In Charlotte County, jobs in the legal services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the legal services industry wages were the highest in Charlotte County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Charlotte County earned an annual wage of $41,174 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage rate in Virginia of $60,768 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $64,391.

Top-pay jobs in Charlotte County, Virginia are present in general freight trucking ($28,445), other specialty trade contractors ($25,850), specialized freight trucking ($25,594) and depository credit intermediation ($24,340) 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.

Charlotte County Wages have increased by 6.5% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Charlotte County, Virginia by a total of 6.5%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of Virginia and less 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.

Charlotte 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 Charlotte County, Virginia when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 40.7 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $42,126. The average industry wage 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.

Charlotte County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Charlotte County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 19.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Charlotte County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where the industry took a loss of 6.1 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Charlotte County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 6.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 3 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (19.1 percent gain)
2. Legal services (18.9 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (3.7 percent gain)

Charlotte County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 55.2 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Virginia, where the industry felt a loss of 5.6 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Charlotte County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 19.8 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (55.2 percent decline)
2. Specialized freight trucking (37.6 percent decline)
3. Grocery stores (21.9 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (7.7 percent decline)
5. Depository credit intermediation (1.1 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 26.5 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Virginia, which saw a gain of 5.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Charlotte County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 12 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 77.8 percent of the total employment growth in Charlotte County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (12 new jobs)
2. Legal services (2 new jobs)
3. Clothing stores (23 new jobs)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (13 new jobs)
5. Legal services (11 new jobs)

Given the 8 4-digit NAICS industries, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 3 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Charlotte County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Specialized freight trucking industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 35 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Specialized freight trucking industry make up 44.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in Charlotte County, Virginia.

Top 3 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (35 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (20 jobs lost)
3. Private households (18 jobs lost)

In Charlotte County, Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 697 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.





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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.

Charlotte County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Charlotte County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 16.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Charlotte County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where it saw a gain of 4.2 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Charlotte County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 4 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (16.7 percent gain)
2. Legal services (7.3 percent gain)
3. Architectural and engineering services (5.3 percent gain)
4. Private households (2.4 percent gain)

Charlotte County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 45.5 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Virginia, where the industry reported a gain of 2.2 percent. The losses in the Specialized freight trucking industry in Charlotte County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.5 in percent of workers in the Specialized freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (45.5 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (13 percent decline)
3. Depository credit intermediation (10.2 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (5.3 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (3.5 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Virginia, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

In Charlotte County, Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 101 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Charlotte County

The Specialized freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 49 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Specialized freight trucking industry make up 70.0 percent of the total employment decline in Charlotte County, Virginia.

Top 4 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (49 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (11 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (4 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (3 jobs lost)

Given the 9 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 4 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Charlotte County

The Building equipment contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 3 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 66.7 percent of the growth in Charlotte County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (3 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (213 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (213 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (211 new jobs)
5. Clothing stores (163 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.

Income and Poverty in Charlotte County, Virginia

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Charlotte County, Virginia can be understood to have a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 18.1 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 33.3 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Charlotte County, having 25.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Charlotte County had a relatively low household income of $33,847 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 61.3 percent lower than the median income in State of Virginia of $54,612 and this is 45.2 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 10 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $30,447. In Charlotte County, Virginia White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $35,063 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 3.6 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $86,288. This income level is 154.9 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic in Charlotte County, Virginia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $28,762, this income level is 15 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.







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

Higher Education in Charlotte County, Virginia

In Charlotte County, Virginia according the 2000 Decennial Census, 12.2 percent of the White Alone, 5.8 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 17.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Charlotte County, Virginia, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 41.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Charlotte have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 8.6 percent (Men) versus 11.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 35.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Charlotte County, Virginia can be considered to have a less-educated working age population, with 10.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Charlotte was reported to have 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.





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

Demographic Profile for Charlotte County, Virginia

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Charlotte County, Virginia to be 41.0 years old. The median age in Charlotte is greater than the median age for the State of Virginia of 37.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 40.2 years old. With 23.2 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Charlotte can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 59.2 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 17.7 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

By measuring total land area, Charlotte extends a total area of 475 square miles. The county has a low average area density of 26 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Union, LA (26 per sq. mile ), Todd, MN (26 per sq. mile ), Delta, CO (26 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Butler, IA (26 per sq. mile ), Clay, AR (26 per sq. mile ), Burleson, TX (26 per sq. mile ).

Charlotte County, Virginia had a population that was estimated at 12,404 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 12,458. The decline signifies a decrease of -0.4 percent. Charlotte ranks 98 of 134 counties in terms of population growth in Virginia and the county ranks 2,031 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

From 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Charlotte internationally. The migration from outside the US into Charlotte totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Virginia. This percent of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Charlotte County, Virginia has a population that is comprised of 66.2 percent White, 31.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 33.6 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Charlotte has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 34.8 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Charlotte County, Virginia

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Charlotte County, Virginia. In 2000, 89.5 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

In Charlotte County, there were a total of 6,142 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 275 residential structures since 2001, a change of 4.7 percent.

The State of Virginia, Charlotte County ranks 68 of 134 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 910 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Charlotte County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $72,700, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Virginia 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $125,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Charlotte County, averaging 43 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Virginia typical size of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.

Charlotte is the County that is ranked 120 of 136 Counties in the State of Virginia by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up from the year 2001, at which time the County was ranked 110 of 136 Counties.

In Charlotte County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Transportation and Warehousing and Manufacturing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 5.42. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 5.42 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Charlotte may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

In Charlotte County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Transportation and Warehousing industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 32.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 684 employees. The Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing sectors account for 13.2 and 12.1 percent of industry employment.

The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Charlotte County since 2001, going from making up 46.3 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 32.5 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Charlotte County. The sector faced a loss of 518 employees during the period, or 43.1 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 81.3 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Professional and technical services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Charlotte County, increasing by 76.9 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 2.6 percent. The State of Virginia had changed in sector employment of 14.2 percent, during the period of 2001 to 2005.



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