In Kings County, jobs in the internet publishing and broadcasting pay the highest wages

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Employment in the internet publishing and broadcasting industry wages were the highest in Kings County for 2006. The average industry job in Kings County was paid an annual wage of $84,020 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry pay the State of New York of $92,883 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $75,829.

Other high-paying jobs in Kings County, New York are present in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($80,788), isps and web search portals ($77,995), boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. ($77,731) and highway, street, and bridge construction ($74,029) 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.

Kings County Wages have increased by 18.8% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Kings County, New York by a total of 18.8%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of New York 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.

Kings County Industry Wages Lag Behind New York, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Kings County, New York can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 31.1 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $50,107. The average pay was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Kings County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Kings County

The Home health care services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 6,757 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 14.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Kings County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (6,757 new jobs)
2. Unclassified (4,783 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (3,575 new jobs)
4. School and employee bus transportation (2,711 new jobs)
5. Elementary and secondary schools (2,323 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Kings County

Given the industries in the area, the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 4,332 jobs. The declines in the Cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry make up 15.2 percent of the total job loss in Kings County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (4,332 jobs lost)
2. Emergency and other relief services (3,056 jobs lost)
3. Business support services (982 jobs lost)
4. Apparel knitting mills (909 jobs lost)
5. Computer systems design and related services (855 jobs lost)

Given the 195 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 97 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 98 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Kings County, New York, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 16,127 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Employment for all industries has increased by 3.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in New York, experiencing a loss of -1.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Kings County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other ambulatory health care services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 304.6 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Kings County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of New York, where the industry felt a gain of 25.5 percent. The Other ambulatory health care services industry in Kings County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 21.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other ambulatory health care services (304.6 percent gain)
2. Telecommunications resellers (254.0 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (162.2 percent gain)
4. Business, computer and management training (134.7 percent gain)
5. Other ground passenger transportation (131.3 percent gain)

Kings County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Data processing and related services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 77 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 seen in the New York, where the it saw a loss of 26.7 percent. The losses in the Data processing and related services industry in Kings County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 16.8 in percent of workers in the Data processing and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Data processing and related services (77 percent decline)
2. Apparel knitting mills (76.5 percent decline)
3. Textile and fabric finishing mills (73.1 percent decline)
4. Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing (69.1 percent decline)
5. Soap, cleaning compound, and toiletry mfg. (68.7 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.

Kings County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Kings County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Spring and wire product manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 43.8 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 sector has gone through in the New York, where the it saw a loss of 1.8 percent. The losses in the Spring and wire product manufacturing industry in Kings County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 2.7 percent in terms of employees in the Spring and wire product manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Spring and wire product manufacturing (43.8 percent decline)
2. RV parks and recreational camps (37.8 percent decline)
3. Apparel knitting mills (34.6 percent decline)
4. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (34.5 percent decline)
5. Nonresidential building construction (32.2 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 1.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in New York, which saw a gain of 1.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Kings County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 48.7 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Kings County has expanded slower than the overall industry growth seen in the State of New York, where the industry felt a gain of 61 percent. The Unclassified industry in Kings County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (48.7 percent gain)
2. Advertising and related services (37.9 percent gain)
3. Investigation and security services (35.1 percent gain)
4. Other nonmetallic mineral products (31.8 percent gain)
5. Other support services (30.6 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Kings County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Home health care services industry has grown the most with 3,243 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 19.0 percent of the growth in Kings County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (3,243 new jobs)
2. Unclassified (2,531 new jobs)
3. Investigation and security services (999 new jobs)
4. Child day care services (582 new jobs)
5. Employment services (571 new jobs)

In Kings County, New York, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 6,566 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Kings County

The Individual and family services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,583 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Individual and family services industry make up 18.7 percent of the total employment decline in Kings County, New York.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (1,583 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (827 jobs lost)
3. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (420 jobs lost)
4. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (263 jobs lost)
5. Emergency and other relief services (259 jobs lost)

Given the 207 4-digit NAICS industries, 99 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 106 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.





