In Wayne County, jobs in the home health care services pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the home health care services industry paid the average highest wages in Wayne County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Wayne County earned an annual wage of $35,332 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Tennessee of $33,690 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $24,045.

Other high-paying jobs in Wayne County, Tennessee may be found in logging ($33,006), other wood product manufacturing ($27,218), sawmills and wood preservation ($25,947) and health and personal care stores ($25,199) 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.

Wayne County Wages have increased by 34.0% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Wayne County, Tennessee by a total of 34.0%. This is greater than the growth in average 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.

Wayne 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 Wayne County, Tennessee can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 32.1 percent lower than the with an state average of $36,146. The overall 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.

Wayne County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 9 4-digit NAICS industries, 4 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 5 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Wayne County, Tennessee, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 39 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wayne County

The Limited-service eating places industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 28 jobs. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 32.9 percent of the total job loss in Wayne County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (28 jobs lost)
2. Other wood product manufacturing (27 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (26 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (3 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (243 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wayne County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Sawmills and wood preservation industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 47 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Sawmills and wood preservation industry makes up 68.1 percent of the growth in Wayne County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Sawmills and wood preservation (47 new jobs)
2. Logging (15 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (6 new jobs)
4. Other general merchandise stores (509 new jobs)

Total employment has decreased by 1.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in the State of Tennessee, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Wayne County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 81.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Tennessee, where the industry reported a gain of 2.5 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Wayne County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 5.3 in percent of workers in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (81.3 percent decline)
2. Limited-service eating places (24.1 percent decline)
3. Other wood product manufacturing (17.3 percent decline)
4. Health and personal care stores (7.1 percent decline)

Wayne County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Logging industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 29.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Wayne County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Tennessee, where the industry felt a loss of 21.7 percent. The Logging industry in Wayne County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 10.8 percent in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Logging (29.5 percent gain)
2. Sawmills and wood preservation (17.6 percent gain)
3. Legal services (16.7 percent gain)
4. Other general merchandise stores (13.5 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 Wayne County, Tennessee

In Wayne County, Tennessee White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $31,363 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.9 percent greater than the median income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $41,316. This median is 32.9 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic in Wayne County, Tennessee reported a median household income of $16,088, which is 48.3 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 20 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $24,863. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Wayne County reported a median household income of $21,938, this was 29.4 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Wayne County, Tennessee can be understood to have a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 16.3 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 75 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Wayne County, accounting 24.3 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Wayne County was reported to have a relatively low household income of $31,094 (2005 Dollars). This median is 36.8 percent lower than the median in Tennessee of $42,541 and the median household income is 58 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Wayne County, Tennessee

In Wayne County, Tennessee as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 7.4 percent of the White Alone, 14.2 percent of Black or African American, 23 percent of the Asian alone and 5 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Wayne County, Tennessee can be considered to have a less-educated 2000 population, with 8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Wayne is reported having a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Tennessee's proportion of 19.6 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Wayne County, Tennessee, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 41.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Wayne have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 8.4 percent (Men) versus 7.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 40.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Wayne County, Tennessee

Wayne County, Tennessee has a population that is made up of 90.9 percent White, 7.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 8.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Wayne has increased in diversity when 8.3 percent of the population were minorities.

When calculating the total land area, Wayne encompasses a total area of 734 square miles. This area has a low average population density of 23 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Yell, AR (23 per sq. mile ), Clay, AL (23 per sq. mile ), Izard, AR (23 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Allamakee, IA (23 per sq. mile ), Umatilla, OR (23 per sq. mile ), Humboldt, IA (23 per sq. mile ).

Wayne County, Tennessee had a population of 16,909 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 16,835. This growth represents an increase of 0.4 percent. Wayne ranks 71 of 95 counties in terms of population growth in Tennessee and the county ranks 1,824 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 Wayne County, Tennessee to be 38.4 years of age. The median age in Wayne is greater than the median age in the State of Tennessee of 37.3. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 37.3 years of age. With 19.2 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Wayne can be understood as being made up of a relatively low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 66.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 14.5 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Wayne from another country. The international migration into Wayne makes up 0.1 percent of all immigration into Tennessee. This amount of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Wayne County, Tennessee

When compared to other counties in Tennessee, Wayne County ranks 47 of 95 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,390 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Wayne County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $56,600, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall State of Tennessee 2000 home median value of $93,000 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

In Wayne County, the census reported 7,013 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 203 housing units since the year 2001, or 3 percent.

According to the data, there is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Wayne County, Tennessee. In 2000, 92.7 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Other services, except public administration is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Wayne County, growing in new jobs by 52.4 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 2.8 percent. The State of Tennessee underwent a employment change in the industry of -0.8 percent, in the last 5 years.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Wayne County, with the industry averaging 35 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Tennessee average of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Wayne County, Manufacturing, Finance and insurance and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.29. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.29 times greater than the national average, signifying that Wayne specializes in Manufacturing.

The Administrative and waste services industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Wayne County since 2001, going from making up 16.6 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

In Wayne County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 29.4 percent of total employment in the county, making up 779 employees. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance industries make up 15.1 and 11.5 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Wayne is the County that is ranked 74 of 96 Counties throughout the State of Tennessee in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 73 of 96 Counties.





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