In Saline County, jobs in the management and technical consulting services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the management and technical consulting services industry wages were the highest in Saline County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Saline County earned an annual wage of $52,521 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage rate in Illinois of $74,203 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $67,321.

Other high-paying jobs in Saline County, Illinois are present in offices of physicians ($50,265), building equipment contractors ($44,291), insurance carriers ($44,025) and offices of dentists ($42,252) 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.

Saline County Wages have increased by 26.9% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Saline County, Illinois by a total of 26.9%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Illinois and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Saline 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 Saline County, Illinois when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 28 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $43,351. The average industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Saline County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Saline County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 92.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Saline County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Illinois, where this industry saw a loss of 0.4 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Saline County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 22.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (92.6 percent gain)
2. General freight trucking (46.8 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (31.7 percent gain)
4. Health and personal care stores (29.5 percent gain)
5. Other professional and technical services (29.0 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 5.7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in Illinois, which went through a loss of -1.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Saline County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 60.7 percent from 2001 (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 8.6 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Saline County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 17.4 percent in terms of employment in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (60.7 percent decline)
2. Printing and related support activities (60.5 percent decline)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (57 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (42.1 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (40.7 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Saline County

The Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 51 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 35.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Saline County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (51 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (24 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (17 new jobs)
4. Gasoline stations (17 new jobs)
5. Private households (9 new jobs)

In Saline County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 386 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Given the 31 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 18 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 12 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Saline County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 66 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 19.7 percent of the total employment decline in Saline County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (66 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (53 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (48 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (45 jobs lost)
5. Specialized freight trucking (30 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.

Saline County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Saline County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 58.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Illinois, where the it saw a gain of 4 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Saline County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.4 in percent of jobs in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (58.6 percent decline)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (30 percent decline)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (16.3 percent decline)
4. Limited-service eating places (11.7 percent decline)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (10.9 percent decline)

Saline County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 77.9 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Saline County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 30.9 percent. The Private households industry in Saline County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (77.9 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (32.0 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (26.2 percent gain)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (25.5 percent gain)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (19.5 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Illinois, which saw 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.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Saline County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 46 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 42.5 percent of the total employment decline in Saline County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (46 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (17 jobs lost)
3. Building finishing contractors (11 jobs lost)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (7 jobs lost)
5. Building equipment contractors (6 jobs lost)

In Saline County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 5 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

From the 36 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 17 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 18 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Saline County

The Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 29 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 22.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Saline County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (29 new jobs)
2. Private households (18 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (16 new jobs)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (13 new jobs)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (10 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 Saline County, Illinois

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Saline County, Illinois can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 14.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 38.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Saline County, reporting 21.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Saline County reported a relatively low household income of $33,659 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 61.9 percent lower than the median in State of Illinois of $54,510 and the median household income is 46 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $207,512. This income level is 516.5 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Saline County, Illinois White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $33,981 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Hispanic households in Saline County, Illinois , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $16,899, this median is 49.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 11.7 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $29,722. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Saline County had a median income of $10,604, which was 68.5 percent less than the areas median level for all households.







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

Higher Education in Saline County, Illinois

In Saline County, Illinois according the 2000 Decennial Census, 12.2 percent of the White Alone, 11.4 percent of Black or African American, 21.6 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Saline County, Illinois may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 12 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Saline has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Illinois's proportion of 26 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Saline County, Illinois, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Saline have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 13 percent (Men) versus 11.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree, with 35 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Saline County, Illinois

Saline County, Illinois has a population that is comprised of 93.2 percent White, 4.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 5.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Saline has increased the percent of minority makeup when 5.4 percent of the people were minorities.

In terms of total land area, Saline encompasses a total area of 383 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 68 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Monroe, TN (68 per sq. mile ), Bourbon, KY (68 per sq. mile ), Goochland, VA (68 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Taney, MO (68 per sq. mile ), Pierce, WI (68 per sq. mile ), Sumter, GA (68 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Saline internationally. The international migration into Saline totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Illinois. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Saline County, Illinois to be 40.5 years old. The median age in Saline 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 40.0 years old. With 23.5 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Saline can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the population, making up 58 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 18.5 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Saline County, Illinois had a population of 26,072 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 26,647. The decline represents a decrease of -2.2 percent. Saline ranks 83 of 102 counties by growth in total population in Illinois and the county ranks 2,805 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

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

Housing Report for Saline County, Illinois

In Saline County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 12,837 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 362 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.9 percent.

Throughout the State of Illinois, Saline County places 37 of 102 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,422 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Saline County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $48,300, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the Illinois 2000 home median value of $130,800 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Saline County, Illinois. In 2000, 94.3 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Transportation and Warehousing has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Saline County, with a job growth of 37.4 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of -1 percent. The State of Illinois experienced a sector employment shift of -3.4 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

Wholesale trade saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Saline County. The sector faced a loss of 231 total jobs during the period, accounting for 40.3 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 57.5 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Saline County, Mining, Utilities and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 37.68. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining industry is 37.68 times greater than the national average, signifying that Saline specializes in Mining.

In Saline County, Mining, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Mining is the major employer in the county making up 19.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,384 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 14.9 and 8.1 percent of industry employment.

Mining is the industry with the largest establishments in Saline County. In the County, the industry averages 198 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and greater than the Illinois establishments size average of 15 for the Mining industry.







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