In Northampton County, jobs in the spectator sports pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the spectator sports industry paid the average highest wages in Northampton County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Northampton County received a wage of $382,937 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in Pennsylvania of $83,576 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $84,169.

Other top-pay jobs in Northampton County, Pennsylvania exsists in scientific research and development services ($85,158), apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers ($84,689), other financial investment activities ($82,262) and commercial equip. merchant wholesalers ($75,928) 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.

Northampton County Wages have increased by 15.8% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Northampton County, Pennsylvania by a total of 15.8%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Pennsylvania and less 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Northampton County, Pennsylvania when analyzed can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 9.1 percent lower than the with an state average of $39,178. The industry pay was less than the national industry average 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.

Northampton County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Northampton County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Waste treatment and disposal industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 72.6 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 it saw a loss of 41 percent. The losses in the Waste treatment and disposal industry in Northampton County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 14.8 percent in terms of employment in the Waste treatment and disposal industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Waste treatment and disposal (72.6 percent decline)
2. Spectator sports (67.9 percent decline)
3. Specialized design services (62.1 percent decline)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (56 percent decline)
5. Support activities for road transportation (54.9 percent decline)

Northampton County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Investigation and security services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 650.3 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Northampton County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Pennsylvania, where it saw a gain of 12 percent. The Investigation and security services industry in Northampton County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 7.7 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Investigation and security services (650.3 percent gain)
2. Residential mental health facilities (493.6 percent gain)
3. Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers (288.9 percent gain)
4. Insurance carriers (216.0 percent gain)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (175.0 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 10.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Pennsylvania, which saw a gain of 0.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Northampton County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Insurance carriers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1,697 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Insurance carriers industry makes up 10.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Northampton County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (1,697 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (1,199 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (837 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (811 new jobs)
5. Warehousing and storage (714 new jobs)

From the 142 4-digit NAICS industries, 51 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 91 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Northampton County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Department stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 561 jobs. The declines in the Department stores industry make up 12.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (561 jobs lost)
2. Printing and related support activities (422 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (391 jobs lost)
4. Business support services (362 jobs lost)
5. Waste treatment and disposal (262 jobs lost)

In Northampton County, Pennsylvania, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 8,075 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.





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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.

Northampton County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Northampton County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Waste treatment and disposal industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 75.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a loss of 34.3 percent. The losses in the Waste treatment and disposal industry in Northampton County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.2 percent in terms of employees in the Waste treatment and disposal industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Waste treatment and disposal (75.5 percent decline)
2. Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers (57.9 percent decline)
3. Private households (49.4 percent decline)
4. Used merchandise stores (39.7 percent decline)
5. Support activities for road transportation (37.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 3 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Pennsylvania, which experienced a gain of 1.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Northampton County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Remediation and other waste services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 230.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Northampton County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry took a gain of 7.2 percent. The Remediation and other waste services industry in Northampton County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 4.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Remediation and other waste services (230.9 percent gain)
2. Insurance carriers (152.7 percent gain)
3. Utility system construction (84.4 percent gain)
4. Book, periodical, and music stores (75.8 percent gain)
5. Waste collection (52.8 percent gain)

Of the 150 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 65 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 84 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Northampton County

Given the industries in the area, the Waste treatment and disposal industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 304 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Waste treatment and disposal industry make up 14.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Waste treatment and disposal (304 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (221 jobs lost)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (181 jobs lost)
4. Nursing care facilities (146 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (107 jobs lost)

In Northampton County, Pennsylvania, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 2,490 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Northampton County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Insurance carriers industry has grown the most with 1,500 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Insurance carriers industry makes up 29.4 percent of the total growth in Northampton County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (1,500 new jobs)
2. Warehousing and storage (338 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (303 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (246 new jobs)
5. Special food services (191 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.

