In Charles City County, jobs in the nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying pay the highest wages

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Employment in the nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry paid the average highest wages in Charles City County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Charles City County received an annual wage of $51,331 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Virginia of . and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $47,752.

Other high-paying jobs in Charles City County, Virginia can be found in building equipment contractors ($44,533), specialized freight trucking ($40,605), logging ($36,332) and residential building construction ($28,322) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Charles City County Wages have increased by 29.4% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Charles City County, Virginia by a total of 29.4%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of 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.

Charles City County Industry Wages Lag Behind Virginia, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Charles City County, Virginia can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 21.9 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $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.

Charles City County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Charles City County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 231 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Charles City County

The Private households industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 10 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Private households industry makes up 52.6 percent of the total employment growth in Charles City County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Private households (10 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (9 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Charles City County

Given the industries in the area, the Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 26 jobs. The declines in the Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks industry make up 88.5 percent of the total job loss in Charles City County, Virginia.

Top 3 Industries
1. Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks (26 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (3 jobs lost)
3. Logging (10 jobs lost)

Out of the 5 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 2 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 3 industries reported a drop in employment.

The total number of jobs has increased by 21.2 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Virginia, which experienced 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.

Charles City County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 111.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Charles City County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where it saw a loss of 5.6 percent. The Private households industry in Charles City County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 19.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Private households (111.1 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (36.0 percent gain)

Charles City County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 41.8 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 reported a loss of 1.6 percent. The losses in the Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks industry in Charles City County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.9 in percent of jobs in the Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks (41.8 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (4.3 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.

Charles City County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Charles City County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 50.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Charles City County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 7.5 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Charles City County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 6.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (50.0 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (33.3 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (23.3 percent gain)
4. Residential building construction (3.7 percent gain)
5. Logging (1.8 percent gain)

Charles City County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 41.4 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 industry felt a gain of 1.5 percent. The losses in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Charles City County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5 in percent of jobs in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (41.4 percent decline)
2. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (16.3 percent decline)
3. Private households (5 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.8 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in the State of Virginia, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Charles City County

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 18 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry make up 73.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Charles City County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (18 jobs lost)
2. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (5 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (2 jobs lost)
4. Insurance carriers (1 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (18 jobs lost)

In Charles City County, Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 36 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Charles City County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 13 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 45.2 percent of the growth in Charles City County.

Top 3 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (13 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (11 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (3 new jobs)

Out of the 8 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 3 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 5 industries reported employment loss in the period.





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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 Charles City County, Virginia

Hispanic headed households in Charles City County, Virginia , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $7,313, this income level is 85.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Charles City County had a median household income level of $57,281, this level was 14.5 percent greater than the median income level in this area. In Charles City County, Virginia White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $52,086 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 4.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 7.3 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $46,382. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $77,513. This median is 55 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Charles City County was reported to have a relatively high median income for all households of $50,012 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 9.2 percent lower than the median in State of Virginia of $54,612 and this is 1.8 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Charles City County, Virginia can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.6 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 36.8 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Charles City County, accounting 24.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Demographic Profile for Charles City County, Virginia

Charles City County, Virginia has a population that is made up of 45.3 percent White, 47 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 48.0 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Charles City has decreased in diversity when 56.0 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Charles City County, Virginia to be 43.1 years of age. The median in Charles City is greater than the median age in the State of Virginia of 37.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 40.2 years old. With a total of 19.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Charles City can be understood as being made up of a relatively low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high presence of the population, with 66 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.8 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.

Charles City County, Virginia had an estimated population of 7,119 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 6,931. This growth denotes an increase of 2.7 percent. Charles City ranks 81 of 134 counties when analyzing total population change in Virginia and the county ranks 1,668 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Charles City extends a total area of 183 total square miles. The area has a low average area density of 39 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Mesa, CO (39 per sq. mile ), McLean, KY (39 per sq. mile ), Parke, IN (39 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Marshall, OK (39 per sq. mile ), Lincoln, GA (39 per sq. mile ), Atchison, KS (39 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Charles City from outside the country. The immigration into Charles City makes up 0 percent of all immigration into Virginia. This percent of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

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

Housing Report for Charles City County, Virginia

In Charles City County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 3,095 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 138 residential units since 2001, or 4.7 percent.

Charles City County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $86,700, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall Virginia 2000 home median value of $125,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

The State of Virginia, Charles City County is positioned 69 of 134 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 915 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Charles City County, Virginia -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Retail Trade has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Charles City County, growing by 267.9 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 0.5 percent. The State of Virginia encountered a change in industry employment of 3.3 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Charles City County, Transportation and Warehousing, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Mining industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Transportation and Warehousing industry has an LQ of 6.63. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Transportation and Warehousing sector is 6.63 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Charles City County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Transportation and Warehousing.

In Charles City County, Transportation and Warehousing, Manufacturing, and the Construction sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Transportation and Warehousing is the major employer in the county making up 24.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 318 jobs. The Manufacturing and Construction industries total 19.8 and 13.2 percent of industry employment.

The Manufacturing industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Charles City County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 25.1 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 19.8 percent in the year 2005.

Transportation and Warehousing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Charles City County, with the industry averaging 24 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 19 and greater than the State of Virginia average of 19 for the Transportation and Warehousing industry.







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