In Sumter County, jobs in the outpatient care centers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the outpatient care centers industry reported the top wages in Sumter County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Sumter County was paid an annual wage of $122,286 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage rate in South Carolina of $45,229 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $44,428.

Top-pay jobs in Sumter County, South Carolina exsists in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($94,603), management and technical consulting services ($68,739), offices of physicians ($64,849) and electronic equipment repair and maintenance ($61,416) 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.

Sumter County Wages have increased by 19.9% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Sumter County, South Carolina by a total of 19.9%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Sumter County, South Carolina can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 14.2 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $32,813. The average industry wage 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.

Sumter County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 5.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in South Carolina, which experienced a gain of 3.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Sumter County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for crop production industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 73 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of South Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 79.5 percent. The losses in the Support activities for crop production industry in Sumter County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.4 percent in terms of employees in the Support activities for crop production industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (73 percent decline)
2. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (62 percent decline)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (60.5 percent decline)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (44.6 percent decline)
5. Specialty food stores (44 percent decline)

Sumter County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 476.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Sumter County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of South Carolina, where this industry saw a gain of 118.6 percent. The Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers industry in Sumter County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (476.0 percent gain)
2. Other financial investment activities (325.0 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (280.0 percent gain)
4. Unclassified (215.4 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (181.7 percent gain)

In Sumter County, South Carolina, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 1,836 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Sumter County

The Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 472 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 25.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Sumter County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (472 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (287 jobs lost)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (97 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (90 jobs lost)
5. Child day care services (70 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Sumter County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nonresidential building construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 428 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Nonresidential building construction industry makes up 15.8 percent of the total employment growth in Sumter County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (428 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (282 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (222 new jobs)
4. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (165 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (158 new jobs)

From the 86 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 42 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 43 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.





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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.

Sumter County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Sumter County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 487.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Sumter County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in South Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 14.7 percent. The Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers industry in Sumter County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (487.3 percent gain)
2. Outpatient care centers (73.2 percent gain)
3. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (56.6 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (48.4 percent gain)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (45.7 percent gain)

Sumter County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 48.3 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the South Carolina, where the industry reported a loss of 28.5 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Sumter County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 12.1 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (48.3 percent decline)
2. Employment services (42 percent decline)
3. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (41.2 percent decline)
4. Civic and social organizations (34.3 percent decline)
5. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (33.3 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in South Carolina, which experienced a gain of 2.2 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sumter County

The Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 166 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers industry makes up 16.8 percent of the total employment growth in Sumter County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (166 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (100 new jobs)
3. Utility system construction (95 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (80 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (71 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sumter County

The Employment services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 491 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 41.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Sumter County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (491 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (108 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (60 jobs lost)
4. Child day care services (41 jobs lost)
5. Unclassified (38 jobs lost)

Given the 97 4-digit NAICS industries, 52 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 44 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Sumter County, South Carolina, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 800 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 Sumter County, South Carolina

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Sumter County, South Carolina can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 16.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 26.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Sumter County, with 23.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $47,598. This median is 22.2 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 27.2 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $28,355. In Sumter County, South Carolina White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $48,347 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 24.2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic in Sumter County, South Carolina reported a median household income of $36,761, this income level is 5.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Sumter County reported a median household income of $48,913, this was 25.6 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area.

As the median household income witnessed a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Sumter County, South Carolina, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in household income was the Black or African American category. This group felt a decline of 20.5 percent from 2000 to 2005. The American Indian and Alaska Native population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Sumter County, seeing a 78.5 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

The median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $33,696, which amounts to a 13.5 percent decline. Sumter County, South Carolina, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 2 of 20 counties in percent of decline for household income in South Carolina. Sumter County ranks 89 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in median income in the US.

The rate of poverty in Sumter County, South Carolina has increased by 1.4 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 16.2 percent to 17.6 percent.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Sumter County reported a medium-low median income for households of $38,935 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 11.4 percent lower than the median income in State of South Carolina of $43,386 and the median household income is 26.2 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

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

Higher Education in Sumter County, South Carolina

Sumter County, South Carolina can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 15.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Sumter counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of South Carolina's proportion of 20.4 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has decreased by 1.2 percent. By 2005, 14.8 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 3.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 19.4 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000, Sumter 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 1.6 percent to a total of 17.4 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the 2005 State of South Carolina percent of 23 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Sumter County, South Carolina, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 29.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Sumter on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 15.6 percent (Men) versus 16 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 31 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Sumter County, South Carolina as reported in the 2000 Census, 19.8 percent of the White Alone, 10.4 percent of Black or African American, 21.2 percent of the Asian alone and 14 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. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Sumter County, South Carolina

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Sumter County, South Carolina to be 35.3 years old. The median in Sumter is less than the median age in the State of South Carolina of 37.1. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 33.5 years old. With a total of 27.4 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Sumter can be understood as having a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 60.5 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 12.2 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Sumter County, South Carolina had an estimated population of 105,517 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 104,706. This growth denotes an increase of 0.8 percent. Sumter ranks 25 of 46 counties in terms of population growth in South Carolina and the county ranks 1,187 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Sumter from outside the country. The immigration into Sumter makes up 1.1 percent of all immigration into South Carolina. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

When calculating the total land area, Sumter covers a total land area of 665 square miles. This area has a medium-low average area density of 159 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Kankakee, IL (160 per sq. mile ), Oconee, GA (160 per sq. mile ), Dearborn, IN (161 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Leavenworth, KS (158 per sq. mile ), Flagler, FL (158 per sq. mile ), Putnam, WV (157 per sq. mile ).

Sumter County, South Carolina has a population that is made up of 48.4 percent White, 47.3 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 2 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of diversity, with 50.3 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of South Carolina percent of 33.4. Since 2000, Sumter has increased the percent of minority makeup when 49.3 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Sumter County, South Carolina

In Sumter County, the census reported 43,977 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 1,680 homes since 2001, or 4 percent.

Sumter County is made up of a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 0.5 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Sumter County, South Carolina have small increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $7,400, or 9.4 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $78,700.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Sumter County, South Carolina. In 2005, 74.2 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Throughout the State of South Carolina, Sumter County places 19 of 46 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,069 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Sumter County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $86,100, published by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall State of South Carolina 2005 home median value of $113,100 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Sumter County, with the industry averaging 94 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the South Carolina average of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Sumter County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 35 percent of employment in 2001 to 28.8 percent in the year 2005.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Sumter County. The sector faced a loss of 2,193 jobs, or 19.4 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 88.4 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Transportation and Warehousing has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Sumter County, growing in new jobs by 64.1 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of -1 percent. The State of South Carolina felt a shift in employment in the industry of 1.3 percent, since the year 2001.

In Sumter County, Manufacturing, Construction and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 2.25. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.25 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Sumter specializes in Manufacturing.

In Sumter 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 28.8 percent of total employment in the county, making up 9,140 people employed. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 14.3 and 12.2 percent of all employment.





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