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

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Employment in the offices of physicians industry paid the average highest wages in Grayson County for 2006. The average industry job in Grayson County was paid an annual wage of $40,365 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the average industry wage in the State of Virginia of $66,516 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $64,740.

High-wage employment in Grayson County, Virginia exsists in offices of dentists ($29,875), other specialty trade contractors ($20,054), building equipment contractors ($19,823) and residential building construction ($19,578) 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.

Grayson County Wages have increased by 7.7% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Grayson County, Virginia by a total of 7.7%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for Virginia and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Grayson 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 Grayson County, Virginia can be understood as being relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 44.3 percent lower than the with an state average of $42,126. The overall 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.

Grayson County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Grayson County, Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 186 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Given the 11 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 8 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Grayson County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 32 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 29.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Grayson County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (32 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (28 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Grayson County

Given the industries in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 6 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 54.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Grayson County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (6 jobs lost)
2. Greenhouse and nursery production (5 jobs lost)
3. Management and technical consulting services (65 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (52 jobs lost)
5. Gasoline stations (13 jobs lost)

Total employment has increased by 11.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Virginia, experiencing a gain of 5.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Grayson County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Private households industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 342.9 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Grayson County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where the industry felt a loss of 5.6 percent. The Private households industry in Grayson County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 19.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (342.9 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (193.9 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (146.6 percent gain)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (63.3 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (40.0 percent gain)

Grayson County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Greenhouse and nursery production industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 22.1 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 7.1 percent. The losses in the Greenhouse and nursery production industry in Grayson County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.7 in percent of workers in the Greenhouse and nursery production industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Greenhouse and nursery production (22.1 percent decline)
2. Limited-service eating places (12.1 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.

Grayson County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Grayson County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Greenhouse and nursery production industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 55.9 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Grayson County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where this industry saw a loss of 5.2 percent. The Greenhouse and nursery production industry in Grayson County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 1.7 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Greenhouse and nursery production (55.9 percent gain)
2. Traveler accommodation (55.1 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (50.9 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (36.7 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (28.6 percent gain)

Grayson County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 18.2 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 industry felt a gain of 2 percent. The losses in the Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Grayson County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.9 percent in terms of employment in the Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (18.2 percent decline)
2. Other general merchandise stores (6.5 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (6.4 percent decline)
4. Offices of physicians (3.4 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Virginia, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Grayson County

The Traveler accommodation industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 13 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Traveler accommodation industry makes up 24.4 percent of the total growth in Grayson County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (13 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (11 new jobs)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (9 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (7 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Grayson County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 3 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 37.5 percent of the total employment decline in Grayson County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (3 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (2 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (2 jobs lost)
4. General medical and surgical hospitals (71 jobs lost)
5. Home health care services (59 jobs lost)

In Grayson County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 18 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Out of the 12 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 7 industries reported a drop in employment.





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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 Grayson County, Virginia

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $83,363. This household income level is 148.5 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 12 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $29,533. Hispanic in Grayson County, Virginia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $30,615, which is 8.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Grayson County, Virginia White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $33,996 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Grayson County reported a median household income of $4,388, this median was 86.9 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Grayson County, Virginia can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 13.6 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 45.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Grayson County, having 21.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Grayson County had a relatively low median income for households of $33,551 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 62.8 percent lower than the median income in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the median is 46.4 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Grayson County, Virginia

In 2000, the Census reported that in Grayson County, Virginia, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 40 percent achieving this level. The female population in Grayson have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 8.4 percent (Men) versus 7.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Less than High School category, with 35.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Grayson County, Virginia according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 8 percent of the White Alone, 6.8 percent of Black or African American, 50 percent of the Asian alone and 10.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Grayson County, Virginia has a less-educated population, with 8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Grayson counted a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Grayson County, Virginia

Grayson County, Virginia has a population that is made of 95.4 percent White, 2.1 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 2.2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 4.3 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Grayson has increased the percent of minority population when 4.0 percent of the population were minorities.

Grayson County, Virginia had a total estimated population of 16,366 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 16,886. The decline denotes a decrease of -3.1 percent. Grayson ranks 123 of 134 counties when calculating total change in population for Virginia and the county ranks 2,774 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When calculating the total land area, Grayson encompasses a total area of 443 square miles. The land areas has a low density of 37 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Audrain, MO (37 per sq. mile ), Fannin, TX (37 per sq. mile ), Camden, NC (37 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Ouachita, AR (37 per sq. mile ), Grays Harbor, WA (37 per sq. mile ), Cass, IL (37 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Grayson County, Virginia to be 44.2 years of age. The median in Grayson 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 42.0 years of age. With a total of 19.8 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Grayson can be understood as being made up of a relatively low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 60.9 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 19.3 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Grayson internationally. The migration from outside the US into Grayson totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Virginia. This percent of international migration is medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Grayson County, Virginia

Throughout the State of Virginia, Grayson County ranks 94 of 134 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,335 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Grayson County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 9,590 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 292 residential units since 2001, or 3.1 percent.

Grayson County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $65,800, published by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall State of Virginia 2000 median home value of $125,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

There is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Grayson County, Virginia. In 2000, 89.1 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Wholesale trade industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Grayson County since 2001, going from making up 7 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

In Grayson County, Manufacturing, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 2.67. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 2.67 times greater than the national average, signifying that Grayson County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

Administrative and waste services is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Grayson County, changing a total of 105.4 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.5 percent. The State of Virginia had changed in sector employment of 1.7 percent, in the last 5 years.

In Grayson County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Administrative and waste services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 34.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 606 individuals. The Retail Trade and Administrative and waste services sectors account for 11.1 and 6.5 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Grayson County, with the industry averaging 38 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's national 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).