In Wabash County, jobs in the machinery and supply merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry reported the top wages in Wabash County for 2006. The average industry job in Wabash County received a wage of $34,523 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in Illinois of $56,961 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $51,569.

Other high-paying jobs in Wabash County, Illinois may be found in depository credit intermediation ($33,369), building equipment contractors ($32,656), architectural and engineering services ($30,642) and offices of physicians ($29,418) 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.

Wabash County Wages have increased by 14.6% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Wabash County, Illinois by a total of 14.6%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of 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.

Wabash 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 Wabash County, Illinois when analyzed can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 35.1 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.

Wabash County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wabash County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 21 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 24.5 percent of the total employment growth in Wabash County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (21 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (18 new jobs)
3. Automobile dealers (15 new jobs)
4. Offices of dentists (8 new jobs)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (6 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wabash County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Services to buildings and dwellings industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 23 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry make up 51.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Wabash County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (23 jobs lost)
2. Civic and social organizations (10 jobs lost)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (6 jobs lost)
4. Private households (2 jobs lost)
5. Legal services (2 jobs lost)

In Wabash County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 517 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 18 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 11 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Wabash County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 75.8 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 10.8 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Wabash County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 11 in percent of workers in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (75.8 percent decline)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (26.8 percent decline)
3. Civic and social organizations (14.4 percent decline)
4. Legal services (11.6 percent decline)
5. Private households (7.7 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 15.8 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Illinois, which saw a loss of -1.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Wabash County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 93.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Wabash County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Illinois, where the industry felt a gain of 0.2 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Wabash County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 0.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (93.3 percent gain)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (54.5 percent gain)
3. Offices of dentists (36.4 percent gain)
4. Full-service restaurants (21.1 percent gain)
5. Automobile dealers (20.6 percent gain)





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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.

Wabash County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Wabash County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 69.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Illinois, where the industry felt a gain of 2.9 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Wabash County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.1 in percent of workers in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (69.9 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (47.3 percent decline)
3. Offices of physicians (16.2 percent decline)
4. Legal services (15.6 percent decline)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (12.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 3.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Illinois, which experienced a gain of 1.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Wabash County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 33.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Wabash County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 30.9 percent. The Private households industry in Wabash County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (33.3 percent gain)
2. Offices of dentists (32.4 percent gain)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (23.8 percent gain)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (21.4 percent gain)
5. Other general merchandise stores (16.0 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Wabash County

The Other general merchandise stores industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 9 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 20.6 percent of the total employment growth in Wabash County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (9 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (8 new jobs)
3. Offices of dentists (7 new jobs)
4. Private households (6 new jobs)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (4 new jobs)

In Wabash County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 89 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Given the 21 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 12 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 8 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Wabash County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Limited-service eating places industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 21 jobs. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 27.4 percent of the total job loss in Wabash County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (21 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (17 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (9 jobs lost)
4. Offices of physicians (6 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (6 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.

Income and Poverty in Wabash County, Illinois

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 16.6 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $33,638. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Wabash County had a median household income level of $11,943, this level was 70.4 percent less than the median for all households. In Wabash County, Illinois White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $40,364 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic in Wabash County, Illinois , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $12,431, this median household income is 69.2 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $57,038. This median income level is 41.4 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Wabash County, Illinois can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 14.1 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 36.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Wabash County, accounting 26.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Wabash County accounted a medium-high median income for households of $40,333 (2005 Dollars). This median is 35.1 percent lower than the median in Illinois of $54,510 and the income level is 21.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Wabash County, Illinois

In Wabash County, Illinois as reported in the 2000 Census, 12.2 percent of the White Alone, 70.6 percent of Black or African American, 57.2 percent of the Asian alone and 26 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Wabash County, Illinois can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 12.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Wabash counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Illinois's proportion of 26 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Wabash 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 36.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Wabash have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 14.2 percent (Men) versus 11 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Some College or Associates Degree, with 41.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Wabash County, Illinois

Wabash County, Illinois had a total estimated population of 12,570 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 12,900. The decline shows a decrease of -2.6 percent. Wabash ranks 70 of 102 counties when analyzing total population change in Illinois and the county ranks 2,555 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, Wabash extends a total area of 223 square miles. This area has a medium-low population density of 56 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Fulton, IN (56 per sq. mile ), Henry, TN (56 per sq. mile ), Suwannee, FL (56 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Windham, VT (56 per sq. mile ), Bleckley, GA (56 per sq. mile ), Clare, MI (56 per sq. mile ).

Wabash County, Illinois has a population that is made of 97.3 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 1.9 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Wabash has increased the level of diversity when 1.6 percent of the population were minorities.

From 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Wabash from outside the country. The immigration into Wabash accounts for 0 percent of immigration into the State of Illinois. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Wabash County, Illinois to be 40.9 years old. The median age in Wabash 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 39.0 years old. With a total of 22.4 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Wabash can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 60.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 16.9 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Wabash County, Illinois

In Wabash County, the real estate market was made up of 5,863 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 76 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.3 percent.

The State of Illinois, Wabash County ranks 83 of 102 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,442 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Wabash County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $56,200, reported by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall Illinois 2000 median home value of $130,800 and less than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Wabash County, Illinois. In 2000, 89.9 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Mining has the largest employers in Wabash County, with the industry averaging 19 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the Illinois average of 15 for the Mining industry.

In Wabash County, Mining, Other services, except public administration and Finance and insurance have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining sector has a United State LQ of 30.08. The percent of employment in the Mining sector is 30.08 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Wabash County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.

Wabash County is ranked number 81 of 103 Counties throughout the State of Illinois by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 79 of 103 Counties.

In Wabash County, Retail Trade, Mining, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 17.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 487 people employed. The Mining and Accommodation and food services industries total 15.2 and 12.5 percent of total employment, respectively.

The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Wabash County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 19.5 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 8.5 percent in the year 2005.

Finance and insurance from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Wabash County, with an employment growth of 71.6 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.8 percent. The State of Illinois underwent a employment change in the industry of 0 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Wabash County. The sector dealt with a loss of 381 total jobs during the period, accounting for 61.3 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 56 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.



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