In Carroll 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 Carroll County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Carroll County was paid an annual wage of $41,354 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the industry wage rate in Virginia of $66,516 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $64,740.

Top-pay jobs in Carroll County, Virginia can be found in specialized freight trucking ($36,683), other miscellaneous store retailers ($33,583), other professional and technical services ($33,059) and automotive repair and maintenance ($30,793) 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.

Carroll County Wages have increased by 17.8% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Carroll County, Virginia by a total of 17.8%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Virginia and greater 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Carroll County, Virginia when analyzed can be described as relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 43.6 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $42,126. The overall 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.

Carroll County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Carroll 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 61 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 37.0 percent of the total growth in Carroll County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (61 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (38 new jobs)
3. Clothing stores (23 new jobs)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (13 new jobs)
5. Legal services (11 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Carroll County

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 33 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 42.9 percent of the total job loss in Carroll County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (33 jobs lost)
2. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (21 jobs lost)
3. Logging (10 jobs lost)
4. Building equipment contractors (6 jobs lost)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (3 jobs lost)

From the 19 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 7 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 12 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Carroll County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 245 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Carroll County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 371.4 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Carroll County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where it saw a gain of 11.5 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Carroll 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 (371.4 percent gain)
2. Clothing stores (119.0 percent gain)
3. Legal services (53.3 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (31.6 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (28.1 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has increased by 5.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of Virginia, which went through 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.

Carroll County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Logging industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 47.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 14.1 percent. The losses in the Logging industry in Carroll County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 10.8 in percent of workers in the Logging industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Logging (47.7 percent decline)
2. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (27.4 percent decline)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (25 percent decline)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (16.7 percent decline)
5. Other professional and technical services (14.3 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.

1-Year Industry Employment Change in Carroll County, Virginia

Total 1-Year Employment Growth in Carroll County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has added the most employment with 19 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 30.6 percent of the total employment growth in Carroll County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (19 new jobs)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (15 new jobs)
3. Other general merchandise stores (8 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (7 new jobs)
5. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (3 new jobs)

In Carroll County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 216 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Given the 24 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 12 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 12 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total 1-Year Employment Decline in Carroll County

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 18 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 26.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Carroll County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (18 jobs lost)
2. Clothing stores (11 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (10 jobs lost)
4. Sawmills and wood preservation (8 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (6 jobs lost)

Carroll County 1-year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Personal care services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 41.7 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Virginia, where the it saw a gain of 0.9 percent. The losses in the Personal care services industry in Carroll County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.3 percent in terms of employment in the Personal care services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Personal care services (41.7 percent decline)
2. Clothing stores (20.6 percent decline)
3. Activities related to real estate (13.3 percent decline)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (10.7 percent decline)
5. Specialty food stores (8.4 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 2.5 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than growth in Virginia, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Carroll County 1-year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 91.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Carroll County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 8.7 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Carroll County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.9 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (91.7 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (37.8 percent gain)
3. Lessors of real estate (26.3 percent gain)
4. Other general merchandise stores (24.5 percent gain)
5. Health and personal care stores (6.3 percent gain)

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

Income and Poverty in Carroll County, Virginia

Compared to counties across the United States, Carroll County was reported to have a medium-low household income of $35,798 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 52.6 percent lower than the median in Virginia of $54,612 and this is 37.3 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Carroll County, Virginia can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 12.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 37.5 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Carroll County, with 20 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Carroll County had a median household income level of $19,013, this was 46.9 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Carroll County, Virginia White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,892 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 12.4 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $31,363. Hispanic headed households in Carroll County, Virginia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $32,936, this median household income is 8 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $49,098. This income level is 37.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.







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

Higher Education in Carroll County, Virginia

Carroll County, Virginia can be considered to have a less-educated population, with 9.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Carroll counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Carroll County, Virginia, many men in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 38.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Carroll have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 8.4 percent (Men) versus 10.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 35.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Carroll County, Virginia according the 2000 Decennial Census, 9.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 20 percent of the Asian alone and 16 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.

Demographic Profile for Carroll County, Virginia

Carroll County, Virginia had a total estimated population of 29,438 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 29,295. This growth shows an increase of 0.5 percent. Carroll ranks 85 of 134 counties in terms of population growth in Virginia and the county ranks 1,726 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Carroll County, Virginia has a population base that is comprised of 97 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 2 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.7 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Carroll has increased the percent of minority makeup when 2.2 percent of the total population were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Carroll County, Virginia to be 42.1 years of age. The median in Carroll is greater than the median in Virginia of 37.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 40.9 years of age. With 20.3 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Carroll can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 62.1 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 17.6 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

In terms of total land area, Carroll covers a total land area of 476 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low density of 62 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Union, FL (62 per sq. mile ), Ripley, IN (62 per sq. mile ), Macon, NC (62 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Madison, NE (62 per sq. mile ), Camp, TX (62 per sq. mile ), Towns, GA (62 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Carroll internationally. The migration from outside the US into Carroll accounts for 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.

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

Housing Report for Carroll County, Virginia

Carroll County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $68,900, according to the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall State of Virginia 2000 median home value of $125,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Carroll County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 15,545 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 612 homes since 2001, or 4.1 percent.

In the State of Virginia, Carroll County places 74 of 134 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,040 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

There seems to be a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Carroll County, Virginia. In 2000, 88.1 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Carroll County, with the industry averaging 45 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the Virginia typical size of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Carroll County, with a job growth of 108.6 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.7 percent. The State of Virginia experienced a change in employment in the sector of 4.5 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Carroll County, Manufacturing, Construction and Transportation and Warehousing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.41. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 2.41 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Carroll specializes in Manufacturing.

In Carroll County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services 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 30.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 1,435 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 15.4 and 14.5 percent of the total jobs, respectively.









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