In Tippah County, jobs in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related pay the highest wages

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Employment in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry had the highest average wages in Tippah County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Tippah County received an annual wage of $33,304 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in Mississippi of $42,542 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $54,074.

Other top-pay jobs in Tippah County, Mississippi may be found in depository credit intermediation ($33,109), offices of dentists ($32,221), architectural and engineering services ($31,385) and nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying ($30,972) 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.

Tippah County Wages have increased by 8.3% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Tippah County, Mississippi by a total of 8.3%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

Tippah County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Tippah County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 121 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing industry make up 42.6 percent of the total employment decline in Tippah County, Mississippi.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing (121 jobs lost)
2. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (56 jobs lost)
3. Depository credit intermediation (30 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (24 jobs lost)
5. Residential building construction (23 jobs lost)

In Tippah County, Mississippi, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 349 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 21 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 9 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 12 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Tippah County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry has added the most employment with 281 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry makes up 57.7 percent of the total employment growth in Tippah County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (281 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (64 new jobs)
3. Highway, street, and bridge construction (52 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (32 new jobs)
5. Legal services (17 new jobs)

Tippah County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 48.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Mississippi, where the it saw a loss of 39.1 percent. The losses in the Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing industry in Tippah County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 23.3 in percent of workers in the Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing (48.9 percent decline)
2. Nonresidential building construction (39.4 percent decline)
3. Residential building construction (37.6 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (30.1 percent decline)
5. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (24.9 percent decline)

Tippah County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 102.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Tippah County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Mississippi, where the industry felt a loss of 6.2 percent. The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry in Tippah County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (102.0 percent gain)
2. Legal services (100.0 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (81.4 percent gain)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (72.2 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (47.1 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 5.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Mississippi, which experienced a gain of 0.2 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.





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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.

Tippah County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Tippah County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry has added the most employment with 30 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry makes up 29.2 percent of the total employment growth in Tippah County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (30 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (19 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (10 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (10 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (9 new jobs)

Of the 26 4-digit NAICS industries, 14 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 12 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Tippah County, Mississippi, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 98 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Tippah County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 45 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 27.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Tippah County, Mississippi.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (45 jobs lost)
2. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (35 jobs lost)
3. Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing (34 jobs lost)
4. Residential building construction (10 jobs lost)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (10 jobs lost)

Tippah County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Clothing stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 80.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Tippah County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Mississippi, where the industry felt a gain of 4.5 percent. The Clothing stores industry in Tippah County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (80.0 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (36.3 percent gain)
3. Architectural and engineering services (32.1 percent gain)
4. Offices of physicians (24.2 percent gain)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (17.9 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 1.6 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Mississippi, which went through a gain of 1.0 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Tippah County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 45.2 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Mississippi, where the industry reported a gain of 0.4 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Tippah County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.3 in percent of workers in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (45.2 percent decline)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (44.3 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (29.5 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (26.7 percent decline)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (21.9 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.

Income and Poverty in Tippah County, Mississippi

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 21.2 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $27,004. Hispanic households in Tippah County, Mississippi , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $36,429, this median is 6.3 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Tippah County reported a median household income of $13,650, this level was 60.2 percent less than the median for all households. In Tippah County, Mississippi White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,477 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 3.5 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $42,413. This median is 23.7 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Tippah County, Mississippi can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 16.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 82.5 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Tippah County, accounting 28.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Tippah County reported a relatively low median household income of $34,281 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 6.9 percent lower than the median in Mississippi of $36,656 and the median household income is 43.3 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Demographic Profile for Tippah County, Mississippi

Tippah County, Mississippi had an estimated population of 21,212 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 20,866. This growth denotes an increase of 1.7 percent. Tippah ranks 31 of 82 counties when analyzing total population change in Mississippi and the county ranks 1,515 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Tippah County, Mississippi has a population that is made up of 79 percent White, 17 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 3.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of diversity, with 20.4 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Mississippi percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Tippah has increased the level of diversity when 18.2 percent of the total population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Tippah extends a total area of 458 total square miles. The area has a low average area density of 46 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Warren, NC (46 per sq. mile ), Cass, NE (46 per sq. mile ), Barbour, WV (46 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Calaveras, CA (46 per sq. mile ), East Feliciana, LA (46 per sq. mile ), Silver Bow, MT (46 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Tippah County, Mississippi to be 36.3 years old. The median age in Tippah is greater than the median age in Mississippi of 35.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 36.0 years of age. With 24 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Tippah can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.7 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 14.3 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Tippah from outside the country. The immigration into Tippah makes up 1.7 percent of all immigration into Mississippi. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Tippah County, Mississippi

In Tippah County, the census reported 9,192 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 204 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.3 percent.

The State of Mississippi, Tippah County stands 22 of 82 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,760 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Tippah County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $57,200, reported by 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 for the rest of the nation in that year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Tippah County, Mississippi. In 2000, 91.8 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Tippah County. The industry averages 79 employees per business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Mississippi average of 61 for the Manufacturing industry.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Tippah County, growing by 110 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.7 percent. The State of Mississippi experienced a sector employment shift of -39.4 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Tippah County, Mining, Manufacturing and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 6.44. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining industry is 6.44 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Tippah County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.

In Tippah County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Administrative and waste services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 47.5 percent of total employment in the county, making up 2,925 employees. The Retail Trade and Administrative and waste services sectors account for 10.2 and 4.6 percent of industry employment.









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