In Clark County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the offices of physicians industry had the highest average wages in Clark County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Clark County earned an annual wage of $49,280 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage rate in Illinois of $68,301 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $64,740.

High-wage employment in Clark County, Illinois are present in support activities for mining ($38,988), nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying ($38,550), general freight trucking ($34,557) and other specialty trade contractors ($34,125) 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.

Clark County Wages have increased by 22.0% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Clark County, Illinois by a total of 22.0%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Illinois and greater 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.

Clark County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Clark County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 27.4 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Clark County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Illinois, where this industry saw a loss of 6.8 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Clark County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 6.4 percent in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (27.4 percent gain)
2. Health and personal care stores (12.0 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (11.7 percent gain)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (1.4 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 4.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Illinois, experiencing a loss of -1.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Clark County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Florists industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 47.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Illinois, where the industry reported a loss of 26.5 percent. The losses in the Florists industry in Clark County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 23 in percent of workers in the Florists industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Florists (47.2 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (36.3 percent decline)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (36.2 percent decline)
4. Legal services (30.8 percent decline)
5. Civic and social organizations (25 percent decline)

In Clark County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 213 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 15 4-digit NAICS industries, 11 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 4 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Clark County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has added the most employment with 17 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 68.0 percent of the total employment growth in Clark County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (17 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (4 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (3 new jobs)
4. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (12 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (11 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Clark County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 43 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 33.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Clark County, Illinois.

Top 4 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (43 jobs lost)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (26 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (19 jobs lost)
4. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (8 jobs lost)





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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 Clark County, Illinois

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Clark County accounted a medium-high household income of $42,081 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 29.5 percent lower than the median income in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the income level is 16.8 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Clark County, Illinois can be considered to have a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 9.2 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 10 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Clark County, reporting 21.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

In Clark County, Illinois White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $42,042 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.1 percent less than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Clark County reported a median household income of $31,757, which was 24.5 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 40.9 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $24,863. Hispanic households in Clark County, Illinois , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $100,022, this median is 137.7 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Clark County, Illinois

In Clark County, Illinois according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 13.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 35 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Clark County, Illinois, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 41 percent achieving this level. The female population in Clark have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 14.4 percent (Men) versus 12.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma, with 38 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Clark County, Illinois is made up of a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 13.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Clark counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Illinois's proportion of 26 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Clark County, Illinois

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Clark County, Illinois to be 40.0 years old. The median age in Clark is greater than the median in Illinois of 35.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 39.3 years old. With 23.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Clark can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 59.8 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 17 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Clark County, Illinois had a population of 16,976 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 16,996. The decline shows a decrease of -0.1 percent. Clark ranks 42 of 102 counties by growth in total population in Illinois and the county ranks 1,962 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

From 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Clark internationally. The migration from outside the US into Clark makes up 0 percent of all immigration into Illinois. This level of international migration can be considered very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

In terms of total land area, Clark extends a total area of 502 total square miles. The area has a low density of 34 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Macon, GA (34 per sq. mile ), Willacy, TX (34 per sq. mile ), Labette, KS (34 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Levy, FL (34 per sq. mile ), Matagorda, TX (34 per sq. mile ), Clay, TN (34 per sq. mile ).

Clark County, Illinois has a population that is comprised of 98.4 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 0.5 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Clark has increased in diversity when 0.7 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Clark County, Illinois

In Clark County, the census reported 8,061 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 176 homes since 2001, or 2.2 percent.

Clark County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $63,300, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Illinois 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $130,800 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Clark County, Illinois. In 2000, 91.1 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Throughout the State of Illinois, Clark County places 54 of 102 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,787 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Clark County. The industry averages 81 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Illinois average of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Clark County, Mining, Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.39. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 3.39 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Clark may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Clark County, increasing by 78.6 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.7 percent. The State of Illinois felt a shift in employment in the industry of 1.5 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Clark County, Manufacturing, Accommodation and food services, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 41.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,698 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade sectors account for 12.4 and 11.5 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Clark County. The industry was hit with a loss of 139 jobs during the period, or 7.6 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 33.7 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.







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