In Sangamon County, jobs in the medical and diagnostic laboratories pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the medical and diagnostic laboratories industry reported the top wages in Sangamon County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Sangamon County received an annual wage of $162,403 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage in Illinois of $48,140 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $50,276.

Other top-pay jobs in Sangamon County, Illinois exsists in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($80,282), offices of physicians ($76,430), wired telecommunications carriers ($64,176) and commercial equip. merchant wholesalers ($62,288) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Sangamon County Wages have increased by 9.0% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Sangamon County, Illinois by a total of 9.0%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Sangamon County, Illinois can be described as medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 26.3 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.

Sangamon County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Sangamon County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Local messengers and local delivery industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 76.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 42.9 percent. The losses in the Local messengers and local delivery industry in Sangamon County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 15.4 percent in terms of employment in the Local messengers and local delivery industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Local messengers and local delivery (76.4 percent decline)
2. General rental centers (55.7 percent decline)
3. Performing arts companies (54.7 percent decline)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (50.2 percent decline)
5. Business, computer and management training (47.4 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in Illinois, experiencing a loss of -1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Sangamon County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 281.2 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Sangamon County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 2.8 percent. The Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers industry in Sangamon County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (281.2 percent gain)
2. Other schools and instruction (135.3 percent gain)
3. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (116.7 percent gain)
4. Furniture stores (105.0 percent gain)
5. Technical and trade schools (93.6 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Sangamon County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Depository credit intermediation industry has grown the most with 895 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 13.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Sangamon County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (895 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (750 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (521 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (408 new jobs)
5. Employment services (285 new jobs)

In Sangamon County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 348 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Sangamon County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building equipment contractors industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 431 jobs. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 9.0 percent of the total employment decline in Sangamon County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (431 jobs lost)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (410 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (372 jobs lost)
4. Department stores (355 jobs lost)
5. Traveler accommodation (343 jobs lost)

Given the 131 4-digit NAICS industries, 63 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 68 industry sectors reported declines during the time 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.

Sangamon County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Sangamon County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other support services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 79.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Illinois, where the industry reported a gain of 3.6 percent. The losses in the Other support services industry in Sangamon County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.2 percent in terms of employees in the Other support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (79.5 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (58.9 percent decline)
3. General rental centers (42.7 percent decline)
4. Utility system construction (33.9 percent decline)
5. Industrial machinery manufacturing (33.3 percent decline)

Sangamon County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Office administrative services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 106.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Sangamon County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Illinois, where it saw a gain of 0.7 percent. The Office administrative services industry in Sangamon County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (106.1 percent gain)
2. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (93.4 percent gain)
3. Support activities for road transportation (38.5 percent gain)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (35.9 percent gain)
5. Other personal services (33.8 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of Illinois, which saw a gain of 1.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Given the 146 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 73 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 72 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Sangamon County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 176 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sangamon County

The Other support services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 124 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Other support services industry make up 7.2 percent of the total employment decline in Sangamon County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other support services (124 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (124 jobs lost)
3. Wired telecommunications carriers (69 jobs lost)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (64 jobs lost)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (61 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sangamon County

The Depository credit intermediation industry has grown the most with 193 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 10.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Sangamon County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (193 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (134 new jobs)
3. Business support services (118 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (111 new jobs)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (88 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 Sangamon County, Illinois

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Sangamon County had a relatively high median income for all households of $50,260 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 8.5 percent lower than the median income in State of Illinois of $54,510 and this is 2.2 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

In Sangamon County, Illinois White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $52,968 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 5.4 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $49,628. This median is 1.3 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic headed households in Sangamon County, Illinois , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $36,813, this median is 26.8 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 42.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $28,815. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Sangamon County had a median income of $30,895, which was 38.5 percent less than the median for all households.

As the median income level saw a decline in the last five year in Sangamon County, Illinois, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median household income was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 26.2 percent since 2000. The Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Sangamon County, encountering a 21.3 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

The poverty rate in Sangamon County, Illinois has increased by 1.8 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 9.3 percent to 11.1 percent.

The median household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $46,115, representing a 8.2 percent decline. Sangamon County, Illinois, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 12 of 21 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Illinois. Sangamon County ranks 315 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median household income in the United States.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Sangamon County, Illinois can be considered to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 34.8 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Sangamon County, accounting 17.8 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

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

Higher Education in Sangamon County, Illinois

In Sangamon County, Illinois according the 2000 Decennial Census, 29.2 percent of the White Alone, 15.8 percent of Black or African American, 63.6 percent of the Asian alone and 29.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Sangamon County, Illinois is made up of a highly-educated population of the working age, with 28.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Sangamon counted a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Illinois's proportion of 26 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

Since 2000, Sangamon has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 0.4 percent to a total of 29 in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the State of Illinois percent of 29.2 and greater than the United States percent of 27.2.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Sangamon County, Illinois, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 31.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Sangamon have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 31.6 percent (Men) versus 25.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 33.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has decreased by 1.6 percent. By the year 2005, 30.4 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 2.0 percent. By 2005, a total of 27.8 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

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

Demographic Profile for Sangamon County, Illinois

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Sangamon from outside the country. The immigration into Sangamon makes up 0.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of Illinois. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Sangamon County, Illinois had a population of 192,789 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 189,059. This growth signifies an increase of 2 percent. Sangamon ranks 16 of 102 counties when calculating total change in population for Illinois and the county ranks 601 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Sangamon County, Illinois has a population that is comprised of 85.7 percent White, 10.3 percent African American, 1.3 percent Asian, and 1.2 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 12.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Sangamon has increased the level of diversity when 11.9 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Sangamon County, Illinois to be 38.4 years old. The median in Sangamon is greater than the median age for the State of Illinois of 35.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 37.3 years of age. With 24.1 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Sangamon can be described as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 62.4 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 13.6 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

When calculating the total land area, Sangamon spans a total area of 868 square miles. This area has a medium-high average area density of 222 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Utah, UT (222 per sq. mile ), Sheboygan, WI (223 per sq. mile ), Douglas, KS (225 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Black Hawk, IA (222 per sq. mile ), Sebastian, AR (221 per sq. mile ), Benton, AR (221 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Sangamon County, Illinois

Throughout the State of Illinois, Sangamon County places 29 of 102 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,235 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Sangamon County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $106,600, reported by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the State of Illinois 2005 home median value of $183,900 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

In Sangamon County, the census reported 89,328 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 2,946 housing units since the year 2001, or 3.4 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Sangamon County, Illinois. In 2005, 61.7 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Sangamon County can be understood as having a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 0.9 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

The residential real estate values in Sangamon County, Illinois have moderate increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $15,400, or 16.9 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $91,200.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Construction saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Sangamon County. The sector faced a loss of 1,114 jobs during the period, or 21 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 40.6 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Sangamon County is ranked at 11 of 103 Counties throughout the State of Illinois by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 10 of 103 Counties.

In Sangamon County, Other services, except public administration, Health care and social assistance and Finance and insurance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Other services, except public administration industry has an LQ of 1.63. This means the percent of total employment in the Other services, except public administration industry is 1.63 times greater than the national average, signifying that Sangamon specializes in Other services, except public administration.

Mining has the largest employers in Sangamon County, averaging 49 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 21 and greater than the Illinois average establishment size of 15 for the Mining industry.

Mining from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Sangamon County, changing a total of 76.2 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Illinois felt a shift in employment in the industry of -2.6 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Sangamon County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 19.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 14,926 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 14.8 and 12.6 percent of all employment.





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