In Tate County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the offices of physicians industry had the highest average wages in Tate County for 2006. The average industry job in Tate County was paid an annual wage of $56,360 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage rate in Mississippi of $58,329 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $64,740.

Other high-paying jobs in Tate County, Mississippi can be found in health and personal care stores ($41,928), depository credit intermediation ($39,844), automobile dealers ($37,669) and offices of dentists ($33,888) 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.

Tate County Wages have increased by 21.4% Since 2001

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

Tate County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Tate County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 74 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Mississippi, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 10.9 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Tate County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 20.8 in percent of workers in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (74 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (33.3 percent decline)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (22.7 percent decline)
4. Automobile dealers (15.2 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (13.1 percent decline)

Tate County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of dentists industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 35.7 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Tate County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Mississippi, where it saw a gain of 11.6 percent. The Offices of dentists industry in Tate County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 11.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of dentists (35.7 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (34.6 percent gain)
3. Other professional and technical services (31.3 percent gain)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (29.3 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (14.7 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 12.9 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Mississippi, which saw a gain of 0.2 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Out of the 15 4-digit NAICS industries, 8 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 7 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Tate County, Mississippi, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 603 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Tate County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 39 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 39.1 percent of the total job loss in Tate County, Mississippi.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (39 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (24 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (20 jobs lost)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (6 jobs lost)
5. Building equipment contractors (4 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Tate County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 89 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 69.8 percent of the total growth in Tate County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (89 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (10 new jobs)
3. Offices of dentists (10 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (5 new jobs)
5. Other professional and technical services (5 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.

Tate County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Tate County

The Offices of physicians industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 8 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Offices of physicians industry make up 27.6 percent of the total job loss in Tate County, Mississippi.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (8 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (6 jobs lost)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (3 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (3 jobs lost)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (3 jobs lost)

Out of the 21 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 9 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 9 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Tate County, Mississippi, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 82 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Tate County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Activities related to credit intermediation industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 9 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Activities related to credit intermediation industry makes up 25.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Tate County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (9 new jobs)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (8 new jobs)
3. Automobile dealers (6 new jobs)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (4 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (2 new jobs)

Tate County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 62.8 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Tate County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Mississippi, where it saw a loss of 1.8 percent. The Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Tate County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (62.8 percent gain)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (47.2 percent gain)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (26.2 percent gain)
4. Activities related to real estate (24.0 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (11.9 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Mississippi, which saw a gain of 1.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Tate County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 26.5 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 has experienced in the State of Mississippi, where the industry reported a loss of 0.8 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Tate County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5 percent in terms of employees in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (26.5 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (17.3 percent decline)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (14.7 percent decline)
4. Offices of physicians (9.3 percent decline)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (5.1 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 Tate County, Mississippi

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Tate County, Mississippi can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 13.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 56 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Tate County, accounting 25.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 31.6 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $28,658. Hispanic households in Tate County, Mississippi reported a median household income of $44,141, which is 5.3 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Tate County, Mississippi White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $47,007 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 12.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Tate County had a median income of $36,563, this median was 12.8 percent less than the median for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $2,924. This household income level is 93 percent less than the all households reported median in the area.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Tate County had a medium-high household income of $41,928 (2005 Dollars). This median is 12.6 percent higher than the median in Mississippi of $36,656 and the median is 17.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Tate County, Mississippi

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Tate County, Mississippi, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 32.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Tate on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 13.4 percent (Men) versus 11.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 32.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Tate County, Mississippi as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 14.6 percent of the White Alone, 6.2 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Tate County, Mississippi can be considered to have a moderately-educated population, with 12.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Tate was reported to have a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Mississippi's proportion of 17 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Tate County, Mississippi

Tate County, Mississippi had a population of 26,548 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 25,453. This growth denotes an increase of 4.3 percent. Tate ranks 19 of 82 counties when calculating total change in population for Mississippi and the county ranks 1,059 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Tate covers a total land area of 404 total square miles. The area has a medium-low average population density of 66 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Douglas, NV (66 per sq. mile ), Coffee, GA (66 per sq. mile ), Muhlenberg, KY (66 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Posey, IN (66 per sq. mile ), Madison, ID (66 per sq. mile ), Coshocton, OH (65 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Tate from another country. The international migration into Tate accounts for 0.1 percent of all immigration into Mississippi. This amount of international migration is low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Tate County, Mississippi to be 34.8 years of age. The median age in Tate is less than the median age for the State of Mississippi of 35.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 34.3 years old. With a total of 25.5 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Tate can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the population, with 62.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11.7 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Tate County, Mississippi has a population base that is comprised of 67.6 percent White, 30.4 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 1.3 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 31.8 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Mississippi percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Tate has decreased the percent of minority population when 31.9 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Tate County, Mississippi

Tate County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $80,000, according to the Decennial Census. This median is greater than the overall State of Mississippi 2000 home value of $71,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Throughout the State of Mississippi, Tate County is positioned 5 of 82 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 490 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Tate County, the census reported 10,320 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 716 housing units since the year 2001, or 7.5 percent.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Tate County, Mississippi. In 2000, 76.4 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Accommodation and food services has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Tate County since 2001, going from making up 8.3 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

In Tate County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Information industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 22.2 percent of total employment in the county, making up 916 individuals. The Manufacturing and Information industries make up 20.2 and 7.3 percent of all employment.

Transportation and Warehousing saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Tate County, increasing in size by 61.9 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of -1 percent. The State of Mississippi went through a industry job change of 3.5 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Tate County, Information, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Information sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.64. This means the percent of total employment in the Information industry is 2.64 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Tate County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Information.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Tate County, averaging 49 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Mississippi typical size of 61 for the Manufacturing industry.

Tate County ranks 51 of 83 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Mississippi in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 47 of 83 Counties.





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