In Tunica County, jobs in the nondepository credit intermediation pay the highest wages

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Employment in the nondepository credit intermediation industry had the highest average wages in Tunica County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Tunica County received an annual wage of $41,444 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage rate in Mississippi of $36,227 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $65,753.

Other high-paying jobs in Tunica County, Mississippi can be found in depository credit intermediation ($31,289), traveler accommodation ($29,218), animal aquaculture ($26,676) and automobile dealers ($25,710) 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.

Tunica County Wages have increased by 16.8% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Tunica County, Mississippi by a total of 16.8%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for 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.

Tunica County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Tunica County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 33 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 44.0 percent of the growth in Tunica County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (33 new jobs)
2. Lessors of real estate (16 new jobs)
3. Other crop farming (11 new jobs)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (8 new jobs)
5. Animal aquaculture (7 new jobs)

From the 12 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 7 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 5 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Tunica County, Mississippi, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 2,228 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Tunica County

Given the industries in the area, the Traveler accommodation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 2,313 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 95.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Tunica County, Mississippi.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (2,313 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (59 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (26 jobs lost)
4. Private households (8 jobs lost)
5. Support activities for crop production (6 jobs lost)

Tunica County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 228.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Tunica County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Mississippi, where the industry felt a loss of 1.9 percent. The Lessors of real estate industry in Tunica County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 2.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (228.6 percent gain)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (126.3 percent gain)
3. Gasoline stations (33.0 percent gain)
4. Animal aquaculture (12.7 percent gain)
5. Other crop farming (4.5 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 13 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Mississippi, which saw a gain of 0.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Tunica County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 68.4 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 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 19.5 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Tunica County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 11 in percent of workers in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (68.4 percent decline)
2. Private households (40 percent decline)
3. Automobile dealers (28.1 percent decline)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (27.3 percent decline)
5. Limited-service eating places (24.2 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.

Tunica County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Tunica County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 29 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 37.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Tunica County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (29 new jobs)
2. Clothing stores (26 new jobs)
3. Animal aquaculture (11 new jobs)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (3 new jobs)
5. Lessors of real estate (3 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Tunica County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Traveler accommodation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 40 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 42.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Tunica County, Mississippi.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (40 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (25 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (24 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (4 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (196 jobs lost)

From the 14 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 6 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 8 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Tunica County, Mississippi, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 329 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Tunica County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Clothing stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 44.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Tunica County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Mississippi, where it saw a gain of 4.5 percent. The Clothing stores industry in Tunica County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 2.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (44.4 percent gain)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (35.0 percent gain)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (30.3 percent gain)
4. Animal aquaculture (21.1 percent gain)
5. Limited-service eating places (18.5 percent gain)

Tunica County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Automobile dealers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 19.3 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 0.3 percent. The losses in the Automobile dealers industry in Tunica County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1 percent in terms of employment in the Automobile dealers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automobile dealers (19.3 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (15.5 percent decline)
3. Other crop farming (9 percent decline)
4. Legal services (5.6 percent decline)
5. Private households (2.7 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 2.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This 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 felt at the national level of 2.0 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.

Income and Poverty in Tunica County, Mississippi

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Tunica County, Mississippi can be considered to have a very high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 33.1 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 40.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Tunica County, having 53.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

In Tunica County, Mississippi White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $40,846 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 50 percent greater than the median in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $30,713. This median is 12.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic headed households in Tunica County, Mississippi , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $31,234, which is 14.7 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 21.3 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $21,434.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Tunica County reported a very low median income for all households of $27,226 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 34.6 percent lower than the household income median in State of Mississippi of $36,656 and the income level is 80.5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Demographic Profile for Tunica County, Mississippi

Tunica County, Mississippi had a population that was estimated at 10,321 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 9,232. This growth represents an increase of 11.8 percent. Tunica ranks 20 of 82 counties in terms of population growth in Mississippi and the county ranks 1,063 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Tunica from another country. The international migration into Tunica accounts for 0.3 percent of the total migration into the State of Mississippi. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

By measuring total land area, Tunica spans a total area of 455 square miles. This area has a low average area density of 23 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Wayne, TN (23 per sq. mile ), Yell, AR (23 per sq. mile ), Clay, AL (23 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Allamakee, IA (23 per sq. mile ), Umatilla, OR (23 per sq. mile ), Humboldt, IA (23 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Tunica County, Mississippi to be 30.6 years of age. The median in Tunica is less than the median age for the State of Mississippi of 35.5. From 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median, when the median age was 30.7 years old. With a total of 30.1 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Tunica can be understood as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 60.3 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 9.6 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low percent of the population base.

Tunica County, Mississippi has a population that is made of 24 percent White, 72.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 2.8 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 75.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Mississippi percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Tunica has increased the percent of minority population when 72.6 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Tunica County, Mississippi

Tunica County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $56,800, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Mississippi 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $71,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Tunica County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 4,377 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 350 homes since 2001, or 8.7 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Tunica County, Mississippi. In 2000, 89.9 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Throughout the State of Mississippi, Tunica County places 4 of 82 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 389 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Tunica County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade, and the Finance and insurance industries are the largest employment industries. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 3.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 484 jobs. The Retail Trade and Finance and insurance industries make up 3.1 and 0.6 percent of total employment, respectively.

Wholesale trade has the largest employers in Tunica County. The industry averages 9 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 10 and greater than the State of Mississippi average of 8 for the Wholesale trade industry.

Professional and technical services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Tunica County, changing a total of 148.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 2.6 percent. The State of Mississippi saw a change in employment in the sector of 15.7 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Tunica County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Retail Trade and Real estate and rental and leasing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 3.16. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 3.16 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Tunica specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.









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