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

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Employment in the offices of physicians industry reported the top wages in Madison County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Madison County was paid an annual wage of $74,868 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Nebraska of $64,663 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $64,740.

High-wage employment in Madison County, Nebraska exsists in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($63,525), electric goods merchant wholesalers ($45,441), management of companies and enterprises ($43,422) and computer systems design and related services ($40,375) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Madison County Wages have increased by 21.2% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Madison County, Nebraska by a total of 21.2%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Nebraska 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.

Madison County Industry Wages Lag Behind Nebraska, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Madison County, Nebraska when analyzed can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 16.7 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $32,465. The industry pay was less than the US average pay of $40,259.

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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.

Madison County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Nebraska, which experienced a gain of 1.0 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Madison County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 71.6 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined slower than the industry sector has felt in the State of Nebraska, where the industry sector experienced a gain of . percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Madison County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 19.8 percent in terms of employees in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (71.6 percent decline)
2. Architectural and engineering services (44.3 percent decline)
3. Specialty food stores (43.9 percent decline)
4. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (42.3 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (38.2 percent decline)

Madison County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Business support services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 360.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Madison County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Nebraska, where the industry felt a loss of 25.3 percent. The Business support services industry in Madison County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (360.8 percent gain)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (189.6 percent gain)
3. Consumer goods rental (126.7 percent gain)
4. Employment services (109.6 percent gain)
5. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (95.5 percent gain)

In Madison County, Nebraska, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 337 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Madison County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has added the most employment with 227 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 21.7 percent of the total employment growth in Madison County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (227 new jobs)
2. Nursing care facilities (107 new jobs)
3. Business support services (89 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (80 new jobs)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (61 new jobs)

Of the 69 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 36 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 33 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Madison County

The Other general merchandise stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 103 jobs. The declines in the Other general merchandise stores industry make up 11.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Madison County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (103 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (89 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (85 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (69 jobs lost)
5. Private households (47 jobs lost)





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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.

Madison County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 84 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 48 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 36 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Madison County, Nebraska, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 1,050 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Madison County

The Depository credit intermediation industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 49 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 17.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Madison County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (49 new jobs)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (48 new jobs)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (18 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (16 new jobs)
5. Clothing stores (16 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Madison County

Given the industries in the area, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 94 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry make up 17.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Madison County, Nebraska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (94 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (71 jobs lost)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (51 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (44 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (30 jobs lost)

Madison County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 30.8 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Nebraska, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 0.4 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Madison County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 3.1 in percent of workers in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (30.8 percent decline)
2. Office administrative services (28.3 percent decline)
3. Other schools and instruction (26.2 percent decline)
4. Other personal services (25.5 percent decline)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (22.6 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 5.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Nebraska, experiencing a gain of 0.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Madison County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 40.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Madison County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Nebraska, where this industry saw a loss of 2.6 percent. The Private households industry in Madison County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (40.0 percent gain)
2. Shoe stores (27.1 percent gain)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (26.6 percent gain)
4. Outpatient care centers (22.0 percent gain)
5. Insurance carriers (19.4 percent gain)





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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 Madison County, Nebraska

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Madison County, Nebraska may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 11.2 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 33.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Madison County, reporting 16.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Madison County, Nebraska White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $42,511 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.5 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $48,263. This median income level is 15.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic in Madison County, Nebraska reported a median household income of $31,457, this income level is 24.9 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Madison County had a median income of $21,450, this was 48.8 percent less than the median income level in this area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 32.5 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $28,275.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Madison County accounted a medium-high median household income of $41,894 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 9.6 percent lower than the household income median in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and this is 17.3 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Madison County, Nebraska

In Madison County, Nebraska according the 2000 Decennial Census, 17.8 percent of the White Alone, 5 percent of Black or African American, 30.8 percent of the Asian alone and 2.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Madison County, Nebraska, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 34.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Madison have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 17.4 percent (Men) versus 16.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Madison County, Nebraska can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 17 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Madison was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Nebraska's proportion of 23.8 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Madison County, Nebraska

Madison County, Nebraska has a population that is made up of 83.7 percent White, 1.5 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 12.3 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 14.4 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Madison has increased the percent of minority makeup when 10.1 percent of the total population were minorities.

In terms of total land area, Madison extends a total area of 573 total square miles. The area has a medium-low density of 62 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Union, FL (62 per sq. mile ), Ripley, IN (62 per sq. mile ), Macon, NC (62 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Camp, TX (62 per sq. mile ), Towns, GA (62 per sq. mile ), Evans, GA (62 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Madison County, Nebraska to be 36.5 years of age. The median in Madison is greater than the median age for the State of Nebraska of 36.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 35.1 years of age. With 25.3 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Madison can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 60.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 14.2 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 2000, a high number of individuals have migrated to Madison from outside the country. The immigration into Madison makes up 2 percent of the total international migration into the State of Nebraska. This amount of international migration is high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Madison County, Nebraska had a total estimated population of 35,488 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 35,165. This growth represents an increase of 0.9 percent. Madison ranks 12 of 93 counties in terms of population growth in Nebraska and the county ranks 1,541 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Madison County, Nebraska

In Madison County, the real estate market was made up of 14,909 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 389 homes since 2001, or 2.7 percent.

Madison County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $80,100, reported by the Decennial Census. This is less than the Nebraska 2000 home median value of $88,000 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

When compared to other counties in Nebraska, Madison County is positioned 15 of 93 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,517 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

There seems to be a large amount of housing that is affordable in Madison County, Nebraska. In 2000, 82.8 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Madison County, Nebraska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Madison County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 24.8 percent of the total county employment. This totals 4,689 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 15.9 and 14.3 percent of all employment.

Administrative and waste services is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Madison County, growing in new jobs by 40.7 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.5 percent. The State of Nebraska had changed in sector employment of -12.9 percent, during the period.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Madison County, with the industry averaging 88 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Nebraska typical size of 49 for the Manufacturing industry.

Retail Trade between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Madison County. The industry lost a total of 182 employees during the period, or 5.7 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 37.6 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Madison County, Manufacturing, Wholesale trade and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 1.93. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing sector is 1.93 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Madison County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.







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