In Scott County, jobs in the general freight trucking pay the highest wages

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Employment in the general freight trucking industry paid the average highest wages in Scott County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Scott County was paid an annual wage of $33,519 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry pay the State of Illinois of $43,668 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $41,086.

Other high-paying jobs in Scott County, Illinois are present in depository credit intermediation ($26,999), insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($25,832), oilseed and grain farming ($24,826) and residential building construction ($21,548) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Scott County Wages have increased by 16.4% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Scott County, Illinois by a total of 16.4%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Scott County, Illinois when analyzed can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 24.1 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $43,351. The overall 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.

Scott County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Scott County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 73 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Illinois, where the industry felt a gain of 0.2 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Scott County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.2 percent in terms of employment in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. General freight trucking (73 percent decline)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (72.6 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 14.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Illinois, which saw a loss of -1.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Scott County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 137.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Scott County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Illinois, where this industry saw a gain of 13 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Scott County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 30.6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 1 Industries
1. Residential building construction (137.9 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Scott County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Residential building construction industry has grown the most with 13 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 95.2 percent of the total employment growth in Scott County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Residential building construction (13 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (6 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Scott County

Given the industries in the area, the General freight trucking industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 40 jobs. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 72.1 percent of the total employment decline in Scott County, Illinois.

Top 2 Industries
1. General freight trucking (40 jobs lost)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (15 jobs lost)

In Scott County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 150 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 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.

Scott County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Scott County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 182 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Scott County

The Building equipment contractors industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 2 jobs. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 46.7 percent of the total employment decline in Scott County, Illinois.

Top 2 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (2 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (2 jobs lost)

Given the 6 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 2 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Scott County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Residential building construction industry has grown the most with 14 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 93.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Scott County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Residential building construction (14 new jobs)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (1 new jobs)
3. Colleges and universities (218 new jobs)

Scott County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 155.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Scott County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where it saw a gain of 3.5 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Scott County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Residential building construction (155.6 percent gain)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (11.1 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 17 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Illinois, which went through a gain of 1.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Scott County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 18.9 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Illinois, where the it saw a gain of 4.8 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Scott County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.5 percent in terms of employment in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (18.9 percent decline)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (5.6 percent decline)
3. Depository credit intermediation (3.8 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 Scott County, Illinois

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Scott County reported a medium-high median income for households of $42,782 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 27.4 percent lower than the household income median in State of Illinois of $54,510 and this is 14.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Scott County, Illinois can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 9.7 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 23.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Scott County, accounting 20.7 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Hispanic in Scott County, Illinois recorded a median income of $26,813, which is 37.3 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 48.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $21,938. In Scott County, Illinois White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,811 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.







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

Higher Education in Scott County, Illinois

In 2000, the Census reported that in Scott County, Illinois, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 49.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Scott have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 10.6 percent (Men) versus 13.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 43.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Scott County, Illinois as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 12 percent of the White Alone, 100 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Scott County, Illinois has a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 12 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Scott was reported to have 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.





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

Demographic Profile for Scott County, Illinois

Scott County, Illinois has a population that is made of 99.3 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 0.4 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Scott has increased the level of diversity when 0.3 percent of the population were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Scott from outside the country. The immigration into Scott accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Illinois. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Scott County, Illinois had a total estimated population of 5,412 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 5,549. The decline signifies a decrease of -2.5 percent. Scott ranks 52 of 102 counties by growth in total population in Illinois and the county ranks 2,197 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Scott County, Illinois to be 41.4 years old. The median age in Scott is greater than the median age for the State of Illinois of 35.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 38.9 years of age. With a total of 22.7 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Scott can be understood as having a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 17.4 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

In terms of total land area, Scott spans a total of 251 square miles. This area has a low population density of 22 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Clarke, AL (22 per sq. mile ), Tallahatchie, MS (22 per sq. mile ), Pennington, MN (22 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Ripley, MO (22 per sq. mile ), Miller, GA (22 per sq. mile ), Barton, MO (22 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Scott County, Illinois

In the State of Illinois, Scott County ranks 40 of 102 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,454 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Scott County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $57,800, accounted by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of Illinois 2000 median home value of $130,800 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Scott County, Illinois. In 2000, 90.2 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In Scott County, the real estate market was made up of 2,556 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 70 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.8 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Scott County, Construction, Wholesale trade, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Construction is the largest employment industry and makes up 38.2 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 368 individuals. The Wholesale trade and Retail Trade industries total 10.2 and 10.1 percent of industry employment.

Professional and technical services has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Scott County, with a job growth of 112.5 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 2.6 percent. The State of Illinois experienced a sector employment shift of -5 percent, during the period.

The Transportation and Warehousing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Scott County since 2001, going from making up 10.7 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

Construction has the largest businesses in Scott County. In the County, the industry averages 20 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 9 and greater than the Illinois average establishment size of 7 for the Construction industry.

In Scott County, Construction, Wholesale trade and Finance and insurance have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Construction sector has a United State LQ of 5.82. The level of employment in the Construction industry is 5.82 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Scott specializes in Construction.







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