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

(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)

Employment in the offices of physicians industry reported the top wages in Mifflin County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Mifflin County received a wage of $63,423 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry pay the State of Pennsylvania of $67,501 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $64,740.

High-wage employment in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania exsists in business support services ($56,779), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($44,951), general freight trucking ($43,382) and outpatient care centers ($41,496) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail Comparison

About: These facts are part of the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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

Mifflin County Wages have increased by 9.4% Since 2001

(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)

From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania by a total of 9.4%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Pennsylvania and less than the growth in industry wages across the US.

About: These facts are part of the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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

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

(Click Image to Enlarge Graph)

The average total wages in all industries in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania can be understood as being medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 28.9 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $39,178. The overall industry wage was less than the US average pay of $40,259.

About: These facts are part of the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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

Mifflin County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Mifflin County

The Nursing care facilities industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 136 jobs. The declines in the Nursing care facilities industry make up 19.7 percent of the total employment decline in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (136 jobs lost)
2. Other wood product manufacturing (127 jobs lost)
3. Specialty food stores (100 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (68 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (62 jobs lost)

Out of the 53 4-digit NAICS industries, 25 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 28 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 144 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Mifflin County

The Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry has added the most employment with 152 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry makes up 18.3 percent of the growth in Mifflin County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (152 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (136 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (57 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (54 new jobs)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (52 new jobs)

Mifflin County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 91.3 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry reported a loss of 50.4 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Mifflin County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 19.8 in percent of workers in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (91.3 percent decline)
2. Specialty food stores (45 percent decline)
3. Health and personal care stores (40.8 percent decline)
4. Nursing care facilities (34.6 percent decline)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (33.3 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Pennsylvania, which saw a gain of 0.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Mifflin County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 335.3 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Mifflin County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Pennsylvania, where it saw a gain of 4.7 percent. The Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry in Mifflin County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (335.3 percent gain)
2. Other miscellaneous store retailers (222.4 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (214.5 percent gain)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (171.4 percent gain)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (157.5 percent gain)





About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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

Mifflin County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Mifflin County

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has added the most employment with 132 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 27.3 percent of the growth in Mifflin County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (132 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (55 new jobs)
3. Electronic instrument manufacturing (51 new jobs)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (37 new jobs)
5. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (33 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Mifflin County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 55 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 15.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (55 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (54 jobs lost)
3. Other wood product manufacturing (40 jobs lost)
4. Specialized freight trucking (39 jobs lost)
5. Private households (23 jobs lost)

From the 60 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 27 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 29 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 196 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Mifflin County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 145.2 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Mifflin County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Pennsylvania, where it saw a gain of 1.2 percent. The Building material and supplies dealers industry in Mifflin County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (145.2 percent gain)
2. Lessors of real estate (73.3 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (58.0 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (53.3 percent gain)
5. Personal care services (45.1 percent gain)

Mifflin County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 85.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Pennsylvania, where the it saw a loss of 46.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Mifflin County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.9 in percent of workers in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (85.2 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (29.1 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (27.9 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (27.1 percent decline)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (20.1 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 1.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Pennsylvania, which saw a gain of 1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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 Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Mifflin County had a medium-low median income for households of $37,645 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 24.6 percent lower than the median income in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and this is 30.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 12.5 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 25.8 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Mifflin County, having 20.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 42.3 percent greater than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $53,580. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $134,883. This median is 258.3 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Mifflin County, Pennsylvania White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $37,585 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent less than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Mifflin County had a median household income level of $24,863, this median was 34 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic households in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $35,100, this income level is 6.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.







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

Mifflin County, Pennsylvania has a less-educated working age population, with 11 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Mifflin is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Pennsylvania's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 52 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Mifflin have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 10.8 percent (Men) versus 11 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 52.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Mifflin County, Pennsylvania as reported in the 2000 Census, 10.8 percent of the White Alone, 35.6 percent of Black or African American, 35.2 percent of the Asian alone and 7.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

When measuring the total land area, Mifflin spans a total area of 412 square miles. The county has a medium-low average population density of 112 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Fulton, NY (112 per sq. mile ), Yadkin, NC (112 per sq. mile ), Ionia, MI (113 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Marshall, WV (112 per sq. mile ), Culpeper, VA (112 per sq. mile ), Oconee, SC (111 per sq. mile ).

Mifflin County, Pennsylvania has a population that is comprised of 98 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 0.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 1.5 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Pennsylvania percent of 16.4. Since 2000, Mifflin has increased the percent of minority population when 1.4 percent of the total population were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Mifflin internationally. The international migration into Mifflin accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Pennsylvania. This amount of international migration is very low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania to be 40.7 years of age. The median in Mifflin is greater than the median age in Pennsylvania of 39.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 38.9 years of age. With a total of 23.5 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Mifflin can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 58.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 17.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Mifflin County, Pennsylvania had a total estimated population of 46,235 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 46,498. The decline shows a decrease of -0.6 percent. Mifflin ranks 38 of 67 counties when calculating total change in population for Pennsylvania and the county ranks 2,448 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

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

Mifflin County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $73,300, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Pennsylvania 2000 home value of $97,000 and less than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In Mifflin County, the real estate market was made up of 21,192 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 333 homes since 2001, or 1.6 percent.

The State of Pennsylvania, Mifflin County stands 47 of 67 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,257 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 Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. In 2000, 89.9 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Mifflin County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance and Transportation and Warehousing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.35. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.35 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Mifflin may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Mifflin County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 38.5 percent of total employment in 2001 to 30.2 percent in 2005.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Mifflin County. The industry was hit with a loss of 1,168 total jobs during the period, accounting for 21.6 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 79.6 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Educational services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Mifflin County, with an industry growth of 216.1 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Pennsylvania experienced a change in employment in the sector of 8.1 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Mifflin County. In the County, the industry averages 50 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Pennsylvania average establishment size of 41 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Mifflin County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 30.2 percent of the total county employment. This totals 4,239 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors provide 19.7 and 16 percent of industry employment.





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