In Pike County, jobs in the office administrative services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the office administrative services industry had the highest average wages in Pike County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Pike County was paid an annual wage of $98,652 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Pennsylvania of $61,479 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $61,535.

Other high-paying jobs in Pike County, Pennsylvania may be found in offices of physicians ($55,072), insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($44,627), nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying ($43,686) and architectural and engineering services ($43,064) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Pike County Wages have increased by 18.2% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Pike County, Pennsylvania by a total of 18.2%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Pennsylvania and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Pike County, Pennsylvania when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 38.2 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $39,178. 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.

Pike County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 31.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in the State of Pennsylvania, which went through a gain of 0.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Pike County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 506.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Pike County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a gain of 40.1 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Pike County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 29.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (506.3 percent gain)
2. School and employee bus transportation (294.0 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (238.7 percent gain)
4. Utility system construction (233.3 percent gain)
5. Independent artists, writers, and performers (212.5 percent gain)

Pike County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 78.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a loss of 50.4 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Pike 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 jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (78.3 percent decline)
2. Outpatient care centers (50.5 percent decline)
3. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (48 percent decline)
4. Printing and related support activities (32.1 percent decline)
5. Furniture stores (22.2 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pike County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building material and supplies dealers industry has grown the most with 244 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 16.4 percent of the total growth in Pike County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (244 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (207 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (128 new jobs)
4. Professional and similar organizations (110 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (89 new jobs)

In Pike County, Pennsylvania, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 2,002 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 48 4-digit NAICS industries, 10 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 37 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pike County

The Traveler accommodation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 70 jobs. The declines in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 39.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Pike County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (70 jobs lost)
2. Outpatient care centers (48 jobs lost)
3. Private households (18 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (14 jobs lost)
5. Health and personal care stores (10 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.

Pike County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 49 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 20 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 26 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Pike County

The Traveler accommodation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 234 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 40.5 percent of the total employment decline in Pike County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (234 jobs lost)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (190 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (74 jobs lost)
4. Private households (25 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (11 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Pike County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 94 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 20.7 percent of the total employment growth in Pike County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (94 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (92 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (38 new jobs)
4. Gasoline stations (36 new jobs)
5. Activities related to real estate (29 new jobs)

In Pike County, Pennsylvania, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 298 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Pike County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 170.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Pike County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Pennsylvania, where the industry took a loss of 1.7 percent. The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Pike County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 0.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (170.0 percent gain)
2. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (145.0 percent gain)
3. Lessors of real estate (143.5 percent gain)
4. Building finishing contractors (116.5 percent gain)
5. Utility system construction (93.5 percent gain)

Pike County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 83.3 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a loss of 46.1 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Pike County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.9 percent in terms of employees in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (83.3 percent decline)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (58.8 percent decline)
3. Other support services (31.6 percent decline)
4. Furniture stores (26.3 percent decline)
5. Traveler accommodation (20.9 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 3.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Pennsylvania, which experienced a gain of 1.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.





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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 Pike County, Pennsylvania

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Pike County, Pennsylvania can be recognized as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 6.9 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 22.2 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 Pike County, having 13.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $70,688. This median is 35.4 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 28.3 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $66,938. Hispanic Householders in Pike County, Pennsylvania recorded a median income of $55,374, this median household income is 6.1 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Pike County, Pennsylvania White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $51,495 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.3 percent less than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Pike County reported an income level of $89,771, which was 72 percent greater than the median for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Pike County reported a relatively high median household income of $52,191 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 10.1 percent higher than the median income in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and the median is 5.9 percent higher 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 Pike County, Pennsylvania

Pike County, Pennsylvania may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 19 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Pike counted 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 US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Pike County, Pennsylvania according the 2000 Decennial Census, 18.8 percent of the White Alone, 29 percent of Black or African American, 31.4 percent of the Asian alone and 18 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Pike County, Pennsylvania, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 40 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Pike have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 19.6 percent (Men) versus 18.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 42.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Pike County, Pennsylvania

Pike County, Pennsylvania has a population that is made up of 86.6 percent White, 4.9 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 6.7 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 12.4 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Pennsylvania percent of 16.4. Since 2000, Pike has increased the level of diversity when 8.9 percent of the population were minorities.

Pike County, Pennsylvania had an estimated population of 56,337 in 2005. The estimated population has increased very sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 46,656. This growth signifies an increase of 20.7 percent. Pike ranks 10 of 67 counties when calculating total change in population for Pennsylvania and the county ranks 326 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Pike County, Pennsylvania to be 39.9 years old. The median age in Pike is greater than the median age in Pennsylvania of 39.7. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 39.6 years old. With a total of 23.1 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Pike can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62.6 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.3 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Since 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Pike internationally. The international migration into Pike totals 0.1 percent of the total international migration into the State of Pennsylvania. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

By measuring total land area, Pike extends a total area of 547 square miles. This area has a medium-low average area density of 103 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Worcester, MD (103 per sq. mile ), Franklin, MA (103 per sq. mile ), Riley, KS (103 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Nevada, CA (103 per sq. mile ), Kootenai, ID (103 per sq. mile ), Bowie, TX (102 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Pike County, Pennsylvania

Pike County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $118,300, according to the Decennial Census. This is greater than the overall Pennsylvania 2000 median home value of $97,000 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Pike County is made up of a small, but present percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2000, the Decennial Census reported that 0.5 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

In the State of Pennsylvania, Pike County stands 2 of 67 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 408 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There seems to be a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Pike County, Pennsylvania. In 2000, 55.4 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Pike County, the real estate market was made up of 38,224 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 2,957 residential units since 2001, or 8.4 percent.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Real estate and rental and leasing has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Pike County, changing a total of 97.5 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Pennsylvania encountered a change in industry employment of -1.1 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Accommodation and food services has the largest employers in Pike County, averaging 21 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 19 and greater than the State of Pennsylvania establishments size average of 16 for the Accommodation and food services industry.

In Pike County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Accommodation and food services is the largest employment industry and makes up 25.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 2,221 employees. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 21.3 and 9.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

In Pike County, Real estate and rental and leasing, Accommodation and food services and Other services, except public administration industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Real estate and rental and leasing sector has a United State LQ of 3.35. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Real estate and rental and leasing industry is 3.35 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Pike County may specialize, or be an exporter of Real estate and rental and leasing.









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