In Whitfield County, jobs in the management of companies and enterprises pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the management of companies and enterprises industry had the highest average wages in Whitfield County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Whitfield County was paid an annual wage of $81,073 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in Georgia of $75,793 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $82,655.

Other high-paying jobs in Whitfield County, Georgia may be found in misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($69,225), management and technical consulting services ($66,095), offices of physicians ($64,372) and insurance carriers ($57,507) 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.

Whitfield County Wages have increased by 14.0% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Whitfield County, Georgia by a total of 14.0%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Whitfield County, Georgia when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 14.6 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $38,831. The average pay was less than the US average pay 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.

Whitfield County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Whitfield County, Georgia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 3,554 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Of the 105 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 53 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 52 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Whitfield County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Textile furnishings mills industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 963 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Textile furnishings mills industry make up 22.7 percent of the total employment decline in Whitfield County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Textile furnishings mills (963 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (532 jobs lost)
3. Printing and related support activities (422 jobs lost)
4. Industrial machinery manufacturing (167 jobs lost)
5. Textile and fabric finishing mills (167 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Whitfield County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 2,456 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 29.6 percent of the total growth in Whitfield County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (2,456 new jobs)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (954 new jobs)
3. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (808 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (769 new jobs)
5. Fabric mills (489 new jobs)

The total number of jobs has increased by 6.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Georgia, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Whitfield County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 79.8 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 Whitfield County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.7 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (79.8 percent decline)
2. Specialized design services (73.1 percent decline)
3. Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers (66.8 percent decline)
4. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (64.4 percent decline)
5. Department stores (60.5 percent decline)

Whitfield County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 742.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Whitfield County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Georgia, where the industry felt a gain of 340.2 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Whitfield County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 31.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (742.1 percent gain)
2. Other textile product mills (653.0 percent gain)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (520.2 percent gain)
4. Used merchandise stores (418.5 percent gain)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (359.6 percent gain)





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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 Whitfield County, Georgia

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 15.6 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $38,890. In Whitfield County, Georgia White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $47,623 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 3.4 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $35,855. This household income level is 22.2 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Whitfield County, Georgia reported a median household income of $38,791, which is 15.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Whitfield County had a median income of $37,580, this median was 18.4 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

As the median household income witnessed a decline in the last five year in Whitfield County, Georgia, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in household income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 34.8 percent since the year 2000. The Asian population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Whitfield County, undergoing a 33.4 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $39,581, which amounts to a 14.1 percent decline. Whitfield County, Georgia, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 6 of 26 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Georgia. Whitfield County ranks 69 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median income in the US.

The poverty rate in Whitfield County, Georgia has increased by 2.4 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 11.5 percent to 13.9 percent.

Compared to counties across the United States, Whitfield County reported a medium-high median household income of $46,071 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 7.8 percent lower than the median income in State of Georgia of $49,647 and the median is 6.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Whitfield County, Georgia can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 11.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 23.6 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Whitfield County, with 18.3 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Whitfield County, Georgia

In Whitfield County, Georgia according the 2000 Decennial Census, 14.2 percent of the White Alone, 6.6 percent of Black or African American, 29.8 percent of the Asian alone and 2.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has decreased by 1.8 percent. By the year 2005, 13.2 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 2.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 14 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Whitfield County, Georgia, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 39.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Whitfield on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 14.6 percent (Men) versus 11.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Less than High School, with 34.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

From the year 2000, Whitfield has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 0.8 percent to a total of 13.6 in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The poporation of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the State of Georgia percent of 27.2 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

Whitfield County, Georgia is made up of a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 12.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Whitfield 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Whitfield County, Georgia

Whitfield County, Georgia has a population that is made of 66 percent White, 3.6 percent African American, 1.3 percent Asian, and 28.2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 33.1 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Whitfield has increased the percent of minority population when 26.9 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Whitfield County, Georgia to be 33.6 years old. The median age in Whitfield is less than the median age in the State of Georgia of 34.3. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 33.0 years old. With 29.1 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Whitfield can be understood as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 60.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 10.4 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Whitfield County, Georgia had a population that was estimated at 90,889 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 84,123. This growth shows an increase of 8 percent. Whitfield ranks 25 of 159 counties when analyzing total population change in Georgia and the county ranks 422 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Estimated since the year 2000, a extremely high number of individuals have migrated to Whitfield from another country. The international migration into Whitfield makes up 2.6 percent of the total international migration into the State of Georgia. This level of international migration can be considered extremely high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

When measuring the total land area, Whitfield encompasses a total area of 290 square miles. The land areas has a medium-high average area density of 313 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Cumberland, NJ (313 per sq. mile ), Shawnee, KS (313 per sq. mile ), Snohomish, WA (314 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Hendricks, IN (312 per sq. mile ), Ascension, LA (310 per sq. mile ), Washington, MD (310 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Whitfield County, Georgia

In Whitfield County, the census reported 34,047 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 2,131 residential structures since 2001, a change of 6.7 percent.

Whitfield County is made up of a small, but present percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 0.4 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

The residential housing values in Whitfield County, Georgia have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $24,500, or 26.7 percent, since their values in that year of $91,800.

Whitfield County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $116,300, reported by the American Community Survey. This median is less than the overall State of Georgia 2005 median home value of $147,500 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Whitfield County, Georgia. In 2005, 56 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In the State of Georgia, Whitfield County ranks 63 of 159 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 572 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Whitfield County, with the industry averaging 70 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Georgia average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Whitfield County, Manufacturing, Professional and technical services and Wholesale trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 3.4. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 3.4 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Whitfield County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

In Whitfield County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Professional and technical services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 43.6 percent of total employment in the county, making up 25,028 individuals. The Retail Trade and Professional and technical services industries total 10.6 and 8.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Administrative and waste services has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Whitfield County, moving a total of 56.5 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.5 percent. The State of Georgia went through a industry job change of 12.7 percent, from 2001 to 2005.









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