In Webster County, jobs in the other crop farming pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the other crop farming industry reported the top wages in Webster County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Webster County was paid an annual wage of $17,145 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Georgia of $15,986 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $21,960.

Other high-paying jobs in Webster County, Georgia exsists in oilseed and grain farming (.), vegetable and melon farming (.), fruit and tree nut farming (.) and greenhouse and nursery production (.) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Webster County Wages have increased by 48.3% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Webster County, Georgia by a total of 48.3%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Georgia and greater 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Webster County, Georgia when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 27.3 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $38,831. The overall industry wage 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.

Webster County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Webster County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other crop farming industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 23 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other crop farming industry makes up -6.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Webster County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (90 new jobs)

In Webster County, Georgia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 94 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.





Webster County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 292.5 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Webster County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Georgia, where it saw a gain of 32.7 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Webster County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 30.6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (292.5 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (150.0 percent gain)
3. Home furnishings stores (91.7 percent gain)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (77.0 percent gain)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (66.7 percent gain)

Webster County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other crop farming industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 67 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 it saw a loss of 21.1 percent. The losses in the Other crop farming industry in Webster County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 24.4 percent in terms of employees in the Other crop farming industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Other crop farming (67 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 32.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Georgia, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States 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 Webster County, Georgia

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Webster County, Georgia can be considered to have a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 19.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 30.5 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Webster County, accounting 31.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Webster County had a relatively low median income for households of $32,751 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 51.6 percent lower than the median in State of Georgia of $49,647 and the median household income is 50 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 19.6 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $26,325. Hispanic households in Webster County, Georgia recorded a median income of $62,339, this median household income is 90.3 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. In Webster County, Georgia White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $41,925 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 28 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.







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

Higher Education in Webster County, Georgia

Webster County, Georgia is made up of a less-educated population of the working age, with 9 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Webster was reported to have 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.

In Webster County, Georgia according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 14.4 percent of the White Alone, 2.8 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Webster County, Georgia, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 40.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Webster have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 6.6 percent (Men) versus 11.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Less than High School, with 37.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Webster County, Georgia

Webster County, Georgia has a population that is comprised of 48.6 percent White, 46.9 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 4.3 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high level of diversity, with 51.2 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Webster has increased the percent of minority population when 50.0 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Since the year 2000, a high number of individuals have migrated to Webster internationally. The migration from outside the US into Webster accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Georgia. This level of international migration can be considered high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Webster County, Georgia to be 38.5 years of age. The median age in Webster is greater than the median in Georgia of 34.3. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 37.5 years old. With a total of 23.1 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Webster can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.3 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.6 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

When measuring the total land area, Webster extends a total area of 210 square miles. The county has a very low population density of 11 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Big Stone, MN (11 per sq. mile ), Parmer, TX (11 per sq. mile ), Fillmore, NE (11 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Holt, MO (11 per sq. mile ), Aroostook, ME (11 per sq. mile ), Navajo, AZ (11 per sq. mile ).

Webster County, Georgia had a total estimated population of 2,289 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 2,383. The decline represents a decrease of -3.9 percent. Webster ranks 129 of 159 counties when calculating total change in population for Georgia and the county ranks 2,119 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

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

Housing Report for Webster County, Georgia

In Webster County, there were a total of 1,138 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 6 homes since 2001, or 0.5 percent.

In the State of Georgia, Webster County places 132 of 159 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,868 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Webster County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $49,300, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall Georgia 2000 home value of $111,200 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

According to the data, there is a abundant amount of housing that is affordable in Webster County, Georgia. In 2000, 98 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Retail Trade has a largest number of employee per establishment in Webster County, with the industry averaging 8 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's national average of 15 and less than the State of Georgia typical size of 14 for the Retail Trade industry.

The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Webster County since 2001, going from making up 16.3 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.













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