In Bond County, jobs in the health and personal care stores pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the health and personal care stores industry reported the top wages in Bond County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Bond County received an annual wage of $50,644 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in Illinois of $29,532 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $30,135.

Top-pay jobs in Bond County, Illinois are present in building finishing contractors ($42,401), offices of physicians ($40,600), offices of other health practitioners ($37,692) and offices of dentists ($37,504) 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.

Bond County Wages have increased by 7.3% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Bond County, Illinois by a total of 7.3%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Illinois 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.

Bond County Industry Wages Lag Behind Illinois, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Bond County, Illinois can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 35.9 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $43,351. The overall industry wage 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.

Bond County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bond County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Depository credit intermediation industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 87 jobs. The declines in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 64.2 percent of the total job loss in Bond County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (87 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (22 jobs lost)
3. Legal services (13 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (8 jobs lost)
5. Residential building construction (5 jobs lost)

In Bond County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 408 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 15 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 6 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 8 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bond County

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 186 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry makes up 60.3 percent of the growth in Bond County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (186 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (42 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (24 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (20 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (18 new jobs)

Bond County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Automotive repair and maintenance industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 486.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bond County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 4.9 percent. The Automotive repair and maintenance industry in Bond County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 1.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (486.1 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (122.5 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (120.4 percent gain)
4. Offices of physicians (60.3 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (32.0 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 13 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than percent in the State of Illinois, which saw a loss of -1.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Bond County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Depository credit intermediation industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 68.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Illinois, where the it saw a loss of 0.4 percent. The losses in the Depository credit intermediation industry in Bond County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 6 percent in terms of employment in the Depository credit intermediation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (68.6 percent decline)
2. Legal services (52.8 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (20.5 percent decline)
4. Health and personal care stores (19.3 percent decline)
5. Residential building construction (12.6 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.

Bond County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 20 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 11 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 7 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Bond County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 59 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bond County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 16 jobs. The declines in the Specialized freight trucking industry make up 31.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Bond County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (16 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (8 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (7 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (5 jobs lost)
5. Building equipment contractors (3 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bond County

The Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 16 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 54.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Bond County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (16 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (7 new jobs)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (3 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (2 new jobs)
5. Legal services (2 new jobs)

Bond County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 32.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bond County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Illinois, where it saw a gain of 1.5 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Bond County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (32.9 percent gain)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (17.9 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (10.2 percent gain)
4. Offices of dentists (10.0 percent gain)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (3.4 percent gain)

Bond County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 50.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Illinois, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 8 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Bond County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.5 in percent of jobs in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (50.5 percent decline)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (28 percent decline)
3. Legal services (17.1 percent decline)
4. Automobile dealers (15 percent decline)
5. General freight trucking (11.4 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 1.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Illinois, which experienced a gain of 1.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 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 Bond County, Illinois

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 28.4 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $31,548. In Bond County, Illinois White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $44,699 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.4 percent greater than the median income in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $36,563. This median income level is 17.1 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic headed households in Bond County, Illinois , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $30,713, this median household income is 30.3 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Bond County reported a median household income of $58,918, this was 33.6 percent greater than the median income level in this area.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Bond County, Illinois can be recognized as having a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 9.3 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 33.2 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Bond County, having 12.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Bond County was reported to have a medium-high median income for households of $44,086 (2005 Dollars). This median is 23.6 percent lower than the median income in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the income level is 11.4 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Demographic Profile for Bond County, Illinois

In terms of total land area, Bond extends a total area of 380 square miles. This area has a low average area density of 47 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Gilchrist, FL (47 per sq. mile ), Vermilion, LA (47 per sq. mile ), Scott, MS (47 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lincoln, OR (47 per sq. mile ), Paulding, OH (47 per sq. mile ), Deschutes, OR (47 per sq. mile ).

Bond County, Illinois has a population base that is comprised of 90.2 percent White, 7 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 9.0 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Bond has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 9.2 percent of the total population were minorities.

From 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Bond internationally. The international migration into Bond accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Illinois. This level of international migration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Bond County, Illinois to be 36.6 years old. The median in Bond is greater than the median age in the State of Illinois of 35.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced a decline in the median, when the median age was 36.9 years of age. With 20.8 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Bond can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 65.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14 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.

Bond County, Illinois had a population that was estimated at 18,027 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 17,646. This growth represents an increase of 2.2 percent. Bond ranks 27 of 102 counties in terms of population growth in Illinois and the county ranks 1,484 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Bond County, Illinois

In Bond County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 7,035 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 218 homes since 2001, or 3.2 percent.

Bond County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $68,900, published by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of Illinois 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $130,800 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

Throughout the State of Illinois, Bond County places 30 of 102 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,312 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Bond County, Illinois. In 2000, 86.4 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Bond County, Illinois -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Bond County. In the County, the industry averages 60 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Illinois typical size of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Bond County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 715 individuals. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade sectors provide 10.7 and 10.4 percent of total employment, respectively.

In Bond County, Wholesale trade, Other services, except public administration and Manufacturing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Wholesale trade sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.01. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Wholesale trade industry is 2.01 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Bond specializes in Wholesale trade.

Other services, except public administration has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Bond County, with an employment growth of 187.4 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 2.8 percent. The State of Illinois had an industry job change of -1.9 percent, in the course of time since 2001.









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