In Indiana County, jobs in the power generation and supply pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the power generation and supply industry wages were the highest in Indiana County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Indiana County was paid an annual wage of $86,782 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Pennsylvania of $85,948 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $76,551.

Top-pay jobs in Indiana County, Pennsylvania can be found in utility system construction ($64,460), legal services ($63,714), management of companies and enterprises ($63,054) and machinery and equipment rental and leasing ($56,020) 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.

Indiana County Wages have increased by 21.1% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Indiana County, Pennsylvania by a total of 21.1%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Pennsylvania 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.

Indiana County Industry Wages Lag Behind Pennsylvania, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Indiana County, Pennsylvania when analyzed can be described as medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 22.6 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $39,178. The industry 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.

Indiana County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 6.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Pennsylvania, which went through a gain of 0.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Indiana County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Scientific research and development services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 84.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Pennsylvania, where the industry reported a gain of 46.4 percent. The losses in the Scientific research and development services industry in Indiana County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 11.4 in percent of workers in the Scientific research and development services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Scientific research and development services (84.2 percent decline)
2. Professional and similar organizations (77.1 percent decline)
3. Shoe stores (75.4 percent decline)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (52.7 percent decline)
5. Private households (46.9 percent decline)

Indiana County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 660.9 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Indiana County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a gain of 14.9 percent. The Activities related to real estate industry in Indiana County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 19 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (660.9 percent gain)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (462.2 percent gain)
3. Utility system construction (446.3 percent gain)
4. Book, periodical, and music stores (216.7 percent gain)
5. Specialized freight trucking (208.3 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Indiana County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 321 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 18.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (321 jobs lost)
2. Scientific research and development services (163 jobs lost)
3. Greenhouse and nursery production (148 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (119 jobs lost)
5. Professional and similar organizations (111 jobs lost)

Out of the 92 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 37 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 54 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Indiana County, Pennsylvania, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,564 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Indiana County

The Health and personal care stores industry has added the most employment with 470 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Health and personal care stores industry makes up 12.2 percent of the total employment growth in Indiana County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Health and personal care stores (470 new jobs)
2. Support activities for mining (345 new jobs)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (264 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (242 new jobs)
5. Utility system construction (219 new jobs)





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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.

Indiana County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Indiana County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 102.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Indiana County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Pennsylvania, where it saw a gain of 2.3 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Indiana County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (102.1 percent gain)
2. Child day care services (62.1 percent gain)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (50.7 percent gain)
4. Spectator sports (48.3 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (38.1 percent gain)

Indiana County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office administrative services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 69.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry reported a loss of 17 percent. The losses in the Office administrative services industry in Indiana County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.7 percent in terms of employees in the Office administrative services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (69.4 percent decline)
2. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (54.8 percent decline)
3. Other residential care facilities (48.9 percent decline)
4. Private households (36 percent decline)
5. Nonresidential building construction (35 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Pennsylvania, which saw a gain of 1.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Indiana County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Specialized freight trucking industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 181 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 14.0 percent of the growth in Indiana County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (181 new jobs)
2. Health and personal care stores (156 new jobs)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (147 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (100 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (89 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Indiana County

The Power generation and supply industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 221 jobs. The declines in the Power generation and supply industry make up 24.2 percent of the total job loss in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Power generation and supply (221 jobs lost)
2. Office administrative services (82 jobs lost)
3. Nonresidential building construction (60 jobs lost)
4. Other residential care facilities (51 jobs lost)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (45 jobs lost)

In Indiana County, Pennsylvania, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 507 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 99 4-digit NAICS industries, 52 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 44 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 Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Compared to counties across the United States, Indiana County was reported to have a medium-low household income of $35,373 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 32.7 percent lower than the median in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and the income level is 38.9 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Indiana County, Pennsylvania reported a median household income of $13,711, this median is 61.2 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Indiana County, Pennsylvania White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,604 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Indiana County had a median household income level of $49,725, this level was 40.6 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $22,024. This median income level is 37.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 53.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $16,380.

The median household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $32,356, which represents a 8.5 percent decline. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 6 of 33 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Pennsylvania. Indiana County ranks 301 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median household income in the United States.

The poverty rate in Indiana County, Pennsylvania has declined by 0.4 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 17.3 percent to 16.9 percent.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Indiana County, Pennsylvania can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 17.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 46.4 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Indiana County, reporting 22.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

While household income level experienced a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 82.4 percent since 2000. The White Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Indiana County, experiencing a 6.4 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

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

Higher Education in Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Indiana County, Pennsylvania may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 17 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Indiana has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Pennsylvania's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In Indiana County, Pennsylvania as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 16.6 percent of the White Alone, 27.2 percent of Black or African American, 61 percent of the Asian alone and 21.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From the year 2000, Indiana has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 3.0 percent to a total of 20 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the 2005 State of Pennsylvania percent of 25.6 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 45.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Indiana have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 16.4 percent (Men) versus 17.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 46.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 4.8 percent. In the year 2005, 20.8 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 1.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 19.2 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

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

Demographic Profile for Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Indiana County, Pennsylvania has a population that is comprised of 96.2 percent White, 1.8 percent African American, 0.9 percent Asian, and 0.7 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 3.4 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Pennsylvania percent of 16.4. Since 2000, Indiana has increased in diversity when 3.0 percent of the people were minorities.

Since 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Indiana internationally. The migration from outside the US into Indiana accounts for 0.4 percent of all immigration into Pennsylvania. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Indiana County, Pennsylvania had a population that was estimated at 88,703 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 89,531. The decline shows a decrease of -0.9 percent. Indiana ranks 45 of 67 counties when calculating total change in population for Pennsylvania and the county ranks 2,912 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Indiana County, Pennsylvania to be 36.9 years of age. The median in Indiana is less than the median age in Pennsylvania of 39.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 36.3 years of age. With a total of 18.7 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Indiana can be understood as having a relatively low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the 2005 population base, with 66.2 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 15.2 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

When calculating the total land area, Indiana encompasses a total area of 829 square miles. This area has a medium-low population density of 107 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Floyd, KY (107 per sq. mile ), Edgecombe, NC (107 per sq. mile ), Madison, NY (107 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- St. Croix, WI (107 per sq. mile ), Yuba, CA (106 per sq. mile ), Stearns, MN (106 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Indiana County, Pennsylvania

In the State of Pennsylvania, Indiana County ranks 44 of 67 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,230 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Indiana County, there were a total of 38,251 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 614 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.6 percent.

The residential housing values in Indiana County, Pennsylvania have small increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $6,800, or 9.4 percent, from their 2000 value of $72,700.

Indiana County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $79,500, accounted by the American Community Survey. This value is less than the Pennsylvania 2005 home value of $131,900 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

Indiana County has a small, but present percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 0.5 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. In 2005, 75.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Indiana County, Pennsylvania -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Utilities is the industry with the largest establishments in Indiana County. In the County, the industry averages 55 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and greater than the State of Pennsylvania typical size of 35 for the Utilities industry.

In Indiana County, Mining, Utilities and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Mining industry has an LQ of 12.88. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 12.88 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Indiana County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.

Administrative and waste services saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Indiana County. The industry lost a total of 558 jobs, or 40.1 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 46 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Educational services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Indiana County, changing a total of 232.8 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Pennsylvania felt a shift in employment in the industry of 8.1 percent, during the period.

In Indiana County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 19.2 percent of the total county employment. This totals 5,046 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing industries total 15.5 and 11.5 percent of industry employment.







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