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

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Employment in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry reported the top wages in Williamson County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Williamson County was paid an annual wage of $200,078 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Tennessee of $66,190 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $67,074.

Top-pay jobs in Williamson County, Tennessee can be found in metal and mineral merchant wholesalers ($148,940), automotive equipment rental and leasing ($123,836), alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers ($110,994) and freight transportation arrangement ($106,428) 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.

Williamson County Wages have increased by 26.9% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Williamson County, Tennessee by a total of 26.9%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Tennessee and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Williamson County, Tennessee when analyzed can be understood as being very high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 20.1 percent higher than the state, which was reported to be $36,146. The industry pay was greater than the industry average in the US 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.

Williamson County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 120 4-digit NAICS industries, 29 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 89 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Williamson County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Nondepository credit intermediation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 763 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Nondepository credit intermediation industry make up 24.1 percent of the employment lost during the period in Williamson County, Tennessee.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nondepository credit intermediation (763 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (676 jobs lost)
3. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (463 jobs lost)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (229 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (215 jobs lost)

In Williamson County, Tennessee, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 14,774 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Williamson County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 1,888 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 10.3 percent of the growth in Williamson County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (1,888 new jobs)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (1,628 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (823 new jobs)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (790 new jobs)
5. Other general merchandise stores (790 new jobs)

Williamson County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Outpatient care centers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 627.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Williamson County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Tennessee, where this industry saw a gain of 31.5 percent. The Outpatient care centers industry in Williamson County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 23.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Outpatient care centers (627.1 percent gain)
2. Motion picture and video industries (503.1 percent gain)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (406.6 percent gain)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (368.9 percent gain)
5. Clothing stores (289.3 percent gain)

Williamson County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The ISPs and web search portals industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 59.1 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 felt a loss of 47.8 percent. The losses in the ISPs and web search portals industry in Williamson County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 32.7 percent in terms of employment in the ISPs and web search portals industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. ISPs and web search portals (59.1 percent decline)
2. Business, computer and management training (48.1 percent decline)
3. Data processing and related services (45.3 percent decline)
4. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (45.1 percent decline)
5. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (44.8 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 26.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Tennessee, which saw a gain of 3.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.





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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 Williamson County, Tennessee

Compared to counties across the United States, Williamson County had a very high median income for households of $80,852 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 47.4 percent higher than the median in State of Tennessee of $42,541 and this is 39.2 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

As the median income level saw a decline in the last five year in Williamson County, Tennessee, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 72.5 percent since the year 2000. The White population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Williamson County, experiencing a 1 percent decline in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Williamson County, Tennessee can be understood to have a very low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 4.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 15.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Williamson County, reporting 13.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Williamson County had a median household income level of $50,018, this median was 38.1 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic Householders in Williamson County, Tennessee , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $61,348, which is 24.1 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Williamson County, Tennessee White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $82,726 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $97,639. This median income level is 20.8 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 40.6 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $47,993.

The household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $78,369, posting a 3.1 percent decline. Williamson County, Tennessee, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 16 of 17 counties in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Tennessee. Williamson County ranks 557 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median income level for the United States.

The poverty rate in Williamson County, Tennessee has declined by 0.2 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 4.7 percent to 4.5 percent.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Williamson County, Tennessee

Williamson County, Tennessee can be considered to have a very highly-educated 2000 population, with 44.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Williamson is reported having a higher percent of population with this high education level than the State of Tennessee's proportion of 19.6 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Williamson County, Tennessee, many men in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 49.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Williamson have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 49.6 percent (Men) versus 39.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 39.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Since 2000, Williamson has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 3.0 percent to a total of 47.4 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the State of Tennessee percent of 21.8 and greater than the US percent of 27.2.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 4.6 percent. By 2005, 54.6 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 1.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 40.6 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

In Williamson County, Tennessee according the 2000 Decennial Census, 46 percent of the White Alone, 21 percent of Black or African American, 56.4 percent of the Asian alone and 17.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Williamson County, Tennessee

Williamson County, Tennessee has a population that is comprised of 88.8 percent White, 4.9 percent African American, 1.9 percent Asian, and 3.4 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 10.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Tennessee percent of 20.9. Since 2000, Williamson has increased the percent of minority population when 9.0 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

When calculating the total land area, Williamson encompasses a total area of 583 square miles. The county has a medium-high population density of 264 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Rowan, NC (264 per sq. mile ), Saratoga, NY (265 per sq. mile ), St. Johns, FL (265 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Allen, OH (263 per sq. mile ), Henderson, NC (260 per sq. mile ), St. Tammany, LA (258 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Williamson internationally. The international migration into Williamson accounts for 2.5 percent of the total migration into the State of Tennessee. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Williamson County, Tennessee to be 37.4 years of age. The median in Williamson is greater than the median age in Tennessee of 37.3. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 36.3 years of age. With a total of 25.3 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Williamson can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 66.1 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 8.6 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively low proportion of the area population base.

Williamson County, Tennessee had a population of 153,595 in the year 2005. The population has increased very sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 128,121. This growth signifies an increase of 19.9 percent. Williamson ranks 2 of 95 counties when calculating total change in population for Tennessee and the county ranks 128 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Williamson County, Tennessee

In Williamson County, the census reported 56,686 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 7,942 residential units since 2001, or 16.3 percent.

The residential real estate values in Williamson County, Tennessee have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $59,300, or 28.5 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $208,400.

Williamson County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $267,700, published by the American Community Survey. This median is greater than the overall Tennessee 2005 home value of $114,000 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

In the State of Tennessee, Williamson County is positioned 2 of 95 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 91 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

It can be understood that there is a limited amount of affordable housing in Williamson County, Tennessee. In 2005, 8.1 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Williamson County may be be described as having a relatively high proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 11.3 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Information since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Williamson County. The industry lost a total of 1,132 jobs during the period, or 35.5 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 47.1 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Williamson County, with the industry averaging 26 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Tennessee average of 56 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Williamson County, Retail Trade, Finance and insurance, and the Professional and technical services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 15.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 10,294 individuals. The Finance and insurance and Professional and technical services industries make up 12.1 and 11.4 percent of industry employment.

Educational services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Williamson County, rising by 72.8 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 13.8 percent. The State of Tennessee experienced a change in employment in the sector of 19 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Williamson County, Finance and insurance, Professional and technical services and Arts, entertainment, and recreation industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Finance and insurance sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.27. This means the percent of total employment in the Finance and insurance sector is 2.27 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Williamson may be an exporter of products or services of Finance and insurance.







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