In Spalding County, jobs in the architectural and engineering services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the architectural and engineering services industry had the highest average wages in Spalding County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Spalding County earned an annual wage of $90,025 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Georgia of $59,660 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $63,540.

Top-pay jobs in Spalding County, Georgia can be found in unclassified ($87,309), computer systems design and related services ($73,213), medical and diagnostic laboratories ($69,055) and petroleum merchant wholesalers ($63,820) 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.

Spalding County Wages have increased by 14.4% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Spalding County, Georgia by a total of 14.4%. 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Spalding County, Georgia can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 24.7 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $38,831. The average 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.

Spalding County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Spalding County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has grown the most with 422 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Employment services industry makes up 19.9 percent of the total growth in Spalding County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (422 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (255 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (148 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (145 new jobs)
5. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (136 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Spalding County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 749 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry make up 53.6 percent of the total employment decline in Spalding County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (749 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (122 jobs lost)
3. Unclassified (102 jobs lost)
4. Drycleaning and laundry services (57 jobs lost)
5. Elementary and secondary schools (44 jobs lost)

In Spalding County, Georgia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 54 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Given the 61 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 26 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 35 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Spalding County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 510.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Spalding County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Georgia, where it saw a gain of 18.2 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Spalding County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 29.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (510.7 percent gain)
2. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (385.8 percent gain)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (202.1 percent gain)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (130.3 percent gain)
5. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (120.8 percent gain)

Spalding County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 84.5 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 felt in the State of Georgia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 54.3 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Spalding County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.7 percent in terms of employment in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (84.5 percent decline)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (82.8 percent decline)
3. Florists (54.4 percent decline)
4. Investigation and security services (51.7 percent decline)
5. Elementary and secondary schools (51 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 0.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of Georgia, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain felt at the national level 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.

Income and Poverty in Spalding County, Georgia

In Spalding County, Georgia White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $48,678 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 14.9 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 31.5 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $29,028. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $51,350. This income level is 21.2 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic households in Spalding County, Georgia reported a median household income of $36,855, this median is 13 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Spalding County had a median income of $16,088, this level was 62 percent less than the median income level in this area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Spalding County, Georgia can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 15.5 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 32 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Spalding County, reporting 24.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Spalding County was reported to have a medium-high median income for all households of $42,379 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 17.2 percent lower than the median in Georgia of $49,647 and the income level is 15.9 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Spalding County, Georgia

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Spalding County, Georgia, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 34.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Spalding have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 12.8 percent (Men) versus 12.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 34.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Spalding County, Georgia as reported in the 2000 Census, 15 percent of the White Alone, 5.2 percent of Black or African American, 45 percent of the Asian alone and 7.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Spalding County, Georgia has a moderately-educated working age population, with 12.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Spalding counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Georgia's proportion of 24.2 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Spalding County, Georgia

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Spalding County, Georgia to be 34.7 years old. The median in Spalding is greater than the median age in the State of Georgia of 34.3. Since the year 2000, the area has seen no change in the median age, at that time the median was 34.7 years old. With 27.1 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Spalding can be understood as having a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.4 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 11.5 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Spalding County, Georgia had a population of 61,289 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 58,481. This growth denotes an increase of 4.8 percent. Spalding ranks 45 of 159 counties when calculating total change in population for Georgia and the county ranks 690 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Since 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Spalding from another country. The international migration into Spalding makes up 0.3 percent of the total international migration into the State of Georgia. This percent of international migration is medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

When calculating the total land area, Spalding spans a total of 198 total square miles. The area has a medium-high average population density of 310 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Ascension, LA (310 per sq. mile ), Hendricks, IN (312 per sq. mile ), Cumberland, NJ (313 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Washington, MD (310 per sq. mile ), Boyd, KY (310 per sq. mile ), Erie, OH (309 per sq. mile ).

Spalding County, Georgia has a population that is comprised of 63.8 percent White, 32.3 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 2.3 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 35.4 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Spalding has increased the percent of minority population when 33.3 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Spalding County, Georgia

Spalding County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $86,600, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Georgia 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $111,200 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

Spalding County may be be described as having a small, but present percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census reported that 0.4 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

In Spalding County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 25,404 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 1,851 homes since 2001, or 7.9 percent.

There seems to be a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Spalding County, Georgia. In 2000, 77.4 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

When compared to other counties in Georgia, Spalding County ranks 57 of 159 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 460 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Spalding County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 23 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 4,345 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries total 17.5 and 16.1 percent of total employment, respectively.

Wholesale trade since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Spalding County. The industry was hit with a loss of 581 employees during the period, or 38.6 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 43.8 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Spalding County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance and Administrative and waste services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 1.79. The level of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.79 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Spalding County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Spalding County ranks 32 of 160 Counties in the State of Georgia by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 29 of 160 Counties.

Health care and social assistance is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Spalding County, with an employment growth of 39.9 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 10.6 percent. The State of Georgia felt a shift in employment in the industry of 16.3 percent, in the last 5 years.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Spalding County. In the County, the industry averages 60 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Georgia typical size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.





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