In Taliaferro County, jobs in the oilseed and grain farming pay the highest wages

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Employment in the oilseed and grain farming industry reported the top wages in Taliaferro County for 2006. The average industry job in Taliaferro County received an annual wage of . in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in Georgia of $18,534 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $26,010.

High-wage employment in Taliaferro County, Georgia are present in vegetable and melon farming (.), fruit and tree nut farming (.), greenhouse and nursery production (.) and other crop farming (.) 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.

Taliaferro County Wages have increased by 23.8% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Taliaferro County, Georgia by a total of 23.8%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Georgia and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Taliaferro 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 46.1 percent lower than the reported averages in the state 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.

Taliaferro County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Taliaferro County, Georgia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 8 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Of the 37 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 15 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 22 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Taliaferro County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Offices of physicians industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 46 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Offices of physicians industry make up 22.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Taliaferro County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (46 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (26 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (23 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (21 jobs lost)
5. Private households (20 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Taliaferro County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has grown the most with 147 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 24.4 percent of the total growth in Taliaferro County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (147 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (121 new jobs)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (81 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (44 new jobs)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (31 new jobs)

Taliaferro County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 483.5 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Taliaferro County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Georgia, where it saw a gain of 9.5 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Taliaferro County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 20.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (483.5 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (242.1 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (140.0 percent gain)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (82.9 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (72.1 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 13.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Georgia, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Taliaferro County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 56.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Georgia, where the it saw a loss of 39.4 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Taliaferro County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 19.8 percent in terms of employment in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (56.6 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (50.9 percent decline)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (31.5 percent decline)
4. Legal services (29.6 percent decline)
5. Offices of physicians (24.8 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 Taliaferro County, Georgia

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 13 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $24,175. Hispanic households in Taliaferro County, Georgia reported a median household income of $119,649, this median household income is 330.6 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Taliaferro County, Georgia White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $35,425 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 27.5 percent greater than the median in 2000.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Taliaferro County accounted a very low median income for households of $27,788 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 78.7 percent lower than the median in Georgia of $49,647 and the income level is 76.8 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Taliaferro County, Georgia can be considered to have a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 23.4 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 32 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Taliaferro County, having 50 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

Higher Education in Taliaferro County, Georgia

Taliaferro County, Georgia can be considered to have a less-educated working age population, with 8.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Taliaferro is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Georgia's proportion of 24.2 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Taliaferro County, Georgia according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 13 percent of the White Alone, 5 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Taliaferro County, Georgia, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 47.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Taliaferro have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 9 percent (Men) versus 7.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Less than High School, with 40.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Taliaferro County, Georgia

Taliaferro County, Georgia has a population that is made up of 37.7 percent White, 61 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 62.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Taliaferro has increased the percent of minority makeup when 61.3 percent of the people were minorities.

In terms of total land area, Taliaferro covers a total land area of 195 square miles. The land areas has a very low population density of 9 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Routt, CO (9 per sq. mile ), Pend Oreille, WA (9 per sq. mile ), Wilkin, MN (9 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Luna, NM (9 per sq. mile ), Pawnee, KS (9 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, AR (9 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Taliaferro from another country. The international migration into Taliaferro makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Georgia. This amount of international migration is very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Taliaferro County, Georgia to be 42.1 years old. The median age in Taliaferro is greater than the median age in Georgia of 34.3. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 40.1 years of age. With a total of 21.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Taliaferro can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 58.9 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 19.2 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Taliaferro County, Georgia had a population that was estimated at 1,826 in 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since its 2000 population of 2,077. The decline represents a decrease of -12.1 percent. Taliaferro ranks 141 of 159 counties by growth in total population in Georgia and the county ranks 2,428 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Taliaferro County, Georgia

In Taliaferro County, there were a total of 1,114 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 12 residential units since 2001, or 1.1 percent.

Taliaferro County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $40,300, according to the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall Georgia 2000 home value of $111,200 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In the State of Georgia, Taliaferro County stands 117 of 159 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,568 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Taliaferro County, Georgia. In 2000, 93.8 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Other services, except public administration industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Taliaferro County since 2001, going from making up 10.1 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

In Taliaferro County, Manufacturing, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Construction have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.65. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing sector is 1.65 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Taliaferro may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Taliaferro County, averaging 7 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Georgia establishments size average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.











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