Wexford County, Michigan

In Wexford County, jobs in the specialized freight trucking pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the specialized freight trucking industry wages were the highest in Wexford County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Wexford County earned an annual wage of $57,490 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Michigan of $44,097 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $36,645.

Other high-paying jobs in Wexford County, Michigan can be found in wired telecommunications carriers ($56,055), offices of physicians ($48,773), legal services ($43,665) and general freight trucking ($42,924) 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.

Wexford County Wages have increased by 21.4% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Wexford County, Michigan by a total of 21.4%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Michigan 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.

Wexford County Industry Wages Lag Behind Michigan, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Wexford County, Michigan can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 26.5 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $40,310. The overall industry wage was less than the US average pay 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.

Wexford County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wexford County

The Traveler accommodation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 233 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 24.8 percent of the total job loss in Wexford County, Michigan.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (233 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (156 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (94 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (89 jobs lost)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (57 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wexford County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of physicians industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 149 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Offices of physicians industry makes up 34.5 percent of the total employment growth in Wexford County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (149 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (41 new jobs)
3. Personal care services (40 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (35 new jobs)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (30 new jobs)

Of the 44 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 27 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 17 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Wexford County, Michigan, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 603 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Employment for all industries has decreased by 4.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in the State of Michigan, which went through a loss of -5.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Wexford County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Professional and similar organizations industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 98.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Wexford County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Michigan, where the industry felt a loss of 14.3 percent. The Professional and similar organizations industry in Wexford County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 1.6 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Professional and similar organizations (98.7 percent gain)
2. Personal care services (82.6 percent gain)
3. Offices of physicians (78.1 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (69.1 percent gain)
5. Health and personal care stores (48.6 percent gain)

Wexford County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Drycleaning and laundry services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 66.8 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 sector has felt in the State of Michigan, where the industry felt a loss of 21 percent. The losses in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry in Wexford County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 9.8 in percent of workers in the Drycleaning and laundry services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drycleaning and laundry services (66.8 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (66.3 percent decline)
3. Special food services (49.4 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (44.4 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (41 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 Wexford County, Michigan

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When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Wexford County accounted a medium-high median income for households of $41,375 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 26.3 percent lower than the household income median in State of Michigan of $52,260 and the median is 18.8 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

In Wexford County, Michigan White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $41,358 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was only slightly less than the median in the year 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $105,851. This household income level is 155.8 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Wexford County reported a median household income of $25,350, this was 38.7 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic households in Wexford County, Michigan , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $45,338, this median household income is 9.6 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 140.4 percent greater than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $99,450.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Wexford County, Michigan can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 41.6 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Wexford County, with 15.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

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

Higher Education in Wexford County, Michigan

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Wexford County, Michigan may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 15.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Wexford counted a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Michigan's proportion of 21.8 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Wexford County, Michigan, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Wexford have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 17 percent (Men) versus 13.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 39.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Wexford County, Michigan as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 15.2 percent of the White Alone, 25 percent of Black or African American, 52.8 percent of the Asian alone and 14.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

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

Demographic Profile for Wexford County, Michigan

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Since 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Wexford from another country. The international migration into Wexford makes up 0 percent of all immigration into Michigan. This amount of international migration is low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Wexford County, Michigan had a population that was estimated at 31,876 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 30,545. This growth shows an increase of 4.4 percent. Wexford ranks 29 of 83 counties in terms of population growth in Michigan and the county ranks 988 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Wexford County, Michigan has a population that is made up of 96.5 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 1.3 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.1 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Michigan percent of 20.2. Since 2000, Wexford has increased the percent of minority makeup when 1.7 percent of the people were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Wexford extends a total area of 565 square miles. This area has a medium-low population density of 56 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Fulton, IN (56 per sq. mile ), Henry, TN (56 per sq. mile ), Suwannee, FL (56 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Windham, VT (56 per sq. mile ), Bleckley, GA (56 per sq. mile ), Marion, TN (56 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Wexford County, Michigan to be 38.3 years of age. The median age in Wexford is greater than the median age in the State of Michigan of 36.9. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 37.4 years old. With a total of 24.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Wexford can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 14.8 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

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

Housing Report for Wexford County, Michigan

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In Wexford County, the real estate market was made up of 15,960 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 759 housing units since the year 2001, or 5 percent.

Wexford County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $79,900, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall Michigan 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $115,600 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

There seems to be a large amount affordable residential real estate in Wexford County, Michigan. In 2000, 78 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

The State of Michigan, Wexford County is positioned 27 of 83 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 844 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau