In Augusta County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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Employment in the offices of physicians industry wages were the highest in Augusta County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Augusta County received a wage of $84,581 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Virginia of $66,516 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $64,740.

Top-pay jobs in Augusta County, Virginia are present in commercial machinery repair and maintenance ($75,374), management and technical consulting services ($62,838), management of companies and enterprises ($47,457) and machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($44,681) 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.

Augusta County Wages have increased by 16.8% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Augusta County, Virginia by a total of 16.8%. This is less 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Augusta County, Virginia can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 21.8 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $42,126. The industry 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.

Augusta County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Augusta County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 140 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry make up 19.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Augusta County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (140 jobs lost)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (128 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (101 jobs lost)
4. Special food services (67 jobs lost)
5. Building finishing contractors (63 jobs lost)

In Augusta County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 883 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Of the 62 4-digit NAICS industries, 20 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 42 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Augusta County

The General freight trucking industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 312 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the General freight trucking industry makes up 17.4 percent of the total employment growth in Augusta County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (312 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (157 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (118 new jobs)
4. Automobile dealers (111 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (111 new jobs)

Augusta County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 232.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Augusta County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where it saw a gain of 25.6 percent. The Offices of other health practitioners industry in Augusta County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 26.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (232.5 percent gain)
2. Offices of dentists (124.8 percent gain)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (111.5 percent gain)
4. RV parks and recreational camps (103.4 percent gain)
5. Civic and social organizations (83.3 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 4.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than percent in Virginia, experiencing a gain of 5.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Augusta County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Book, periodical, and music stores industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 66.9 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Virginia, where the it saw a loss of 17.1 percent. The losses in the Book, periodical, and music stores industry in Augusta County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 20.9 in percent of jobs in the Book, periodical, and music stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Book, periodical, and music stores (66.9 percent decline)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (58.7 percent decline)
3. Special food services (56.7 percent decline)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (44.5 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (31 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.

Augusta County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Augusta County

The Building equipment contractors industry has added the most employment with 45 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 14.2 percent of the total number of new jobs in Augusta County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (45 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (24 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (23 new jobs)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (22 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (18 new jobs)

From the 71 4-digit NAICS industries, 29 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 39 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Augusta County

Given the industries in the area, the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 113 jobs. The declines in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry make up 29.5 percent of the total employment decline in Augusta County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (113 jobs lost)
2. Building finishing contractors (113 jobs lost)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (25 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (23 jobs lost)
5. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (15 jobs lost)

In Augusta County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 312 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Augusta County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 132.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Augusta County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 4.9 percent. The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Augusta County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (132.7 percent gain)
2. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (52.6 percent gain)
3. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (48.1 percent gain)
4. Private households (25.0 percent gain)
5. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (15.8 percent gain)

Augusta County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Highway, street, and bridge construction industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 55.6 percent from 2005 (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 7.6 percent. The losses in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry in Augusta County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.6 in percent of jobs in the Highway, street, and bridge construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (55.6 percent decline)
2. Building finishing contractors (44.6 percent decline)
3. Support activities for animal production (40 percent decline)
4. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (29 percent decline)
5. Special food services (18.1 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 1.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Virginia, experiencing 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.





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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 Augusta County, Virginia

The poverty rate in Augusta County, Virginia has increased by 1.8 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 5.8 percent to 7.6 percent.

The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $44,677, which amounts to a 11.3 percent decline. Augusta County, Virginia, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 1 of 11 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Virginia. Augusta County ranks 168 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median income in the US.

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Augusta County had a median household income level of $47,678, which was 5.3 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Augusta County, Virginia White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $50,847 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic in Augusta County, Virginia , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $48,784, this median household income is 3.1 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 26.3 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $37,132. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $36,270. This median is 28 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area.

While the median household income saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Augusta County, Virginia, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in household income was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 1398383.6 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Asian Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Augusta County, experiencing a 251 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Augusta County, Virginia can be understood to have a very low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 5.8 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 19.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Augusta County, with 11.1 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Augusta County was reported to have a relatively high household income of $50,363 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 8.4 percent lower than the median in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the median household income is 2.4 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

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

Higher Education in Augusta County, Virginia

From 2000, Augusta has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 2.6 percent to a total of 18 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the 2005 State of Virginia percent of 33.2 and less than the US percent of 27.2.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Augusta County, Virginia, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 40.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Augusta have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 15.8 percent (Men) versus 15 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 40.2 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 2.4 percent. By the year 2005, 18.4 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 2.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 17.8 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

Augusta County, Virginia has a moderately-educated population, with 15.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Augusta was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Augusta County, Virginia as reported in the 2000 Census, 15.8 percent of the White Alone, 8.2 percent of Black or African American, 27.4 percent of the Asian alone and 17.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

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

Demographic Profile for Augusta County, Virginia

Augusta County, Virginia has a population that is made of 93.6 percent White, 3.9 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 5.8 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Augusta has increased the percent of minority population when 4.9 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Augusta County, Virginia had a population of 69,725 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 65,792. This growth shows an increase of 6 percent. Augusta ranks 26 of 134 counties when calculating total change in population for Virginia and the county ranks 581 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Augusta County, Virginia to be 40.3 years of age. The median age in Augusta is greater than the median in Virginia of 37.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 39.2 years old. With a total of 21.7 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Augusta 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-high presence of the population, with 65 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Augusta internationally. The international migration into Augusta makes up 0.1 percent of the total international migration into the State of Virginia. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

When calculating the total land area, Augusta encompasses a total area of 970 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low population density of 72 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Simpson, KY (72 per sq. mile ), Letcher, KY (72 per sq. mile ), Coryell, TX (72 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Wyoming, NY (72 per sq. mile ), Tuscola, MI (72 per sq. mile ), Creek, OK (72 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Augusta County, Virginia

The residential housing values in Augusta County, Virginia have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $41,700, or 37.6 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $110,900.

It can be understood that there is a fair amount of affordable housing in Augusta County, Virginia. In 2005, 37.6 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Augusta County may be be described as having a medium percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 2.6 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

Throughout the State of Virginia, Augusta County ranks 37 of 134 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 472 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Augusta County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $152,600, published by the American Community Survey. This is less than the overall Virginia 2005 home median value of $212,300 and less than home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

In Augusta County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 29,452 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 2,109 residential structures since 2001, a change of 7.7 percent.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Augusta County, Transportation and Warehousing, Manufacturing and Construction have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Transportation and Warehousing industry has an LQ of 2.92. The level of employment in the Transportation and Warehousing sector is 2.92 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Augusta specializes in Transportation and Warehousing.

In Augusta County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Construction sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 30.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 6,468 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Construction sectors account for 14.3 and 10.9 percent of industry employment.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Augusta County. The industry was hit with a loss of 241 jobs during the period, or 3.6 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 48.6 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Augusta County ranks 32 of 136 total Counties throughout Virginia according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 30 of 136 Counties.

Administrative and waste services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Augusta County, with an employment growth of 61.4 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Virginia had changed in sector employment of 1.7 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Augusta County, averaging 86 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the State of Virginia typical size of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.





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