In Henry County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the offices of physicians industry wages were the highest in Henry County for 2006. The average industry job in Henry County received a wage of $48,133 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the average industry wage in the State of Tennessee of $61,458 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $64,740.

Top-pay jobs in Henry County, Tennessee can be found in grocery and related product wholesalers ($44,735), motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers ($42,677), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($38,173) and advertising and related services ($35,752) 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.

Henry County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Henry County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 83 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 22.8 percent of the total job loss in Henry County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (83 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (60 jobs lost)
3. Outpatient care centers (47 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (31 jobs lost)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (26 jobs lost)

In Henry County, Tennessee, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 901 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Henry County

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 153 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building material and supplies dealers industry makes up 24.7 percent of the growth in Henry County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (153 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (95 new jobs)
3. Offices of physicians (69 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (63 new jobs)
5. Personal care services (39 new jobs)

Of the 40 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 18 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 22 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The total number of jobs has decreased by 9.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Tennessee, which went through a gain of 3.3 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Henry County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 157.2 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Henry County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Tennessee, where this industry saw a gain of 26.5 percent. The Building material and supplies dealers industry in Henry County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 20 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (157.2 percent gain)
2. Personal care services (127.2 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (106.5 percent gain)
4. Clothing stores (100.0 percent gain)
5. Health and personal care stores (68.5 percent gain)

Henry County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Professional and similar organizations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 52.1 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Tennessee, where the industry felt a loss of 0.6 percent. The losses in the Professional and similar organizations industry in Henry County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.6 percent in terms of employees in the Professional and similar organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Professional and similar organizations (52.1 percent decline)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (47.8 percent decline)
3. Consumer goods rental (46.1 percent decline)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (45.5 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (40.1 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.

Henry County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Henry County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 73.2 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Henry County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Tennessee, where the industry took a loss of 3.3 percent. The Private households industry in Henry County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 1.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (73.2 percent gain)
2. Book, periodical, and music stores (63.6 percent gain)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (39.1 percent gain)
4. Child day care services (27.8 percent gain)
5. Home health care services (27.4 percent gain)

Henry County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The RV parks and recreational camps industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 50 percent from 2005 (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 loss of 8.9 percent. The losses in the RV parks and recreational camps industry in Henry County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 3.8 in percent of workers in the RV parks and recreational camps industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. RV parks and recreational camps (50 percent decline)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (48.6 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (35.7 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (32.3 percent decline)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (31.4 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 3.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of Tennessee, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

In Henry County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 309 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Given the 47 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 21 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 26 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Henry County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 42 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 18.7 percent of the total employment growth in Henry County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (42 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (21 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (20 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (20 new jobs)
5. Home health care services (12 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Henry County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 59 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 26.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Henry County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (59 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (26 jobs lost)
3. Outpatient care centers (24 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (19 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (14 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 Henry County, Tennessee

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Henry County had a medium-low household income of $35,298 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 20.5 percent lower than the median in Tennessee of $42,541 and the income level is 39.2 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Hispanic households in Henry County, Tennessee , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $29,516, this income level is 16.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 21.1 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $27,851. In Henry County, Tennessee White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $36,023 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Henry County reported a median household income of $43,510, which was 23.3 percent greater than the median income level in this area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $57,038. This income level is 61.6 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Henry County, Tennessee can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a 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 26.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Henry County, reporting 23.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Henry County, Tennessee

Henry County, Tennessee can be considered to have a moderately-educated population, with 12.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Henry has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Tennessee's proportion of 19.6 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Henry County, Tennessee as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 12.4 percent of the White Alone, 7.4 percent of Black or African American, 73.4 percent of the Asian alone and 11.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Henry 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 obtaining this level of education. The women in Henry have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12.6 percent (Men) versus 11.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 40.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Henry County, Tennessee

When calculating the total land area, Henry spans a total of 562 square miles. The county has a medium-low population density of 56 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Fulton, IN (56 per sq. mile ), Suwannee, FL (56 per sq. mile ), Wyandot, OH (56 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Windham, VT (56 per sq. mile ), Bleckley, GA (56 per sq. mile ), Clare, MI (56 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Henry County, Tennessee to be 42.0 years of age. The median in Henry is greater than the median age for the State of Tennessee of 37.3. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 40.9 years of age. With 20.7 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Henry can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 18.4 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Henry internationally. The international migration into Henry totals 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Tennessee. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Henry County, Tennessee has a population that is comprised of 89 percent White, 8.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1.2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 10.1 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Henry has decreased the percent of minority population when 10.3 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Henry County, Tennessee had a population of 31,511 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 31,143. This growth represents an increase of 1.2 percent. Henry ranks 64 of 95 counties in terms of population growth in Tennessee and the county ranks 1,496 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Henry County, Tennessee

Henry County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $75,800, accounted 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 home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Henry County, Tennessee. In 2000, 81.5 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Throughout the State of Tennessee, Henry County places 48 of 95 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,394 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Henry County, the real estate market was made up of 16,496 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 477 homes since 2001, or 3 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Henry County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 43.6 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 34.5 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

In Henry County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade and Wholesale trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 2.69. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.69 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Henry County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Administrative and waste services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Henry County, growing by 89 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Tennessee went through a industry job change of 3.8 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Henry County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 34.5 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 3,135 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 18.2 and 9.1 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Henry County, with the industry averaging 57 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the Tennessee typical size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Henry County. The sector faced a loss of 1,052 jobs, or 25.1 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 78.4 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.





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