In Bartholomew County, jobs in the other financial investment activities pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the other financial investment activities industry had the highest average wages in Bartholomew County for 2006. The average industry job in Bartholomew County earned an annual wage of $202,356 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Indiana of $68,645 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $120,327.

Other high-paying jobs in Bartholomew County, Indiana can be found in power generation and supply ($81,176), other fabricated metal product manufacturing ($73,508), management of companies and enterprises ($64,904) and electronic markets and agents and brokers ($60,083) 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.

Bartholomew County Wages have increased by 10.9% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Bartholomew County, Indiana by a total of 10.9%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Indiana and less 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.

Bartholomew County Industry Wages Exceed Indiana, but Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Bartholomew County, Indiana can be understood as being relatively high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 5.6 percent higher than the reported averages in the state of $35,468. The average pay was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Bartholomew County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 83 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 43 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 40 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bartholomew County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 286 jobs. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 13.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Bartholomew County, Indiana.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (286 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (194 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (161 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (158 jobs lost)
5. Nonresidential building construction (130 jobs lost)

In Bartholomew County, Indiana, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 247 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bartholomew County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1,302 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry makes up 35.2 percent of the total employment growth in Bartholomew County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (1,302 new jobs)
2. Clothing stores (340 new jobs)
3. Nursing care facilities (256 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (242 new jobs)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (194 new jobs)

Bartholomew County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 50.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Indiana, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 22.7 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Bartholomew County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 19.8 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (50.3 percent decline)
2. Individual and family services (40.8 percent decline)
3. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (38.9 percent decline)
4. Travel arrangement and reservation services (38.5 percent decline)
5. Printing and related support activities (37.2 percent decline)

Bartholomew County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronics and appliance stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 419.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bartholomew County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Indiana, where it saw a loss of 7.8 percent. The Electronics and appliance stores industry in Bartholomew County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 2.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (419.3 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (238.4 percent gain)
3. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (181.0 percent gain)
4. Clothing stores (153.2 percent gain)
5. Oilseed and grain farming (149.0 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in the State of Indiana, which went through a loss of -0.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.





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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.

Bartholomew County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Indiana, which went through a gain of 0.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Bartholomew County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 50 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 experienced in the State of Indiana, where the it saw a loss of 4.8 percent. The losses in the Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Bartholomew County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.4 percent in terms of employment in the Activities related to credit intermediation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (50 percent decline)
2. Travel arrangement and reservation services (36 percent decline)
3. Private households (25.5 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (22.8 percent decline)
5. General freight trucking (18.9 percent decline)

Bartholomew County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronics and appliance stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 252.4 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Bartholomew County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Indiana, where the industry felt a loss of 3.4 percent. The Electronics and appliance stores industry in Bartholomew County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 3.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (252.4 percent gain)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (114.0 percent gain)
3. Printing and related support activities (74.2 percent gain)
4. Clothing stores (49.4 percent gain)
5. Management and technical consulting services (32.7 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bartholomew County

The General freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 212 jobs. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 25.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Bartholomew County, Indiana.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (212 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (79 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (72 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (58 jobs lost)
5. Building equipment contractors (46 jobs lost)

In Bartholomew County, Indiana, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 812 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Out of the 88 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 44 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 42 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bartholomew County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 818 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry makes up 53.4 percent of the total employment growth in Bartholomew County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (818 new jobs)
2. Clothing stores (186 new jobs)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (71 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (55 new jobs)
5. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (43 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 Bartholomew County, Indiana

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Bartholomew County, Indiana can be recognized as having a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 7.3 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 11.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Bartholomew County, having 10.8 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

While the median household income saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Bartholomew County, Indiana, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in the household income level was the White Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 16.1 percent from 2000 to 2005. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Bartholomew County, seeing a 57.3 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

Hispanic headed households in Bartholomew County, Indiana , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $50,782, this median household income is 1.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $66,008. This income level is 27.7 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Bartholomew County had a median income of $43,712, this level was 15.4 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Bartholomew County, Indiana White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $51,822 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 6.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $48,263.

The rate of poverty in Bartholomew County, Indiana has increased by 3.5 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 7.3 percent to 10.8 percent.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Bartholomew County had a relatively high median income for all households of $51,695 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 5.9 percent higher than the median in Indiana of $48,633 and this is 5 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The median household income in the area has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $44,320, which represents a 14.3 percent decline. Bartholomew County, Indiana, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 4 of 24 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Indiana. Bartholomew County ranks 66 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median household income in the United States.

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

Higher Education in Bartholomew County, Indiana

In Bartholomew County, Indiana according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 21.4 percent of the White Alone, 16.4 percent of Black or African American, 73 percent of the Asian alone and 12.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Bartholomew County, Indiana may to understood as having a highly-educated 2000 population, with 22 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Bartholomew has a higher percent of population with high education level than the State of Indiana's proportion of 19.4 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

From the year 2000, Bartholomew has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 1.4 percent to a total of 23.4 in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proporation of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is greater than the 2005 State of Indiana percent of 21.2 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Bartholomew County, Indiana, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 33.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Bartholomew have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 26 percent (Men) versus 18.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 39 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 0.4 percent. By 2005, 26.4 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 2.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 20.6 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

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

Demographic Profile for Bartholomew County, Indiana

Bartholomew County, Indiana has a population base that is comprised of 91.1 percent White, 1.9 percent African American, 2.5 percent Asian, and 3.5 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 7.9 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Indiana percent of 14.4. Since 2000, Bartholomew has increased the level of diversity when 5.9 percent of the total population were minorities.

Since 2000, a high number of individuals have migrated to Bartholomew from another country. The international migration into Bartholomew accounts for 2.2 percent of all immigration into Indiana. This amount of international migration is high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Bartholomew County, Indiana had a total estimated population of 73,540 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 71,709. This growth shows an increase of 2.6 percent. Bartholomew ranks 19 of 92 counties by growth in total population in Indiana and the county ranks 864 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Bartholomew County, Indiana to be 37.5 years of age. The median age in Bartholomew is greater than the median age in the State of Indiana of 36.1. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 36.3 years old. With a total of 26.1 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Bartholomew can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 60.9 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 13 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

By measuring total land area, Bartholomew spans a total of 407 square miles. This area has a medium-low population density of 181 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Warren, KY (182 per sq. mile ), Marion, WV (182 per sq. mile ), Yolo, CA (183 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Grand Traverse, MI (181 per sq. mile ), Walworth, WI (180 per sq. mile ), Boone, IL (179 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Bartholomew County, Indiana

In Bartholomew County, the census reported 30,950 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 776 housing units since the year 2001, or 2.6 percent.

Throughout the State of Indiana, Bartholomew County places 70 of 92 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,580 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

The residential housing values in Bartholomew County, Indiana have moderate increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $12,900, or 12.3 percent, since their values in that year of $105,300.

Bartholomew County is made up of a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 2.7 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Bartholomew County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $118,200, according to the American Community Survey. This median is greater than the overall State of Indiana 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $114,400 and less than home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Bartholomew County, Indiana. In 2005, 54.4 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Bartholomew County, Indiana -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Bartholomew County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 41.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 14,852 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 11.5 and 8.9 percent of industry employment.

Educational services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Bartholomew County, with a job growth of 39.6 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Indiana faced a industry job change of 14.4 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Bartholomew County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 3.22. The level of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 3.22 times greater than the national average, signifying that Bartholomew County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Bartholomew County. The industry lost a total of 996 total jobs during the period, accounting for 6.3 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 63.5 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Bartholomew County, with the industry averaging 107 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of Indiana typical size of 63 for the Manufacturing industry.







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