In Hawkins County, jobs in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry paid the average highest wages in Hawkins County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Hawkins County received an annual wage of $69,146 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in Tennessee of $49,781 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $54,074.

Other high-paying jobs in Hawkins County, Tennessee exsists in offices of physicians ($60,764), architectural and engineering services ($55,045), glass and glass product manufacturing ($40,968) and offices of dentists ($40,259) 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.

Hawkins County Wages have increased by 13.8% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Hawkins County, Tennessee by a total of 13.8%. This is less than the growth in 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Hawkins County, Tennessee can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 18 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $36,146. The average 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.

Hawkins County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Hawkins County

The Building material and supplies dealers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 105 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building material and supplies dealers industry make up 34.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Hawkins County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (105 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (67 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (54 jobs lost)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (22 jobs lost)
5. Private households (17 jobs lost)

In Hawkins County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 412 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Given the 29 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 11 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 18 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Hawkins County

The Glass and glass product manufacturing industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 45 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Glass and glass product manufacturing industry makes up 17.5 percent of the growth in Hawkins County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Glass and glass product manufacturing (45 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (28 new jobs)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (22 new jobs)
4. Gasoline stations (22 new jobs)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (20 new jobs)

Hawkins County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 281.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Hawkins County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Tennessee, where it saw a gain of 30.3 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Hawkins County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 29.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (281.8 percent gain)
2. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (163.4 percent gain)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (105.6 percent gain)
4. Residential building construction (101.9 percent gain)
5. Legal services (61.2 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 3.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Tennessee, which experienced a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Hawkins County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 72.5 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 has experienced in the State of Tennessee, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 11.2 percent. The losses in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Hawkins County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 7.2 in percent of jobs in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (72.5 percent decline)
2. Automobile dealers (70 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (54.9 percent decline)
4. Private households (53.1 percent decline)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (42.9 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.

Hawkins County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 1.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Tennessee, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Hawkins County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 79 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Tennessee, where the industry reported a loss of 2.5 percent. The losses in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Hawkins County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.3 percent in terms of employment in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (79 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (42.5 percent decline)
3. Automobile dealers (32.8 percent decline)
4. Architectural and engineering services (13.3 percent decline)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (12.7 percent decline)

Hawkins County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 70.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Hawkins County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 9.1 percent. The Building finishing contractors industry in Hawkins County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (70.3 percent gain)
2. Residential building construction (43.4 percent gain)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (31.7 percent gain)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (29.8 percent gain)
5. Professional and similar organizations (29.8 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Hawkins County

Given the industries in the area, the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 31 jobs. The declines in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry make up 22.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Hawkins County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (31 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (28 jobs lost)
3. Depository credit intermediation (17 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (16 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (14 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Hawkins County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the General freight trucking industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 33 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the General freight trucking industry makes up 19.4 percent of the growth in Hawkins County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (33 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (24 new jobs)
3. Residential building construction (11 new jobs)
4. Legal services (10 new jobs)
5. Child day care services (10 new jobs)

In Hawkins County, Tennessee, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 175 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Out of the 40 4-digit NAICS industries, 13 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 25 industries reported employment loss in the 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.

Income and Poverty in Hawkins County, Tennessee

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Hawkins County, Tennessee can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 15.8 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 30.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Hawkins County, with 23.9 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Hawkins County reported a medium-low household income of $36,621 (2005 Dollars). This median is 16.2 percent lower than the median income in State of Tennessee of $42,541 and the income level is 34.2 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 7 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $34,062. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Hawkins County had a median income of $27,056, this level was 26.1 percent less than the median for all households. Hispanic Householders in Hawkins County, Tennessee recorded a median income of $28,519, this median is 22.1 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $83,801. This household income level is 128.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. In Hawkins County, Tennessee White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $36,593 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.1 percent less than the median in 2000.







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

Higher Education in Hawkins County, Tennessee

In 2000, the Census reported that in Hawkins County, Tennessee, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 39.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Hawkins have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 9.8 percent (Men) versus 10.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 40 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Hawkins County, Tennessee according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 9.8 percent of the White Alone, 13.4 percent of Black or African American, 60.6 percent of the Asian alone and 19.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Hawkins County, Tennessee has a less-educated 2000 population, with 10 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Hawkins was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals 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.





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

Demographic Profile for Hawkins County, Tennessee

Hawkins County, Tennessee has a population that is made of 96.6 percent White, 1.7 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Hawkins has increased the level of diversity when 2.7 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Since 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Hawkins from another country. The international migration into Hawkins accounts for 0.2 percent of the total migration into the State of Tennessee. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Hawkins County, Tennessee had a population of 56,196 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 53,709. This growth denotes an increase of 4.6 percent. Hawkins ranks 28 of 95 counties when analyzing total population change in Tennessee and the county ranks 728 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Hawkins County, Tennessee to be 39.5 years of age. The median in Hawkins is greater than the median age in Tennessee of 37.3. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 37.9 years old. With 21.6 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Hawkins can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 64.1 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.3 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

When measuring the total land area, Hawkins spans a total of 487 square miles. The county has a medium-low average population density of 115 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Snyder, PA (115 per sq. mile ), Noble, IN (115 per sq. mile ), Fayette, IN (116 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Lancaster, SC (115 per sq. mile ), DeKalb, IN (115 per sq. mile ), King George, VA (115 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Hawkins County, Tennessee

In the State of Tennessee, Hawkins County is positioned 46 of 95 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,356 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Hawkins County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $82,500, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall Tennessee 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $93,000 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Hawkins County, Tennessee. In 2000, 84.4 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Hawkins County can be understood as having a small, but present percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census accounted that 0.3 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

In Hawkins County, the real estate market was made up of 25,660 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 768 residential structures since 2001, a change of 3.1 percent.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Hawkins County. The sector dealt with a loss of 828 jobs, or 16.1 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 50.6 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Hawkins County, averaging 88 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Tennessee average of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Hawkins County, Manufacturing, Wholesale trade and Mining industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 3.25. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 3.25 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Hawkins specializes in Manufacturing.

In Hawkins County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 41.7 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 4,301 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 14.1 and 7.8 percent of industry employment.

The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Hawkins County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 48.7 percent of employment in 2001 to 41.7 percent in 2005.

Wholesale trade has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Hawkins County, rising by 101.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of Tennessee felt a shift in employment in the industry of 2.6 percent, during the period.

Hawkins County is ranked at 35 of 96 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Tennessee according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 34 of 96 Counties.



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