In Caroline 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 wages were the highest in Caroline County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Caroline County earned an annual wage of $49,561 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the average industry wage in 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 Caroline County, Virginia are present in computer systems design and related services ($42,910), sawmills and wood preservation ($37,830), offices of dentists ($37,466) and general freight trucking ($35,519) 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.

Caroline County Wages have increased by 20.1% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Caroline County, Virginia by a total of 20.1%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

Caroline 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 Caroline County, Virginia can be described as medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 32.1 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.

Caroline County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Caroline County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 284.5 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Caroline County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 11.5 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Caroline County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 11 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (284.5 percent gain)
2. Drycleaning and laundry services (179.2 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (71.3 percent gain)
4. Architectural and engineering services (56.9 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (50.0 percent gain)

Caroline County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 80 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 5.6 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Caroline County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 19.8 percent in terms of employees in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (80 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (71.4 percent decline)
3. Other wood product manufacturing (43.7 percent decline)
4. Other general merchandise stores (39.3 percent decline)
5. Building equipment contractors (29.3 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in the State of Virginia, experiencing a gain of 5.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

In Caroline County, Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 68 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Caroline County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the General freight trucking industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 168 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 40.8 percent of the total employment decline in Caroline County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (168 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (89 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (67 jobs lost)
4. Other wood product manufacturing (55 jobs lost)
5. Private households (16 jobs lost)

Given the 19 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 10 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 8 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Caroline County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 92 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 49.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Caroline County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (92 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (31 new jobs)
3. Specialized freight trucking (18 new jobs)
4. Drycleaning and laundry services (14 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (12 new jobs)





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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.

Caroline County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Caroline County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 86 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 33.9 percent of the total growth in Caroline County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (86 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (42 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (31 new jobs)
4. Warehousing and storage (23 new jobs)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (12 new jobs)

In Caroline County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 190 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 26 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 10 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 14 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Caroline County

Given the industries in the area, the Other wood product manufacturing industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 16 jobs. The declines in the Other wood product manufacturing industry make up 38.0 percent of the total job loss in Caroline County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (16 jobs lost)
2. Building finishing contractors (7 jobs lost)
3. Other crop farming (5 jobs lost)
4. Private households (5 jobs lost)
5. Lessors of real estate (3 jobs lost)

Caroline County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 67.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Caroline County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where it saw a gain of 4.2 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Caroline County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (67.8 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (56.9 percent gain)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (51.6 percent gain)
4. Computer systems design and related services (28.9 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (19.5 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 5.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Virginia, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Caroline County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 53.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Virginia, where the industry reported a loss of 0.3 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Caroline County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 1.9 percent in terms of employment in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (53.8 percent decline)
2. Lessors of real estate (35.7 percent decline)
3. Other crop farming (33.3 percent decline)
4. Management and technical consulting services (33.3 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (22.9 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.

Income and Poverty in Caroline County, Virginia

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Caroline County was reported to have a relatively high household income of $46,619 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 17.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the median is 5.4 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Caroline County, Virginia can be understood to have a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 9.4 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 17.1 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Caroline County, having 14.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

In Caroline County, Virginia White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $49,223 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 5.6 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $37,660. This median is 19.2 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 12.9 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $40,613. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Caroline County had a median income of $31,245, this median was 33 percent less than the median income level in this area. Hispanic headed households in Caroline County, Virginia recorded a median income of $42,413, this median household income is 9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.







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

Higher Education in Caroline County, Virginia

In Caroline County, Virginia as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 15.2 percent of the White Alone, 5.8 percent of Black or African American, 21.4 percent of the Asian alone and 14.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Caroline County, Virginia is made up of a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 12 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Caroline counted a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Caroline County, Virginia, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 37.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Caroline have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12 percent (Men) versus 12.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 38 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





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

Demographic Profile for Caroline County, Virginia

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Caroline County, Virginia to be 36.9 years old. The median in Caroline is less than the median in Virginia of 37.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median age, when it was 37.8 years of age. With 23.6 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Caroline can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 64.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 12.1 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Caroline County, Virginia had a total estimated population of 25,563 in 2005. The estimated population has increased very sharply, since the 2000 total population of 22,136. This growth signifies an increase of 15.5 percent. Caroline ranks 32 of 134 counties when calculating total change in population for Virginia and the county ranks 631 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Caroline from another country. The international migration into Caroline totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Virginia. This amount of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

In terms of total land area, Caroline encompasses a total area of 533 square miles. This area has a low average area density of 48 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Navarro, TX (48 per sq. mile ), Polk, WI (48 per sq. mile ), Franklin, AL (48 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Addison, VT (48 per sq. mile ), Tattnall, GA (48 per sq. mile ), Anson, NC (48 per sq. mile ).

Caroline County, Virginia has a population that is made of 65 percent White, 30.1 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 2.7 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 33.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Caroline has decreased the level of diversity when 36.3 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Caroline County, Virginia

Caroline County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $88,900, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the State of Virginia 2000 home median value of $125,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

Throughout the State of Virginia, Caroline County is positioned 14 of 134 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 119 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Caroline County can be understood as having a small, but present proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2000, the Decennial Census reported that 0.5 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

In Caroline County, the census reported 10,369 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 1,351 homes since 2001, or 15 percent.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Caroline County, Virginia. In 2000, 75.6 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Caroline County, Transportation and Warehousing, Construction and Other services, except public administration are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Transportation and Warehousing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.47. This means the percent of total employment in the Transportation and Warehousing sector is 2.47 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Caroline may be an exporter of products or services of Transportation and Warehousing.

In Caroline County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 19.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 687 jobs. The Construction and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 13.6 and 9.6 percent of industry employment.

Retail Trade since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Caroline County. The industry was hit with a loss of 152 employees during the period, or 18.1 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 50 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Real estate and rental and leasing has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Caroline County, moving a total of 95.2 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of Virginia felt a shift in employment in the industry of 8.3 percent, since the year 2001.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Caroline County, averaging 19 workers per each place of employment, being less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the 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).