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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 Kings County, New York

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Kings County had a medium-low median income for all households of $37,598 (2005 Dollars). This median is 35 percent lower than the median in New York of $50,770 and the income level is 30.7 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Kings County, New York can be recognized as having a relatively high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 25.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 33 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 Kings County, with 37.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The poverty rate in Kings County, New York has declined by 2.7 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 25.1 percent to 22.4 percent.

The median household income has declined a small amount from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $37,332, which represents a 0.7 percent decline. Kings County, New York, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 25 of 29 counties in percent of decline for household income in New York. Kings County ranks 649 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in household income across the nation.

While the median household income saw a decline since 2000 in Kings County, New York, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median household income was the Hispanic category. This group felt a decline of 7.1 percent from 2000 to 2005. The White population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Kings County, seeing a 1.6 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Kings County reported a median household income of $32,363, this median was 13.9 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Kings County, New York White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $42,966 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 14.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 6.1 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $35,319. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $41,272. This household income level is 9.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic in Kings County, New York reported a median household income of $29,985, this median household income is 20.2 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Kings County, New York

From 2000, Kings has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 5.0 percent to a total of 26.8 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the 2005 State of New York percent of 31.2 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Kings County, New York, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 31 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Kings on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 23 percent (Men) versus 20.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Less than High School category, with 31.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Kings County, New York as reported in the 2000 Census, 30.4 percent of the White Alone, 14.4 percent of Black or African American, 23.6 percent of the Asian alone and 8.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Kings County, New York can be considered to have a highly-educated population of the working age, with 21.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Kings was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of New York's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 4.2 percent. In the year 2005, 27.2 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 5.4 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 26.2 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Kings County, New York

Kings County, New York has a population that is comprised of 35.6 percent White, 34.3 percent African American, 8.8 percent Asian, and 19.9 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 63.0 percent minorities. This is greater than the State of New York percent of 37.7. Since 2000, Kings has increased the percent of minority population when 62.9 percent of the total population were minorities.

Kings County, New York had an estimated population of 2,486,235 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 2,466,784. This growth signifies an increase of 0.8 percent. Kings ranks 5 of 62 counties when calculating total change in population for New York and the county ranks 176 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

By measuring total land area, Kings spans a total area of 71 square miles. The county has a extremly high average area density of 35,213 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Henderson, TX (92 per sq. mile ), Branch, MI (92 per sq. mile ), Vermilion, IL (92 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- San Francisco, CA (15,835 per sq. mile ), Hudson, NJ (12,927 per sq. mile ), Suffolk, MA (11,184 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Kings County, New York to be 34.8 years of age. The median in Kings is less than the median age in New York of 37.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 33.1 years of age. With a total of 26.3 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Kings can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 61.7 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 12.1 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Since the year 2000, a extremely high amount of people migrated to Kings internationally. The migration from outside the US into Kings makes up 24 percent of all immigration into New York. This percent of international migration is extremely high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Kings County, New York

In Kings County, the census reported 947,632 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 14,055 residential units since 2001, or 1.5 percent.

Kings County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $471,200, according to the American Community Survey. This value is greater than the overall State of New York 2005 home median value of $258,900 and greater than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

Kings County can be understood as having a extremely high percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 44.4 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Kings County, New York have increased very sharply since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $247,100, or 110.3 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $224,100.

When compared to other counties in New York, Kings County stands 31 of 62 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,328 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

There seems to be a limited amount affordable residential real estate in Kings County, New York. In 2005, 6.1 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Kings County, New York -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Kings County, rising by 62.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of -0.6 percent. The State of New York had an industry job change of 1.8 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Kings County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 31.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 134,160 jobs. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries make up 13.1 and 6.8 percent of industry employment.

In Kings County, Health care and social assistance, Educational services and Utilities are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Health care and social assistance sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.46. The level of employment in the Health care and social assistance industry is 2.46 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Kings County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Health care and social assistance.

Utilities is the industry with the largest establishments in Kings County. The industry averages 279 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 34 and greater than the State of New York establishments size average of 103 for the Utilities industry.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Kings County. The industry lost a total of 9,928 jobs, or 25.7 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 69 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.







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