In Grundy County, jobs in the utility system construction pay the highest wages

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Employment in the utility system construction industry wages were the highest in Grundy County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Grundy County was paid an annual wage of $82,326 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in Illinois of $64,575 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $48,011.

High-wage employment in Grundy County, Illinois exsists in resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg. ($76,178), highway, street, and bridge construction ($75,710), other support services ($65,612) and nonresidential building construction ($57,780) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Grundy County Wages have increased by 9.6% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Grundy County, Illinois by a total of 9.6%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Illinois and less 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.

Grundy County Industry Wages Lag Behind Illinois, but Wages Exceed the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Grundy County, Illinois when analyzed can be described as relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 0.6 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $43,351. The overall industry wage was greater 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.

Grundy County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Grundy County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 254 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 23.1 percent of the total growth in Grundy County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (254 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (141 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (90 new jobs)
4. Gasoline stations (73 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (63 new jobs)

In Grundy County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,383 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

From the 50 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 20 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 30 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Grundy County

The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 114 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry make up 23.4 percent of the total job loss in Grundy County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (114 jobs lost)
2. Other support services (87 jobs lost)
3. Architectural and engineering services (45 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (38 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (36 jobs lost)

Grundy County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 1916.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Grundy County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Illinois, where it saw a gain of 6.6 percent. The Unclassified industry in Grundy County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 1.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (1916.7 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (214.3 percent gain)
3. Consumer goods rental (143.9 percent gain)
4. Personal care services (124.6 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (113.0 percent gain)

Grundy County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 70.6 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 felt a loss of 9.9 percent. The losses in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry in Grundy County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 7.4 in percent of workers in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (70.6 percent decline)
2. Other support services (66.7 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (54.7 percent decline)
4. Architectural and engineering services (40.2 percent decline)
5. Computer systems design and related services (32.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 11.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in the State of Illinois, which experienced a loss of -1.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States 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.

Grundy County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Grundy County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 572.2 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Grundy County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Illinois, where this industry saw a loss of 8.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Grundy County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 12.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (572.2 percent gain)
2. School and employee bus transportation (243.0 percent gain)
3. Lessors of real estate (58.9 percent gain)
4. Offices of physicians (52.8 percent gain)
5. Grocery stores (49.3 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 5.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Illinois, which went through a gain of 1.5 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Grundy County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 45.8 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Illinois, where the industry reported a gain of 8 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Grundy County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 3.5 in percent of jobs in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (45.8 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (27.6 percent decline)
3. Furniture stores (23.9 percent decline)
4. Other support services (14.5 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (13.4 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Grundy County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 73 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Specialized freight trucking industry make up 30.3 percent of the total employment decline in Grundy County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (73 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (30 jobs lost)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (20 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (15 jobs lost)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (12 jobs lost)

In Grundy County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 680 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

From the 60 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 25 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 32 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Grundy County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the School and employee bus transportation industry has added the most employment with 347 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the School and employee bus transportation industry makes up 33.7 percent of the growth in Grundy County.

Top 5 Industries
1. School and employee bus transportation (347 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (166 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (144 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (94 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (36 new jobs)





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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 Grundy County, Illinois

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Grundy County, Illinois can be recognized as having a very low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 4.8 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 11.7 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Grundy County, reporting 7 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 Grundy County reported an income level of $60,511, this level was only slightly equal to the median income level in this area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 11.2 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $53,747. Hispanic in Grundy County, Illinois , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $49,400, this income level is 18.4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $55,818. This household income level is 7.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Grundy County, Illinois White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $60,635 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median in 2000.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Grundy County reported a relatively high median income for households of $60,511 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 9.9 percent higher than the median in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the income level is 18.8 percent higher 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 Grundy County, Illinois

Grundy County, Illinois has a population that is made of 91.3 percent White, 0.9 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 6.2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 7.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Grundy has increased the percent of minority makeup when 4.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Grundy County, Illinois had a population that was estimated at 43,838 in the year 2005. The population has increased very sharply, since its 2000 population of 37,682. This growth signifies an increase of 16.3 percent. Grundy ranks 11 of 102 counties when analyzing total population change in Illinois and the county ranks 445 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In terms of total land area, Grundy encompasses a total area of 420 square miles. The county has a medium-low population density of 104 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Brunswick, NC (104 per sq. mile ), Seneca, OH (104 per sq. mile ), Larimer, CO (105 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Wise, VA (104 per sq. mile ), Campbell, VA (104 per sq. mile ), Clinton, OH (104 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Grundy County, Illinois to be 35.1 years old. The median age in Grundy is less than the median age in the State of Illinois of 35.6. From 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median, when the median age was 36.4 years old. With 24.3 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Grundy can be understood as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 64.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11.2 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Grundy from outside the country. The immigration into Grundy accounts for 0.1 percent of all immigration into Illinois. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Grundy County, Illinois

In Grundy County, the real estate market was made up of 17,369 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 2,080 residential units since 2001, or 13.6 percent.

Throughout the State of Illinois, Grundy County ranks 3 of 102 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 149 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Grundy County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $128,600, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall Illinois 2000 median home value of $130,800 and greater than home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There is a fair amount of housing that is affordable in Grundy County, Illinois. In 2000, 47.3 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Grundy County has a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2000, the Decennial Census accounted that 0.4 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Utilities is the industry with the largest establishments in Grundy County, with the industry averaging 146 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 34 and greater than the Illinois average of 51 for the Utilities industry.

Utilities saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Grundy County. The industry lost a total of 429 total jobs during the period, accounting for 22.7 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 47.6 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Mining has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Grundy County, increasing by 64.9 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.7 percent. The State of Illinois experienced a sector employment shift of -2.6 percent, since the year 2001.

In Grundy County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 15.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 2,087 people employed. The Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance industries make up 12.8 and 11.5 percent of industry employment.

In Grundy County, Utilities, Transportation and Warehousing and Administrative and waste services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Utilities industry has a US LQ in the county of 22.37. This means the percent of total employment in the Utilities sector is 22.37 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Grundy specializes in Utilities.







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