In Emanuel County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the offices of physicians industry had the highest average wages in Emanuel County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Emanuel County was paid an annual wage of $58,640 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage in Georgia of $62,038 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $64,740.

Other high-paying jobs in Emanuel County, Georgia can be found in legal services ($46,911), architectural and engineering services ($42,901), offices of dentists ($35,154) and logging ($33,895) 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.

Emanuel County Wages have increased by 20.9% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Emanuel County, Georgia by a total of 20.9%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Georgia and greater than the growth in industry wages across 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Emanuel County, Georgia can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 41.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $38,831. The industry pay was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Emanuel County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 9.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Georgia, which went through a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Emanuel County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 190.4 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Emanuel County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Georgia, where this industry saw a gain of 21.1 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Emanuel County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 11 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (190.4 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (82.5 percent gain)
3. Limited-service eating places (61.9 percent gain)
4. Child day care services (56.7 percent gain)
5. Clothing stores (40.4 percent gain)

Emanuel County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 67.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Georgia, where the industry reported a loss of 54.3 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Emanuel County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.7 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (67.6 percent decline)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (64.1 percent decline)
3. Logging (26.9 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (22.9 percent decline)
5. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (16.4 percent decline)

In Emanuel County, Georgia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 506 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Emanuel County

The Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 93 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 35.6 percent of the total employment growth in Emanuel County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (93 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (46 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (33 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (28 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (27 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Emanuel County

The Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 117 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry make up 53.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Emanuel County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (117 jobs lost)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (25 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (25 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (19 jobs lost)
5. Logging (17 jobs lost)

Of the 19 4-digit NAICS industries, 6 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 12 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that 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.

Income and Poverty in Emanuel County, Georgia

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Emanuel County, Georgia can be considered to have a very high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 27.4 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 61.4 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Emanuel County, with 41.3 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Emanuel County accounted a relatively low median household income of $28,528 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 74 percent lower than the median in State of Georgia of $49,647 and the median household income is 72.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Hispanic Householders in Emanuel County, Georgia , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $23,888, this median household income is 16.3 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $77,513. This median is 171.7 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. In Emanuel County, Georgia White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $34,781 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 21.9 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Emanuel County reported a median household income of $37,294, this level was 30.7 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 35.8 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $18,303.







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

Higher Education in Emanuel County, Georgia

Emanuel County, Georgia may to understood as having a less-educated population of the working age, with 10 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Emanuel is reported having 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 US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Emanuel County, Georgia as reported in the 2000 Census, 11.6 percent of the White Alone, 5.4 percent of Black or African American, 58.8 percent of the Asian alone and 4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Emanuel County, Georgia, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 40.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Emanuel have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 9.4 percent (Men) versus 10.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Less than High School, with 36.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Emanuel County, Georgia

When calculating the total land area, Emanuel encompasses a total area of 686 square miles. This area has a low density of 32 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Hempstead, AR (32 per sq. mile ), Barbour, AL (32 per sq. mile ), Henry, MO (32 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Nelson, VA (32 per sq. mile ), Jackson, IA (32 per sq. mile ), Roane, WV (32 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Emanuel County, Georgia to be 34.4 years old. The median in Emanuel is greater than the median in Georgia of 34.3. From 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median age, at that time the median was 34.9 years of age. With 26.2 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Emanuel can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 13 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Emanuel County, Georgia had an estimated population of 22,108 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 21,871. This growth denotes an increase of 1.1 percent. Emanuel ranks 111 of 159 counties by growth in total population in Georgia and the county ranks 1,620 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Emanuel County, Georgia has a population that is comprised of 60.8 percent White, 32.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 5.9 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high level of diversity, with 38.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Emanuel has increased the percent of minority makeup when 37.1 percent of the population were minorities.

From 2000, a very high amount of people migrated to Emanuel internationally. The migration from outside the US into Emanuel makes up 0.3 percent of immigration into the State of Georgia. This percent of international migration is very 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 Emanuel County, Georgia

In Emanuel County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 9,599 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 87 homes since 2001, or 0.9 percent.

Emanuel County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $50,800, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall Georgia 2000 median home value of $111,200 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In the State of Georgia, Emanuel County is positioned 123 of 159 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,666 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Emanuel County, Georgia. In 2000, 90.6 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Emanuel County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 42.9 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,387 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 17.8 and 7.4 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Emanuel County, with the industry averaging 66 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Georgia average establishment size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Emanuel County, increasing by 42.3 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Georgia faced a industry job change of 8 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Emanuel County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 3.34. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 3.34 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Emanuel specializes in Manufacturing.









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