In Scott County, jobs in the management of companies and enterprises pay the highest wages

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Employment in the management of companies and enterprises industry paid the average highest wages in Scott County for 2006. The average industry job in Scott County received an annual wage of $52,862 in 2006. The average wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of Mississippi of $55,603 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $82,655.

High-wage employment in Scott County, Mississippi are present in offices of physicians ($50,996), druggists' goods merchant wholesalers ($50,869), nonresidential building construction ($45,065) and freight transportation arrangement ($42,080) 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.

Scott County Wages have increased by 24.6% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Scott County, Mississippi by a total of 24.6%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Mississippi 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.

Scott County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 33 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 12 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 21 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Scott County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the General freight trucking industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 63 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 29.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Scott County, Mississippi.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (63 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (58 jobs lost)
3. Animal food manufacturing (26 jobs lost)
4. Offices of physicians (12 jobs lost)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (12 jobs lost)

In Scott County, Mississippi, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 444 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Scott County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Animal slaughtering and processing industry has grown the most with 303 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Animal slaughtering and processing industry makes up 41.8 percent of the total growth in Scott County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Animal slaughtering and processing (303 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (82 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (74 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (65 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (42 new jobs)

Scott County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 226.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Scott County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Mississippi, where this industry saw a gain of 16.3 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Scott County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 30.6 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (226.7 percent gain)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (77.3 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (69.8 percent gain)
4. Health and personal care stores (54.1 percent gain)
5. Specialized freight trucking (43.0 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Mississippi, experiencing a gain of 0.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Scott County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 83.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Mississippi, where the it saw a gain of 21.5 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Scott County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.6 percent in terms of employees in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (83.6 percent decline)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (54.5 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (52.4 percent decline)
4. Freight transportation arrangement (34.7 percent decline)
5. Logging (29.9 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.

Scott County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Scott County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 44.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Scott County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Mississippi, where the industry felt a gain of 1.7 percent. The Offices of physicians industry in Scott County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (44.1 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (32.5 percent gain)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (23.5 percent gain)
4. Clothing stores (22.9 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (15.1 percent gain)

Scott County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 64.3 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Mississippi, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 1.4 percent. The losses in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Scott County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.2 in percent of jobs in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (64.3 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (20.7 percent decline)
3. Logging (19.6 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (19 percent decline)
5. Lessors of real estate (16.7 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Mississippi, which went through a gain of 1.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Scott County

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 18 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry make up 20.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Scott County, Mississippi.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (18 jobs lost)
2. Specialized freight trucking (16 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (14 jobs lost)
4. Logging (7 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (6 jobs lost)

In Scott County, Mississippi, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 122 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 35 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 17 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 15 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Scott County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 27 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 24.5 percent of the growth in Scott County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (27 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (23 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (16 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (8 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (7 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.

Income and Poverty in Scott County, Mississippi

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Scott County had a relatively low median income for all households of $31,223 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 17.4 percent lower than the median income in State of Mississippi of $36,656 and the income level is 57.4 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Scott County, Mississippi can be considered to have a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 20.7 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 32.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Scott County, having 30.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $62,522. This median income level is 100.2 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Scott County reported an income level of $28,885, this level was 7.5 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 31.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $21,395. Hispanic households in Scott County, Mississippi , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $36,738, this median household income is 17.7 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Scott County, Mississippi White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $37,862 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 21.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.







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

Higher Education in Scott County, Mississippi

In Scott County, Mississippi as reported in the 2000 Census, 11.2 percent of the White Alone, 4 percent of Black or African American, 91 percent of the Asian alone and 2.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Scott County, Mississippi can be considered to have a less-educated working age population, with 8.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Scott has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Mississippi's proportion of 17 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Scott County, Mississippi, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 39.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Scott on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 8.8 percent (Men) versus 8.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Less than High School category, with 36.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Scott County, Mississippi

Since the year 2000, a high number of individual migrated to the Scott internationally. The migration from outside the US into Scott accounts for 4.5 percent of the total migration into the State of Mississippi. This amount of international migration is high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Scott County, Mississippi had a total estimated population of 28,739 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 28,399. This growth represents an increase of 1.2 percent. Scott ranks 32 of 82 counties by growth in total population in Mississippi and the county ranks 1,527 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Scott County, Mississippi has a population that is made of 53.8 percent White, 38.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 6.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of diversity, with 45.5 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Mississippi percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Scott has increased the level of diversity when 44.6 percent of the population were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Scott County, Mississippi to be 35.0 years of age. The median age in Scott is less than the median in Mississippi of 35.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 33.8 years of age. With 27 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Scott can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 60.4 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 12.6 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

In terms of total land area, Scott spans a total of 609 square miles. The county has a low population density of 47 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities 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 ).

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

Housing Report for Scott County, Mississippi

In Scott County, there were a total of 11,472 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 184 homes since 2001, or 1.6 percent.

When compared to other counties in Mississippi, Scott County places 52 of 82 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,234 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Scott County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $48,200, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the Mississippi 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $71,400 and less than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Scott County, Mississippi. In 2000, 93 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Scott is the County that is ranked 21 of 83 Counties throughout the State of Mississippi according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 20 of 83 Counties.

The Health care and social assistance has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Scott County since 2001, going from making up 7.2 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

In Scott County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 4.16. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing sector is 4.16 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Scott may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

Construction is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Scott County, with an employment growth of 36.3 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 7.3 percent. The State of Mississippi had an industry job change of 0.4 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Scott County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Transportation and Warehousing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 53.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 5,797 individuals. The Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing sectors account for 10.2 and 4.3 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Scott County, with the industry averaging 187 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Mississippi establishments size average of 61 for the Manufacturing industry.





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