In Hardin County, jobs in the automobile dealers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the automobile dealers industry reported the top wages in Hardin County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Hardin County received an annual wage of $40,814 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in Tennessee of $42,828 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $45,463.

Other high-paying jobs in Hardin County, Tennessee exsists in electronic markets and agents and brokers ($36,796), offices of physicians ($35,807), depository credit intermediation ($34,773) and other motor vehicle dealers ($34,572) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Hardin County Wages have increased by 2.9% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Hardin County, Tennessee by a total of 2.9%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Tennessee and less 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Hardin County, Tennessee when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 25.9 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $36,146. The industry pay 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.

Hardin County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Hardin County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 254.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Hardin County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Tennessee, where it saw a gain of 6.1 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Hardin County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 20.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (254.3 percent gain)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (172.5 percent gain)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (103.8 percent gain)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (101.7 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (78.5 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 5.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Tennessee, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Hardin County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Clothing stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 80 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Tennessee, where the industry felt a gain of 13.2 percent. The losses in the Clothing stores industry in Hardin County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 12.5 percent in terms of employees in the Clothing stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clothing stores (80 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (73.3 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (69.3 percent decline)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (55.5 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (46.9 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Hardin County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 90 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 23.8 percent of the growth in Hardin County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (90 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (69 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (51 new jobs)
4. Automobile dealers (31 new jobs)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (23 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Hardin County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building equipment contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 432 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 70.2 percent of the total employment decline in Hardin County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (432 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (38 jobs lost)
3. Clothing stores (32 jobs lost)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (26 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (25 jobs lost)

In Hardin County, Tennessee, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 340 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Given the 33 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 15 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 17 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.

Hardin County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 6.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Tennessee, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Hardin County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 56.9 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 industry reported a gain of 4.9 percent. The losses in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Hardin County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.2 percent in terms of employment in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (56.9 percent decline)
2. Clothing stores (22.6 percent decline)
3. Home furnishings stores (16.7 percent decline)
4. Private households (14 percent decline)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (12.9 percent decline)

Hardin County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 64.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Hardin County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 10.7 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Hardin County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (64.8 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (50.3 percent gain)
3. Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (50.0 percent gain)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (32.5 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (29.9 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Hardin County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 36 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry make up 47.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Hardin County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (36 jobs lost)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (12 jobs lost)
3. Depository credit intermediation (4 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (3 jobs lost)
5. Home furnishings stores (3 jobs lost)

Given the 35 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 17 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 18 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Hardin County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 377 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Hardin County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has added the most employment with 75 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 31.4 percent of the growth in Hardin County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (75 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (32 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (32 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (27 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (12 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 Hardin County, Tennessee

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 41.9 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $18,896. Hispanic headed households in Hardin County, Tennessee , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $25,431, this income level is 21.9 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Hardin County reported a median household income of $29,250, which was 10.1 percent less than the median for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $39,488. This median is 21.3 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Hardin County, Tennessee White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $33,297 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.3 percent greater than the median in 2000.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Hardin County reported a relatively low household income of $32,548 (2005 Dollars). This median is 30.7 percent lower than the median in State of Tennessee of $42,541 and the income level is 51 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Hardin County, Tennessee may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 18.8 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 32.7 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 12 to 17 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Hardin County, having 29.1 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Hardin County, Tennessee

In Hardin County, Tennessee according the 2000 Decennial Census, 10 percent of the White Alone, 4.4 percent of Black or African American, 19.2 percent of the Asian alone and 7.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Hardin County, Tennessee has a less-educated 2000 population, with 9.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Hardin was reported to have 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 US proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Hardin County, Tennessee, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 39.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Hardin have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 10.4 percent (Men) versus 9.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 38.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Hardin County, Tennessee

Hardin County, Tennessee had an estimated population of 25,930 in 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 25,584. This growth shows an increase of 1.4 percent. Hardin ranks 66 of 95 counties in terms of population growth in Tennessee and the county ranks 1,517 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, Hardin spans a total area of 578 total square miles. The area has a low average population density of 45 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Buffalo, NE (45 per sq. mile ), Laclede, MO (45 per sq. mile ), Madison, NC (45 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lewis, WV (45 per sq. mile ), Crawford, IL (45 per sq. mile ), Grady, OK (45 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Hardin County, Tennessee to be 40.5 years old. The median in Hardin is greater than the median age for the State of Tennessee of 37.3. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 39.9 years old. With a total of 21.6 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Hardin can be understood as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 62.2 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 16.3 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Hardin County, Tennessee has a population that is made up of 94.1 percent White, 3.7 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1.2 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 5.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Hardin has increased in diversity when 5.0 percent of the people were minorities.

From 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Hardin from outside the country. The immigration into Hardin makes up 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Tennessee. This amount of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Hardin County, Tennessee

In the State of Tennessee, Hardin County is positioned 45 of 95 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,354 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Hardin County, the census reported 13,376 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 401 housing units since the year 2001, or 3.1 percent.

Hardin County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $69,200, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of Tennessee 2000 home value of $93,000 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Hardin County, Tennessee. In 2000, 81.5 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau