In Peoria County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry wages were the highest in Peoria County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Peoria County received an annual wage of $102,547 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage rate in Illinois of $135,246 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $138,150.

Other high-paying jobs in Peoria County, Illinois may be found in wired telecommunications carriers ($90,372), offices of physicians ($82,974), other financial investment activities ($79,220) and power generation and supply ($74,044) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Peoria County Wages have increased by 19.2% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Peoria County, Illinois by a total of 19.2%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Illinois and greater 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Peoria County, Illinois when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 10.8 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $43,351. The industry 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.

Peoria County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Peoria County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Offices of physicians industry has added the most employment with 513 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 8.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Peoria County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (513 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (439 new jobs)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (437 new jobs)
4. Gasoline stations (337 new jobs)
5. Other ambulatory health care services (279 new jobs)

Of the 132 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 67 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 65 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Peoria County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 1,196 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Peoria County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,184 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 14.1 percent of the total employment decline in Peoria County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (1,184 jobs lost)
2. Home health care services (547 jobs lost)
3. Depository credit intermediation (529 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (524 jobs lost)
5. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (498 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has decreased by 1.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in the State of Illinois, experiencing a loss of -1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Peoria County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other miscellaneous manufacturing industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 346.5 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Peoria County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Illinois, where this industry saw a loss of 8 percent. The Other miscellaneous manufacturing industry in Peoria County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 16 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (346.5 percent gain)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (173.9 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (138.3 percent gain)
4. Specialized design services (120.0 percent gain)
5. Other general merchandise stores (98.4 percent gain)

Peoria County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Petroleum merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 73 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Illinois, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 4.7 percent. The losses in the Petroleum merchant wholesalers industry in Peoria County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 9.9 percent in terms of employment in the Petroleum merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (73 percent decline)
2. Direct selling establishments (61.7 percent decline)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (61.7 percent decline)
4. Freight transportation arrangement (58.4 percent decline)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (56 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.

Peoria County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Peoria County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other schools and instruction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 89.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Peoria County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where it saw a gain of 6.3 percent. The Other schools and instruction industry in Peoria County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other schools and instruction (89.9 percent gain)
2. Other general merchandise stores (68.6 percent gain)
3. Spectator sports (63.0 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (57.6 percent gain)
5. Highway, street, and bridge construction (48.3 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 3.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Illinois, which experienced a gain of 1.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Peoria County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 76.7 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 it saw a loss of 8.1 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Peoria County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 12.1 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (76.7 percent decline)
2. Direct selling establishments (60.5 percent decline)
3. Other motor vehicle dealers (32.7 percent decline)
4. Private households (31.9 percent decline)
5. Department stores (26.6 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Peoria County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Department stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 522 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 26.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Peoria County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (522 jobs lost)
2. Nursing care facilities (274 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (153 jobs lost)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (82 jobs lost)
5. Home health care services (65 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Peoria County

The Employment services industry has grown the most with 632 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Employment services industry makes up 17.7 percent of the growth in Peoria County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (632 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (360 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (266 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (242 new jobs)
5. Business support services (115 new jobs)

Given the 136 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 59 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 77 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Peoria County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 2,939 jobs between mid-2005 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.

Income and Poverty in Peoria County, Illinois

The poverty rate in Peoria County, Illinois has declined by 2.2 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 13.7 percent to 11.5 percent.

As the median income level saw a decline since 2000 in Peoria County, Illinois, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in the household income level was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 8.7 percent in the last five years. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Peoria County, encountering a 175.8 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Peoria County, Illinois can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 13.7 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 39.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Peoria County, having 23.9 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $44,291, which amounts to a 5.3 percent decline. Peoria County, Illinois, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 19 of 21 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Illinois. Peoria County ranks 447 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in household income across the nation.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Peoria County reported a relatively high median household income of $46,774 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 16.5 percent lower than the median in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the median household income is 5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

In Peoria County, Illinois White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $50,139 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 7.2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $71,099. This median is 52 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 47.8 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $24,430. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Peoria County had a median income of $27,255, this level was 41.7 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic headed households in Peoria County, Illinois reported a median household income of $41,062, this median is 12.2 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Peoria County, Illinois

Peoria County, Illinois is made up of a highly-educated population of the working age, with 23.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Peoria 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 the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Peoria County, Illinois, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 29.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Peoria have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 26.6 percent (Men) versus 20.6 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree, with 32.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Peoria County, Illinois according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 24.4 percent of the White Alone, 10 percent of Black or African American, 68.8 percent of the Asian alone and 19.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 7.4 percent. By the year 2005, 34.4 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 4.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 25 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

Since the year 2000, Peoria has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 6.0 percent to a total of 29.4 in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the State of Illinois percent of 29.2 and greater than the US percent of 27.2.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Peoria County, Illinois

Peoria County, Illinois has a population base that is comprised of 76.5 percent White, 16.7 percent African American, 2.2 percent Asian, and 2.6 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of diversity, with 21.5 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Peoria has increased the percent of minority makeup when 19.9 percent of the population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Peoria County, Illinois to be 36.0 years old. The median age in Peoria 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 this median, when at that time it was 35.9 years old. With 25.1 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Peoria can be described as having a medium-high 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 61 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13.9 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Peoria County, Illinois had a total estimated population of 182,328 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 183,210. The decline denotes a decrease of -0.5 percent. Peoria ranks 88 of 102 counties by growth in total population in Illinois and the county ranks 2,930 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When measuring the total land area, Peoria spans a total area of 620 square miles. This area has a medium-high population density of 294 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Delaware, IN (296 per sq. mile ), Sonoma, CA (296 per sq. mile ), Orange, NC (296 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sussex, NJ (294 per sq. mile ), Washington, WI (293 per sq. mile ), Berkeley, WV (291 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Peoria internationally. The international migration into Peoria makes up 0.4 percent of all immigration into Illinois. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Peoria County, Illinois

The State of Illinois, Peoria County places 51 of 102 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,647 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Peoria County, the real estate market was made up of 81,128 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 1,938 residential units since 2001, or 2.4 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Peoria County, Illinois have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $22,900, or 26.7 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $85,800.

Peoria County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $108,700, published by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the Illinois 2005 home value of $183,900 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Peoria County, Illinois. In 2005, 59.9 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Peoria County is made up of a medium percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 1.3 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Peoria County, Health care and social assistance, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 23.3 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 20,682 employees. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries make up 12.5 and 11.9 percent of all employment.

Utilities is the industry with the largest establishments in Peoria County. In the County, the industry averages 63 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's national average of 34 and greater than the Illinois typical size of 51 for the Utilities industry.

Management of companies and enterprises is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Peoria County, increasing by 176.5 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 1.6 percent. The State of Illinois had changed in sector employment of 24.4 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Peoria County, Health care and social assistance, Utilities and Professional and technical services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.8. The level of employment in the Health care and social assistance sector is 1.8 times greater than the national average, signifying that Peoria County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Health care and social assistance.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Peoria County. The sector faced a loss of 1,548 jobs, or 12.3 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 26.7 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.







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