In Marion County, jobs in the offices of dentists pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the offices of dentists industry reported the top wages in Marion County for 2006. The average industry job in Marion County received a wage of $54,953 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage in Tennessee of $38,813 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $40,482.

High-wage employment in Marion County, Tennessee may be found in cement and concrete product manufacturing ($48,885), depository credit intermediation ($38,328), specialized freight trucking ($37,705) and offices of physicians ($36,984) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Marion County Wages have increased by 20.8% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Marion County, Tennessee by a total of 20.8%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Tennessee and greater 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.

Marion 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 Marion County, Tennessee when analyzed can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 29 percent lower than the with an state average of $36,146. The average industry wage 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.

Marion County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Marion County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 119.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Marion County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 0.9 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Marion County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 6.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (119.0 percent gain)
2. Management and technical consulting services (89.5 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (74.2 percent gain)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (71.1 percent gain)
5. Full-service restaurants (68.8 percent gain)

Marion County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronics and appliance stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 59.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Tennessee, where the it saw a gain of 7.7 percent. The losses in the Electronics and appliance stores industry in Marion County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2.7 percent in terms of employees in the Electronics and appliance stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (59.7 percent decline)
2. Death care services (44 percent decline)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (21.8 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (19.3 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (6.2 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 5.1 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Tennessee, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Marion County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 239 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 51.1 percent of the growth in Marion County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (239 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (73 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (53 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (37 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (13 new jobs)

In Marion County, Tennessee, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 294 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Out of the 20 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 7 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 13 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Marion County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Death care services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 15 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Death care services industry make up 25.7 percent of the total employment decline in Marion County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Death care services (15 jobs lost)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (12 jobs lost)
3. Depository credit intermediation (11 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (9 jobs lost)
5. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (7 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.

Marion County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Marion County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Specialized freight trucking industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 17 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 32.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Marion County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (17 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (6 new jobs)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (6 new jobs)
4. Management and technical consulting services (5 new jobs)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (5 new jobs)

From the 22 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 11 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 11 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Marion County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 302 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Marion County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 47 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 56.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Marion County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (47 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (13 jobs lost)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (6 jobs lost)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (3 jobs lost)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (3 jobs lost)

Marion County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 71.4 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Marion County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Tennessee, where the industry took a gain of 0.4 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Marion County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 9.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (71.4 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (46.7 percent gain)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (32.1 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (14.5 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (13.1 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 5.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in Tennessee, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Marion County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 25 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 reported a gain of 10.7 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Marion County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.5 percent in terms of employment in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (25 percent decline)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (24.2 percent decline)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (21.7 percent decline)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (17.7 percent decline)
5. Full-service restaurants (7.4 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.

Income and Poverty in Marion County, Tennessee

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $22,773. This household income level is 38 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 3.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $35,466. Hispanic households in Marion County, Tennessee , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $26,325, this median is 28.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. In Marion County, Tennessee White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $36,860 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Marion County reported a median household income of $87,911, this level was 139.1 percent greater than the median income level in this area.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Marion County, Tennessee can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 14.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 58.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Marion County, with 21.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Marion County accounted a medium-low median income for all households of $36,760 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 15.7 percent lower than the median in Tennessee of $42,541 and the income level is 33.7 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Demographic Profile for Marion County, Tennessee

Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Marion from outside the country. The immigration into Marion accounts for 0.1 percent of all immigration into Tennessee. This amount of international migration is low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Marion County, Tennessee has a population that is comprised of 94 percent White, 4.1 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 0.8 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 of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Marion has stayed the same in diversity when 5.2 percent of the total population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Marion spans a total area of 498 square miles. This area has a medium-low average area density of 56 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US 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 ).

Marion County, Tennessee had a total estimated population of 27,757 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 27,775. The decline denotes a decrease of -0.1 percent. Marion ranks 77 of 95 counties when calculating total change in population for Tennessee and the county ranks 1,959 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Marion County, Tennessee to be 39.6 years old. The median in Marion is greater than the median age in Tennessee of 37.3. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 38.3 years of age. With a total of 22.3 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Marion can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 64.1 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 13.5 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Marion County, Tennessee

The State of Tennessee, Marion County ranks 28 of 95 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 827 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Marion County, there were a total of 13,183 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 641 residential structures since 2001, a change of 5.1 percent.

Marion County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $76,100, reported by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall 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.

It can be understood that there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Marion County, Tennessee. In 2000, 83.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Marion 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 24.3 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,369 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 21.4 and 16.1 percent of all employment.

In Marion County, Manufacturing, Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.89. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing sector is 1.89 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Marion County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Marion County, with the industry averaging 46 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Tennessee average establishment size of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Health care and social assistance has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Marion County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 9.7 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

Information has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Marion County, increasing in size by 107.4 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of -14.9 percent. The State of Tennessee underwent a employment change in the industry of -8.3 percent, since the year 2001.







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