In Carroll County, jobs in the depository credit intermediation pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the depository credit intermediation industry wages were the highest in Carroll County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Carroll County was paid an annual wage of $28,294 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in Mississippi of $35,800 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $47,929.

Other top-pay jobs in Carroll County, Mississippi may be found in residential building construction ($26,619), building equipment contractors ($23,916), other crop farming ($15,907) and general freight trucking ($15,492) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Carroll County Wages have increased by 7.9% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Carroll County, Mississippi by a total of 7.9%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Mississippi 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.

Carroll County Industry Wages Lag Behind Mississippi, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Carroll County, Mississippi when analyzed can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 23.9 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $29,752. The industry 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.

Carroll County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Mississippi, which went through a gain of 0.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Carroll County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 50 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Mississippi, where the it saw a loss of 26.6 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Carroll County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 19.8 percent in terms of employment in the Private households industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Private households (50 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (23.6 percent decline)
3. Other crop farming (20.2 percent decline)
4. Residential building construction (11.1 percent decline)

Carroll County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 54.5 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Carroll County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Mississippi, where the industry felt a gain of 0.2 percent. The General freight trucking industry in Carroll County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.2 percent in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. General freight trucking (54.5 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (32.6 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (15.9 percent gain)
4. Depository credit intermediation (3.2 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Carroll County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 25 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 70.5 percent of the total employment decline in Carroll County, Mississippi.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (25 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (6 jobs lost)
3. Private households (3 jobs lost)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (5 jobs lost)

From the 8 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 4 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Carroll County, Mississippi, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 3 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Carroll County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the General freight trucking industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 8 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the General freight trucking industry makes up 50.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Carroll County.

Top 4 Industries
1. General freight trucking (8 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (5 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (2 new jobs)
4. Automobile dealers (8 new jobs)

Carroll County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Carroll County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Residential building construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 0 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up . percent of the total number of new jobs in Carroll County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (15 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (15 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (7 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (7 new jobs)

Out of the 6 4-digit NAICS industries, 4 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 1 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Carroll County, Mississippi, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 54 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Carroll County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 8 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 76.7 percent of the total job loss in Carroll County, Mississippi.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (8 jobs lost)

Total employment has increased by 7.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Mississippi, which went through a gain of 1.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Carroll County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 8.9 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Mississippi, where the industry felt a gain of 17.6 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Carroll County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.5 percent in terms of employees in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (8.9 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (8.8 percent decline)
3. Depository credit intermediation (3 percent decline)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (1.7 percent decline)

Carroll County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 4.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Carroll County has expanded slower than the industry has grown in the State of Mississippi, where the industry felt a gain of 14.3 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Carroll County lagged behind the United States, which experienced a gained 5.5 percent in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Residential building construction (4.3 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.

Income and Poverty in Carroll County, Mississippi

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Carroll County had a relatively low median income for households of $33,787 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 8.5 percent lower than the household income median in State of Mississippi of $36,656 and this is 45.4 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

In Carroll County, Mississippi White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $42,560 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 26 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 42.8 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $19,334. Hispanic households in Carroll County, Mississippi reported a median household income of $49,098, this median is 45.3 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $205,816. This median is 509.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Carroll County, Mississippi can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 16.0 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 28.6 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 Carroll County, accounting 27.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Carroll County, Mississippi

Carroll County, Mississippi may to understood as having a less-educated 2000 population, with 11 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Carroll is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Mississippi's proportion of 17 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Carroll County, Mississippi as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 12.6 percent of the White Alone, 6.6 percent of Black or African American, 44.4 percent of the Asian alone and 5.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Carroll County, Mississippi, many men in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 37.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Carroll have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 9.8 percent (Men) versus 12 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 35.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Carroll County, Mississippi

From 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Carroll from another country. The international migration into Carroll accounts for 0.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of Mississippi. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Carroll County, Mississippi had a population of 10,397 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 10,777. The decline represents a decrease of -3.5 percent. Carroll ranks 63 of 82 counties when calculating total change in population for Mississippi and the county ranks 2,628 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Carroll County, Mississippi has a population that is made of 64.7 percent White, 34.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 35.3 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Mississippi percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Carroll has decreased the level of diversity when 37.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

In terms of total land area, Carroll spans a total area of 628 square miles. The land areas has a very low average population density of 17 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Nemaha, NE (17 per sq. mile ), Randolph, GA (17 per sq. mile ), Maries, MO (17 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Stevens, WA (17 per sq. mile ), Cuming, NE (17 per sq. mile ), Garfield, CO (17 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Carroll County, Mississippi to be 40.9 years old. The median in Carroll is greater than the median in Mississippi of 35.5. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 38.2 years of age. With 20.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Carroll can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 64.3 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in 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 Carroll County, Mississippi

In Carroll County, there were a total of 5,063 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 95 residential units since 2001, or 1.9 percent.

Carroll County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $57,800, according to the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Mississippi 2000 home median value of $71,400 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 of real estate that is affordable in Carroll County, Mississippi. In 2000, 86.5 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In the State of Mississippi, Carroll County places 33 of 82 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,001 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Carroll County, Mississippi -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

The Construction industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Carroll County since 2001, going from making up 21.3 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 15.6 percent of employment in 2005.

Manufacturing is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Carroll County, growing by 99 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -13.4 percent. The State of Mississippi faced a industry job change of -11.2 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Carroll County, with the industry averaging 38 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Mississippi average establishment size of 61 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Carroll County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 24.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 191 people employed. The Retail Trade and Construction industries make up 16.4 and 15.6 percent of all employment.

In Carroll County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Construction and Manufacturing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 10.07. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 10.07 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Carroll County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.







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