In Coffee County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry had the highest average wages in Coffee County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Coffee County earned an annual wage of $74,638 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Tennessee of $66,190 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $67,074.

Other high-paying jobs in Coffee County, Tennessee exsists in management and technical consulting services ($55,643), unclassified ($55,227), architectural and engineering services ($53,013) and computer systems design and related services ($52,286) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Coffee 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 Coffee County, Tennessee by a total of 18.2%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Tennessee 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.

Coffee County Industry Wages Lag Behind Tennessee, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Coffee County, Tennessee when analyzed can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 9.9 percent lower than the with an state average of $36,146. The average industry wage 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.

Coffee County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Coffee County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office administrative services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 83.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Tennessee, where the it saw a gain of 34 percent. The losses in the Office administrative services industry in Coffee County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 37.6 percent in terms of employees in the Office administrative services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (83.6 percent decline)
2. Utility system construction (72.6 percent decline)
3. Department stores (69.6 percent decline)
4. Unclassified (63.6 percent decline)
5. Management and technical consulting services (62 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent since 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.

Coffee County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 889.4 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Coffee County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Tennessee, where this industry saw a loss of 2.1 percent. The Computer systems design and related services industry in Coffee County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 3.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (889.4 percent gain)
2. Other ambulatory health care services (330.1 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (233.6 percent gain)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (116.0 percent gain)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (85.6 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Coffee County

Given the industries in the area, the Department stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 691 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Department stores industry make up 33.5 percent of the total employment decline in Coffee County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (691 jobs lost)
2. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (559 jobs lost)
3. Converted paper product manufacturing (176 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (125 jobs lost)
5. Consumer goods rental (88 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Coffee County

The Other general merchandise stores industry has added the most employment with 523 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 20.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Coffee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (523 new jobs)
2. Employment services (478 new jobs)
3. Computer systems design and related services (279 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (246 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (203 new jobs)

In Coffee County, Tennessee, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,615 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

From the 60 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 27 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 33 industry sectors reported declines during the 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.

Coffee County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Coffee County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 76.7 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Tennessee, where the it saw a gain of 1.7 percent. The losses in the Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry in Coffee County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.5 percent in terms of employment in the Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (76.7 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (62.4 percent decline)
3. Management and technical consulting services (49.1 percent decline)
4. Employment services (40.7 percent decline)
5. Shoe stores (30.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 2.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Tennessee, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Coffee County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 175.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Coffee County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Tennessee, where the industry felt a gain of 12.3 percent. The Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry in Coffee County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 0.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (175.0 percent gain)
2. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (46.6 percent gain)
3. Computer systems design and related services (34.2 percent gain)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (34.1 percent gain)
5. Unclassified (33.3 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Coffee County

The Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry has added the most employment with 81 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Machine shops and threaded product mfg. industry makes up 16.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Coffee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (81 new jobs)
2. Computer systems design and related services (79 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (76 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (25 new jobs)
5. Automobile dealers (22 new jobs)

From the 72 4-digit NAICS industries, 34 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 35 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Coffee County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 510 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Coffee County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 711 jobs. The declines in the Employment services industry make up 48.9 percent of the total employment decline in Coffee County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (711 jobs lost)
2. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (157 jobs lost)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (143 jobs lost)
4. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (103 jobs lost)
5. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (92 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.

Income and Poverty in Coffee County, Tennessee

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Coffee County had a medium-high median income for households of $40,831 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 4.2 percent lower than the household income median in State of Tennessee of $42,541 and the income level is 20.3 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Coffee County, Tennessee can be considered to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 14.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 32.7 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Coffee County, accounting 20.1 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Coffee County, Tennessee White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $41,466 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $67,950. This median is 66.4 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 31.7 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $27,905. Hispanic households in Coffee County, Tennessee reported a median household income of $28,275, this median is 30.8 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Coffee County had a median income of $43,952, this median was 7.6 percent greater than the median level for total households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Coffee County, Tennessee

Coffee County, Tennessee is made up of a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 17.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Coffee has a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors 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 Coffee County, Tennessee as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 17.4 percent of the White Alone, 13.2 percent of Black or African American, 50.6 percent of the Asian alone and 15.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Coffee County, Tennessee, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 32.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Coffee have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 19.6 percent (Men) versus 15.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 33 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Coffee County, Tennessee

When calculating the total land area, Coffee covers a total land area of 429 square miles. This area has a medium-low average population density of 119 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Elmore, AL (119 per sq. mile ), Shelby, OH (119 per sq. mile ), Lowndes, MS (119 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Murray, GA (118 per sq. mile ), Chisago, MN (118 per sq. mile ), Washington, OK (118 per sq. mile ).

Coffee County, Tennessee has a population that is comprised of 91.2 percent White, 3.5 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 3.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 7.6 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Coffee has increased the percent of minority population when 6.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Coffee County, Tennessee had a population that was estimated at 50,869 for the year 2005. The total population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 48,176. This growth represents an increase of 5.6 percent. Coffee ranks 25 of 95 counties when calculating total change in population for Tennessee and the county ranks 701 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

From 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Coffee internationally. The migration from outside the US into Coffee totals 0.7 percent of all immigration into Tennessee. This percent of international migration is medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Coffee County, Tennessee to be 38.5 years old. The median in Coffee is greater than the median age in Tennessee of 37.3. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 37.5 years old. With 23.4 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Coffee 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-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.4 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 15.2 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

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

Housing Report for Coffee County, Tennessee

Coffee County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $82,200, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Tennessee 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $93,000 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In Coffee County, the census reported 21,896 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 718 housing units since the year 2001, or 3.4 percent.

When compared to other counties in Tennessee, Coffee County stands 42 of 95 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,240 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Coffee County, Tennessee. In 2000, 79.3 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Coffee County, Professional and technical services, Manufacturing and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Professional and technical services sector has a United State LQ of 2.29. The level of employment in the Professional and technical services industry is 2.29 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Coffee specializes in Professional and technical services.

Educational services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Coffee County, with a job growth of 55.6 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 13.8 percent. The State of Tennessee went through a industry job change of 19 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Coffee County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Professional and technical services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 24.1 percent of total employment in the county, making up 5,303 jobs. The Retail Trade and Professional and technical services industries total 16 and 14.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Coffee County. The industry averages 71 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the Tennessee typical size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Administrative and waste services industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Coffee County since 2001, going from making up 8.6 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.







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