In Alleghany County, jobs in the accounting and bookkeeping services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the accounting and bookkeeping services industry had the highest average wages in Alleghany County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Alleghany County earned an annual wage of $72,223 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage rate in Virginia of $55,480 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $50,686.

Other top-pay jobs in Alleghany County, Virginia exsists in offices of physicians ($71,905), automotive repair and maintenance ($45,285), building equipment contractors ($41,807) and insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($30,429) 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.

Alleghany County Wages have increased by 12.6% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Alleghany County, Virginia by a total of 12.6%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Virginia and less 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.

Alleghany County Industry Wages Lag Behind Virginia, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Alleghany County, Virginia can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 28.7 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $42,126. The average pay 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.

Alleghany County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 10 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 7 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 3 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Alleghany County, Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 390 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Alleghany County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 27 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 72.1 percent of the total growth in Alleghany County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (27 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (8 new jobs)
3. Traveler accommodation (3 new jobs)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (297 new jobs)
5. Nursing care facilities (279 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Alleghany County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 47 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 42.6 percent of the total job loss in Alleghany County, Virginia.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (47 jobs lost)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (23 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (18 jobs lost)

Alleghany County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 57.6 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Alleghany County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 10.3 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Alleghany County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (57.6 percent gain)
2. Offices of physicians (5.1 percent gain)
3. Traveler accommodation (3.2 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 13.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Virginia, experiencing a gain of 5.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Alleghany County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 54.4 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Virginia, where the industry felt a loss of 6.1 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Alleghany County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 6.4 in percent of jobs in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (54.4 percent decline)
2. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (36.4 percent decline)
3. Residential building construction (25.6 percent decline)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (25 percent decline)
5. Logging (18.8 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.

Alleghany County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Alleghany County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 53.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Virginia, where the industry reported a loss of 5.7 percent. The losses in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Alleghany County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.8 percent in terms of employment in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (53.1 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (22.2 percent decline)
3. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (15.6 percent decline)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (14 percent decline)
5. Logging (13.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 2.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in Virginia, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Alleghany County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 28.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Alleghany County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 4.5 percent. The Residential building construction industry in Alleghany County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (28.0 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (20.3 percent gain)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (16.7 percent gain)
4. Other general merchandise stores (7.8 percent gain)
5. Traveler accommodation (3.2 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Alleghany County

The Other specialty trade contractors industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 13 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other specialty trade contractors industry make up 22.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Alleghany County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (13 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (11 jobs lost)
3. Health and personal care stores (9 jobs lost)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (9 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (4 jobs lost)

In Alleghany County, Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 95 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Alleghany County

The Building equipment contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 12 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 47.4 percent of the total growth in Alleghany County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (12 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (5 new jobs)
3. Nursing care facilities (4 new jobs)
4. Traveler accommodation (3 new jobs)
5. Other general merchandise stores (1 new jobs)

Given the 17 4-digit NAICS industries, 11 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 6 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.





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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 Alleghany County, Virginia

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 19.1 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $36,471. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $140,400. This median is 211.3 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Alleghany County, Virginia White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $45,111 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Alleghany County, Virginia recorded a median income of $21,938, which is 51.4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Alleghany County was reported to have a medium-high median income for all households of $45,098 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 21.1 percent lower than the median in Virginia of $54,612 and the median is 8.9 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Alleghany County, Virginia can be recognized as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 7.1 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 17.9 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Alleghany County, having 16.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Alleghany County, Virginia

Alleghany County, Virginia has a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 13.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Alleghany counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In Alleghany County, Virginia according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 13.2 percent of the White Alone, 10 percent of Black or African American, 74.4 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Alleghany County, Virginia, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 39.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Alleghany have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 13.4 percent (Men) versus 13.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 39.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Alleghany County, Virginia

Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Alleghany from outside the country. The immigration into Alleghany totals 0 percent of all immigration into Virginia. This percent of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Alleghany County, Virginia had a total estimated population of 16,715 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 17,171. The decline signifies a decrease of -2.7 percent. Alleghany ranks 119 of 134 counties by growth in total population in Virginia and the county ranks 2,709 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Alleghany County, Virginia has a population that is made up of 92.8 percent White, 5.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 0.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 6.4 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Alleghany has stayed the same the percent of minority population when 6.4 percent of the total population were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Alleghany County, Virginia to be 43.6 years old. The median in Alleghany is greater than the median in Virginia of 37.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 41.7 years old. With a total of 21.5 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Alleghany can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 60.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 17.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

When measuring the total land area, Alleghany covers a total land area of 445 square miles. The land areas has a low population density of 38 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Summers, WV (38 per sq. mile ), Hampton, SC (38 per sq. mile ), Washington, NC (38 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Pike, IN (38 per sq. mile ), Jasper, TX (38 per sq. mile ), Washington, KY (38 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Alleghany County, Virginia

The State of Virginia, Alleghany County ranks 117 of 134 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,407 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Alleghany County, the real estate market was made up of 8,023 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 109 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.4 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Alleghany County, Virginia. In 2000, 86.3 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Alleghany County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $77,500, reported by the Decennial Census. This is less than the Virginia 2000 home value of $125,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Alleghany County, Virginia -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Alleghany County. In the County, the industry averages 62 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the Virginia average of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.

Alleghany County is ranked at 99 of 136 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Virginia in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 97 of 136 Counties.

Finance and insurance is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Alleghany County, growing by 44 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 4.8 percent. The State of Virginia underwent a employment change in the industry of 7.1 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.

In Alleghany County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.39. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.39 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Alleghany may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

In Alleghany County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 30.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,051 jobs. The Retail Trade and Construction sectors account for 11 and 8.3 percent of industry employment.







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