In Collier County, jobs in the independent artists, writers, and performers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the independent artists, writers, and performers industry reported the top wages in Collier County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Collier County was paid an annual wage of $747,775 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Florida of $37,212 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $75,033.

Other top-pay jobs in Collier County, Florida exsists in data processing and related services ($231,141), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($136,719), computer systems design and related services ($97,294) and management of companies and enterprises ($94,480) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Collier County Wages have increased by 31.0% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Collier County, Florida by a total of 31.0%. This is greater than the growth in average 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Collier 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 4.2 percent higher than the reported averages in the state of $36,487. The overall 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.

Collier County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Collier County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Vegetable and melon farming industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 877 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Vegetable and melon farming industry make up 20.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Collier County, Florida.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vegetable and melon farming (877 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (568 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (345 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (337 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (278 jobs lost)

In Collier County, Florida, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 22,666 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Collier County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 2,658 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 10.7 percent of the growth in Collier County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (2,658 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (2,117 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (1,988 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (1,817 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (1,577 new jobs)

Given the 142 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 46 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 96 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Collier County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 414.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Collier County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Florida, where the industry felt a gain of 21.9 percent. The Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry in Collier County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 0.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (414.6 percent gain)
2. Scientific research and development services (406.1 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (360.1 percent gain)
4. Warehousing and storage (331.0 percent gain)
5. Other general merchandise stores (249.2 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 22.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Florida, which saw a gain of 11.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Collier County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 83.5 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Florida, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 32.9 percent. The losses in the Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers industry in Collier County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 6.4 percent in terms of employees in the Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers (83.5 percent decline)
2. Vending machine operators (82.6 percent decline)
3. Freight transportation arrangement (65 percent decline)
4. Support activities for air transportation (58.6 percent decline)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (53.1 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.

Collier County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Collier County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other ground passenger transportation industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 400.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Collier County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Florida, where this industry saw a loss of 0.5 percent. The Other ground passenger transportation industry in Collier County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 4.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other ground passenger transportation (400.0 percent gain)
2. Local messengers and local delivery (377.8 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (146.0 percent gain)
4. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (117.9 percent gain)
5. Unclassified (90.6 percent gain)

Collier County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Vending machine operators industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 65.1 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Florida, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 9.3 percent. The losses in the Vending machine operators industry in Collier County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.2 in percent of jobs in the Vending machine operators industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vending machine operators (65.1 percent decline)
2. Individual and family services (44.4 percent decline)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (36.3 percent decline)
4. Department stores (28 percent decline)
5. Other support activities for transportation (26.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 4.8 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Florida, experiencing a gain of 3.2 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Given the 151 4-digit NAICS industries, 62 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 89 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Collier County, Florida, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 5,670 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Collier County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Vegetable and melon farming industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,047 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Vegetable and melon farming industry make up 22.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Collier County, Florida.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vegetable and melon farming (1,047 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (722 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (642 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (366 jobs lost)
5. Support activities for crop production (238 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Collier County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has added the most employment with 964 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 10.3 percent of the total employment growth in Collier County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (964 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (817 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (792 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (699 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (672 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 Collier County, Florida

The poverty rate in Collier County, Florida has declined by 0.7 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 10.3 percent to 9.6 percent.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Collier County, Florida can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.3 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 30.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Collier County, with 19.6 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

While the median household income saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Collier County, Florida, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in the household income level was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 16.2 percent since 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Collier County, encountering a 75.2 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

The areas median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $52,179, posting a 7.6 percent decline. Collier County, Florida, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 12 of 33 counties in percent of decline for household income in Florida. Collier County ranks 344 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median household income in the United States.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Collier County reported a relatively high median household income of $56,498 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 19.6 percent higher than the median in State of Florida of $45,418 and the median is 13 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Collier County had a median household income level of $34,808, which was 38.4 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic households in Collier County, Florida recorded a median income of $42,051, which is 25.6 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 43.7 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $31,803. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $73,408. This median income level is 29.9 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. In Collier County, Florida White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $58,671 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 3.8 percent greater than the median in 2000.

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

Higher Education in Collier County, Florida

Since the year 2000, Collier has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 2.4 percent to a total of 30.4 in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proporation of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the State of Florida percent of 25.2 and greater than the United States percent of 27.2.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Collier County, Florida, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 31.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Collier have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 31.8 percent (Men) versus 24.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Some College or Associates Degree, with 30.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 2.6 percent. By 2005, 34.6 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 2.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 26.4 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

In Collier County, Florida as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 30 percent of the White Alone, 8.8 percent of Black or African American, 49.4 percent of the Asian alone and 7 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Collier County, Florida can be considered to have a highly-educated working age population, with 28 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Collier counted a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Florida's proportion of 22.4 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for Collier County, Florida

Collier County, Florida has a population that is made of 68.6 percent White, 5.5 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 24.4 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 30.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Florida percent of 36.5. Since 2000, Collier has increased the level of diversity when 25.5 percent of the people were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Collier County, Florida to be 43.1 years old. The median age in Collier is greater than the median age in the State of Florida of 39.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median age, when it was 44.1 years old. With a total of 20.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Collier can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the population, making up 55.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 23.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the population.

Collier County, Florida had a population of 307,242 for the year 2005. The total population has increased very sharply, since the 2000 total population of 254,099. This growth represents an increase of 20.9 percent. Collier ranks 12 of 67 counties in terms of population growth in Florida and the county ranks 53 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, Collier spans a total area of 2025 square miles. This area has a medium-low density of 152 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Jackson, GA (153 per sq. mile ), Belknap, NH (153 per sq. mile ), Tift, GA (154 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Marshall, AL (151 per sq. mile ), Sandusky, OH (151 per sq. mile ), Dubuque, IA (151 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a very high number of individual migrated to the Collier internationally. The migration from outside the US into Collier totals 2.6 percent of immigration into the State of Florida. This percent of immigration can be considered very high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Collier County, Florida

In Collier County, the census reported 181,261 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 27,066 housing units since the year 2001, or 17.6 percent.

There seems to be a limited amount of affordable housing in Collier County, Florida. In 2005, 8.7 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Collier County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $375,600, accounted by the American Community Survey. This is greater than the Florida 2005 home median value of $189,500 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

In the State of Florida, Collier County ranks 9 of 67 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 67 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Collier County is made up of a extremely high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 33.2 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

The residential housing values in Collier County, Florida have increased very sharply since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $207,600, or 123.6 percent, from their 2000 value of $168,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Collier County. The sector dealt with a loss of 666 total jobs during the period, accounting for 9.6 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 89.6 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Collier County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector in the county has a location quotient of 5.14. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 5.14 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Collier County may specialize, or be an exporter of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Collier County, Construction, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Construction provides the most jobs and contributes 16.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 19,710 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 15.9 and 12.9 percent of all employment.

Management of companies and enterprises has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Collier County, moving a total of 68.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Florida faced a industry job change of 20.2 percent, in the last 5 years.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has a largest number of employee per establishment in Collier County, with the industry averaging 62 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 12 and greater than the State of Florida average establishment size of 19 for the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry.







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