In Marion County, jobs in the management and technical consulting services pay the highest wages

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Employment in the management and technical consulting services industry reported the top wages in Marion County for 2006. The average industry job in Marion County received a wage of $69,342 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Mississippi of $43,594 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $67,321.

Other top-pay jobs in Marion County, Mississippi may be found in machinery and equipment rental and leasing ($57,134), support activities for mining ($45,988), offices of physicians ($41,922) and automobile dealers ($41,358) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Marion County Wages have increased by 15.1% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Marion County, Mississippi by a total of 15.1%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Mississippi 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Marion County, Mississippi can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 17.7 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $29,752. The average pay 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.

Marion County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Marion County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 286.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Marion County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Mississippi, where the industry felt a gain of 11.2 percent. The Offices of physicians industry in Marion County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 12.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (286.7 percent gain)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (262.5 percent gain)
3. Clothing stores (229.0 percent gain)
4. Traveler accommodation (127.6 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (108.9 percent gain)

Marion County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Grocery stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 51.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Mississippi, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 21.6 percent. The losses in the Grocery stores industry in Marion County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 3.5 in percent of workers in the Grocery stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (51.4 percent decline)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (51.3 percent decline)
3. Building finishing contractors (49.5 percent decline)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (40.7 percent decline)
5. Utility system construction (27.7 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 10.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Mississippi, which went through a gain of 0.2 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

In Marion County, Mississippi, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 593 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Marion County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 166 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry make up 36.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Marion County, Mississippi.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (166 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (136 jobs lost)
3. Utility system construction (63 jobs lost)
4. Building finishing contractors (34 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (23 jobs lost)

From the 32 4-digit NAICS industries, 12 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 20 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Marion County

The Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 155 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 29.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Marion County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (155 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (72 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (66 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (43 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (37 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.

Marion County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Marion County, Mississippi, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 339 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Given the 43 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 13 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 28 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Marion County

Given the industries in the area, the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 26 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry make up 29.2 percent of the total employment decline in Marion County, Mississippi.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (26 jobs lost)
2. Utility system construction (16 jobs lost)
3. Highway, street, and bridge construction (16 jobs lost)
4. Consumer goods rental (6 jobs lost)
5. Radio and television broadcasting (6 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Marion County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has grown the most with 13 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 8.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Marion County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (13 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (12 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (11 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (11 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (10 new jobs)

The total number of jobs has increased by 5.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Mississippi, experiencing a gain of 1.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Marion County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 76.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Mississippi, where the industry reported a gain of 1 percent. The losses in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Marion County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4.9 percent in terms of employees in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (76.2 percent decline)
2. Radio and television broadcasting (34.6 percent decline)
3. Consumer goods rental (24 percent decline)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (20.6 percent decline)
5. Activities related to real estate (16.3 percent decline)

Marion County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 137.5 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Marion County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Mississippi, where the industry took a gain of 12.2 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Marion County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 9.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (137.5 percent gain)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (77.8 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (65.2 percent gain)
4. Clothing stores (39.7 percent gain)
5. Other motor vehicle dealers (39.3 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 Marion County, Mississippi

In Marion County, Mississippi White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $33,357 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 16.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 30.2 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $20,041. Hispanic households in Marion County, Mississippi , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $38,391, this median is 33.6 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Marion County reported an income level of $19,013, this level was 33.8 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $36,563. This median income level is 27.3 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Marion County, Mississippi can be considered to have a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 24.8 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 42.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Marion County, having 35.6 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Marion County was reported to have a relatively low median income for all households of $28,729 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 27.6 percent lower than the median income in State of Mississippi of $36,656 and the median is 71 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Marion County, Mississippi

In Marion County, Mississippi as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 12.8 percent of the White Alone, 8.2 percent of Black or African American, 21.8 percent of the Asian alone and 15.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Marion County, Mississippi has a moderately-educated population, with 11.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Marion counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Mississippi's proportion of 17 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Marion County, Mississippi, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 36.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Marion have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 10.6 percent (Men) versus 12.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 34.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Marion County, Mississippi

From 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Marion from another country. The international migration into Marion accounts for 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of Mississippi. This amount of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Marion County, Mississippi to be 35.9 years of age. The median age in Marion is greater than the median age in the State of Mississippi of 35.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 35.2 years old. With a total of 26.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Marion can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59.8 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 14 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Marion County, Mississippi had an estimated population of 25,235 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 25,585. The decline denotes a decrease of -1.4 percent. Marion ranks 62 of 82 counties when analyzing total population change in Mississippi and the county ranks 2,588 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Marion spans a total of 542 total square miles. The area has a low population density of 47 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Gilchrist, FL (47 per sq. mile ), Vermilion, LA (47 per sq. mile ), Monroe, WI (47 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lincoln, OR (47 per sq. mile ), Paulding, OH (47 per sq. mile ), Deschutes, OR (47 per sq. mile ).

Marion County, Mississippi has a population that is made up of 66.2 percent White, 32.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 0.7 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 33.1 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Mississippi percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Marion has increased the percent of minority makeup when 32.8 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Marion County, Mississippi

Marion County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $57,600, according to the Decennial Census. This median is less than the State of Mississippi 2000 median home value of $71,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

Throughout the State of Mississippi, Marion County ranks 67 of 82 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,421 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Marion County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 10,654 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 142 homes since 2001, or 1.4 percent.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Marion County, Mississippi. In 2000, 89.6 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Marion County, Mining, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 4.33. The level of employment in the Mining industry is 4.33 times greater than the national average, signifying that Marion County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Mining.

Utilities is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Marion County, with an industry growth of 52.4 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of -8.2 percent. The State of Mississippi went through a industry job change of -1.3 percent, since the year 2001.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Marion County. In the County, the industry averages 40 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Mississippi establishments size average of 61 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Marion County. The industry was hit with a loss of 220 jobs, or 16.9 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 65.9 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Marion County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Construction industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 19.2 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,148 individuals. The Manufacturing and Construction sectors account for 18.1 and 12.2 percent of all employment.







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