In Wicomico County, jobs in the office administrative services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the office administrative services industry paid the average highest wages in Wicomico County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Wicomico County was paid an annual wage of $115,628 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry pay the State of Maryland of $56,837 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $61,535.

Top-pay jobs in Wicomico County, Maryland can be found in land subdivision ($89,536), offices of physicians ($72,754), electric goods merchant wholesalers ($72,660) and securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($66,232) 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.

Wicomico County Wages have increased by 21.5% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Wicomico County, Maryland by a total of 21.5%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Maryland and greater 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.

Wicomico County Industry Wages Lag Behind Maryland, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Wicomico County, Maryland can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 23.8 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $42,474. The overall industry wage 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.

Wicomico County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wicomico County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Business support services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 589 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Business support services industry make up 37.7 percent of the total job loss in Wicomico County, Maryland.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (589 jobs lost)
2. Utility system construction (154 jobs lost)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (136 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (73 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (73 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wicomico County

The Employment services industry has added the most employment with 485 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Employment services industry makes up 7.7 percent of the total growth in Wicomico County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (485 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (399 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (399 new jobs)
4. Department stores (385 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (283 new jobs)

In Wicomico County, Maryland, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 4,349 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Given the 95 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 29 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 66 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Wicomico County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Office administrative services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 268.3 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Wicomico County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Maryland, where it saw a gain of 64.6 percent. The Office administrative services industry in Wicomico County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 37.6 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (268.3 percent gain)
2. Other general merchandise stores (154.1 percent gain)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (148.7 percent gain)
4. Consumer goods rental (130.4 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (125.4 percent gain)

Wicomico County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Utility system construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 87.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Maryland, where the industry reported a gain of 5.5 percent. The losses in the Utility system construction industry in Wicomico County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.8 in percent of workers in the Utility system construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Utility system construction (87.5 percent decline)
2. Business support services (74.2 percent decline)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (73.2 percent decline)
4. Land subdivision (69.2 percent decline)
5. Other crop farming (67.1 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 12.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Maryland, experiencing a gain of 4.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US 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.

Income and Poverty in Wicomico County, Maryland

The household income has declined a small amount from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $45,581, representing a 0.2 percent decline. Wicomico County, Maryland, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 10 of 10 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Maryland. Wicomico County ranks 666 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median income in the US.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Wicomico County accounted a medium-high median income for all households of $45,671 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 35.4 percent lower than the median income in State of Maryland of $61,856 and the median household income is 7.6 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The poverty rate in Wicomico County, Maryland has increased by 2.6 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 12.8 percent to 15.4 percent.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Wicomico County, Maryland may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 12.8 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 25.5 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Wicomico County, accounting 18.9 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Hispanic headed households in Wicomico County, Maryland , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $44,038, this median is 3.6 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $48,962. This income level is 7.2 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 27.8 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $32,982. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Wicomico County reported an income level of $31,810, this median was 30.3 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Wicomico County, Maryland White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $49,746 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 8.9 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

As the median income level saw a decline in the last five year in Wicomico County, Maryland, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 46.4 percent from 2000 to 2005. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Wicomico County, undergoing a 124 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

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

Higher Education in Wicomico County, Maryland

In Wicomico County, Maryland according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 25 percent of the White Alone, 9.8 percent of Black or African American, 32.6 percent of the Asian alone and 25.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Since 2000, Wicomico 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 4.0 percent to a total of 25.8 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the State of Maryland percent of 34.6 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 1.0 percent. As reported in 2005, 24 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 6.0 percent. By 2005, a total of 27.2 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

Wicomico County, Maryland may to understood as having a highly-educated population, with 21.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Wicomico is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Maryland's proportion of 31.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Wicomico County, Maryland, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 34.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Wicomico have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 22.6 percent (Men) versus 21.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 34.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

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

Demographic Profile for Wicomico County, Maryland

Wicomico County, Maryland had a population that was estimated at 90,402 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 84,892. This growth shows an increase of 6.5 percent. Wicomico ranks 14 of 24 counties by growth in total population in Maryland and the county ranks 474 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Wicomico County, Maryland to be 35.8 years of age. The median age in Wicomico is less than the median age in the State of Maryland of 37.1. From 2000, the area has seen no change in this median, when at that time it was 35.8 years old. With 23.7 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Wicomico can be understood as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 63.5 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 12.8 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

By measuring total land area, Wicomico extends a total area of 377 square miles. The county has a medium-high population density of 240 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- La Crosse, WI (241 per sq. mile ), Washington, PA (241 per sq. mile ), Blair, PA (241 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Orange, TX (238 per sq. mile ), Carver, MN (238 per sq. mile ), Rensselaer, NY (237 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Wicomico internationally. The migration from outside the US into Wicomico accounts for 0.7 percent of the total migration into the State of Maryland. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Wicomico County, Maryland has a population that is made up of 70.7 percent White, 23.5 percent African American, 1.7 percent Asian, and 2.8 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 28.0 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Maryland percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Wicomico has increased the level of diversity when 27.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Wicomico County, Maryland

When compared to other counties in Maryland, Wicomico County ranks 7 of 24 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 300 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Wicomico County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $159,100, according to the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall Maryland 2005 home median value of $280,200 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Wicomico County, the census reported 38,450 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 3,504 residential structures since 2001, a change of 10 percent.

There seems to be a fair amount affordable residential real estate in Wicomico County, Maryland. In 2005, 35.5 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Wicomico County, Maryland have seen large increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $64,600, or 68.4 percent, from their 2000 value of $94,500.

Wicomico County may be be described as having a relatively high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 5.1 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Wicomico County, Maryland -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Wicomico County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 17.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 6,867 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing industries make up 17.1 and 11.3 percent of all employment.

Real estate and rental and leasing is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Wicomico County, with a job growth of 53.6 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Maryland saw a change in employment in the sector of 4.9 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Utilities is the industry with the largest establishments in Wicomico County, with the industry averaging 93 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and greater than the Maryland establishments size average of 69 for the Utilities industry.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Wicomico County. The industry lost a total of 1,011 jobs, or 18.7 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 71.7 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In Wicomico County, Utilities, Other services, except public administration and Health care and social assistance industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Utilities sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.92. The percent of employment in the Utilities sector is 1.92 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Wicomico County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Utilities.







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