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

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Individuals that are employed in the offices of physicians industry paid the average highest wages in Knox County for 2006. The average industry job in Knox County was paid an annual wage of $58,587 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage in Illinois of $68,301 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $64,740.

High-wage employment in Knox County, Illinois can be found in electric goods merchant wholesalers ($45,939), other specialty trade contractors ($44,929), nonresidential building construction ($40,993) and building equipment contractors ($40,285) 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.

Knox County Wages have decreased by ( 0.7%) Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages decreased in Knox County, Illinois by a total of ( 0.7%). This is less than the growth in industry 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Knox County, Illinois can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 43.1 percent lower than the with an state average of $43,351. The average pay was less 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.

Knox County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Knox County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Social advocacy organizations industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 560.8 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Knox County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Illinois, where the industry felt a gain of 41 percent. The Social advocacy organizations industry in Knox County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 9.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Social advocacy organizations (560.8 percent gain)
2. Other general merchandise stores (119.9 percent gain)
3. Activities related to real estate (84.5 percent gain)
4. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (77.1 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (64.8 percent gain)

Knox County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 76.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Illinois, where the industry reported a loss of 7.3 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Knox County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 1.6 percent in terms of employees in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (76.8 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (64.8 percent decline)
3. Professional and similar organizations (61.1 percent decline)
4. Private households (45.5 percent decline)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (30.5 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 18.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Illinois, which saw a loss of -1.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Knox County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Social advocacy organizations industry has grown the most with 138 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Social advocacy organizations industry makes up 20.2 percent of the growth in Knox County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Social advocacy organizations (138 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (91 new jobs)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (90 new jobs)
4. Residential mental health facilities (66 new jobs)
5. Other general merchandise stores (58 new jobs)

From the 55 4-digit NAICS industries, 34 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 20 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Knox County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 3,724 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Knox County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Limited-service eating places industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 136 jobs. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 12.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Knox County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (136 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (95 jobs lost)
3. Professional and similar organizations (88 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (87 jobs lost)
5. Employment services (75 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.

Knox County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 62 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 26 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 33 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Knox County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 140 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 32.5 percent of the total employment growth in Knox County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (140 new jobs)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (45 new jobs)
3. Residential mental health facilities (42 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (37 new jobs)
5. Civic and social organizations (21 new jobs)

In Knox County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 365 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Knox County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Employment services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 207 jobs. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 45.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Knox County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (207 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (31 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (27 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (26 jobs lost)
5. Health and personal care stores (25 jobs lost)

Knox County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 94.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Knox County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Illinois, where the industry felt a gain of 4.8 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Knox County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (94.8 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (50.0 percent gain)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (49.4 percent gain)
4. Private households (25.4 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (24.4 percent gain)

Knox County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Employment services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 36.2 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Illinois, where the it saw a gain of 5.4 percent. The losses in the Employment services industry in Knox County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 3.1 in percent of jobs in the Employment services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (36.2 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (19.6 percent decline)
3. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (17.6 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (16.1 percent decline)
5. Health and personal care stores (15.3 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 2.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Illinois, which went through a gain of 1.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 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.

Income and Poverty in Knox County, Illinois

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 40.9 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $24,481. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $83,070. This income level is 100.5 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Knox County, Illinois reported a median household income of $43,040, which is 3.9 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Knox County reported an income level of $4,713, this median was 88.6 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Knox County, Illinois White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,590 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.8 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Knox County, Illinois can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 11.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 55.4 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Knox County, reporting 20.7 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Knox County was reported to have a medium-high median income for households of $41,426 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 31.6 percent lower than the median income in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the income level is 18.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Knox County, Illinois

In Knox County, Illinois as reported in the 2000 Census, 15.2 percent of the White Alone, 4.6 percent of Black or African American, 49.2 percent of the Asian alone and 6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Knox County, Illinois can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 14.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Knox 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Knox County, Illinois, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 36.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Knox have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 15.2 percent (Men) versus 14 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 37 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Knox County, Illinois

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Knox County, Illinois to be 40.3 years of age. The median in Knox is greater than the median age for the State of Illinois of 35.6. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 39.4 years old. With a total of 21.4 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Knox can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 17.6 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Knox County, Illinois had a total estimated population of 53,309 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 55,756. The decline denotes a decrease of -4.4 percent. Knox ranks 100 of 102 counties when calculating total change in population for Illinois and the county ranks 3,083 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Knox County, Illinois has a population that is comprised of 87.1 percent White, 7 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 3.8 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 11.6 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Knox has increased the percent of minority population when 10.4 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Knox extends a total area of 716 square miles. The county has a medium-low density of 74 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Dyer, TN (74 per sq. mile ), Starke, IN (74 per sq. mile ), Cass, ND (74 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Franklin, TN (74 per sq. mile ), Pike, GA (74 per sq. mile ), Santa Fe, NM (74 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Knox internationally. The migration from outside the US into Knox makes up 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of Illinois. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

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

Housing Report for Knox County, Illinois

Throughout the State of Illinois, Knox County ranks 97 of 102 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,744 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Knox County, Illinois. In 2000, 89.9 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Knox County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $63,500, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is less than the State of Illinois 2000 home value of $130,800 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

In Knox County, the real estate market was made up of 23,975 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 184 residential structures since 2001, a change of 0.8 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Knox County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 24.7 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 3,982 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 20.3 and 10.9 percent of total employment, respectively.

Knox is the County that is ranked 29 of 103 Counties throughout the State of Illinois in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 24 of 103 Counties.

The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Knox County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 23.8 percent of employment in 2001 to 8.1 percent in the year 2005.

In Knox County, Health care and social assistance, Educational services and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Health care and social assistance sector has a United State LQ of 1.9. The percent of employment in the Health care and social assistance industry is 1.9 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Knox County may specialize, or be an exporter of Health care and social assistance.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Knox County. The sector dealt with a loss of 3,493 total jobs during the period, accounting for 72.8 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 81.7 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Educational services has the largest businesses in Knox County, with the industry averaging 47 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 27 and greater than the State of Illinois average of 32 for the Educational services industry.

Information is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Knox County, increasing by 52.9 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -14.9 percent. The State of Illinois experienced a change in employment in the sector of -22.9 percent, during the time since 2001.



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