In Webster County, jobs in the general freight trucking pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the general freight trucking industry wages were the highest in Webster County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Webster County was paid an annual wage of $24,794 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in Mississippi of $38,429 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $41,086.

Other top-pay jobs in Webster County, Mississippi may be found in legal services ($23,107), grocery stores ($21,019), other specialty trade contractors ($16,909) and building equipment contractors ($15,929) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Webster County Wages have increased by 34.9% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Webster County, Mississippi by a total of 34.9%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Mississippi and greater 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.

Webster County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Webster County

The Specialized freight trucking industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 9 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 75.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Webster County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (9 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (3 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (16 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (14 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (12 new jobs)

In Webster County, Mississippi, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 831 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Webster County

The Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 35 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 45.9 percent of the total employment decline in Webster County, Mississippi.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (35 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (23 jobs lost)

Of the 8 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 2 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Webster County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 225.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Webster County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Mississippi, where it saw a gain of 19.9 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Webster County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 2 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (225.0 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (29.6 percent gain)

Webster County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Legal services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 51.4 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 has experienced in the State of Mississippi, where the industry reported a gain of 9.5 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Webster County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 8.3 percent in terms of employment in the Legal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (51.4 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (34.6 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (33.3 percent decline)
4. Grocery stores (22.6 percent decline)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (19.6 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 33.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Mississippi, which went through a gain of 0.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States 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.

Income and Poverty in Webster County, Mississippi

In Webster County, Mississippi White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $37,194 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 10.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $21,938. This income level is 35 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic households in Webster County, Mississippi , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $33,053, which is 2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 45.1 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $18,535.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Webster County, Mississippi can be considered to have a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 18.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 87.5 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Webster County, reporting 29.7 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Webster County was reported to have a relatively low median income for all households of $33,736 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 8.7 percent lower than the median in Mississippi of $36,656 and the income level is 45.6 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Webster County, Mississippi

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Webster County, Mississippi, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 34.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Webster have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 13.2 percent (Men) versus 13 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 33.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Webster County, Mississippi may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 13 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Webster 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 the national average of 24.4 percent.

In Webster County, Mississippi as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 14.2 percent of the White Alone, 8.2 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 32.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Webster County, Mississippi

Webster County, Mississippi has a population that is made of 78.1 percent White, 19.6 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 21.7 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Mississippi percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Webster has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 22.9 percent of the people were minorities.

Webster County, Mississippi had a population that was estimated at 10,092 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 10,297. The decline signifies a decrease of -2 percent. Webster ranks 51 of 82 counties when calculating total change in population for Mississippi and the county ranks 2,335 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Webster County, Mississippi to be 39.0 years old. The median age in Webster is greater than the median age in Mississippi of 35.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 37.4 years of age. With 24 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Webster can be understood as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59.4 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 16.5 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

By measuring total land area, Webster spans a total area of 422 square miles. The land areas has a low density of 24 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Warren, IN (24 per sq. mile ), Hancock, IL (24 per sq. mile ), Jefferson, FL (24 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Owsley, KY (24 per sq. mile ), Menominee, MI (24 per sq. mile ), Chelan, WA (24 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Webster from outside the country. The immigration into Webster accounts for 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of Mississippi. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Webster County, Mississippi

In the State of Mississippi, Webster County is positioned 37 of 82 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,059 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Webster County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $55,600, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Mississippi 2000 median home value of $71,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Webster County, Mississippi. In 2000, 93.9 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Webster County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 4,475 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 81 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.8 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Transportation and Warehousing is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Webster County, growing by 66.7 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of -1 percent. The State of Mississippi had an industry job change of 3.5 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Webster County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 30.1 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 540 people employed. The Retail Trade and Construction industries total 13.4 and 6 percent of total employment, respectively.

The Manufacturing industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Webster County since 2001, going from making up 49.6 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 30.1 percent in the year 2005.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Webster County, with the industry averaging 39 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Mississippi establishments size average of 61 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Webster County. The sector faced a loss of 650 jobs, or 54.6 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 92.3 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Webster County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Utilities are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 4.51. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 4.51 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Webster specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Webster County is ranked at 69 of 83 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Mississippi in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 60 of 83 Counties.



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