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (1,415 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.

Brevard County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Brevard County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonscheduled air transportation industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 72.5 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 Florida, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 13.2 percent. The losses in the Nonscheduled air transportation industry in Brevard County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.9 in percent of workers in the Nonscheduled air transportation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonscheduled air transportation (72.5 percent decline)
2. Performing arts companies (68.5 percent decline)
3. Business, computer and management training (59.7 percent decline)
4. Other personal services (58 percent decline)
5. Local messengers and local delivery (55 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 3 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in the State of Florida, which experienced a gain of 3.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Brevard County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential mental health facilities industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 410.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Brevard County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Florida, where the industry took a gain of 5.8 percent. The Residential mental health facilities industry in Brevard County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (410.6 percent gain)
2. Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks (247.5 percent gain)
3. Office administrative services (126.1 percent gain)
4. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (95.8 percent gain)
5. Other heavy construction (85.3 percent gain)

In Brevard County, Florida, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 5,252 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Of the 175 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 61 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 114 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Brevard County

The Department stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 862 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Department stores industry make up 21.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Brevard County, Florida.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (862 jobs lost)
2. Other personal services (420 jobs lost)
3. Scientific research and development services (176 jobs lost)
4. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (157 jobs lost)
5. Nonscheduled air transportation (147 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Brevard County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Residential mental health facilities industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 854 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Residential mental health facilities industry makes up 8.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Brevard County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (854 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (791 new jobs)
3. Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (667 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (540 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (493 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.

Income and Poverty in Brevard County, Florida

Compared to counties across the United States, Brevard County accounted a relatively high median income for all households of $46,916 (2005 Dollars). This median is 3.2 percent higher than the median in Florida of $45,418 and the median is 4.7 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The poverty rate in Brevard County, Florida has increased by 0.6 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 9.5 percent to 10.1 percent.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Brevard County, Florida can be understood to have a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 9.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 26.7 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Brevard County, reporting 16 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The median household income in the area has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $43,281, which represents a 7.7 percent decline. Brevard County, Florida, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 11 of 33 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Florida. Brevard County ranks 340 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in household income across the nation.

While household income level experienced a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Brevard County, Florida, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median household income was the Hispanic category. This category saw a decline of 26.3 percent since the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Brevard County, experiencing a 21.7 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $49,465. This income level is 5.4 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Brevard County had a median income of $40,307, which was 14.1 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic Householders in Brevard County, Florida reported a median household income of $43,161, this income level is 8 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 38.2 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $29,007. In Brevard County, Florida White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $48,388 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 3.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

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

Higher Education in Brevard County, Florida

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 3.8 percent. By 2005, 31.8 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 2.6 percent. By 2005, a total of 22 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Since 2000, Brevard has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has grown by 3.2 percent to a total of 26.8 in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The poporation of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is greater than the porportion in the State of Florida percent of 25.2 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

Brevard County, Florida is made up of a highly-educated population, with 23.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Brevard was reported to have a higher 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 the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Brevard 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 33 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Brevard on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 28 percent (Men) versus 19.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree, with 34.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Brevard County, Florida according the 2000 Decennial Census, 24.4 percent of the White Alone, 12 percent of Black or African American, 37.8 percent of the Asian alone and 23 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

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

Demographic Profile for Brevard County, Florida

Brevard County, Florida had a population that was estimated at 531,250 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 477,830. This growth shows an increase of 11.2 percent. Brevard ranks 11 of 67 counties when calculating total change in population for Florida and the county ranks 52 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Brevard from another country. The international migration into Brevard totals 0.7 percent of the total international migration into the State of Florida. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

When calculating the total land area, Brevard spans a total of 1018 square miles. The land areas has a high population density of 522 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Allen, IN (523 per sq. mile ), Fayette, GA (529 per sq. mile ), Fort Bend, TX (530 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Henry, GA (520 per sq. mile ), Worcester, MA (518 per sq. mile ), Bernalillo, NM (518 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Brevard County, Florida to be 43.0 years old. The median in Brevard is greater than the median age in the State of Florida of 39.5. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 41.5 years old. With 20.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Brevard can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 59 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 20.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively high proportion of the population.

Brevard County, Florida has a population that is comprised of 81.4 percent White, 9 percent African American, 1.8 percent Asian, and 6.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 16.9 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Florida percent of 36.5. Since 2000, Brevard has increased the percent of minority makeup when 14.5 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Brevard County, Florida

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

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Brevard County, averaging 45 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Florida average of 24 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Brevard County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 15.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 27,497 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing sectors provide 13.6 and 13.3 percent of total employment, respectively.

In Brevard County, Administrative and waste services, Construction and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Administrative and waste services sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.72. The percent of employment in the Administrative and waste services sector is 1.72 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Brevard may be an exporter of products or services of Administrative and waste services.

Management of companies and enterprises has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Brevard County, increasing in size by 189.1 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 1.6 percent. The State of Florida had an industry job change of 20.2 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Wholesale trade between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Brevard County. The sector dealt with a loss of 653 jobs, or 11.8 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 60.2 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Brevard County is ranked number 10 of 68 total Counties throughout Florida according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 9 of 68 Counties.





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