In Anderson County, jobs in the remediation and other waste services pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the remediation and other waste services industry reported the top wages in Anderson County for 2006. The average industry job in Anderson County received an annual wage of $138,452 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Tennessee of $59,120 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $44,649.

Top-pay jobs in Anderson County, Tennessee are present in office administrative services ($92,843), architectural and engineering services ($75,473), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($68,715) and scientific research and development services ($57,241) 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.

Anderson County Wages have increased by 18.7% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Anderson County, Tennessee by a total of 18.7%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Tennessee and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Anderson County Industry Wages Exceed Tennessee, and Wages Exceed the United States

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Wages in all industries in Anderson County, Tennessee can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 16.7 percent higher than the reported averages in the state of $36,146. The average industry wage was greater 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.

Anderson County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Anderson County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 83.7 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Tennessee, where the it saw a loss of 2.1 percent. The losses in the Computer systems design and related services industry in Anderson County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 3.1 percent in terms of employment in the Computer systems design and related services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (83.7 percent decline)
2. Department stores (62.6 percent decline)
3. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (59.9 percent decline)
4. Specialty food stores (39.6 percent decline)
5. Residential building construction (38.5 percent decline)

Anderson County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 568.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Anderson County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 6.1 percent. The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Anderson County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 9.6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (568.0 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (552.4 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (310.9 percent gain)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (220.0 percent gain)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (216.8 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 0.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Given the 72 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 33 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 39 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Anderson County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Computer systems design and related services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,033 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Computer systems design and related services industry make up 40.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Anderson County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (1,033 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (509 jobs lost)
3. Management and technical consulting services (138 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (109 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (101 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Anderson County

The Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 428 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 11.5 percent of the total growth in Anderson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (428 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (322 new jobs)
3. Scientific research and development services (280 new jobs)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (245 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (237 new jobs)

In Anderson County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 172 jobs from mid-2001 to 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.

Anderson County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Anderson County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 397 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Anderson County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Architectural and engineering services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 150 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Architectural and engineering services industry makes up 14.9 percent of the total growth in Anderson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (150 new jobs)
2. Nonresidential building construction (138 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (125 new jobs)
4. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (96 new jobs)
5. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (59 new jobs)

From the 78 4-digit NAICS industries, 42 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 34 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Anderson County

The Employment services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 318 jobs. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 31.6 percent of the total job loss in Anderson County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (318 jobs lost)
2. Management and technical consulting services (88 jobs lost)
3. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (54 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (47 jobs lost)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (43 jobs lost)

Total employment has decreased by 1.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Tennessee, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Anderson County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 357.8 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Anderson County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 9.3 percent. The Nonresidential building construction industry in Anderson County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 6.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (357.8 percent gain)
2. Emergency and other relief services (87.5 percent gain)
3. Specialty food stores (61.1 percent gain)
4. Other professional and technical services (58.2 percent gain)
5. Social advocacy organizations (40.0 percent gain)

Anderson County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for road transportation industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 63.3 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Tennessee, where the it saw a gain of 2.8 percent. The losses in the Support activities for road transportation industry in Anderson County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.2 percent in terms of employment in the Support activities for road transportation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for road transportation (63.3 percent decline)
2. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (45.2 percent decline)
3. Other schools and instruction (39.1 percent decline)
4. Employment services (33.9 percent decline)
5. Civic and social organizations (23.5 percent decline)





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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 Anderson County, Tennessee

The median household income in the area has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $36,020, posting a 13.2 percent decline. Anderson County, Tennessee, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 3 of 17 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Tennessee. Anderson County ranks 95 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income level for the United States.

As the median household income witnessed a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Anderson County, Tennessee, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median income was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 1779948.1 percent in the last five years. The Asian population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Anderson County, undergoing a 4.1 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Anderson County had a medium-high household income of $41,515 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 2.5 percent lower than the median in Tennessee of $42,541 and this is 18.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Anderson County, Tennessee can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 13.1 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 33.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Anderson County, reporting 22.3 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The poverty rate in Anderson County, Tennessee has increased by 1.2 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 13.1 percent to 14.3 percent.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $59,697. This median income level is 43.8 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Anderson County reported an income level of $37,537, this level was 9.6 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 22.8 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $32,056. Hispanic headed households in Anderson County, Tennessee , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $37,456, this median household income is 9.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. In Anderson County, Tennessee White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $41,942 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1 percent greater than the median in 2000.

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

Higher Education in Anderson County, Tennessee

Anderson County, Tennessee may to understood as having a highly-educated working age population, with 20.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Anderson has a higher percent of population with this high education level than the State of Tennessee's proportion of 19.6 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In Anderson County, Tennessee according the 2000 Decennial Census, 20.6 percent of the White Alone, 14.6 percent of Black or African American, 68.4 percent of the Asian alone and 20.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From the year 2000, Anderson has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 1.8 percent to a total of 22.6 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is greater than the State of Tennessee percent of 21.8 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Anderson County, Tennessee, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 32.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Anderson have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 23.8 percent (Men) versus 18.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 33.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 2.8 percent. By 2005, 26.8 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 0.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 19 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

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

Demographic Profile for Anderson County, Tennessee

Anderson County, Tennessee had an estimated population of 72,430 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 71,293. This growth shows an increase of 1.6 percent. Anderson ranks 43 of 95 counties when calculating total change in population for Tennessee and the county ranks 1,045 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

In terms of total land area, Anderson encompasses a total area of 338 square miles. This area has a medium-high density of 215 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Cambria, PA (215 per sq. mile ), McLennan, TX (216 per sq. mile ), Shelby, AL (216 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Kanawha, WV (214 per sq. mile ), Nantucket, MA (213 per sq. mile ), St. John the Baptist, LA (212 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Anderson from outside the country. The immigration into Anderson makes up 0.9 percent of immigration into the State of Tennessee. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Anderson County, Tennessee has a population that is made of 92.1 percent White, 3.9 percent African American, 1.1 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 6.4 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Anderson has increased the level of diversity when 5.8 percent of the total population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Anderson County, Tennessee to be 41.3 years of age. The median age in Anderson is greater than the median age in the State of Tennessee of 37.3. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 40.0 years of age. With 21.5 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Anderson can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62.1 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 16.4 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Anderson County, Tennessee

In Anderson County, the census reported 33,663 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 879 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.7 percent.

There seems to be a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Anderson County, Tennessee. In 2005, 63.4 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Anderson County may be be described as having a small, but present percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 0.8 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

The residential housing values in Anderson County, Tennessee have moderate increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $15,900, or 18.2 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $87,500.

Throughout the State of Tennessee, Anderson County places 57 of 95 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,515 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Anderson County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $103,400, published by the American Community Survey. This value is less than the overall Tennessee 2005 home value of $114,000 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Anderson County, Tennessee -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Anderson County, Manufacturing, Professional and technical services, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 30.2 percent of total employment in the county, making up 9,922 employees. The Professional and technical services and Health care and social assistance industries make up 13.9 and 11.6 percent of total employment, respectively.

Finance and insurance saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Anderson County, with an industry growth of 43.1 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.8 percent. The State of Tennessee had changed in sector employment of 2.2 percent, since the year 2001.

Retail Trade saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Anderson County. The sector dealt with a loss of 182 total jobs during the period, accounting for 5.2 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 60.3 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Anderson County, Manufacturing, Professional and technical services and Administrative and waste services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 2.36. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.36 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Anderson may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Anderson County. The industry averages 85 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the State of Tennessee average of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

Anderson County ranks 15 of 96 total Counties throughout Tennessee in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 11 of 96 Counties.





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