In Ben Hill County, jobs in the plastics product manufacturing pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the plastics product manufacturing industry reported the top wages in Ben Hill County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Ben Hill County earned an annual wage of $46,739 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in Georgia of $36,702 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $38,594.

High-wage employment in Ben Hill County, Georgia may be found in insurance carriers ($41,909), offices of physicians ($35,707), logging ($32,407) and motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing ($30,430) 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.

Ben Hill County Wages have increased by 18.8% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Ben Hill County, Georgia by a total of 18.8%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Georgia 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.

Ben Hill County Industry Wages Lag Behind Georgia, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Ben Hill County, Georgia when analyzed can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 26.8 percent lower than the with an state average of $38,831. The industry 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.

Ben Hill County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Ben Hill County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 213 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 51.4 percent of the total employment growth in Ben Hill County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (213 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (68 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (45 new jobs)
4. Logging (21 new jobs)
5. Offices of dentists (21 new jobs)

In Ben Hill County, Georgia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 266 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Given the 20 4-digit NAICS industries, 8 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 12 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Ben Hill County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 140 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 72.7 percent of the total job loss in Ben Hill County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (140 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (21 jobs lost)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (12 jobs lost)
4. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (8 jobs lost)
5. Private households (5 jobs lost)

Ben Hill County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 86.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Ben Hill County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Georgia, where it saw a gain of 21.1 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Ben Hill County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 11 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (86.4 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (81.5 percent gain)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (76.7 percent gain)
4. Offices of dentists (72.1 percent gain)
5. Logging (58.2 percent gain)

Ben Hill County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 66.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Georgia, where the industry reported a loss of 7.2 percent. The losses in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry in Ben Hill County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 3.4 in percent of jobs in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (66.7 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (62.6 percent decline)
3. Private households (62.5 percent decline)
4. Drycleaning and laundry services (49.3 percent decline)
5. Health and personal care stores (34.1 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 4.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Georgia, which went through a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States 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.

Ben Hill County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 26 4-digit NAICS industries, 13 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 13 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Ben Hill County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 65 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 63.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Ben Hill County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (65 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (10 jobs lost)
3. Home health care services (5 jobs lost)
4. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (4 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (3 jobs lost)

In Ben Hill County, Georgia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 138 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Ben Hill County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 121 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing industry makes up 46.0 percent of the total employment growth in Ben Hill County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (121 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (67 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (32 new jobs)
4. Logging (15 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (12 new jobs)

Total employment has increased by 2.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in Georgia, experiencing a gain of 3.2 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Ben Hill County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 33.9 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Ben Hill County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Georgia, where the industry took a gain of 2.4 percent. The Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Ben Hill County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (33.9 percent gain)
2. Logging (33.8 percent gain)
3. Depository credit intermediation (28.9 percent gain)
4. Nonresidential building construction (24.7 percent gain)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (20.8 percent gain)

Ben Hill County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 50 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Georgia, where the industry felt a loss of 4.6 percent. The losses in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry in Ben Hill County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.7 percent in terms of employees in the Beer, wine, and liquor stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (50 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (43.7 percent decline)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (20.8 percent decline)
4. Other crop farming (18.6 percent decline)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (10 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 Ben Hill County, Georgia

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 36.4 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $20,175. Hispanic households in Ben Hill County, Georgia reported a median household income of $24,294, this median is 23.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Ben Hill County had a median household income level of $64,107, this level was 102.2 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. In Ben Hill County, Georgia White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $37,100 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 17 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $19,663. This income level is 38 percent less than the all households reported median in the area.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Ben Hill County, Georgia may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 22.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 54.9 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Ben Hill County, having 42.9 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Ben Hill County had a relatively low household income of $31,707 (2005 Dollars). This median is 56.6 percent lower than the median in Georgia of $49,647 and this is 55 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Ben Hill County, Georgia

In Ben Hill County, Georgia according the 2000 Decennial Census, 12.6 percent of the White Alone, 2.6 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Ben Hill County, Georgia is made up of a less-educated 2000 population, with 9.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Ben Hill has a lower percent of population with high education level than the State of Georgia's proportion of 24.2 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Ben Hill County, Georgia, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 39.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Ben Hill on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 9.8 percent (Men) versus 9.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 35 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Ben Hill County, Georgia

Ben Hill County, Georgia had a population of 17,316 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 17,497. The decline represents a decrease of -1 percent. Ben Hill ranks 137 of 159 counties when calculating total change in population for Georgia and the county ranks 2,289 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Ben Hill spans a total of 252 square miles. The county has a medium-low density of 69 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Greene, PA (69 per sq. mile ), Miller, AR (69 per sq. mile ), Fayette, OH (69 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- White, AR (69 per sq. mile ), Sauk, WI (69 per sq. mile ), Marshall, IA (69 per sq. mile ).

Ben Hill County, Georgia has a population that is made up of 59.3 percent White, 33.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 6.4 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 40.1 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Ben Hill has increased the percent of minority makeup when 37.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Ben Hill County, Georgia to be 34.7 years old. The median in Ben Hill is greater than the median in Georgia of 34.3. From 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median, when the median age was 34.9 years of age. With a total of 27.2 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Ben Hill can be understood as being made up of a relatively high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 12.6 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Since 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Ben Hill internationally. The migration from outside the US into Ben Hill accounts for 0.1 percent of all immigration into Georgia. 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.

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

Housing Report for Ben Hill County, Georgia

In Ben Hill County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 7,870 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 173 housing units since the year 2001, or 2.2 percent.

Throughout the State of Georgia, Ben Hill County ranks 97 of 159 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,777 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Ben Hill County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $60,700, reported by the Decennial Census. This is less than the State of Georgia 2000 median home value of $111,200 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Ben Hill County, Georgia. In 2000, 88.7 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Ben Hill County, Georgia -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Ben Hill County. The industry lost a total of 414 jobs, or 11.7 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 67.3 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Ben Hill is the County that is ranked 60 of 160 total Counties throughout Georgia in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 59 of 160 Counties.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Ben Hill County, with the industry averaging 84 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Georgia typical size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Manufacturing industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Ben Hill County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 54.5 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 46.9 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

In Ben Hill County, Manufacturing, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 3.66. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 3.66 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Ben Hill County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Accommodation and food services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Ben Hill County, with an employment growth of 60.7 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 7.6 percent. The State of Georgia felt a shift in employment in the industry of 12.6 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Ben Hill County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 46.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 3,119 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 13.9 and 8.6 percent of industry employment.



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