In Roane County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry had the highest average wages in Roane County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Roane County earned an annual wage of $135,357 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in Tennessee of $66,190 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $67,074.

Other top-pay jobs in Roane County, Tennessee are present in architectural and engineering services ($82,799), computer systems design and related services ($50,352), petroleum merchant wholesalers ($49,723) and management of companies and enterprises ($49,335) 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.

Roane County Wages have increased by 28.0% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Roane County, Tennessee by a total of 28.0%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Tennessee and greater 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.

Roane County Industry Wages Exceed Tennessee, and Wages Exceed the United States

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Wages in all industries in Roane County, Tennessee when analyzed can be described as very high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 27.5 percent higher than the with an state average of $36,146. The average pay was greater 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.

Roane County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 9.8 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 gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Roane County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 72.8 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Tennessee, where the industry reported a loss of 11.2 percent. The losses in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Roane County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 7.2 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 (72.8 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (37.4 percent decline)
3. Civic and social organizations (36.2 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (30.9 percent decline)
5. Florists (30.2 percent decline)

Roane County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 230.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Roane County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Tennessee, where the industry took a loss of 2.1 percent. The Computer systems design and related services industry in Roane County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 3.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (230.8 percent gain)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (141.7 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (138.4 percent gain)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (101.9 percent gain)
5. Other professional and technical services (88.2 percent gain)

Of the 36 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 16 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 20 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Roane County, Tennessee, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,299 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Roane County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Architectural and engineering services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 197 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Architectural and engineering services industry makes up 25.9 percent of the total employment growth in Roane County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (197 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (110 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (84 new jobs)
4. Nursing care facilities (81 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (66 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Roane County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 96 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 33.6 percent of the total job loss in Roane County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (96 jobs lost)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (40 jobs lost)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (36 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (22 jobs lost)
5. Building equipment contractors (16 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.

Roane County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Roane County, Tennessee, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 663 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Of the 43 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 24 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 16 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Roane County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Building equipment contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 25 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 14.6 percent of the total employment decline in Roane County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (25 jobs lost)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (16 jobs lost)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (16 jobs lost)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (15 jobs lost)
5. Clothing stores (14 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Roane County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has grown the most with 280 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry makes up 44.0 percent of the growth in Roane County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (280 new jobs)
2. Architectural and engineering services (157 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (79 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (40 new jobs)
5. Nursing care facilities (28 new jobs)

Roane County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Florists industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 45.5 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Tennessee, where the industry reported a loss of 6.6 percent. The losses in the Florists industry in Roane County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 4.2 percent in terms of employment in the Florists industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Florists (45.5 percent decline)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (39.4 percent decline)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (35.9 percent decline)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (33.1 percent decline)
5. Clothing stores (26.1 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 4.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Tennessee, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Roane County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 642.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Roane County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Tennessee, where this industry saw a gain of 5.1 percent. The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry in Roane County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 1.3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (642.0 percent gain)
2. Other motor vehicle dealers (52.7 percent gain)
3. Architectural and engineering services (50.8 percent gain)
4. Activities related to real estate (47.1 percent gain)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (25.8 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.

Income and Poverty in Roane County, Tennessee

Hispanic headed households in Roane County, Tennessee , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $26,082, this median household income is 32.9 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $47,363. This median is 21.8 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Roane County had a median income of $77,737, this was 100 percent greater than the median for all households. In Roane County, Tennessee White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $39,020 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 31.2 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $26,743.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Roane County was reported to have a medium-low median income for all households of $38,874 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 9.4 percent lower than the household income median in State of Tennessee of $42,541 and this is 26.4 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Roane County, Tennessee can be considered to have a medium-high poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 13.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 26.4 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Roane County, reporting 23.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Demographic Profile for Roane County, Tennessee

Roane County, Tennessee has a population that is comprised of 94.4 percent White, 2.9 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 4.3 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Roane has increased the percent of minority population when 3.9 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Roane County, Tennessee had a total estimated population of 52,889 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 51,954. This growth shows an increase of 1.8 percent. Roane ranks 48 of 95 counties when calculating total change in population for Tennessee and the county ranks 1,129 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Roane spans a total of 361 square miles. This area has a medium-low density of 147 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Fresno, CA (147 per sq. mile ), Sutter, CA (148 per sq. mile ), Eau Claire, WI (148 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Ashtabula, OH (147 per sq. mile ), Warrick, IN (147 per sq. mile ), Mercer, WV (146 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Roane internationally. The migration from outside the US into Roane makes up 0.3 percent of the total international migration into the State of Tennessee. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Roane County, Tennessee to be 42.0 years of age. The median age in Roane is greater than the median in Tennessee of 37.3. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 40.7 years old. With a total of 20.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Roane can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.9 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 16.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Roane County, Tennessee

In Roane County, the real estate market was made up of 24,238 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 571 residential units since 2001, or 2.4 percent.

Roane County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $86,500, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the overall Tennessee 2000 home value of $93,000 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

In the State of Tennessee, Roane County is positioned 67 of 95 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,672 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Roane County, Tennessee. In 2000, 75.3 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Roane County, Professional and technical services, Administrative and waste services and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Professional and technical services sector has a United State LQ of 4.96. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Professional and technical services sector is 4.96 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Roane may be an exporter of products or services of Professional and technical services.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Roane County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 16.8 percent of total employment in 2001 to 11.1 percent of employment in 2005.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Roane County. The industry lost a total of 677 employees during the period, or 30.6 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 67.9 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Roane County, with an industry growth of 35 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Tennessee went through a industry job change of 13.9 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Roane is the County that is ranked 28 of 96 Counties throughout the State of Tennessee in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 27 of 96 Counties.

In Roane County, Professional and technical services, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Professional and technical services produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 31.6 percent of total employment in the county, making up 4,401 jobs. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries total 13.8 and 11.1 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Professional and technical services is the industry with the largest establishments in Roane County, averaging 66 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 8 and greater than the State of Tennessee average establishment size of 8 for the Professional and technical services industry.



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