In Madison County, jobs in the accounting and bookkeeping services pay the highest wages

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Employment in the accounting and bookkeeping services industry had the highest average wages in Madison County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Madison County received a wage of $60,086 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Iowa of $40,875 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $50,686.

Other high-paying jobs in Madison County, Iowa can be found in management and technical consulting services ($53,893), other heavy construction ($45,993), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($41,408) and electronic markets and agents and brokers ($39,312) 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.

Madison County Wages have increased by 23.5% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Madison County, Iowa by a total of 23.5%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Iowa and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

Madison County Industry Wages Lag Behind Iowa, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Madison County, Iowa when analyzed can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 19.4 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $32,587. The industry pay 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.

Madison County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Madison County

Given the industries in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 38 jobs. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 41.7 percent of the total employment decline in Madison County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (38 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (18 jobs lost)
3. Child day care services (11 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (9 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (6 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Madison County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 85 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 59.3 percent of the total employment growth in Madison County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (85 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (24 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (20 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (3 new jobs)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (3 new jobs)

Given the 22 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 10 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 10 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Madison County, Iowa, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 15 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Madison County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 119.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Madison County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Iowa, where it saw a gain of 16.5 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Madison County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 13.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (119.6 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (45.5 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (44.7 percent gain)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (20.9 percent gain)
5. Death care services (10.3 percent gain)

Madison County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 45.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Iowa, where the industry reported a gain of 6.3 percent. The losses in the Limited-service eating places industry in Madison County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 13.9 in percent of jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (45.1 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (30.1 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (26.3 percent decline)
4. Legal services (18.8 percent decline)
5. Child day care services (16.4 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 0.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in the State of Iowa, which saw a gain of 2.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less 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.

Madison County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 24 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 13 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 9 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Madison County, Iowa, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 121 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Madison County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building finishing contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 10 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building finishing contractors industry makes up 20.4 percent of the growth in Madison County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (10 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (10 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (9 new jobs)
4. Architectural and engineering services (6 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (4 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Madison County

Given the industries in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 27 jobs. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 29.0 percent of the total job loss in Madison County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (27 jobs lost)
2. Other heavy construction (15 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (15 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (13 jobs lost)
5. Death care services (6 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has increased by 4.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Iowa, which went through a gain of 1.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Madison County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of dentists industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 32.4 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Madison County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Iowa, where the industry took a gain of 1.8 percent. The Offices of dentists industry in Madison County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of dentists (32.4 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (30.0 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (20.1 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (14.8 percent gain)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (10.8 percent gain)

Madison County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other heavy construction industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 45.5 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Iowa, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 0.8 percent. The losses in the Other heavy construction industry in Madison County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 4.4 percent in terms of employment in the Other heavy construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other heavy construction (45.5 percent decline)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (38.7 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (36.4 percent decline)
4. Death care services (30.6 percent decline)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (25 percent decline)





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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 Madison County, Iowa

In Madison County, Iowa White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $49,253 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 49.2 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $24,863. Hispanic Householders in Madison County, Iowa reported a median household income of $77,513, this median is 58.3 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $38,025. This income level is 22.3 percent less than the all households reported median in the area.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Madison County reported a relatively high median income for all households of $48,959 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 5.7 percent higher than the median in Iowa of $46,179 and the median household income is 0.4 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Madison County, Iowa can be considered to have a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 6.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 50 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Madison County, reporting 13.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Madison County, Iowa

Madison County, Iowa is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 14.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Madison has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Iowa's proportion of 21.2 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Madison County, Iowa according the 2000 Decennial Census, 14.4 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 35.2 percent of the Asian alone and 12.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Madison County, Iowa, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 41.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Madison have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 15 percent (Men) versus 13.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 40.4 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 Madison County, Iowa

Since 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Madison from outside the country. The immigration into Madison makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Iowa. This level of international migration can be considered very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Madison County, Iowa had a total estimated population of 15,158 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 14,064. This growth represents an increase of 7.8 percent. Madison ranks 10 of 99 counties in terms of population growth in Iowa and the county ranks 1,061 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Madison County, Iowa has a population that is comprised of 98.1 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Iowa percent of 7.3. Since 2000, Madison has increased the percent of minority makeup when 1.0 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Madison spans a total of 561 total square miles. The area has a low average population density of 27 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Saunders, NE (27 per sq. mile ), Hamilton, FL (27 per sq. mile ), Gage, NE (27 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Crawford, MI (27 per sq. mile ), Missaukee, MI (27 per sq. mile ), Jasper, MS (27 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Madison County, Iowa to be 38.5 years of age. The median age in Madison is less than the median age for the State of Iowa of 38.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.0 years of age. With 23.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Madison 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-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13.8 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Madison County, Iowa

The State of Iowa, Madison County stands 7 of 99 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 428 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Madison County, the real estate market was made up of 6,246 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 472 housing units since the year 2001, or 8.2 percent.

Madison County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $87,700, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is greater than the State of Iowa 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $82,500 and less than home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Madison County, Iowa. In 2000, 77.5 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Madison County, Iowa -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Madison County. In the County, the industry averages 18 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the Iowa average establishment size of 54 for the Manufacturing industry.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Madison County, increasing in size by 30 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.7 percent. The State of Iowa underwent a employment change in the industry of -2.5 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Madison County, Construction, Retail Trade and Finance and insurance industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Construction sector has a United State LQ of 1.85. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Construction sector is 1.85 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Madison County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Construction.

In Madison County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 16.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 439 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing sectors account for 14.9 and 13.5 percent of all employment.









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