In Edgar County, jobs in the oilseed and grain farming pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the oilseed and grain farming industry had the highest average wages in Edgar County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Edgar County was paid an annual wage of $52,101 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Illinois of $33,463 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $26,010.

High-wage employment in Edgar County, Illinois can be found in insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($39,199), building foundation and exterior contractors ($35,848), health and personal care stores ($34,831) and specialized freight trucking ($33,495) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Edgar County Wages have increased by 19.6% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Edgar County, Illinois by a total of 19.6%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Edgar 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 35.7 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $43,351. The average 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.

Edgar County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Edgar County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 451 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Given the 23 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 12 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 11 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Edgar County

The General freight trucking industry has grown the most with 15 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the General freight trucking industry makes up 20.8 percent of the total growth in Edgar County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (15 new jobs)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (13 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (12 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (11 new jobs)
5. Offices of dentists (8 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Edgar County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 30 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry make up 22.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Edgar County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (30 jobs lost)
2. Nursing care facilities (24 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (16 jobs lost)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (15 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (13 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 8.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in the State of Illinois, which went through a loss of -1.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Edgar County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 46.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Illinois, where the industry reported a loss of 36.7 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Edgar County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 19.8 percent in terms of employees in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (46.3 percent decline)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (42.6 percent decline)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (41.7 percent decline)
4. Residential building construction (35.5 percent decline)
5. Other professional and technical services (27 percent decline)

Edgar County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of dentists industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 47.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Edgar County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Illinois, where this industry saw a gain of 9.3 percent. The Offices of dentists industry in Edgar County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 11.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of dentists (47.1 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (40.0 percent gain)
3. Architectural and engineering services (36.2 percent gain)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (29.9 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (22.2 percent gain)





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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.

Edgar County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Edgar County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 65 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 53.3 percent of the total employment growth in Edgar County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (65 new jobs)
2. Nursing care facilities (17 new jobs)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (14 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (5 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (5 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Edgar County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 46 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 52.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Edgar County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (46 jobs lost)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (19 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (7 jobs lost)
4. Private households (6 jobs lost)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (3 jobs lost)

In Edgar County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 376 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 28 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 11 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 16 industries reported a drop in employment.

Edgar County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 52.8 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Edgar County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Illinois, where the industry felt a gain of 2.8 percent. The Limited-service eating places industry in Edgar County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (52.8 percent gain)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (33.1 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (17.1 percent gain)
4. Residential building construction (15.4 percent gain)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (12.8 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 7.2 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in Illinois, which went through a gain of 1.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Edgar County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 47.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Illinois, where the it saw a loss of 0.9 percent. The losses in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry in Edgar County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1.3 in percent of jobs in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (47.1 percent decline)
2. Full-service restaurants (36.1 percent decline)
3. Unclassified (33.3 percent decline)
4. Private households (32.1 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (30.3 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 Edgar County, Illinois

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Edgar County reported a median household income of $55,818, this level was 35.5 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area. In Edgar County, Illinois White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $41,151 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.1 percent less than the median household income in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $57,038. This income level is 38.5 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 46.7 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $21,938. Hispanic households in Edgar County, Illinois , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $59,963, this median is 45.6 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Edgar County had a medium-high household income of $41,188 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 32.3 percent lower than the household income median in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the median household income is 19.3 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Edgar County, Illinois can be recognized as having a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The White race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 10.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Edgar County, having 20.6 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Edgar County, Illinois

Edgar County, Illinois can be considered to have a moderately-educated working age population, 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. Edgar has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Illinois's proportion of 26 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Edgar County, Illinois as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 13.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 8.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Edgar County, Illinois, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 41.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Edgar have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 14 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma, with 41.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Edgar County, Illinois

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Edgar County, Illinois to be 40.7 years old. The median age in Edgar 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 39.5 years old. With 21.6 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Edgar can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.7 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 17.7 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.

Since 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Edgar from another country. The international migration into Edgar accounts for 0 percent of all immigration into Illinois. This level of international migration can be considered very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Edgar County, Illinois has a population that is made up of 96.5 percent White, 2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 3.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Edgar has increased in diversity when 3.0 percent of the population were minorities.

By measuring total land area, Edgar spans a total of 624 square miles. The land areas has a low density of 31 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Fremont, CO (31 per sq. mile ), Delaware, IA (31 per sq. mile ), Le Flore, OK (31 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Marinette, WI (31 per sq. mile ), Iowa, WI (31 per sq. mile ), Martin, IN (31 per sq. mile ).

Edgar County, Illinois had a population that was estimated at 19,157 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 19,659. The decline represents a decrease of -2.6 percent. Edgar ranks 76 of 102 counties by growth in total population in Illinois and the county ranks 2,755 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 Edgar County, Illinois

Edgar County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $54,300, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall State of Illinois 2000 home value of $130,800 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Edgar County, there were a total of 8,825 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding in all 113 residential units since 2001, or 1.3 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Edgar County, Illinois. In 2000, 93.6 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

The State of Illinois, Edgar County stands 86 of 102 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,454 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 Edgar County, Illinois -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Edgar County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 35.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,890 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 12.2 and 5.5 percent of total employment, respectively.

Administrative and waste services has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Edgar County, growing by 700 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Illinois experienced a sector employment shift of 4.4 percent, during the period.

The Finance and insurance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Edgar County since 2001, going from making up 6.7 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Edgar County, with the industry averaging 73 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Illinois average establishment size of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Edgar County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 3.68. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 3.68 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Edgar County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.







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