In Williamson County, jobs in the power generation and supply pay the highest wages

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Employment in the power generation and supply industry wages were the highest in Williamson County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Williamson County was paid an annual wage of $79,036 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the average industry wage in the State of Illinois of $86,037 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $76,551.

Other high-paying jobs in Williamson County, Illinois can be found in machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($55,580), management of companies and enterprises ($48,548), offices of physicians ($48,182) and building equipment contractors ($40,407) 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.

Williamson County Wages have increased by 19.7% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Williamson County, Illinois by a total of 19.7%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Illinois and greater 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Williamson County, Illinois when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 36.2 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $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.

Williamson County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Williamson County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 77.1 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Illinois, where the it saw a loss of 26.7 percent. The losses in the Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry in Williamson County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 20.9 in percent of workers in the Metalworking machinery manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (77.1 percent decline)
2. Computer systems design and related services (64.3 percent decline)
3. Home health care services (63 percent decline)
4. Private households (50.6 percent decline)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (44.6 percent decline)

Williamson County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Consumer goods rental industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 258.7 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Williamson County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Illinois, where the industry felt a loss of 11.4 percent. The Consumer goods rental industry in Williamson County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 9.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Consumer goods rental (258.7 percent gain)
2. Personal care services (120.1 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (96.0 percent gain)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (87.4 percent gain)
5. Activities related to real estate (87.2 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 17.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than growth in Illinois, experiencing a loss of -1.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Williamson County

The Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 582 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 20.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Williamson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (582 new jobs)
2. Employment services (450 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (416 new jobs)
4. Insurance carriers (189 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (126 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Williamson County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building equipment contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 143 jobs. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 12.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Williamson County, Illinois.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (143 jobs lost)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (127 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (121 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (85 jobs lost)
5. Home health care services (79 jobs lost)

In Williamson County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 3,152 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 74 4-digit NAICS industries, 38 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 34 industries reported a drop in employment.





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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 Williamson County, Illinois

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Williamson County reported a medium-low median income for all households of $37,429 (2005 Dollars). This median is 45.6 percent lower than the median in Illinois of $54,510 and this is 31.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Williamson County, Illinois can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 14.6 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 34.9 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 Williamson County, having 24.8 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $81,737. This household income level is 118.4 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Williamson County reported a median household income of $37,294, this was 0.4 percent less than the median income level in this area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 33.2 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $25,019. In Williamson County, Illinois White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $37,621 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Williamson County, Illinois , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $31,493, this median household income is 15.9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Williamson County, Illinois

In Williamson County, Illinois as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 17.2 percent of the White Alone, 9.6 percent of Black or African American, 66.2 percent of the Asian alone and 10.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Williamson County, Illinois has a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 17.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Williamson is reported having a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Illinois's proportion of 26 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Williamson County, Illinois, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 31 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Williamson have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 19 percent (Men) versus 15.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma, with 33.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Williamson County, Illinois

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Williamson County, Illinois to be 38.9 years old. The median in Williamson is greater than the median in Illinois of 35.6. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 38.8 years old. With a total of 21.8 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Williamson can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 16.4 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

When measuring the total land area, Williamson spans a total area of 423 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low average area density of 150 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Faulkner, AR (150 per sq. mile ), Dukes, MA (150 per sq. mile ), Dubuque, IA (151 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Troup, GA (150 per sq. mile ), Stanly, NC (149 per sq. mile ), Greenwood, SC (149 per sq. mile ).

Williamson County, Illinois has a population that is comprised of 93.6 percent White, 3 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 5.2 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Illinois percent of 33.1. Since 2000, Williamson has increased the percent of minority makeup when 4.3 percent of the population were minorities.

Williamson County, Illinois had a population of 63,617 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 61,244. This growth denotes an increase of 3.9 percent. Williamson ranks 19 of 102 counties by growth in total population in Illinois and the county ranks 745 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

From 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Williamson internationally. The migration from outside the US into Williamson makes up 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Illinois. This amount of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Williamson County, Illinois

Williamson County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $63,300, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the Illinois 2000 home value of $130,800 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

When compared to other counties in Illinois, Williamson County stands 24 of 102 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,021 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Williamson County, Illinois. In 2000, 87 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Williamson County, the census reported 29,121 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 1,164 residential units since 2001, or 4.2 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Arts, entertainment, and recreation since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Williamson County. The sector dealt with a loss of 115 jobs, or 34.4 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 66.9 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Williamson County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing industries are the largest employment industries. The Health care and social assistance is the major employer in the county making up 18.3 percent of the total county employment. This totals 3,784 people employed. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries make up 16.5 and 14.5 percent of total employment, respectively.

Administrative and waste services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Williamson County, with a job growth of 59.6 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Illinois faced a industry job change of 4.4 percent, during the period.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Williamson County. In the County, the industry averages 54 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Illinois average establishment size of 36 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Williamson County, Utilities, Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Utilities industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.1. The level of employment in the Utilities sector is 2.1 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Williamson County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Utilities.







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