In Hancock County, jobs in the accounting and bookkeeping services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the accounting and bookkeeping services industry paid the average highest wages in Hancock County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Hancock County earned an annual wage of $43,412 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage in Illinois of $54,165 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $50,686.

Other high-paying jobs in Hancock County, Illinois can be found in other professional and technical services ($42,893), offices of physicians ($32,983), building finishing contractors ($31,587) and automobile dealers ($30,174) 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.

Hancock County Wages have increased by 7.7% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Hancock County, Illinois by a total of 7.7%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Illinois and less 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Hancock County, Illinois can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 43.4 percent lower than the with an state average of $43,351. The average industry wage 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.

Hancock County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Hancock County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other professional and technical services industry has grown the most with 43 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other professional and technical services industry makes up 39.8 percent of the total growth in Hancock County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other professional and technical services (43 new jobs)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (25 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (20 new jobs)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (13 new jobs)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (2 new jobs)

In Hancock County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 687 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Given the 26 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 17 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 8 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Hancock County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Offices of physicians industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 35 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Offices of physicians industry make up 20.8 percent of the total job loss in Hancock County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (35 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (21 jobs lost)
3. Private households (20 jobs lost)
4. Residential building construction (19 jobs lost)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (13 jobs lost)

Total employment has decreased by 14.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Illinois, which saw a loss of -1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Hancock County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 200.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Hancock County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Illinois, where it saw a loss of 6.2 percent. The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Hancock County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 9.6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (200.0 percent gain)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (194.9 percent gain)
3. Other professional and technical services (179.2 percent gain)
4. Full-service restaurants (34.7 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (12.1 percent gain)

Hancock County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 80 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 sector has gone through in the Illinois, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 36.7 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Hancock County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 19.8 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (80 percent decline)
2. Offices of physicians (60.1 percent decline)
3. Florists (45.7 percent decline)
4. Building finishing contractors (40.2 percent decline)
5. Residential building construction (36.3 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.

Hancock County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Hancock County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other professional and technical services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 23 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Other professional and technical services industry makes up 24.4 percent of the total employment growth in Hancock County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other professional and technical services (23 new jobs)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (16 new jobs)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (10 new jobs)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (8 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (7 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Hancock County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 23 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 30.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Hancock County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (23 jobs lost)
2. Private households (19 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (7 jobs lost)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (6 jobs lost)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (5 jobs lost)

Out of the 28 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 13 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 15 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Hancock County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 75 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Illinois, which experienced a gain of 1.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Hancock County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other professional and technical services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 51.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Hancock County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Illinois, where it saw a gain of 3.8 percent. The Other professional and technical services industry in Hancock County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other professional and technical services (51.1 percent gain)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (44.2 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (42.6 percent gain)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (36.9 percent gain)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (26.9 percent gain)

Hancock County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 79.2 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 felt a loss of 30.9 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Hancock County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.9 in percent of workers in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (79.2 percent decline)
2. Architectural and engineering services (37.5 percent decline)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (36.2 percent decline)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (26.5 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (23.1 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 Hancock County, Illinois

Compared to counties across the United States, Hancock County had a medium-high median income for households of $42,885 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 27.1 percent lower than the median in Illinois of $54,510 and the median is 14.6 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

In Hancock County, Illinois White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $42,773 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.3 percent less than the median income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $62,888. This income level is 46.6 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic households in Hancock County, Illinois , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $42,413, which is 1.1 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Hancock County had a median household income level of $48,994, which was 14.2 percent greater than the areas median level for all households.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Hancock County, Illinois may be understood as having a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 8.3 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 62.5 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Hancock County, with 12 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Hancock County, Illinois

Hancock County, Illinois can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 15.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Hancock was reported to have 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.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Hancock County, Illinois, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 42.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Hancock on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 16.8 percent (Men) versus 14.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 40.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Hancock County, Illinois as reported in the 2000 Census, 15.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 16.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Hancock County, Illinois

In terms of total land area, Hancock spans a total area of 795 square miles. The county has a low average population density of 24 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Warren, IN (24 per sq. mile ), Jefferson, FL (24 per sq. mile ), Dawson, NE (24 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Owsley, KY (24 per sq. mile ), Menominee, MI (24 per sq. mile ), Chelan, WA (24 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Hancock from another country. The international migration into Hancock makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Illinois. This amount of international migration is low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Hancock County, Illinois to be 42.6 years of age. The median in Hancock is greater than the median age for the State of Illinois of 35.6. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 40.4 years old. With a total of 22.1 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Hancock can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 59.1 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 18.8 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Hancock County, Illinois has a population base that is comprised of 98.5 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.5 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.0 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Hancock has increased the percent of minority makeup when 0.9 percent of the people were minorities.

Hancock County, Illinois had a population of 19,153 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 20,094. The decline denotes a decrease of -4.7 percent. Hancock ranks 91 of 102 counties in terms of population growth in Illinois and the county ranks 2,943 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

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

Housing Report for Hancock County, Illinois

Hancock County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $58,200, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of Illinois 2000 median home value of $130,800 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In the State of Illinois, Hancock County stands 43 of 102 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,487 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Hancock County, Illinois. In 2000, 92.3 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Hancock County, the real estate market was made up of 9,217 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 245 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.7 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Hancock County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 31.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,203 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 13.6 and 9.7 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Hancock County. The sector dealt with a loss of 587 jobs, or 32.8 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 70.8 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Hancock County ranks 71 of 103 total Counties compared to other Counties in 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 66 of 103 Counties.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Hancock County. In the County, the industry averages 60 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Illinois establishments size average of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Hancock County, Manufacturing, Utilities and Wholesale trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.49. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.49 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Hancock may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Hancock County since 2001, going from making up 40.1 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 31.9 percent in the year 2005.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Hancock County, moving a total of 156.3 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.7 percent. The State of Illinois went through a industry job change of 1.5 percent, in the period of time since 2001.



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