In Fountain County, jobs in the oilseed and grain farming pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the oilseed and grain farming industry wages were the highest in Fountain County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Fountain County was paid an annual wage of $57,878 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage in Indiana of $31,558 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $26,010.

High-wage employment in Fountain County, Indiana can be found in building equipment contractors ($48,530), offices of dentists ($44,531), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($36,459) and machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($33,723) 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.

Fountain County Wages have increased by 8.5% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Fountain County, Indiana by a total of 8.5%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Indiana and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Fountain County, Indiana when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 24.1 percent lower than the with an state 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.

Fountain County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Fountain County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has added the most employment with 46 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 29.0 percent of the growth in Fountain County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (46 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (28 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (28 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (17 new jobs)
5. Other professional and technical services (17 new jobs)

Given the 19 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 10 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 9 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Fountain County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 34 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 34.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Fountain County, Indiana.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (34 jobs lost)
2. Private households (14 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (12 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (9 jobs lost)
5. Consumer goods rental (8 jobs lost)

In Fountain County, Indiana, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 49 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Fountain County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 74.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Indiana, where the industry reported a loss of 22.7 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Fountain County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 19.8 percent in terms of employment in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (74.1 percent decline)
2. Consumer goods rental (39 percent decline)
3. Legal services (38.9 percent decline)
4. Florists (29 percent decline)
5. Other general merchandise stores (19 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than percent in Indiana, which saw a loss of -0.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Fountain County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 136.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Fountain County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Indiana, where the industry took a gain of 4.9 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Fountain County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (136.1 percent gain)
2. Personal care services (133.3 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (103.6 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (61.8 percent gain)
5. Other professional and technical services (42.7 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.

Fountain County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Fountain County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Personal care services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 19.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Fountain County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Indiana, where it saw a gain of 1.7 percent. The Personal care services industry in Fountain County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Personal care services (19.5 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (19.0 percent gain)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (17.6 percent gain)
4. Grocery stores (11.5 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (6.7 percent gain)

Fountain County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Legal services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 43.1 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 sector has gone through in the Indiana, where the industry reported a gain of 0.3 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Fountain County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.6 in percent of workers in the Legal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (43.1 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (11.1 percent decline)
3. Consumer goods rental (10 percent decline)
4. Depository credit intermediation (4.9 percent decline)
5. Other professional and technical services (3.5 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 0.8 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than growth in the State of Indiana, which experienced a gain of 0.8 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

In Fountain County, Indiana, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 38 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Fountain County

The Grocery stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 20 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Grocery stores industry makes up 37.1 percent of the growth in Fountain County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (20 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (11 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (8 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (5 new jobs)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (4 new jobs)

Given the 19 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 8 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 8 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Fountain County

Given the industries in the area, the Legal services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 8 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Legal services industry make up 29.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Fountain County, Indiana.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (8 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (8 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (6 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (2 jobs lost)
5. Other professional and technical services (2 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 Fountain County, Indiana

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $33,930. This income level is 23.9 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic Householders in Fountain County, Indiana recorded a median income of $43,290, this median is 2.9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Fountain County reported a median household income of $41,349, this median was 7.3 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 8.2 percent greater than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $48,263. In Fountain County, Indiana White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $44,809 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median in 2000.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Fountain County, Indiana may be understood as having a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 8.5 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 32.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Fountain County, having 15.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Fountain County reported a medium-high median income for households of $44,599 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 9 percent lower than the median in State of Indiana of $48,633 and the income level is 10.2 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 Fountain County, Indiana

Fountain County, Indiana is made up of a less-educated working age population, with 10 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Fountain counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Indiana's proportion of 19.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In Fountain County, Indiana according the 2000 Decennial Census, 10.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Fountain County, Indiana, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 48 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Fountain have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 9 percent (Men) versus 11 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma, with 47 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Fountain County, Indiana

Since 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Fountain internationally. The migration from outside the US into Fountain makes up 0.1 percent of all immigration into Indiana. This amount of international migration is medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

When measuring the total land area, Fountain covers a total land area of 396 square miles. This area has a low average population density of 44 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- St. Francis, AR (44 per sq. mile ), Wayne, GA (44 per sq. mile ), Hart, KY (44 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Itawamba, MS (44 per sq. mile ), Richland, IL (44 per sq. mile ), Dickinson, IA (44 per sq. mile ).

Fountain County, Indiana has a population that is made of 97.2 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1.8 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.3 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Indiana percent of 14.4. Since 2000, Fountain has increased in diversity when 1.4 percent of the population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Fountain County, Indiana to be 39.7 years old. The median in Fountain is greater than the median age for the State of Indiana of 36.1. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 37.8 years of age. With a total of 25.2 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Fountain can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 58.1 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 16.6 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Fountain County, Indiana had a total estimated population of 17,462 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 17,928. The decline represents a decrease of -2.6 percent. Fountain ranks 78 of 92 counties when analyzing total population change in Indiana and the county ranks 2,720 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Fountain County, Indiana

Fountain County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $69,200, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Indiana 2000 home value of $94,300 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Fountain County, Indiana. In 2000, 92.3 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Fountain County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 7,916 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 148 residential units since 2001, or 1.9 percent.

The State of Indiana, Fountain County stands 85 of 92 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,007 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Fountain County, increasing in size by 142.9 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Indiana encountered a change in industry employment of -0.8 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Fountain County. The industry averages 138 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Indiana establishments size average of 63 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Fountain County, Manufacturing, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 4.09. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 4.09 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Fountain may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

The Health care and social assistance industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Fountain County since 2001, going from making up 7.6 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

In Fountain County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 52.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,492 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 12.8 and 8.7 percent of total employment, respectively.







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