In Clarendon County, jobs in the management and technical consulting services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the management and technical consulting services industry had the highest average wages in Clarendon County for 2006. The average industry job in Clarendon County earned an annual wage of $59,642 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of South Carolina of $51,682 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $67,321.

High-wage employment in Clarendon County, South Carolina can be found in legal services ($59,044), health and personal care stores ($51,130), residential building construction ($45,112) and offices of physicians ($42,396) 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.

Clarendon County Wages have increased by 17.9% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Clarendon County, South Carolina by a total of 17.9%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for South Carolina 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.

Clarendon County Industry Wages Lag Behind South Carolina, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Clarendon County, South Carolina when analyzed can be understood as being very low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 28.4 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $32,813. The industry pay was less than the industry average in the US 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.

Clarendon County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Clarendon County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Grocery stores industry has grown the most with 60 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Grocery stores industry makes up 15.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Clarendon County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (60 new jobs)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (57 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (56 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (41 new jobs)
5. Private households (25 new jobs)

Given the 32 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 12 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 19 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Clarendon County, South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 25 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Clarendon County

The Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 200 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 55.9 percent of the total job loss in Clarendon County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (200 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (50 jobs lost)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (28 jobs lost)
4. Other crop farming (20 jobs lost)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (13 jobs lost)

Total employment has decreased by 0.5 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of South Carolina, which went through a gain of 3.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Clarendon County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other miscellaneous store retailers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 80 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of South Carolina, where the industry felt a loss of 16.3 percent. The losses in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry in Clarendon County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 1.5 in percent of jobs in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other miscellaneous store retailers (80 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (50.3 percent decline)
3. Other crop farming (34.7 percent decline)
4. Drycleaning and laundry services (32 percent decline)
5. Offices of dentists (28 percent decline)

Clarendon County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 167.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Clarendon County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of South Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 10.7 percent. The Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Clarendon County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 10.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (167.0 percent gain)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (131.6 percent gain)
3. Private households (88.4 percent gain)
4. Clothing stores (81.3 percent gain)
5. Support activities for crop production (80.3 percent gain)





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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.

Clarendon County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in the State of South Carolina, experiencing a gain of 2.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Clarendon County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 80.9 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the South Carolina, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 28.5 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Clarendon County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 12.1 percent in terms of employment in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (80.9 percent decline)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (58.4 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (43.6 percent decline)
4. Drycleaning and laundry services (23.1 percent decline)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (22.2 percent decline)

Clarendon County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The RV parks and recreational camps industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 64.2 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Clarendon County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Carolina, where the industry felt a loss of 9.4 percent. The RV parks and recreational camps industry in Clarendon County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. RV parks and recreational camps (64.2 percent gain)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (62.8 percent gain)
3. Support activities for crop production (61.2 percent gain)
4. Clothing stores (50.0 percent gain)
5. Private households (43.4 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Clarendon County

Given the industries in the area, the Automotive repair and maintenance industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 48 jobs. The declines in the Automotive repair and maintenance industry make up 27.2 percent of the total employment decline in Clarendon County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Automotive repair and maintenance (48 jobs lost)
2. Specialized freight trucking (26 jobs lost)
3. Unclassified (24 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (17 jobs lost)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (8 jobs lost)

In Clarendon County, South Carolina, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 7 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Given the 37 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 20 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 17 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Clarendon County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Grocery stores industry has added the most employment with 53 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Grocery stores industry makes up 23.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Clarendon County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (53 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (44 new jobs)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (20 new jobs)
4. RV parks and recreational camps (17 new jobs)
5. Support activities for crop production (17 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 Clarendon County, South Carolina

Hispanic Householders in Clarendon County, South Carolina reported a median household income of $25,646, which is 19.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $47,043. This median income level is 48.2 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 30.2 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $22,142. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Clarendon County had a median income of $25,981, this level was 18.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Clarendon County, South Carolina White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $43,339 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 36.5 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Clarendon County accounted a relatively low median income for all households of $31,743 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 36.7 percent lower than the household income median in State of South Carolina of $43,386 and the median is 54.8 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Clarendon County, South Carolina can be understood to have a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 23.1 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 74.4 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Clarendon County, accounting 35.6 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Clarendon County, South Carolina

In Clarendon County, South Carolina as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 17.6 percent of the White Alone, 5 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 5.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Clarendon County, South Carolina may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 11.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Clarendon is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of South Carolina's proportion of 20.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Clarendon County, South Carolina, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 36.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Clarendon have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 11.2 percent (Men) versus 11.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 34.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Clarendon County, South Carolina

In terms of total land area, Clarendon spans a total area of 607 square miles. This area has a medium-low average population density of 55 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Crockett, TN (55 per sq. mile ), Chester, TN (55 per sq. mile ), Douglas, MN (55 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Henry, KY (55 per sq. mile ), Benzie, MI (55 per sq. mile ), Carroll, IN (55 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Clarendon County, South Carolina to be 37.8 years of age. The median in Clarendon is greater than the median age in the State of South Carolina of 37.1. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 37.2 years of age. With a total of 23.7 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Clarendon can be described as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 15 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Clarendon County, South Carolina had a population of 33,363 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 32,551. This growth denotes an increase of 2.5 percent. Clarendon ranks 24 of 46 counties when calculating total change in population for South Carolina and the county ranks 1,185 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

From 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Clarendon internationally. The international migration into Clarendon accounts for 0.3 percent of the total migration into the State of South Carolina. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Clarendon County, South Carolina has a population base that is comprised of 46.4 percent White, 50.7 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 2.2 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 53.2 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of South Carolina percent of 33.4. Since 2000, Clarendon has decreased in diversity when 54.9 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Clarendon County, South Carolina

Clarendon County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $77,700, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of South Carolina 2000 median home value of $94,900 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In the State of South Carolina, Clarendon County places 28 of 46 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,983 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Clarendon County, the real estate market was made up of 15,858 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 301 residential units since 2001, or 1.9 percent.

There seems to be a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Clarendon County, South Carolina. In 2000, 78.1 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Clarendon County, South Carolina -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Clarendon County. The industry averages 72 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of South Carolina average of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Clarendon County, with an industry growth of 96.2 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of South Carolina experienced a sector employment shift of 4.2 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

The Health care and social assistance industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Clarendon County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 9.7 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

In Clarendon County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 5. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 5 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Clarendon specializes in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Clarendon County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 21.4 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,155 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 20.2 and 11.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.







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