Income and Poverty in Northampton County, Pennsylvania

The areas median household income has increased a small amount from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has increased to $53,696, representing a 1.5 percent growth. Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in terms of percentage of growth, ranks 3 of 5 counties in percent of growth for household income in Pennsylvania. Northampton County ranks 83 of 119 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the growth in median household income in the United States.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 21.8 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $41,384. Hispanic in Northampton County, Pennsylvania , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $32,370, this median household income is 38.8 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Northampton County, Pennsylvania White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $54,088 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 2.2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $58,337. This median is 10.2 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Northampton County had a median household income level of $47,043, this was 11.1 percent less than the median income level in this area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Northampton County reported a relatively high median income for all households of $52,924 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 11.3 percent higher than the median in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and the income level is 7.2 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

As the median income level saw a growth since 2000 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest growth in the household income level was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced an increase of 65 percent from 2000 to 2005. The American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level growth in Northampton County, encountering a 1417232.3 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

The rate of poverty in Northampton County, Pennsylvania has declined by 1.6 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 7.9 percent to 6.3 percent.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Northampton County, Pennsylvania may be understood as having a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 7.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 28.7 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Northampton County, with 12.1 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

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

Higher Education in Northampton County, Pennsylvania

From 2000, Northampton 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 4.2 percent to a total of 25.4 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 average US percent of 27.2.

In Northampton County, Pennsylvania according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 21.2 percent of the White Alone, 15.6 percent of Black or African American, 55.8 percent of the Asian alone and 10 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Northampton County, Pennsylvania may to understood as having a highly-educated population, with 21.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Northampton is reported having a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Pennsylvania's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 36.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Northampton have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 23.8 percent (Men) versus 18.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 36.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 3.0 percent. As reported in 2005, 27 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 5.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 24 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 Northampton County, Pennsylvania

By measuring total land area, Northampton spans a total of 374 square miles. This area has a high average population density of 770 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Collin, TX (778 per sq. mile ), Forsyth, NC (796 per sq. mile ), Knox, TN (796 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Will, IL (768 per sq. mile ), Anoka, MN (765 per sq. mile ), Butler, OH (750 per sq. mile ).

Northampton County, Pennsylvania has a population that is comprised of 85.8 percent White, 3.4 percent African American, 1.9 percent Asian, and 7.9 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 13.2 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Pennsylvania percent of 16.4. Since 2000, Northampton has increased the percent of minority makeup when 10.9 percent of the population were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Northampton internationally. The international migration into Northampton totals 2.7 percent of the total international migration into the State of Pennsylvania. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Northampton County, Pennsylvania to be 39.4 years of age. The median in Northampton is less than the median age in Pennsylvania of 39.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 38.6 years old. With a total of 21.9 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Northampton can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 63.3 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Northampton County, Pennsylvania had an estimated population of 287,767 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 267,488. This growth denotes an increase of 7.6 percent. Northampton ranks 7 of 67 counties when calculating total change in population for Pennsylvania and the county ranks 166 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

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

Housing Report for Northampton County, Pennsylvania

The State of Pennsylvania, Northampton County is positioned 8 of 67 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 733 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Northampton County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $181,300, accounted by the American Community Survey. This home value is greater than the Pennsylvania 2005 median home value of $131,900 and greater than home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There seems to be a fair amount affordable residential real estate in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. In 2005, 25.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Northampton County, there were a total of 114,125 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 6,088 residential structures since 2001, a change of 5.6 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Northampton County, Pennsylvania have seen large increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $61,300, or 51.1 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $120,000.

Northampton County has a medium proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 3.8 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Northampton County. The industry was hit with a loss of 2,089 jobs, or 12.3 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 55.2 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Professional and technical services has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Northampton County, with a job growth of 27.8 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 2.6 percent. The State of Pennsylvania underwent a employment change in the industry of 5.3 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Northampton County, Educational services, Manufacturing and Utilities have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Educational services sector has a United State LQ of 2.69. The percent of employment in the Educational services sector is 2.69 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Northampton County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Educational services.

Educational services is the industry with the largest establishments in Northampton County, averaging 68 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 27 and greater than the Pennsylvania average establishment size of 46 for the Educational services industry.

In Northampton County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 18.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 14,877 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 15.8 and 11.4 percent of the total jobs, respectively.







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