In Ford County, jobs in the petroleum merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the petroleum merchant wholesalers industry reported the top wages in Ford County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Ford County earned an annual wage of $52,639 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage in Illinois of $64,820 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $50,762.

Top-pay jobs in Ford County, Illinois may be found in management of companies and enterprises ($46,627), utility system construction ($42,313), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($41,456) and cement and concrete product manufacturing ($38,724) 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.

Ford County Wages have increased by 18.3% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Ford County, Illinois by a total of 18.3%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Illinois and greater than the growth in industry wages across 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Ford County, Illinois can be described as medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 35.8 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $43,351. The overall industry wage was less than the national industry average 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.

Ford County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Ford County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 185.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Ford County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where it saw a gain of 3.6 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Ford County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 22.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (185.0 percent gain)
2. General freight trucking (151.6 percent gain)
3. Offices of dentists (40.0 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (38.3 percent gain)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (38.0 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in the State of Illinois, experiencing a loss of -1.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Ford County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 60.9 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Illinois, where the industry reported a loss of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Ford County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 20.8 percent in terms of employees in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (60.9 percent decline)
2. Direct selling establishments (37.1 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (30.6 percent decline)
4. Automobile dealers (26.7 percent decline)
5. Offices of physicians (23.6 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Ford County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has grown the most with 25 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 26.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Ford County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (25 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (16 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (14 new jobs)
4. Offices of dentists (8 new jobs)
5. Specialized freight trucking (8 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Ford County

The Limited-service eating places industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 61 jobs. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 31.4 percent of the total job loss in Ford County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (61 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (34 jobs lost)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (23 jobs lost)
4. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (17 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (17 jobs lost)

Given the 24 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 13 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 10 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Ford County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 29 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.





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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.

Ford County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Ford County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Utility system construction industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 22 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Utility system construction industry makes up 34.4 percent of the total growth in Ford County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (22 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (8 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (7 new jobs)
4. Personal care services (4 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (4 new jobs)

In Ford County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 51 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Ford County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 18 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 25.8 percent of the total job loss in Ford County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (18 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (15 jobs lost)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (11 jobs lost)
4. Direct selling establishments (5 jobs lost)
5. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (5 jobs lost)

Given the 26 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 13 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 12 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total industry employment has decreased by 1.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Illinois, which went through a gain of 1.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Ford County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Direct selling establishments industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 29.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Illinois, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 30.5 percent. The losses in the Direct selling establishments industry in Ford County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.1 percent in terms of employment in the Direct selling establishments industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Direct selling establishments (29.1 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (18.2 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (11.8 percent decline)
4. Building finishing contractors (11 percent decline)
5. Offices of physicians (11 percent decline)

Ford County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Utility system construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 47.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Ford County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Illinois, where this industry saw a gain of 2.7 percent. The Utility system construction industry in Ford County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 7.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (47.1 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (31.7 percent gain)
3. Personal care services (25.0 percent gain)
4. Offices of dentists (16.7 percent gain)
5. Legal services (15.2 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.

Income and Poverty in Ford County, Illinois

Compared to counties across the United States, Ford County accounted a medium-high household income of $44,545 (2005 Dollars). This median is 22.4 percent lower than the median in Illinois of $54,510 and the median is 10.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

In Ford County, Illinois White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $44,511 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent less than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 48.6 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $22,912. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Ford County reported a median household income of $13,163, this level was 70.5 percent less than the median income level in this area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $111,737. This income level is 150.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic households in Ford County, Illinois , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $32,724, this income level is 26.5 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Ford County, Illinois can be understood to have a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 7.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 100 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 12 to 17 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Ford County, with 10.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Ford County, Illinois

Reported by the 2000 Census in Ford County, Illinois, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 42.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Ford have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 16.2 percent (Men) versus 12 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 41.6 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Ford County, Illinois as reported in the 2000 Census, 13.8 percent of the White Alone, 15.8 percent of Black or African American, 65.8 percent of the Asian alone and 4.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Ford County, Illinois can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 13.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Ford is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals 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 Ford County, Illinois

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Ford County, Illinois to be 40.3 years old. The median in Ford is greater than the median age in the State of Illinois of 35.6. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 39.5 years old. With 23.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Ford can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 58.2 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 17.8 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Ford County, Illinois had a population that was estimated at 14,157 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 14,221. The decline signifies a decrease of -0.5 percent. Ford ranks 47 of 102 counties when analyzing total population change in Illinois and the county ranks 2,052 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Ford County, Illinois has a population that is made of 97 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 1.5 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 2.5 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Ford has increased in diversity when 1.9 percent of the population were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Ford internationally. The migration from outside the US into Ford totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Illinois. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

By measuring total land area, Ford spans a total area of 486 square miles. The land areas has a low density of 29 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Fayette, AL (29 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, MS (29 per sq. mile ), DeKalb, MO (29 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sandoval, NM (29 per sq. mile ), Gem, ID (29 per sq. mile ), Braxton, WV (29 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Ford County, Illinois

Ford County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $70,600, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall State of Illinois 2000 home median value of $130,800 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Ford County, the real estate market was made up of 6,196 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 98 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.6 percent.

In the State of Illinois, Ford County stands 78 of 102 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,249 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Ford County, Illinois. In 2000, 89.8 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Management of companies and enterprises from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Ford County, rising by 15.8 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Illinois encountered a change in industry employment of 24.4 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Ford County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 21.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 833 employees. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries total 12.1 and 9.6 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Ford County. In the County, the industry averages 44 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Illinois establishments size average of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Health care and social assistance has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Ford County since 2001, going from making up 16.9 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

In Ford County, Wholesale trade, Manufacturing and Construction industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Wholesale trade industry has an LQ of 1.84. The percent of employment in the Wholesale trade sector is 1.84 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Ford County may specialize, or be an exporter of Wholesale trade.







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