In Martin County, jobs in the management of companies and enterprises pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the management of companies and enterprises industry reported the top wages in Martin County for 2006. The average industry job in Martin County earned an annual wage of $140,167 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Florida of $80,581 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $82,655.

High-wage employment in Martin County, Florida exsists in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($102,465), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($76,144), office administrative services ($69,899) and offices of physicians ($65,412) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Martin County Wages have increased by 26.8% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Martin County, Florida by a total of 26.8%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for 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.

Martin 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 Martin County, Florida can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 8.6 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $36,487. The average pay was less than the US average pay 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.

Martin County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Martin County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for air transportation industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 531.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Martin County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Florida, where the industry felt a gain of 22.6 percent. The Support activities for air transportation industry in Martin County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 8.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for air transportation (531.1 percent gain)
2. Other general merchandise stores (513.8 percent gain)
3. Land subdivision (387.1 percent gain)
4. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (207.1 percent gain)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (181.5 percent gain)

Martin County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 66.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Florida, where the it saw a loss of 5.6 percent. The losses in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Martin County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 9.6 percent in terms of employees in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (66.4 percent decline)
2. Data processing and related services (64.4 percent decline)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (63.2 percent decline)
4. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (57.9 percent decline)
5. ISPs and web search portals (56.3 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 14.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Florida, experiencing a gain of 11.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Martin County

The Employment services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 764 jobs. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 24.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Martin County, Florida.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (764 jobs lost)
2. Greenhouse and nursery production (339 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (259 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (199 jobs lost)
5. Utility system construction (167 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Martin County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has grown the most with 642 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 5.9 percent of the growth in Martin County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (642 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (637 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (636 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (622 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (583 new jobs)

In Martin County, Florida, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 6,854 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Given the 127 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 38 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 89 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.





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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.

Martin County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Martin County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Department stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 334 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Department stores industry make up 14.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Martin County, Florida.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (334 jobs lost)
2. Home furnishings stores (267 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (226 jobs lost)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (163 jobs lost)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (159 jobs lost)

Given the 135 4-digit NAICS industries, 53 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 81 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Martin County, Florida, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,825 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Martin County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other general merchandise stores industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 458 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 12.6 percent of the total employment growth in Martin County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (458 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (347 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (191 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (174 new jobs)
5. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (143 new jobs)

Martin County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 62.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Florida, where the it saw a loss of 0.7 percent. The losses in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Martin County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4.9 in percent of jobs in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (62.4 percent decline)
2. Drycleaning and laundry services (53.8 percent decline)
3. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (49 percent decline)
4. Home furnishings stores (45.5 percent decline)
5. Highway, street, and bridge construction (44.7 percent decline)

Martin County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Land subdivision industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 226.6 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Martin County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Florida, where this industry saw a gain of 18.1 percent. The Land subdivision industry in Martin County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 7.6 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Land subdivision (226.6 percent gain)
2. Other general merchandise stores (221.3 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (181.6 percent gain)
4. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (126.9 percent gain)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (102.9 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 3.4 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Florida, which went through a gain of 3.2 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level 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 Martin County, Florida

The poverty rate in Martin County, Florida has increased by 2.1 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 8.8 percent to 10.9 percent.

The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $42,413. This median income level is 15.9 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 40.5 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $29,996. Hispanic households in Martin County, Florida , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $34,816, this median is 30.9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Martin County had a median household income level of $50,537, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median income level in this area. In Martin County, Florida White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $52,056 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 3.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Martin County, Florida can be recognized as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 8.8 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 32.4 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Martin County, having 21 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

As the median income level saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Martin County, Florida, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 35.5 percent from 2000 to 2005. The American Indian and Alaska Native population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Martin County, experiencing a 10.7 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

The household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $45,511, which represents a 9.7 percent decline. Martin County, Florida, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 3 of 33 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Florida. Martin County ranks 236 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in household income across the nation.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Martin County accounted a relatively high median income for households of $50,407 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 9.9 percent higher than the median in Florida of $45,418 and this is 2.5 percent higher 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 Martin County, Florida

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 1.6 percent. By 2005, 31.6 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 decreased by a total of 0.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 23 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

From the year 2000, Martin has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 0.6 percent to a total of 27 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 2005 State of Florida percent of 25.2 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

Martin County, Florida has a highly-educated population, with 26.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Martin is reported having a higher percent of population with high education level than the State of Florida's proportion of 22.4 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Martin County, Florida, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 29.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Martin have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 29.6 percent (Men) versus 23.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree, with 32.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Martin County, Florida according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 27.4 percent of the White Alone, 7.4 percent of Black or African American, 45.4 percent of the Asian alone and 14.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 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 Martin County, Florida

In terms of total land area, Martin covers a total land area of 556 square miles. The land areas has a medium-high average area density of 251 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Jessamine, KY (251 per sq. mile ), Vigo, IN (254 per sq. mile ), Union, NC (256 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Spokane, WA (250 per sq. mile ), Miami, OH (250 per sq. mile ), Coweta, GA (248 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a high amount of people have migrated to Martin from another country. The international migration into Martin makes up 0.4 percent of the total migration into the State of Florida. This amount of international migration is high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Martin County, Florida has a population that is comprised of 83.9 percent White, 5.2 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 9.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 15.0 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Florida percent of 36.5. Since 2000, Martin has increased the percent of minority makeup when 13.5 percent of the people were minorities.

Martin County, Florida had a population of 139,728 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 127,118. This growth signifies an increase of 9.9 percent. Martin ranks 29 of 67 counties in terms of population growth in Florida and the county ranks 274 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Martin County, Florida to be 46.9 years old. The median age in Martin is greater than the median age for the State of Florida of 39.5. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in the median age, when it was 47.3 years old. With 18.5 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Martin can be understood as being made up of a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low presence of the 2005 population base, with 55.1 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 26.4 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively high percent of the population base.

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