In Appomattox County, jobs in the offices of dentists pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the offices of dentists industry paid the average highest wages in Appomattox County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Appomattox County was paid an annual wage of $61,463 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage rate in Virginia of $47,449 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $40,482.

Other high-paying jobs in Appomattox County, Virginia can be found in electronic markets and agents and brokers ($50,528), general freight trucking ($37,891), building equipment contractors ($34,544) and logging ($32,577) 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.

Appomattox County Wages have increased by 12.1% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Appomattox County, Virginia by a total of 12.1%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Virginia and less 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Appomattox County, Virginia when analyzed can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 42.3 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $42,126. The average industry wage was less 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.

Appomattox County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Appomattox County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 37 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry make up 26.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Appomattox County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (37 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (33 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (25 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (13 jobs lost)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (11 jobs lost)

In Appomattox County, Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 236 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 15 4-digit NAICS industries, 9 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 6 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Appomattox County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 30 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 58.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Appomattox County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (30 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (8 new jobs)
3. Printing and related support activities (4 new jobs)
4. Legal services (4 new jobs)
5. Logging (3 new jobs)

Appomattox County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 52.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Virginia, where the it saw a loss of 5.6 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Appomattox County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 19.8 percent in terms of employment in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (52.8 percent decline)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (41.6 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (33.3 percent decline)
4. Building equipment contractors (29.1 percent decline)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (28 percent decline)

Appomattox County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 77.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Appomattox County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 14.6 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Appomattox County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 20.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (77.1 percent gain)
2. Legal services (38.7 percent gain)
3. Printing and related support activities (35.3 percent gain)
4. General freight trucking (15.8 percent gain)
5. Logging (9.5 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 8.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Virginia, which went through a gain of 5.2 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States 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.

Appomattox County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Appomattox County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 26.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Appomattox County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 7.5 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Appomattox County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 6.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (26.3 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (14.8 percent gain)
3. Highway, street, and bridge construction (11.3 percent gain)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (11.0 percent gain)
5. Legal services (10.3 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 3.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in Virginia, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Appomattox County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronics and appliance stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 30.8 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 1.7 percent. The losses in the Electronics and appliance stores industry in Appomattox County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 3.4 in percent of jobs in the Electronics and appliance stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronics and appliance stores (30.8 percent decline)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (20 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (17.1 percent decline)
4. Limited-service eating places (14.4 percent decline)
5. Offices of dentists (14.3 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Appomattox County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Grocery stores industry has added the most employment with 8 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Grocery stores industry makes up 26.0 percent of the growth in Appomattox County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (8 new jobs)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (7 new jobs)
3. Highway, street, and bridge construction (5 new jobs)
4. Other professional and technical services (3 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (2 new jobs)

From the 23 4-digit NAICS industries, 12 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 10 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Appomattox County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 87 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Appomattox County

Given the industries in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 20 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 32.3 percent of the total employment decline in Appomattox County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (20 jobs lost)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (9 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (8 jobs lost)
4. Building finishing contractors (5 jobs lost)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (5 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.

Income and Poverty in Appomattox County, Virginia

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Appomattox County, Virginia can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 11.4 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 18.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over have the most percent of people living in poverty in Appomattox County, with 27.4 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Appomattox County was reported to have a medium-high median income for all households of $42,713 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 27.9 percent lower than the median income in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the median is 15 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Appomattox County had a median household income level of $64,350, this was 50.7 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $158,517. This median income level is 271.1 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Hispanic headed households in Appomattox County, Virginia , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $53,787, this income level is 25.9 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 22.1 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $33,285. In Appomattox County, Virginia White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $45,751 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 7.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000.







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

Appomattox County, Virginia can be considered to have a less-educated population of the working age, with 10.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Appomattox has 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.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Appomattox County, Virginia, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Appomattox on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 10.4 percent (Men) versus 10.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 39 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Appomattox County, Virginia as reported in the 2000 Census, 12.6 percent of the White Alone, 2.6 percent of Black or African American, 50 percent of the Asian alone and 59 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Appomattox County, Virginia has a population that is comprised of 77.2 percent White, 21.5 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.7 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 22.4 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Appomattox has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 23.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

By measuring total land area, Appomattox spans a total of 334 square miles. The land areas has a low average population density of 42 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Clinton, PA (42 per sq. mile ), Sioux, IA (42 per sq. mile ), Kerr, TX (42 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Baker, FL (42 per sq. mile ), Osceola, MI (42 per sq. mile ), Lyon, KS (42 per sq. mile ).

Appomattox County, Virginia had a population that was estimated at 13,967 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 13,706. This growth represents an increase of 1.9 percent. Appomattox ranks 78 of 134 counties when analyzing total population change in Virginia and the county ranks 1,596 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

From 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Appomattox from outside the country. The immigration into Appomattox totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Virginia. This amount of international migration is medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Appomattox County, Virginia to be 41.0 years of age. The median age in Appomattox is greater than the median age for the State of Virginia of 37.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 39.2 years of age. With 22.8 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Appomattox can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 15.9 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

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

In Appomattox County, there were a total of 6,219 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 293 residential structures since 2001, a change of 4.9 percent.

In the State of Virginia, Appomattox County ranks 64 of 134 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 854 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Appomattox County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $81,600, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall Virginia 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $125,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Appomattox County, Virginia. In 2000, 78.9 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Appomattox County, Construction, Manufacturing and Management of companies and enterprises industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Construction sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.24. The level of employment in the Construction sector is 2.24 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Appomattox County may specialize, or be an exporter of Construction.

In Appomattox County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 25.9 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 686 individuals. The Retail Trade and Construction industries total 19.2 and 14.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

The Accommodation and food services has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Appomattox County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 7.5 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

Finance and insurance has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Appomattox County, increasing in size by 21.4 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.8 percent. The State of Virginia encountered a change in industry employment of 7.1 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Appomattox County is ranked number 109 of 136 total Counties throughout Virginia by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 108 of 136 Counties.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Appomattox County, averaging 43 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Virginia average establishment size of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.





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