In Lancaster County, jobs in the management of companies and enterprises pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the management of companies and enterprises industry paid the average highest wages in Lancaster County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Lancaster County received an annual wage of $62,132 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the average industry wage in the State of Virginia of $87,380 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $82,655.

Top-pay jobs in Lancaster County, Virginia exsists in accounting and bookkeeping services ($56,706), legal services ($49,454), management and technical consulting services ($43,338) and offices of physicians ($43,038) 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.

Lancaster County Wages have increased by 21.1% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Lancaster County, Virginia by a total of 21.1%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Virginia and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

Lancaster 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 Lancaster County, Virginia can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 33.4 percent lower than the with an state average of $42,126. The average 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.

Lancaster County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Lancaster County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 136.1 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Lancaster County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 22.8 percent. The Architectural and engineering services industry in Lancaster County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 7.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (136.1 percent gain)
2. Fishing (72.2 percent gain)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (67.7 percent gain)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (52.0 percent gain)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (48.0 percent gain)

Lancaster County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other amusement and recreation industries industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 30.3 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 11.8 percent. The losses in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry in Lancaster County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 10.1 percent in terms of employees in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (30.3 percent decline)
2. Health and personal care stores (29.9 percent decline)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (10.8 percent decline)
4. Clothing stores (10.5 percent decline)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (9.5 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 6.9 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of Virginia, which experienced a gain of 5.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lancaster County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other amusement and recreation industries industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 16 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other amusement and recreation industries industry make up 29.6 percent of the total employment decline in Lancaster County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (16 jobs lost)
2. Health and personal care stores (13 jobs lost)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (8 jobs lost)
4. Depository credit intermediation (4 jobs lost)
5. Clothing stores (4 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lancaster County

The Gasoline stations industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 36 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 17.9 percent of the growth in Lancaster County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (36 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (21 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (20 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (18 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (16 new jobs)

In Lancaster County, Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 272 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

From the 33 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 10 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 23 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.

Lancaster County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 0.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in Virginia, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Lancaster County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 64.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lancaster County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 2 percent. The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Lancaster County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (64.4 percent gain)
2. Health and personal care stores (41.3 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (37.9 percent gain)
4. Private households (34.1 percent gain)
5. Furniture stores (30.3 percent gain)

Lancaster County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Home furnishings stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 20.5 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 sector experienced a gain of 3.6 percent. The losses in the Home furnishings stores industry in Lancaster County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 3.9 percent in terms of employees in the Home furnishings stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home furnishings stores (20.5 percent decline)
2. Seafood product preparation and packaging (19.2 percent decline)
3. Electronics and appliance stores (15.6 percent decline)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (14.4 percent decline)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (11.1 percent decline)

Out of the 35 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 20 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 14 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Lancaster County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 28 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Lancaster County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Private households industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 26 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Private households industry makes up 30.2 percent of the total employment growth in Lancaster County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (26 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (11 new jobs)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (10 new jobs)
4. Health and personal care stores (9 new jobs)
5. Depository credit intermediation (8 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Lancaster County

Given the industries in the area, the Seafood product preparation and packaging industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 18 jobs. The declines in the Seafood product preparation and packaging industry make up 20.5 percent of the employment lost during the period in Lancaster County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Seafood product preparation and packaging (18 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (14 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (11 jobs lost)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (8 jobs lost)
5. Home furnishings stores (6 jobs lost)





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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 Lancaster County, Virginia

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Lancaster County was reported to have a medium-low median household income of $38,890 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 40.4 percent lower than the median in Virginia of $54,612 and the median is 26.3 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Lancaster County, Virginia may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 12.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 30.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Lancaster County, reporting 20.8 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $20,266. This median income level is 47.9 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Lancaster County reported an income level of $77,513, which was 99.3 percent greater than the median income level in this area. Hispanic headed households in Lancaster County, Virginia , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $147,316, this median household income is 278.8 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. In Lancaster County, Virginia White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $50,118 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 28.9 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 39.9 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $23,380.







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

Higher Education in Lancaster County, Virginia

Reported by the 2000 Census in Lancaster County, Virginia, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 30 percent achieving this level. The female population in Lancaster have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 30 percent (Men) versus 20 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 30.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Lancaster County, Virginia may to understood as having a highly-educated population, with 24.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Lancaster is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Lancaster County, Virginia as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 31.8 percent of the White Alone, 1.6 percent of Black or African American, 68.8 percent of the Asian alone and 47.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Lancaster County, Virginia

When calculating the total land area, Lancaster spans a total area of 133 square miles. The county has a medium-low density of 87 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- San Juan, WA (87 per sq. mile ), Lee, GA (87 per sq. mile ), Whiteside, IL (87 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Dale, AL (87 per sq. mile ), Muskogee, OK (87 per sq. mile ), Pottawatomie, OK (87 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Lancaster County, Virginia to be 50.3 years old. The median in Lancaster is greater than the median in Virginia of 37.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 49.8 years old. With 17.6 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Lancaster can be described as being made up of a relatively low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 52.1 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 30.2 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively high percent of the population.

Lancaster County, Virginia has a population that is made of 71.5 percent White, 27.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 28.3 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Lancaster has decreased the percent of minority population when 29.8 percent of the total population were minorities.

Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Lancaster internationally. The migration from outside the US into Lancaster totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Virginia. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.



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

Housing Report for Lancaster County, Virginia

In Lancaster County, the census reported 6,960 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 350 residential structures since 2001, a change of 5.3 percent.

Lancaster County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $131,600, published by the Decennial Census. This is greater than the overall Virginia 2000 home median value of $125,400 and greater than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Lancaster County is made up of a relatively high proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2000, the Decennial Census accounted that 5.5 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

When compared to other counties in Virginia, Lancaster County ranks 59 of 134 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 783 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Health care and social assistance has a largest number of employee per establishment in Lancaster County, averaging 27 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the Virginia average establishment size of 21 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

In Lancaster County, Health care and social assistance, Other services, except public administration and Construction have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Health care and social assistance sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.88. The level of employment in the Health care and social assistance industry is 1.88 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Lancaster may be an exporter of products or services of Health care and social assistance.

In Lancaster County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 24.4 percent of the total county employment. This totals 1,017 individuals. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 15.9 and 12.3 percent of industry employment.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Lancaster County, with an industry growth of 50 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of -0.6 percent. The State of Virginia experienced a sector employment shift of -8.6 percent, in the course of time since 2001.









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