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

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Jobs in the power generation and supply industry had the highest average wages in Clark County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Clark County received an annual wage of $71,215 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry pay the State of Indiana of $74,299 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $76,551.

Other top-pay jobs in Clark County, Indiana exsists in management of companies and enterprises ($57,956), nondepository credit intermediation ($57,845), offices of physicians ($57,244) and other general purpose machinery manufacturing ($50,187) 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.

Clark County Wages have increased by 17.6% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Clark County, Indiana by a total of 17.6%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Indiana 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.

Clark County Industry Wages Lag Behind Indiana, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Clark County, Indiana when analyzed can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 10.5 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $35,468. The industry 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.

Clark County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Clark County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Special food services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 198.2 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Clark County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Indiana, where the industry felt a gain of 15.1 percent. The Special food services industry in Clark County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Special food services (198.2 percent gain)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (187.3 percent gain)
3. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (102.6 percent gain)
4. Remediation and other waste services (98.6 percent gain)
5. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (95.3 percent gain)

Clark County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 74.5 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Indiana, where the industry reported a loss of 0.1 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Clark County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 3.1 percent in terms of employees in the Computer systems design and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (74.5 percent decline)
2. Home health care services (63.4 percent decline)
3. Private households (57.7 percent decline)
4. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (49.7 percent decline)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (49.5 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in Indiana, which went through a loss of -0.2 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Clark County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 306 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 13.1 percent of the total job loss in Clark County, Indiana.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (306 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (250 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (166 jobs lost)
4. Traveler accommodation (137 jobs lost)
5. Nursing care facilities (130 jobs lost)

In Clark County, Indiana, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 768 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 96 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 45 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 51 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Clark County

The Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 449 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 13.8 percent of the growth in Clark County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (449 new jobs)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (270 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (144 new jobs)
4. Other wood product manufacturing (136 new jobs)
5. Other general merchandise stores (131 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.

Clark County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Clark County

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has grown the most with 166 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 13.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Clark County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (166 new jobs)
2. Clothing stores (83 new jobs)
3. Civic and social organizations (73 new jobs)
4. Printing and related support activities (67 new jobs)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (66 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Clark County

The Employment services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 247 jobs. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 22.8 percent of the total employment decline in Clark County, Indiana.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (247 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (114 jobs lost)
3. Lessors of real estate (52 jobs lost)
4. Other schools and instruction (48 jobs lost)
5. Traveler accommodation (46 jobs lost)

Given the 97 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 50 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 46 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Clark County, Indiana, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 540 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total industry employment has increased by 1.4 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in Indiana, experiencing a gain of 0.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Clark County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized design services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 130.0 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Clark County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Indiana, where the industry felt a loss of 0.1 percent. The Specialized design services industry in Clark County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized design services (130.0 percent gain)
2. Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (116.4 percent gain)
3. Special food services (94.6 percent gain)
4. Vocational rehabilitation services (78.6 percent gain)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (72.7 percent gain)

Clark County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other schools and instruction industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 56.7 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Indiana, where the industry reported a gain of 0.4 percent. The losses in the Other schools and instruction industry in Clark County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.7 in percent of jobs in the Other schools and instruction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other schools and instruction (56.7 percent decline)
2. Private households (39.7 percent decline)
3. Wireless telecommunications carriers (33 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (24.9 percent decline)
5. Freight transportation arrangement (21.2 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 Clark County, Indiana

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Clark County, Indiana can be considered to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 8.1 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 18.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Clark County, with 13.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Clark County accounted a relatively high household income of $46,930 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 3.6 percent lower than the median in Indiana of $48,633 and the income level is 4.7 percent lower 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 values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $42,153, which amounts to a 10.2 percent decline. Clark County, Indiana, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 17 of 24 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Indiana. Clark County ranks 215 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median income level for the United States.

In Clark County, Indiana White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $47,580 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.4 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $36,563. This income level is 22.1 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 15.7 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $39,565. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Clark County reported an income level of $37,343, this level was 20.4 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic households in Clark County, Indiana , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $43,088, this median household income is 8.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

While the median household income saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Clark County, Indiana, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in the household income level was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 50.2 percent from 2000 to 2005. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Clark County, undergoing a 173.9 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

The poverty rate in Clark County, Indiana has increased by 3.0 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 8.1 percent to 11.1 percent.

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

Higher Education in Clark County, Indiana

In Clark County, Indiana as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 14.4 percent of the White Alone, 10 percent of Black or African American, 46 percent of the Asian alone and 13.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Since the year 2000, Clark has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 3.4 percent to a total of 17.8 in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The poporation of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the State of Indiana percent of 21.2 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

Clark County, Indiana may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 14.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Clark has a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Indiana's proportion of 19.4 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 2.2 percent. In the year 2005, 17.2 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 5.0 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 18.4 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Clark County, Indiana, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 36.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Clark have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 15.4 percent (Men) versus 13.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma, with 36.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

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

Demographic Profile for Clark County, Indiana

When measuring the total land area, Clark extends a total area of 375 total square miles. The area has a medium-high average population density of 271 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Montgomery, TN (273 per sq. mile ), Sumner, TN (274 per sq. mile ), Jefferson, TX (274 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Riverside, CA (270 per sq. mile ), Monroe, PA (268 per sq. mile ), St. Mary's, MD (267 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Clark County, Indiana to be 36.9 years old. The median in Clark is greater than the median age for the State of Indiana of 36.1. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 36.5 years old. With 24.3 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Clark can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the population, with 63.3 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 12.4 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Clark County, Indiana had an estimated population of 101,592 in 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 96,800. This growth denotes an increase of 5 percent. Clark ranks 10 of 92 counties when analyzing total population change in Indiana and the county ranks 515 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Since 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Clark internationally. The international migration into Clark accounts for 0.9 percent of the total migration into the State of Indiana. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Clark County, Indiana has a population that is comprised of 88.1 percent White, 7 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 2.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 10.3 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Indiana percent of 14.4. Since 2000, Clark has increased the level of diversity when 9.1 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Clark County, Indiana

The State of Indiana, Clark County is positioned 7 of 92 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 371 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Clark County, the census reported 45,982 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 3,757 housing units since the year 2001, or 8.9 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Clark County, Indiana. In 2005, 57 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

The residential housing values in Clark County, Indiana have seen large increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $26,400, or 29.4 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $89,900.

Clark County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $116,300, published by the American Community Survey. This is greater than the overall Indiana 2005 home median value of $114,400 and less than home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

Clark County is made up of a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 1.4 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Finance and insurance in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Clark County, increasing in size by 43.8 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.8 percent. The State of Indiana underwent a employment change in the industry of -4.8 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Clark County, with the industry averaging 48 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Indiana establishments size average of 63 for the Manufacturing industry.

Retail Trade since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Clark County. The sector dealt with a loss of 388 jobs during the period, or 5.5 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 32.4 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In Clark County, Transportation and Warehousing, Manufacturing and Utilities have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Transportation and Warehousing sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.29. This means the percent of total employment in the Transportation and Warehousing industry is 3.29 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Clark specializes in Transportation and Warehousing.

In Clark County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Transportation and Warehousing industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 19.8 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 7,563 jobs. The Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing industries total 17.3 and 12.2 percent of total employment, respectively.







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