In Henry County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the offices of physicians industry reported the top wages in Henry County for 2006. The average industry job in Henry County earned an annual wage of $57,641 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of Indiana of $59,840 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $64,740.

High-wage employment in Henry County, Indiana may be found in architectural and engineering services ($52,187), misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($51,728), offices of dentists ($49,922) and wired telecommunications carriers ($49,250) 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.

Henry County Wages have decreased by ( 4.8%) Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have decreased in Henry County, Indiana by a total of ( 4.8%). This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Indiana and less than the growth in average wages for 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Henry County, Indiana can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 16.1 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $35,468. The average pay was less than the national industry average 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.

Henry County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has decreased by 8.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Indiana, which experienced a loss of -0.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Henry County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 121.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Henry County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Indiana, where this industry saw a gain of 24 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Henry County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (121.1 percent gain)
2. Computer systems design and related services (120.0 percent gain)
3. Individual and family services (64.6 percent gain)
4. Consumer goods rental (57.6 percent gain)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (36.6 percent gain)

Henry County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 71.9 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Indiana, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 17.2 percent. The losses in the Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Henry County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 49.5 percent in terms of employment in the Activities related to credit intermediation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (71.9 percent decline)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (63 percent decline)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (59.2 percent decline)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (54 percent decline)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (51.5 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Henry County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 202 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 25.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Henry County, Indiana.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (202 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (173 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (62 jobs lost)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (38 jobs lost)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (33 jobs lost)

Out of the 50 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 27 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 23 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Henry County, Indiana, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 997 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Henry County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nursing care facilities industry has added the most employment with 50 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Nursing care facilities industry makes up 13.9 percent of the total growth in Henry County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (50 new jobs)
2. Automobile dealers (45 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (43 new jobs)
4. Gasoline stations (41 new jobs)
5. Civic and social organizations (30 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.

Henry County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Henry County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 126.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Henry County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Indiana, where the industry took a loss of 1 percent. The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry in Henry County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.6 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (126.0 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (50.0 percent gain)
3. Private households (44.0 percent gain)
4. Offices of physicians (30.7 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (28.9 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 0.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in Indiana, which saw a gain of 0.8 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Henry County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Drycleaning and laundry services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 32.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Indiana, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 3.1 percent. The losses in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry in Henry County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2 in percent of jobs in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drycleaning and laundry services (32.5 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (25 percent decline)
3. Health and personal care stores (22.2 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (19.9 percent decline)
5. Death care services (19.1 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Henry County

The Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 78 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 25.5 percent of the total employment growth in Henry County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (78 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (48 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (29 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (26 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (22 new jobs)

In Henry County, Indiana, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 8 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Henry County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other general merchandise stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 40 jobs. The declines in the Other general merchandise stores industry make up 14.7 percent of the total employment decline in Henry County, Indiana.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (40 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (34 jobs lost)
3. Depository credit intermediation (24 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (23 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (17 jobs lost)

Given the 55 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 33 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 21 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.





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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 Henry County, Indiana

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Henry County, Indiana may be understood as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 7.8 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 37.4 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 Henry County, reporting 14.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Hispanic in Henry County, Indiana , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $29,981, this median household income is 32.8 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Henry County, Indiana White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $44,873 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $152,646. This income level is 242 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Henry County had a median income of $28,640, this level was 35.8 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 22.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $34,551.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Henry County reported a medium-high household income of $44,636 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 9 percent lower than the median income in State of Indiana of $48,633 and the median is 10.1 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Henry County, Indiana

Henry County, Indiana has a moderately-educated population, with 11.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Henry is reported having 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Henry County, Indiana, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 44.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Henry have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 11.4 percent (Men) versus 11.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma, with 44.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Henry County, Indiana according the 2000 Decennial Census, 11.6 percent of the White Alone, 8.2 percent of Black or African American, 40.4 percent of the Asian alone and 4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Henry County, Indiana

When measuring the total land area, Henry spans a total of 393 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low population density of 120 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Darlington, SC (120 per sq. mile ), Carteret, NC (120 per sq. mile ), Randall, TX (120 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Genesee, NY (120 per sq. mile ), Rogers, OK (120 per sq. mile ), Christian, MO (119 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Henry internationally. The migration from outside the US into Henry accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Indiana. This percent of immigration can be considered very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Henry County, Indiana had a population that was estimated at 47,244 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 48,469. The decline signifies a decrease of -2.5 percent. Henry ranks 87 of 92 counties in terms of population growth in Indiana and the county ranks 3,000 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Henry County, Indiana has a population that is comprised of 97.3 percent White, 1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 2.2 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Indiana percent of 14.4. Since 2000, Henry has increased the percent of minority makeup when 1.9 percent of the total population were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Henry County, Indiana to be 40.5 years of age. The median age in Henry is greater than the median in Indiana of 36.1. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.8 years old. With a total of 23.7 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Henry can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.3 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 16 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Henry County, Indiana

Throughout the State of Indiana, Henry County stands 68 of 92 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,571 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Henry County, there were a total of 21,385 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 539 homes since 2001, or 2.6 percent.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Henry County, Indiana. In 2000, 81.9 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Henry County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $84,100, according to the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall Indiana 2000 median home value of $94,300 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Henry County. In the County, the industry averages 51 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Indiana establishments size average of 63 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Henry 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 25.5 percent of total employment in the county, making up 2,543 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 20 and 14.6 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Henry County. The sector faced a loss of 835 jobs during the period, or 24.7 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 64.6 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Henry County since 2001, going from making up 30.9 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 25.5 percent of employment in 2005.

Henry is the County that is ranked 49 of 93 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Indiana according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 47 of 93 Counties.

In Henry County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade and Utilities 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 1.99. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.99 times greater than the national average, signifying that Henry specializes in Manufacturing.

Wholesale trade is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Henry County, rising by 14.8 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 0.4 percent. The State of Indiana had an industry job change of -1.2 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.



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