In Horry County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry wages were the highest in Horry County for 2006. The average industry job in Horry County received an annual wage of $100,246 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry pay the State of South Carolina of $105,447 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $138,150.

Top-pay jobs in Horry County, South Carolina exsists in land subdivision ($83,690), wireless telecommunications carriers ($71,751), promoters of performing arts and sports ($67,902) and machinery and equipment rental and leasing ($57,196) 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.

Horry County Wages have increased by 16.3% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Horry County, South Carolina by a total of 16.3%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of South Carolina and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Horry County, South Carolina 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 21.9 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $32,813. The overall industry wage 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.

Horry County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 127 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 34 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 91 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Horry County, South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 16,597 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Horry County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 3,398 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 15.4 percent of the total growth in Horry County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (3,398 new jobs)
2. Traveler accommodation (1,557 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (1,400 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (1,300 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (910 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Horry County

The Department stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 626 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Department stores industry make up 21.4 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Horry County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (626 jobs lost)
2. Home furnishings stores (333 jobs lost)
3. Computer systems design and related services (284 jobs lost)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (231 jobs lost)
5. Printing and related support activities (201 jobs lost)

Horry County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 74.9 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of South Carolina, where the industry reported a loss of 13 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Horry County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 3.1 in percent of jobs in the Computer systems design and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (74.9 percent decline)
2. Promoters of performing arts and sports (74.5 percent decline)
3. Printing and related support activities (52.3 percent decline)
4. Other personal services (46.1 percent decline)
5. Home furnishings stores (45.3 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 18.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in South Carolina, which went through a gain of 3.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Horry County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Warehousing and storage industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 492.9 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Horry County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Carolina, where this industry saw a gain of 13.7 percent. The Warehousing and storage industry in Horry County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 22.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (492.9 percent gain)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (408.5 percent gain)
3. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (399.4 percent gain)
4. Other professional and technical services (155.7 percent gain)
5. Residential building construction (149.2 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.

Horry County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has increased by 5.5 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 gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Horry County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Chemical merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 427.3 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Horry County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of South Carolina, where the industry felt a loss of 4.5 percent. The Chemical merchant wholesalers industry in Horry County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Chemical merchant wholesalers (427.3 percent gain)
2. Independent artists, writers, and performers (100.0 percent gain)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (66.1 percent gain)
4. Travel arrangement and reservation services (59.8 percent gain)
5. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (57.7 percent gain)

Horry County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Business support services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 55.7 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the South Carolina, where the industry reported a loss of 3.2 percent. The losses in the Business support services industry in Horry County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 2 in percent of workers in the Business support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (55.7 percent decline)
2. Office administrative services (44.3 percent decline)
3. Promoters of performing arts and sports (41.8 percent decline)
4. Spectator sports (39.5 percent decline)
5. Unclassified (31.4 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Horry County

The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 386 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry make up 23.0 percent of the total employment decline in Horry County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (386 jobs lost)
2. Business support services (192 jobs lost)
3. Unclassified (170 jobs lost)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (117 jobs lost)
5. Office administrative services (115 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Horry County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Traveler accommodation industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 997 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Traveler accommodation industry makes up 14.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Horry County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (997 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (517 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (506 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (489 new jobs)
5. Building finishing contractors (353 new jobs)

Given the 131 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 45 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 86 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Horry County, South Carolina, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 5,487 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-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.

Income and Poverty in Horry County, South Carolina

The poverty rate in Horry County, South Carolina has increased by 3.7 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 12 percent to 15.7 percent.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Horry County reported a medium-high median income for all households of $42,670 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 1.7 percent lower than the median in State of South Carolina of $43,386 and the median household income is 15.1 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $38,789, posting a 9.1 percent decline. Horry County, South Carolina, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 13 of 20 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of South Carolina. Horry County ranks 276 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median income in the US.

While household income level experienced a decline in the last five year in Horry County, South Carolina, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median household income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 28.3 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Horry County, seeing a 10.5 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Horry County, South Carolina may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 12.0 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 30.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Horry County, reporting 22.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 35.6 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $27,476. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $52,859. This median is 23.9 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Horry County, South Carolina White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $45,451 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 6.5 percent greater than the median in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Horry County had a median income of $36,105, this median was 15.4 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic in Horry County, South Carolina , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $36,563, this income level is 14.3 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

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

Higher Education in Horry County, South Carolina

In Horry County, South Carolina as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 20.4 percent of the White Alone, 8 percent of Black or African American, 30.6 percent of the Asian alone and 10.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Horry County, South Carolina, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 30.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Horry on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 20.2 percent (Men) versus 17.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 33.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

From 2000, Horry has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 1.4 percent to a total of 20.2 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the State of South Carolina percent of 23 and less than the US percent of 27.2.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 2.0 percent. In the year 2005, 22 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 1.0 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 18.4 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

Horry County, South Carolina may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 18.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Horry counted 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 the national average of 24.4 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for Horry County, South Carolina

Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Horry from outside the country. The immigration into Horry totals 6.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of South Carolina. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

When calculating the total land area, Horry extends a total area of 1134 square miles. The county has a medium-low population density of 200 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Tazewell, IL (200 per sq. mile ), Wichita, TX (201 per sq. mile ), Johnson, TX (201 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Onslow, NC (199 per sq. mile ), Minnehaha, SD (198 per sq. mile ), Clackamas, OR (197 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Horry County, South Carolina to be 38.9 years old. The median age in Horry is greater than the median age in South Carolina of 37.1. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 38.4 years of age. With 21.1 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Horry can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 63.1 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 15.9 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.

Horry County, South Carolina had a population of 226,992 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 198,048. This growth shows an increase of 14.6 percent. Horry ranks 1 of 46 counties in terms of population growth in South Carolina and the county ranks 112 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Horry County, South Carolina has a population that is made up of 79.5 percent White, 14.8 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 3.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high level of diversity, with 19.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of South Carolina percent of 33.4. Since 2000, Horry has increased the percent of minority makeup when 18.7 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Horry County, South Carolina

Horry County recorded a median home value in 2005 of $135,100, reported by the American Community Survey. This home value is greater than the overall South Carolina 2005 median home value of $113,100 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

The residential real estate values in Horry County, South Carolina have moderate increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $15,400, or 12.9 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $119,700.

The State of South Carolina, Horry County stands 2 of 46 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 120 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Horry County can be understood as having a medium percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 4.2 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

In Horry County, the real estate market was made up of 147,207 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 19,177 residential structures since 2001, a change of 15 percent.

There seems to be a fair amount of affordable housing in Horry County, South Carolina. In 2005, 45 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Horry County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Accommodation and food services and Real estate and rental and leasing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector has a United State LQ of 3.23. The percent of employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is 3.23 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Horry specializes in Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Horry County. In the County, the industry averages 35 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and less than the South Carolina average of 50 for the Utilities industry.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Horry County. The industry was hit with a loss of 1,464 jobs during the period, or 26.1 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 57.3 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Management of companies and enterprises is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Horry County, moving a total of 102.9 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 1.6 percent. The State of South Carolina underwent a employment change in the industry of 8.8 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Horry County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Construction sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Accommodation and food services is the largest employment industry and makes up 26.5 percent of total employment in the county, making up 25,548 jobs. The Retail Trade and Construction industries make up 18.9 and 10.4 percent of total employment, respectively.







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