In Lincoln County, jobs in the grocery and related product wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Employment in the grocery and related product wholesalers industry paid the average highest wages in Lincoln County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Lincoln County was paid an annual wage of $60,127 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry pay the State of Tennessee of $41,653 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $43,831.

High-wage employment in Lincoln County, Tennessee exsists in other professional and technical services ($48,980), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($46,114), insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($44,047) and electronic markets and agents and brokers ($41,528) 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.

Lincoln County Wages have increased by 10.1% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Lincoln County, Tennessee by a total of 10.1%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Tennessee and less than the growth in average wages for the US.

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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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Lincoln County, Tennessee can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 24.3 percent lower than the with an state average of $36,146. The industry pay was less 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.

Lincoln County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Lincoln County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,152 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lincoln County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 335 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 53.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Lincoln County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (335 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (48 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (41 new jobs)
4. Printing and related support activities (33 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (28 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lincoln County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 73 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 36.9 percent of the total employment decline in Lincoln County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (73 jobs lost)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (26 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (22 jobs lost)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (19 jobs lost)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (17 jobs lost)

Given the 40 4-digit NAICS industries, 15 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 24 industries reported a drop in employment.

Lincoln County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 61.7 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 gain of 6.1 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Lincoln County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 20.8 in percent of workers in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (61.7 percent decline)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (58.8 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (54.8 percent decline)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (50.9 percent decline)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (50 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 19.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Tennessee, which went through a gain of 3.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Lincoln County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Used merchandise stores industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 229.6 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Lincoln County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 4.5 percent. The Used merchandise stores industry in Lincoln County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Used merchandise stores (229.6 percent gain)
2. Limited-service eating places (206.8 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (101.7 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (93.3 percent gain)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (68.6 percent gain)





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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.

Lincoln County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Tennessee, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Lincoln County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 37.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lincoln County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Tennessee, where this industry saw a gain of 10.7 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Lincoln County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (37.7 percent gain)
2. Other wood product manufacturing (34.0 percent gain)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (25.3 percent gain)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (25.0 percent gain)
5. Building finishing contractors (20.5 percent gain)

Lincoln County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 58.6 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 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 gain of 9.7 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Lincoln County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5 percent in terms of employment in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (58.6 percent decline)
2. Furniture stores (25 percent decline)
3. Utility system construction (23.9 percent decline)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (20 percent decline)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (16.9 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lincoln County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 27 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 26.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Lincoln County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (27 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (19 jobs lost)
3. Utility system construction (9 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (5 jobs lost)
5. Sawmills and wood preservation (5 jobs lost)

From the 53 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 23 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 28 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Lincoln County, Tennessee, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 176 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lincoln County

The Other wood product manufacturing industry has added the most employment with 22 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other wood product manufacturing industry makes up 12.6 percent of the growth in Lincoln County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (22 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (14 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (14 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (13 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (13 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 Lincoln County, Tennessee

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Lincoln County accounted a medium-low median income for households of $39,118 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 8.8 percent lower than the household income median in State of Tennessee of $42,541 and the income level is 25.6 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Lincoln County reported an income level of $49,837, this was 27.4 percent greater than the median for all households. Hispanic households in Lincoln County, Tennessee , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $53,625, this income level is 37.1 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $34,808. This median income level is 11 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Lincoln County, Tennessee White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $40,773 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 4.2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 36.9 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $24,691.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Lincoln County, Tennessee may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 13.6 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 29.2 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Lincoln County, having 25.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Demographic Profile for Lincoln County, Tennessee

Lincoln County, Tennessee had a population of 32,392 in 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 31,414. This growth signifies an increase of 3.1 percent. Lincoln ranks 47 of 95 counties in terms of population growth in Tennessee and the county ranks 1,107 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Lincoln County, Tennessee has a population base that is comprised of 89.4 percent White, 6.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.8 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 9.1 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Lincoln has increased in diversity when 8.7 percent of the people were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Lincoln encompasses a total area of 570 square miles. The county has a medium-low density of 57 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Carter, OK (57 per sq. mile ), Chester, SC (57 per sq. mile ), Randolph, IL (57 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Okmulgee, OK (57 per sq. mile ), Hardin, TX (57 per sq. mile ), Jasper, IN (57 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Lincoln internationally. The migration from outside the US into Lincoln makes up 0.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of Tennessee. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Lincoln County, Tennessee to be 40.1 years old. The median age in Lincoln is greater than the median age in the State of Tennessee of 37.3. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 38.9 years old. With a total of 22.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Lincoln can be understood as being made up of 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 62 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 15.9 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Lincoln County, Tennessee

In Lincoln County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 14,409 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 246 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.7 percent.

Lincoln County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $73,900, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is less than the Tennessee 2000 home median value of $93,000 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

The State of Tennessee, Lincoln County is positioned 90 of 95 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,143 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Lincoln County, Tennessee. In 2000, 84.6 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Lincoln 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 42.2 percent of the total county employment. This totals 2,856 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 16.3 and 9.9 percent of total employment, respectively.

Finance and insurance has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Lincoln County, growing by 39.1 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 4.8 percent. The State of Tennessee had an industry job change of 2.2 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

The Health care and social assistance industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Lincoln County since 2001, going from making up 7 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Lincoln County, averaging 65 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Tennessee typical size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Lincoln County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 3.29. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 3.29 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Lincoln may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.







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