In Worth County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry had the highest average wages in Worth County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Worth County received a wage of $51,960 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage in Georgia of $68,037 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $67,074.

Other high-paying jobs in Worth County, Georgia may be found in automobile dealers ($50,620), other specialty trade contractors ($46,114), offices of physicians ($35,667) and depository credit intermediation ($33,964) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Worth County Wages have increased by 13.9% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Worth County, Georgia by a total of 13.9%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Worth County, Georgia when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 41.8 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $38,831. The industry 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.

Worth County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Worth County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 78.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Georgia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 39.4 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Worth County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 19.8 percent in terms of employment in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (78.4 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (43.3 percent decline)
3. Offices of dentists (29.3 percent decline)
4. Offices of physicians (28 percent decline)
5. Depository credit intermediation (3.7 percent decline)

Worth County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 216.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Worth County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Georgia, where the industry took a gain of 10.3 percent. The Lessors of real estate industry in Worth County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 2.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (216.7 percent gain)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (48.6 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (16.8 percent gain)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (13.2 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (9.8 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 10.5 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 gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Worth County

The Private households industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 33 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Private households industry make up 41.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Worth County, Georgia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (33 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (18 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (15 jobs lost)
4. Offices of dentists (9 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (3 jobs lost)

In Worth County, Georgia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 245 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 13 4-digit NAICS industries, 7 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 6 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Worth 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 17 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 33.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Worth County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (17 new jobs)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (10 new jobs)
3. Lessors of real estate (9 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (7 new jobs)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (6 new jobs)





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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 Worth County, Georgia

Compared to counties across the United States, Worth County had a medium-low median income for all households of $37,889 (2005 Dollars). This median is 31 percent lower than the median in Georgia of $49,647 and the income level is 29.7 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Worth County, Georgia may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 18.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 35.7 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Worth County, reporting 29.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 44.1 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $21,183. In Worth County, Georgia White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $44,102 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 16.4 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $11,386. This household income level is 69.9 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic households in Worth County, Georgia reported a median household income of $38,415, this income level is 1.4 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households.







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

Higher Education in Worth County, Georgia

Worth County, Georgia has a less-educated 2000 population, with 8.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Worth counted 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Worth County, Georgia, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 38.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Worth have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 8.8 percent (Men) versus 8.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 37.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Worth County, Georgia as reported in the 2000 Census, 8.6 percent of the White Alone, 8.6 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 a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Worth County, Georgia

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Worth County, Georgia to be 37.5 years old. The median age in Worth is greater than the median age in Georgia of 34.3. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 35.8 years old. With 25.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Worth can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Worth County, Georgia had a population that was estimated at 21,996 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 21,967. This growth represents an increase of 0.1 percent. Worth ranks 125 of 159 counties in terms of population growth in Georgia and the county ranks 1,892 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Worth County, Georgia has a population base that is comprised of 68 percent White, 29.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1.2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 31.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Worth has increased in diversity when 30.9 percent of the people were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Worth from outside the country. The immigration into Worth accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Georgia. This amount of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

By measuring total land area, Worth covers a total land area of 570 square miles. This area has a low average population density of 39 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Mesa, CO (39 per sq. mile ), McLean, KY (39 per sq. mile ), Parke, IN (39 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Marshall, OK (39 per sq. mile ), Charles City, VA (39 per sq. mile ), Atchison, KS (39 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Worth County, Georgia

Worth County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $68,000, reported by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of 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.

In Worth County, there were a total of 9,362 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 130 homes since 2001, or 1.4 percent.

Throughout the State of Georgia, Worth County ranks 112 of 159 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,390 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Worth County, Georgia. In 2000, 87.4 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Worth County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade and Finance and insurance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Retail Trade industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.64. The level of employment in the Retail Trade sector is 1.64 times greater than the national average, signifying that Worth County may specialize, or be an exporter of Retail Trade.

In Worth County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 22.7 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 531 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Manufacturing industries total 9.2 and 9 percent of total employment, respectively.

Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Worth County, increasing by 68.8 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Georgia experienced a sector employment shift of 8 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Worth County. The industry averages 15 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Georgia average establishment size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Health care and social assistance sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Worth County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 21.6 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.







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