In Johnson County, the scientific research and development services industry jobs pay the highest wages

Jobs in the scientific research and development services industry wages were the highest in Johnson County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Johnson County earned an annual wage of $179,144 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in Indiana of $61,515 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $81,871.

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Top-pay jobs in Johnson County, Indiana are present in metal and mineral merchant wholesalers ($76,918), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($73,915), druggists' goods merchant wholesalers ($72,696) and specialized design services ($70,132 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.

Johnson County Wages have increased by 15.6% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Johnson County, Indiana by a total of 15.6%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Indiana and less 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Johnson County, Indiana can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 18.4 percent lower 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.

Johnson County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 9.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in the State of Indiana, which saw a loss of -0.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Johnson County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 69.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Indiana, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 1.2 percent. The losses in the Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry in Johnson County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 3 percent in terms of employment in the Architectural and structural metals mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (69.6 percent decline)
2. Advertising and related services (63.4 percent decline)
3. Business support services (57.2 percent decline)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (54.8 percent decline)
5. Travel arrangement and reservation services (51.4 percent decline)

Johnson County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 241.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Johnson County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Indiana, where the industry took a gain of 0.1 percent. The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry in Johnson County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (241.2 percent gain)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (194.3 percent gain)
3. Specialty food stores (176.8 percent gain)
4. Employment services (161.7 percent gain)
5. Private households (153.3 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Johnson County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Department stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 487 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Department stores industry make up 24.1 percent of the total employment decline in Johnson County, Indiana.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (487 jobs lost)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (300 jobs lost)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (273 jobs lost)
4. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (161 jobs lost)
5. Computer systems design and related services (97 jobs lost)

In Johnson County, Indiana, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 3,044 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Given the 97 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 34 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 61 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Johnson County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has grown the most with 422 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Employment services industry makes up 8.3 percent of the total growth in Johnson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (422 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (401 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (362 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (305 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (254 new jobs)

Johnson County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 5.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Indiana, which went through a gain of 0.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Johnson County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 213.6 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Johnson County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Indiana, where the industry took a gain of 0.2 percent. The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry in Johnson County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (213.6 percent gain)
2. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (107.1 percent gain)
3. Specialty food stores (89.0 percent gain)
4. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (40.0 percent gain)
5. Employment services (37.1 percent gain)

Johnson County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Insurance carriers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 42.1 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Indiana, where the industry reported a loss of 0.8 percent. The losses in the Insurance carriers industry in Johnson County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.1 in percent of workers in the Insurance carriers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (42.1 percent decline)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (28.3 percent decline)
3. Death care services (25.8 percent decline)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (25.4 percent decline)
5. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (25 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Johnson County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Department stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 181 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Department stores industry make up 20.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Johnson County, Indiana.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (181 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (147 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (51 jobs lost)
4. Residential building construction (46 jobs lost)
5. Other motor vehicle dealers (45 jobs lost)

Of the 108 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 62 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Johnson County

The Other general merchandise stores industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 370 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 17.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Johnson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (370 new jobs)
2. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (297 new jobs)
3. Employment services (185 new jobs)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (167 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (149 new jobs)

In Johnson County, Indiana, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,811 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.





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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 Johnson County, Indiana

The poverty rate in Johnson County, Indiana has increased by 1.4 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 5.6 percent to 7 percent.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $63,862. This median income level is 3.6 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Johnson County, Indiana White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $61,768 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 31.7 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $42,120. Hispanic Householders in Johnson County, Indiana reported a median household income of $59,127, which is 4.1 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Johnson County reported an income level of $59,963, this was 2.7 percent less than the median for all households.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Johnson County, Indiana can be recognized as having a very low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 5.6 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 40.1 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Johnson County, with 10.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

As the median income level saw a decline since 2000 in Johnson County, Indiana, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median income was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 36.7 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Johnson County, undergoing a 2.1 percent decline in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

The median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $56,251, representing a 8.8 percent decline. Johnson County, Indiana, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 21 of 24 counties in percent of decline for household income in Indiana. Johnson County ranks 291 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median household income in the United States.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Johnson County had a very high median income for all households of $61,651 (2005 Dollars). This median is 21.1 percent higher than the median in State of Indiana of $48,633 and the income level is 20.3 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

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

Higher Education in Johnson County, Indiana

Johnson County, Indiana has a highly-educated population, with 23 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Johnson counted a higher 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.

From the year 2000, Johnson has not changed in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has not changed by 0.0 percent to a total of 23 in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the State of Indiana percent of 21.2 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

In Johnson County, Indiana according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 23 percent of the White Alone, 22 percent of Black or African American, 57.4 percent of the Asian alone and 17.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Johnson County, Indiana, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 33.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Johnson have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 25 percent (Men) versus 21.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma, with 38.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has decreased by 0.4 percent. By the year 2005, 24.6 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 0.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 21.6 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

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

Demographic Profile for Johnson County, Indiana

Johnson County, Indiana had a population that was estimated at 128,436 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 115,996. This growth represents an increase of 10.7 percent. Johnson ranks 3 of 92 counties by growth in total population in Indiana and the county ranks 278 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Johnson internationally. The international migration into Johnson makes up 0.9 percent of immigration into the State of Indiana. This amount of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Johnson County, Indiana has a population that is comprised of 95.2 percent White, 1.1 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 1.9 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 4.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Indiana percent of 14.4. Since 2000, Johnson has increased the level of diversity when 3.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Johnson extends a total area of 320 square miles. This area has a medium-high density of 401 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- James City, VA (402 per sq. mile ), Cumberland, PA (405 per sq. mile ), Beaver, PA (409 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- New London, CT (400 per sq. mile ), Medina, OH (396 per sq. mile ), Maricopa, AZ (395 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Johnson County, Indiana to be 35.6 years of age. The median in Johnson is less than the median age in Indiana of 36.1. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 35.0 years of age. With a total of 26 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Johnson can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 62.7 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 11.3 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Johnson County, Indiana

Johnson County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $143,800, published by the American Community Survey. This value is greater than the Indiana 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $114,400 and less than home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

The residential housing values in Johnson County, Indiana have moderate increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $21,300, or 17.4 percent, from their 2000 value of $122,500.

The State of Indiana, Johnson County places 5 of 92 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 232 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Johnson County has a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 2.2 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

According to the data, there is a fair amount affordable residential real estate in Johnson County, Indiana. In 2005, 38.7 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In Johnson County, there were a total of 52,197 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 5,307 residential units since 2001, or 11.3 percent.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Johnson County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services and Construction have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Retail Trade sector has a United State LQ of 1.58. This means the percent of total employment in the Retail Trade sector is 1.58 times greater than the national average, signifying that Johnson County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Retail Trade.

In Johnson County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 21.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 7,596 employees. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 15.2 and 13.9 percent of industry employment.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Johnson County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 20.8 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 15.2 percent in 2005.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Johnson County. The industry lost a total of 1,640 total jobs during the period, accounting for 23.7 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 89.4 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Administrative and waste services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Johnson County, rising by 43.5 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Indiana experienced a change in employment in the sector of 16.5 percent, in the last 5 years.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Johnson County. The industry averages 40 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 39 and less than the State of Indiana average of 63 for the Manufacturing industry.





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