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

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People with jobs in the management of companies and enterprises industry reported the top wages in Elbert County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Elbert County received a wage of $117,633 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Georgia of $75,793 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $82,655.

Other top-pay jobs in Elbert County, Georgia exsists in offices of dentists ($39,910), machine shops and threaded product mfg. ($36,256), offices of physicians ($35,912) and specialized freight trucking ($35,408) 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.

Elbert County Wages have increased by 14.9% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Elbert County, Georgia by a total of 14.9%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Georgia and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Elbert County Industry Wages Lag Behind Georgia, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Elbert County, Georgia can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 29.6 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $38,831. 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.

Elbert County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Elbert County, Georgia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 91 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Elbert County

The Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 47 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 27.7 percent of the total job loss in Elbert County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (47 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (29 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (18 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (17 jobs lost)
5. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (16 jobs lost)

From the 24 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 12 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 12 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Elbert County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has grown the most with 122 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry makes up 47.3 percent of the total employment growth in Elbert County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (122 new jobs)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (48 new jobs)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (38 new jobs)
4. Nonresidential building construction (15 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (11 new jobs)

Total employment has decreased by 1.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Georgia, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Elbert County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 39.5 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 sector has gone through in the Georgia, where the industry reported a gain of 24.7 percent. The losses in the Other specialty trade contractors industry in Elbert County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 22.3 in percent of jobs in the Other specialty trade contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (39.5 percent decline)
2. Traveler accommodation (36.2 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (32.1 percent decline)
4. Depository credit intermediation (23.7 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (23.3 percent decline)

Elbert County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 237.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Elbert County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Georgia, where the industry felt a gain of 18.2 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Elbert County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 29.2 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (237.0 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (128.6 percent gain)
3. Nonresidential building construction (86.3 percent gain)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (68.9 percent gain)
5. Private households (53.3 percent gain)





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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 Elbert County, Georgia

Hispanic headed households in Elbert County, Georgia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $30,713, this median household income is 8.6 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Elbert County, Georgia White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $37,938 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 12.9 percent greater than the median income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $119,649. This median income level is 256 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 30.4 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $23,374.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Elbert County accounted a relatively low household income of $33,607 (2005 Dollars). This median is 47.7 percent lower than the median income in State of Georgia of $49,647 and the median household income is 46.2 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Elbert County, Georgia may be understood as having a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 17.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 30.9 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Elbert County, with 28.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Demographic Profile for Elbert County, Georgia

Elbert County, Georgia has a population that is made of 65.5 percent White, 30.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 3.6 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 34.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Elbert has increased in diversity when 33.7 percent of the total population were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Elbert County, Georgia to be 37.7 years of age. The median age in Elbert is greater than the median age in the State of Georgia of 34.3. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 37.3 years of age. With 23.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Elbert can be described as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 15.2 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

From 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Elbert from another country. The international migration into Elbert makes up 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of Georgia. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Elbert County, Georgia had a population that was estimated at 20,799 in the year 2005. The population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 20,508. This growth represents an increase of 1.4 percent. Elbert ranks 106 of 159 counties by growth in total population in Georgia and the county ranks 1,567 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When measuring the total land area, Elbert extends a total area of 369 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 56 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Fulton, IN (56 per sq. mile ), Henry, TN (56 per sq. mile ), Suwannee, FL (56 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Windham, VT (56 per sq. mile ), Clare, MI (56 per sq. mile ), Marion, TN (56 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Elbert County, Georgia

In Elbert County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 9,291 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 39 residential units since 2001, or 0.4 percent.

In the State of Georgia, Elbert County is positioned 137 of 159 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,915 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Elbert County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $66,600, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the Georgia 2000 home median value of $111,200 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Elbert County, Georgia. In 2000, 83.8 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Elbert County has a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census counted that 1.5 percent residential property is valued over $500k.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Elbert County, Georgia -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Mining is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Elbert County, growing in new jobs by 60.7 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Georgia went through a industry job change of -13 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

Elbert is the County that is ranked 71 of 160 Counties throughout the State of Georgia by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 68 of 160 Counties.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Elbert County, averaging 21 jobs per establishment, which is less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Georgia average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Elbert County, Mining, Manufacturing and Wholesale trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 7.05. The percent of employment in the Mining sector is 7.05 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Elbert County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.

The Health care and social assistance industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Elbert County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 6.5 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

In Elbert County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 44.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 2,437 individuals. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries make up 11.9 and 10.5 percent of the total jobs, respectively.





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