In Amelia County, jobs in the management and technical consulting services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the management and technical consulting services industry paid the average highest wages in Amelia County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Amelia County received an annual wage of $51,226 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry pay the State of Virginia of $86,468 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $67,321.

Top-pay jobs in Amelia County, Virginia may be found in general freight trucking ($36,360), specialized freight trucking ($36,021), building equipment contractors ($36,003) and utility system construction ($35,396) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Amelia County Wages have increased by 25.6% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Amelia County, Virginia by a total of 25.6%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Virginia and greater than the growth in industry wages across 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Amelia County, Virginia can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 33.6 percent lower than the with an state average of $42,126. The average pay was less 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.

Amelia County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Amelia County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 9 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 58.3 percent of the total job loss in Amelia County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (9 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (3 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (3 jobs lost)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (8 jobs lost)
5. Residential building construction (7 jobs lost)

In Amelia County, Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 464 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Given the 11 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 3 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 8 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Amelia County

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 297 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 67.3 percent of the growth in Amelia County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (297 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (75 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (33 new jobs)

Total employment has increased by 23.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Virginia, experiencing a gain of 5.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Amelia County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 377.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Amelia County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where it saw a gain of 14.6 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Amelia County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 20.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (377.1 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (123.0 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (74.1 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (72.1 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (39.1 percent gain)

Amelia County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 18.2 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Virginia, where the it saw a loss of 3.2 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Amelia County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 0.2 in percent of jobs in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. General freight trucking (18.2 percent decline)
2. Depository credit intermediation (13.2 percent decline)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (3.5 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.

Amelia County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Amelia County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has grown the most with 112 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 62.8 percent of the total employment growth in Amelia County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (112 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (24 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (22 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (9 new jobs)
5. Insurance carriers (6 new jobs)

In Amelia County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 237 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Out of the 16 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 6 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 10 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Amelia County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 34 jobs. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 54.5 percent of the total job loss in Amelia County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (34 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (19 jobs lost)
3. Specialized freight trucking (4 jobs lost)
4. Management and technical consulting services (4 jobs lost)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (1 jobs lost)

Amelia County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Insurance carriers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 62.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Amelia County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where it saw a gain of 1.3 percent. The Insurance carriers industry in Amelia County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (62.1 percent gain)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (42.7 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (35.7 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (21.1 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (18.5 percent gain)

Amelia County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 45 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 sector has felt in the State of Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 0.5 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Amelia County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.3 percent in terms of employment in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (45 percent decline)
2. Management and technical consulting services (32.4 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (21.7 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (11 percent decline)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (8.3 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 10.7 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Virginia, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 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 Amelia County, Virginia

In Amelia County, Virginia White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $51,235 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 8.8 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 20.8 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $37,307. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Amelia County reported an income level of $57,038, which was 21.1 percent greater than the median income level in this area. Hispanic households in Amelia County, Virginia recorded a median income of $77,513, this median is 64.6 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Amelia County reported a relatively high household income of $47,095 (2005 Dollars). This median is 16 percent lower than the household income median in State of Virginia of $54,612 and this is 4.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Amelia County, Virginia can be considered to have a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.4 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 50 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 65 to 74 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Amelia County, reporting 14 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Amelia County, Virginia

Reported by the 2000 Census in Amelia County, Virginia, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 37.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Amelia have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 6.8 percent (Men) versus 12.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Amelia County, Virginia as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 11 percent of the White Alone, 7 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 100 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Amelia County, Virginia has a less-educated 2000 population, with 9.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Amelia counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Amelia County, Virginia

Since the year 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Amelia from another country. The international migration into Amelia totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Virginia. This amount of international migration is very low 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 Amelia County, Virginia to be 40.2 years of age. The median in Amelia is greater than the median age for the State of Virginia of 37.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 38.7 years old. With a total of 23.1 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Amelia can be understood as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.7 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 14.2 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Amelia County, Virginia has a population that is made of 74.1 percent White, 24.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 25.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Amelia has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 29.0 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Amelia County, Virginia had a population that was estimated at 12,273 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 11,479. This growth signifies an increase of 6.9 percent. Amelia ranks 52 of 134 counties when analyzing total population change in Virginia and the county ranks 1,202 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

In terms of total land area, Amelia spans a total area of 357 square miles. The county has a low population density of 34 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Macon, GA (34 per sq. mile ), Willacy, TX (34 per sq. mile ), Labette, KS (34 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Levy, FL (34 per sq. mile ), Matagorda, TX (34 per sq. mile ), Santa Cruz, AZ (34 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Amelia County, Virginia

Amelia County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $92,400, published by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of Virginia 2000 median home value of $125,400 and less than home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Amelia County, there were a total of 5,069 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 359 residential units since 2001, or 7.6 percent.

When compared to other counties in Virginia, Amelia County stands 38 of 134 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 475 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Construction has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Amelia County, rising by 77.7 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 7.3 percent. The State of Virginia faced a industry job change of 12.3 percent, since the year 2001.

In Amelia County, Construction, Transportation and Warehousing and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Construction industry has a US LQ in the county of 4.14. The percent of employment in the Construction industry is 4.14 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Amelia specializes in Construction.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Amelia County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 16.8 percent of total employment in 2001 to 10.3 percent in 2005.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Amelia County. The sector dealt with a loss of 105 jobs, or 31.5 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 88.2 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

In Amelia County, Construction, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing industries are the largest employment industries. The Construction is the major employer in the county making up 27.2 percent of the total county employment. This totals 599 employees. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing sectors provide 11.2 and 10.3 percent of all employment.

Wholesale trade is the industry with the largest establishments in Amelia County, with the industry averaging 18 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 10 and greater than the State of Virginia average establishment size of 9 for the Wholesale trade industry.





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