In Wilkes County, jobs in the support activities for forestry pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the support activities for forestry industry paid the average highest wages in Wilkes County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Wilkes County received an annual wage of $37,432 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Georgia of $26,269 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $30,723.

Top-pay jobs in Wilkes County, Georgia exsists in offices of physicians ($33,905), nonresidential building construction ($31,603), private households ($28,070) and other specialty trade contractors ($27,809) 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.

Wilkes County Wages have increased by 31.4% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Wilkes County, Georgia by a total of 31.4%. 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.

Wilkes 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 Wilkes County, Georgia can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 29 percent lower than the with an state average of $38,831. The average industry wage 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.

Wilkes County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Wilkes County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 40.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Georgia, where the industry felt a gain of 21.4 percent. The losses in the Limited-service eating places industry in Wilkes County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 13.9 percent in terms of employees in the Limited-service eating places industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (40.3 percent decline)
2. Health and personal care stores (30.7 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (15.8 percent decline)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (2.7 percent decline)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (1.3 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 6.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of Georgia, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Wilkes County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 191.5 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Wilkes County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Georgia, where the industry took a gain of 24.7 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Wilkes County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 22.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (191.5 percent gain)
2. Offices of dentists (34.1 percent gain)
3. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (19.6 percent gain)
4. Offices of physicians (12.7 percent gain)

In Wilkes County, Georgia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 197 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 9 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 4 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wilkes County

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has grown the most with 60 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 58.3 percent of the total growth in Wilkes County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (60 new jobs)
2. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (35 new jobs)
3. Offices of dentists (5 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (3 new jobs)
5. Fabric mills (489 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wilkes County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 71 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 74.0 percent of the total employment decline in Wilkes County, Georgia.

Top 4 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (71 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (13 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (11 jobs lost)
4. Industrial machinery manufacturing (167 jobs lost)





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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.

Higher Education in Wilkes County, Georgia

In Wilkes County, Georgia according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 17.2 percent of the White Alone, 5 percent of Black or African American, 0 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.

Wilkes County, Georgia has a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 12 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Wilkes was reported to have 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.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Wilkes County, Georgia, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Wilkes have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 11.4 percent (Men) versus 12.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 34.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Wilkes County, Georgia

Since 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Wilkes from outside the country. The immigration into Wilkes totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Georgia. This amount of international migration is medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Wilkes County, Georgia to be 40.4 years of age. The median in Wilkes is greater than the median age for the State of Georgia of 34.3. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 39.2 years of age. With 22.4 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Wilkes can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.4 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 17.2 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Wilkes County, Georgia had a population of 10,457 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 10,678. The decline represents a decrease of -2.1 percent. Wilkes ranks 140 of 159 counties when calculating total change in population for Georgia and the county ranks 2,371 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Wilkes County, Georgia has a population that is made of 54.5 percent White, 42.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 2.5 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 45.0 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Wilkes has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 45.5 percent of the total population were minorities.

By measuring total land area, Wilkes spans a total of 471 total square miles. The area has a low population density of 22 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Clarke, AL (22 per sq. mile ), Tallahatchie, MS (22 per sq. mile ), Pennington, MN (22 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Ripley, MO (22 per sq. mile ), Barton, MO (22 per sq. mile ), Chippewa, MN (22 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Wilkes County, Georgia

Throughout the State of Georgia, Wilkes County places 109 of 159 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,330 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Wilkes County, there were a total of 5,141 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 76 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.5 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Wilkes County, Georgia. In 2000, 88.4 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Wilkes County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $65,100, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the State of Georgia 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $111,200 and less than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau