In Wilkinson County, jobs in the depository credit intermediation pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the depository credit intermediation industry wages were the highest in Wilkinson County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Wilkinson County earned an annual wage of $36,772 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in Georgia of $46,196 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $47,929.

Top-pay jobs in Wilkinson County, Georgia are present in logging ($30,244), sawmills and wood preservation ($27,865), nonresidential building construction ($23,699) and building foundation and exterior contractors ($23,449) 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.

Wilkinson County Wages have increased by 10.9% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Wilkinson County, Georgia by a total of 10.9%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Georgia and less 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Wilkinson County, Georgia can be understood as being very high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 0.5 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $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.

Wilkinson County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wilkinson County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has grown the most with 27 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 60.7 percent of the total growth in Wilkinson County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (27 new jobs)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (9 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wilkinson County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 21 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 57.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Wilkinson County, Georgia.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (21 jobs lost)
2. Logging (15 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (11 jobs lost)
4. Industrial machinery manufacturing (167 jobs lost)

In Wilkinson County, Georgia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 334 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 6 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 2 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 4 industries reported a drop in employment.

Wilkinson County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 42.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Wilkinson County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Georgia, where this industry saw a gain of 4.3 percent. The Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Wilkinson County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 1.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 4 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (42.9 percent gain)
2. Professional and similar organizations (35.5 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (34.0 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (2.3 percent gain)

Wilkinson County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 50.4 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Georgia, where the industry reported a gain of 16.6 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Wilkinson County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 13.2 in percent of jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (50.4 percent decline)
2. Logging (15.6 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 12.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Georgia, which went through a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US 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 Wilkinson County, Georgia

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Wilkinson County, Georgia can be recognized as having a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 17.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 27.9 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 12 to 17 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Wilkinson County, having 28 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 23.2 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $29,396. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Wilkinson County reported a median household income of $94,171, this median was 146 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. In Wilkinson County, Georgia White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $44,520 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 16.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic in Wilkinson County, Georgia recorded a median income of $42,300, which is 10.5 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $51,188. This income level is 33.7 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

Compared to counties across the United States, Wilkinson County was reported to have a medium-low median income for households of $38,286 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 29.7 percent lower than the median in State of Georgia of $49,647 and the income level is 28.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Wilkinson County, Georgia

In Wilkinson County, Georgia as reported in the 2000 Census, 12.6 percent of the White Alone, 4.8 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 4.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Wilkinson County, Georgia may to understood as having a less-educated population of the working age, with 9.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Wilkinson has 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.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Wilkinson County, Georgia, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 43.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Wilkinson have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 8.4 percent (Men) versus 10.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma, with 39.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Wilkinson County, Georgia

From 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Wilkinson internationally. The international migration into Wilkinson accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Georgia. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Wilkinson County, Georgia had a population of 10,143 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 10,231. The decline shows a decrease of -0.9 percent. Wilkinson ranks 128 of 159 counties when calculating total change in population for Georgia and the county ranks 2,104 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When calculating the total land area, Wilkinson encompasses a total area of 447 square miles. The land areas has a low population density of 23 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Wayne, TN (23 per sq. mile ), Yell, AR (23 per sq. mile ), Clay, AL (23 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Allamakee, IA (23 per sq. mile ), Umatilla, OR (23 per sq. mile ), Humboldt, IA (23 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Wilkinson County, Georgia to be 37.0 years old. The median in Wilkinson is greater than the median age in the State of Georgia of 34.3. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 35.8 years of age. With a total of 25.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Wilkinson can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 60.8 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13.6 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Wilkinson County, Georgia has a population base that is comprised of 57.7 percent White, 40.1 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 1.7 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 41.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Wilkinson has stayed the same the percent of minority population when 41.9 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Wilkinson County, Georgia

In the State of Georgia, Wilkinson County is positioned 126 of 159 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,781 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Wilkinson County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 4,550 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 32 residential units since 2001, or 0.7 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Wilkinson County, Georgia. In 2000, 93.5 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Wilkinson County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $61,500, published by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall Georgia 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling 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 Wilkinson County, Georgia -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Wilkinson County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Transportation and Warehousing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 80.89. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining industry is 80.89 times greater than the national average, signifying that Wilkinson County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.

In Wilkinson County, Mining, Transportation and Warehousing, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Mining produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 41 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 988 employees. The Transportation and Warehousing and Manufacturing sectors account for 12.6 and 9.5 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Mining since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Wilkinson County. The sector dealt with a loss of 219 jobs during the period, or 18.1 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 66.8 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Wilkinson County is ranked number 113 of 160 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Georgia according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 107 of 160 Counties.

Health care and social assistance in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Wilkinson County, growing in new jobs by 33.3 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 10.6 percent. The State of Georgia experienced a change in employment in the sector of 16.3 percent, in the last 5 years.

Mining has a largest number of employee per establishment in Wilkinson County. In the County, the industry averages 99 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the Georgia average establishment size of 29 for the Mining industry.





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