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

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Individuals that are employed in the offices of physicians industry reported the top wages in Tattnall County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Tattnall County received a wage of $85,463 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of Georgia of $62,038 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $64,740.

Other top-pay jobs in Tattnall County, Georgia are present in employment services ($34,308), depository credit intermediation ($30,979), nondepository credit intermediation ($29,142) and legal services ($26,783) 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.

Tattnall County Wages have increased by 21.4% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Tattnall County, Georgia by a total of 21.4%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Tattnall County, Georgia can be described as very low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 46.5 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $38,831. The average industry wage 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.

Tattnall County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Tattnall County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 93.0 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Tattnall County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Georgia, where this industry saw a loss of 1.2 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Tattnall County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (93.0 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (37.4 percent gain)
3. Architectural and engineering services (31.7 percent gain)
4. Legal services (26.4 percent gain)
5. Other professional and technical services (21.7 percent gain)

Tattnall County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 94.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Georgia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 54.3 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Tattnall County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.7 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (94.8 percent decline)
2. Vegetable and melon farming (51.3 percent decline)
3. Support activities for crop production (40.4 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (39.7 percent decline)
5. Offices of physicians (37.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 8.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Georgia, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Tattnall County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 50 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 54.7 percent of the growth in Tattnall County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (50 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (13 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (10 new jobs)
4. Legal services (6 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (6 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Tattnall County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Vegetable and melon farming industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 265 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Vegetable and melon farming industry make up 55.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Tattnall County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vegetable and melon farming (265 jobs lost)
2. Support activities for crop production (78 jobs lost)
3. Unclassified (61 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (20 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (17 jobs lost)

From the 17 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 9 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 8 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Tattnall County, Georgia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 318 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.





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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 Tattnall County, Georgia

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Tattnall County, Georgia may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 23.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 48 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Tattnall County, with 37 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Tattnall County reported a relatively low median income for all households of $33,537 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 48 percent lower than the median in State of Georgia of $49,647 and the median household income is 46.5 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Hispanic Householders in Tattnall County, Georgia reported a median household income of $26,646, which is 20.5 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Tattnall County, Georgia White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $39,740 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 18.5 percent greater than the median in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $106,039. This income level is 216.2 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 48 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $17,435. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Tattnall County had a median household income level of $47,363, this was 41.2 percent greater than the areas median level for all households.







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

Higher Education in Tattnall County, Georgia

In 2000, the Census reported that in Tattnall County, Georgia, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 40 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Tattnall have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 7.4 percent (Men) versus 8.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma, with 38.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Tattnall County, Georgia according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 11 percent of the White Alone, 2.8 percent of Black or African American, 25 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Tattnall County, Georgia can be considered to have a less-educated 2000 population, with 7.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Tattnall has a lower percent of highly educated individuals 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 Tattnall County, Georgia

Tattnall County, Georgia has a population that is made of 58 percent White, 29.4 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 11.8 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 41.6 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Tattnall has increased in diversity when 40.3 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Tattnall spans a total area of 484 square miles. The land areas has a low density of 48 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Navarro, TX (48 per sq. mile ), Polk, WI (48 per sq. mile ), Franklin, AL (48 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Caroline, VA (48 per sq. mile ), Addison, VT (48 per sq. mile ), Anson, NC (48 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Tattnall County, Georgia to be 33.5 years old. The median in Tattnall is less than the median age in Georgia of 34.3. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in the median age, when it was 33.9 years of age. With 22.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Tattnall can be understood as having a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the population, with 66.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 10.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Since 2000, a high number of individual migrated to the Tattnall internationally. The migration from outside the US into Tattnall totals 0.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of Georgia. This percent of international migration is high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Tattnall County, Georgia had a population of 23,211 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 22,326. This growth denotes an increase of 4 percent. Tattnall ranks 81 of 159 counties by growth in total population in Georgia and the county ranks 1,146 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 Tattnall County, Georgia

It can be understood that there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Tattnall County, Georgia. In 2000, 89.9 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Throughout the State of Georgia, Tattnall County is positioned 122 of 159 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,639 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Tattnall County, there were a total of 8,734 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 84 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1 percent.

Tattnall County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $67,300, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the Georgia 2000 median home value of $111,200 and less than home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Other services, except public administration has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Tattnall County, with a job growth of 207.3 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 2.8 percent. The State of Georgia faced a industry job change of -1.9 percent, since the year 2001.

Tattnall is the County that is ranked 99 of 160 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Georgia by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 97 of 160 Counties.

Management of companies and enterprises has a largest number of employee per establishment in Tattnall County. The industry averages 38 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 40 and less than the State of Georgia average of 43 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

In Tattnall County, Management of companies and enterprises, Wholesale trade and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Management of companies and enterprises industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.86. The percent of employment in the Management of companies and enterprises sector is 2.86 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Tattnall may be an exporter of products or services of Management of companies and enterprises.

The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Tattnall County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 23.7 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

In Tattnall County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 19.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 635 employees. The Wholesale trade and Construction sectors provide 8.7 and 6.1 percent of industry employment.





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