In Carroll County, jobs in the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry had the highest average wages in Carroll County for 2006. The average industry job in Carroll County received an annual wage of $34,534 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage rate in Illinois of $40,222 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $37,902.

Other top-pay jobs in Carroll County, Illinois exsists in machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($34,254), health and personal care stores ($31,683), building foundation and exterior contractors ($29,680) and household goods repair and maintenance ($29,145) 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.

Carroll County Wages have increased by 17.8% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Carroll County, Illinois by a total of 17.8%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Illinois and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

Carroll County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 27 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 16 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 11 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Carroll County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 49 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 18.8 percent of the total employment decline in Carroll County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (49 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (45 jobs lost)
3. Depository credit intermediation (30 jobs lost)
4. Building finishing contractors (26 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (24 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Carroll County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Automobile dealers industry has grown the most with 21 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Automobile dealers industry makes up 23.1 percent of the growth in Carroll County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (21 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (11 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (10 new jobs)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (10 new jobs)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (8 new jobs)

In Carroll County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 274 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Carroll County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 95.2 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Carroll County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Illinois, where it saw a loss of 1.1 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Carroll County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (95.2 percent gain)
2. Personal care services (62.5 percent gain)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (61.2 percent gain)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (56.6 percent gain)
5. Health and personal care stores (45.1 percent gain)

Carroll County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 46.4 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Illinois, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 8.6 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Carroll County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 17.4 percent in terms of employment in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (46.4 percent decline)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (43 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (39.1 percent decline)
4. Grocery stores (30.8 percent decline)
5. General freight trucking (27.5 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 7.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Illinois, experiencing a loss of -1.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level 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.

Carroll County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Carroll County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Automobile dealers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 22 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Automobile dealers industry makes up 34.9 percent of the total growth in Carroll County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (22 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (12 new jobs)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (6 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (5 new jobs)
5. Personal care services (4 new jobs)

In Carroll County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 24 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Out of the 28 4-digit NAICS industries, 14 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 13 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Carroll County

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 29 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 31.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Carroll County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (29 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (10 jobs lost)
3. Specialized freight trucking (9 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (9 jobs lost)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (7 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Illinois, which experienced a gain of 1.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Carroll County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 70.8 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Carroll County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where it saw a gain of 2.9 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Carroll County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 3.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (70.8 percent gain)
2. Automobile dealers (46.1 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (44.9 percent gain)
4. Personal care services (39.3 percent gain)
5. Florists (20.0 percent gain)

Carroll County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 71.4 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 reported a loss of 8.1 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Carroll County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 12.1 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (71.4 percent decline)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (62.9 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (28 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (27.8 percent decline)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (16.8 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 Carroll County, Illinois

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Carroll County had a medium-high household income of $43,463 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 25.4 percent lower than the median income in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the median household income is 13 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Carroll County, Illinois can be recognized as having a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 9.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 53.4 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Carroll County, having 17 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Carroll County reported an income level of $13,894, which was 68 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 43.5 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $24,570. Hispanic in Carroll County, Illinois reported a median household income of $44,710, this median household income is 2.9 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. In Carroll County, Illinois White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $43,340 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.3 percent less than the median income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $53,138. This median is 22.3 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Carroll County, Illinois

In Carroll County, Illinois as reported in the 2000 Census, 13 percent of the White Alone, 7.2 percent of Black or African American, 55.6 percent of the Asian alone and 1.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Carroll County, Illinois has a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 13.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Carroll is reported having a lower percent of population with high education level than the State of Illinois's proportion of 26 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Carroll County, Illinois, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 45.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Carroll have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 13.2 percent (Men) versus 13 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 42.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Carroll County, Illinois

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Carroll County, Illinois to be 42.9 years of age. The median in Carroll is greater than the median age in the State of Illinois of 35.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 40.9 years old. With 21.7 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Carroll can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 58.5 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 19.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Carroll County, Illinois had an estimated population of 16,086 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 16,623. The decline denotes a decrease of -3.2 percent. Carroll ranks 81 of 102 counties when calculating total change in population for Illinois and the county ranks 2,785 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Carroll spans a total area of 444 total square miles. The area has a low population density of 36 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Howard, TX (36 per sq. mile ), Twin Falls, ID (36 per sq. mile ), Hale, TX (36 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Newton, IN (36 per sq. mile ), Humboldt, CA (36 per sq. mile ), Stoddard, MO (36 per sq. mile ).

Carroll County, Illinois has a population that is made up of 95.5 percent White, 0.8 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 2.5 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 3.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Carroll has increased the percent of minority population when 3.2 percent of the people were minorities.

From 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Carroll from outside the country. The immigration into Carroll makes up 0 percent of immigration into the State of Illinois. This amount of international migration is medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Carroll County, Illinois

Carroll County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $68,700, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall State of Illinois 2000 home median value of $130,800 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

In Carroll County, the census reported 8,193 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 184 housing units since the year 2001, or 2.3 percent.

When compared to other counties in Illinois, Carroll County places 53 of 102 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,744 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

According to the data, there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Carroll County, Illinois. In 2000, 87 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Health care and social assistance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Carroll County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 11.3 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

In Carroll County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 25.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 881 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 11.8 and 9.8 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

In Carroll County, Manufacturing, Wholesale trade and Other services, except public administration industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.98. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.98 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Carroll County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Carroll County, growing in new jobs by 23.3 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Illinois saw a change in employment in the sector of 1.5 percent, in the last 5 years.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Carroll County. The industry averages 37 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the Illinois typical size of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.

Carroll is the County that is ranked 76 of 103 Counties in the State of Illinois in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 72 of 103 Counties.





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