In Pope County, jobs in the building equipment contractors pay the highest wages

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Employment in the building equipment contractors industry paid the average highest wages in Pope County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Pope County received an annual wage of $11,421 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry pay the State of Illinois of $55,873 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $43,986.

High-wage employment in Pope County, Illinois can be found in oilseed and grain farming (.), vegetable and melon farming (.), fruit and tree nut farming (.) and greenhouse and nursery production (.) 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.

Pope County Wages have increased by 23.3% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Pope County, Illinois by a total of 23.3%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Pope County, Illinois can be described as very low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 52.6 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $43,351. The average industry wage 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.

Pope County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Pope County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Florists industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 78.3 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 sector experienced a loss of 26.5 percent. The losses in the Florists industry in Pope County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 23 percent in terms of employment in the Florists industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Florists (78.3 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (33.3 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (32.7 percent decline)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (27.3 percent decline)
5. Legal services (21.2 percent decline)

Pope County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 620.4 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Pope County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Illinois, where it saw a loss of 5.7 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Pope County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (620.4 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (183.3 percent gain)
3. Specialized freight trucking (77.9 percent gain)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (58.2 percent gain)
5. Death care services (53.8 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 3.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in Illinois, which saw a loss of -1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

In Pope County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 13 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pope County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 112 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 42.8 percent of the total growth in Pope County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (112 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (56 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (32 new jobs)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (18 new jobs)
5. Hog and pig farming (14 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pope County

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 62 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 47.8 percent of the total job loss in Pope County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (62 jobs lost)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (19 jobs lost)
3. Florists (18 jobs lost)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (9 jobs lost)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (7 jobs lost)

From the 22 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 10 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 12 industries reported employment loss in the period.





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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.

Pope County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 57 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 24 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 32 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Pope County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building material and supplies dealers industry has added the most employment with 66 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 14.7 percent of the growth in Pope County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (66 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (54 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (48 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (30 new jobs)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (28 new jobs)

In Pope County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 8 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Pope County

Given the industries in the area, the Employment services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 33 jobs. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 25.7 percent of the total employment decline in Pope County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (33 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (19 jobs lost)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (9 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (8 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (8 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Illinois, which experienced a gain of 1.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Pope County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 94.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Pope County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Illinois, where this industry saw a gain of 2.6 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Pope County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (94.1 percent gain)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (62.9 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (59.1 percent gain)
4. Architectural and engineering services (56.9 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (48.8 percent gain)

Pope County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 25.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Illinois, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 8 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Pope County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 3.5 percent in terms of employees in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (25.8 percent decline)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (25 percent decline)
3. Nonresidential building construction (22.9 percent decline)
4. Employment services (17.6 percent decline)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (15.1 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 Pope County, Illinois

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Pope County had a medium-low median income for households of $35,156 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 55.1 percent lower than the median in Illinois of $54,510 and this is 39.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

In Pope County, Illinois White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,079 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.2 percent less than the median in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 34.3 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $47,218. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Pope County reported a median household income of $32,175, this median was 8.5 percent less than the median level for total households in the area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Pope County, Illinois can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 18.2 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 74.2 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Pope County, reporting 36.6 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Pope County, Illinois

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Pope County, Illinois, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 35.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Pope on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 10.6 percent (Men) versus 10.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree, with 35 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Pope County, Illinois as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 10.6 percent of the White Alone, 6 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and . percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Pope County, Illinois is made up of a less-educated population, with 10.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Pope was reported to have a lower percent of population with high education level than the State of Illinois's proportion of 26 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Pope County, Illinois

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Pope County, Illinois to be 43.0 years old. The median age in Pope is greater than the median age in the State of Illinois of 35.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 41.1 years of age. With 18.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Pope can be described as being made up of a relatively low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.7 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 19.7 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Since 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Pope from outside the country. The immigration into Pope totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Illinois. This percent of international migration is very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Pope County, Illinois had a population that was estimated at 4,211 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 4,423. The decline denotes a decrease of -4.8 percent. Pope ranks 59 of 102 counties by growth in total population in Illinois and the county ranks 2,352 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When measuring the total land area, Pope covers a total land area of 371 square miles. The land areas has a very low population density of 11 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Big Stone, MN (11 per sq. mile ), Parmer, TX (11 per sq. mile ), Fillmore, NE (11 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Holt, MO (11 per sq. mile ), Aroostook, ME (11 per sq. mile ), Webster, GA (11 per sq. mile ).

Pope County, Illinois has a population that is made up of 92.8 percent White, 4.7 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity, with 6.1 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Pope has increased the percent of minority population when 5.0 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Pope County, Illinois

In Pope County, the real estate market was made up of 2,433 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 59 residential units since 2001, or 2.5 percent.

Throughout the State of Illinois, Pope County is positioned 47 of 102 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,620 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Pope County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $50,600, published by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall Illinois 2000 home value of $130,800 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

There seems to be a large amount of housing that is affordable in Pope County, Illinois. In 2000, 90 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Health care and social assistance industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Pope County since 2001, going from making up 18.5 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

Transportation and Warehousing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Pope County, with an industry growth of 106.1 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -1 percent. The State of Illinois had changed in sector employment of -3.4 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Pope County, Transportation and Warehousing, Manufacturing, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Transportation and Warehousing is the major employer in the county making up 15.5 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 68 employees. The Manufacturing and Retail Trade industries total 9.4 and 9.1 percent of all employment.

In Pope County, Transportation and Warehousing, Manufacturing and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Transportation and Warehousing sector has a United State LQ of 4.19. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Transportation and Warehousing sector is 4.19 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Pope County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Transportation and Warehousing.

Transportation and Warehousing has the largest employers in Pope County. In the County, the industry averages 23 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 19 and greater than the State of Illinois typical size of 19 for the Transportation and Warehousing industry.







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