In Northumberland County, jobs in the building finishing contractors pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the building finishing contractors industry reported the top wages in Northumberland County for 2006. The average industry job in Northumberland County received a wage of $63,391 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Virginia of $34,616 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $35,357.

Top-pay jobs in Northumberland County, Virginia are present in general freight trucking ($37,542), legal services ($32,787), building equipment contractors ($31,424) and accounting and bookkeeping services ($31,325) 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.

Northumberland County Wages have increased by 25.2% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Northumberland County, Virginia by a total of 25.2%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for Virginia and greater 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.

Northumberland 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 Northumberland County, Virginia can be described as relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 42.8 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $42,126. The industry 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.

Northumberland County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Northumberland County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Legal services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 16 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Legal services industry make up 30.8 percent of the total employment decline in Northumberland County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (16 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (10 jobs lost)
3. Other motor vehicle dealers (9 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (8 jobs lost)
5. Private households (4 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Northumberland County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 77 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 28.1 percent of the growth in Northumberland County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (77 new jobs)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (60 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (33 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (24 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (19 new jobs)

In Northumberland County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 415 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Out of the 21 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 9 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 12 industries reported a drop in employment.

Northumberland County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Legal services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 73.8 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 gain of 10.6 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Northumberland County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 8.3 in percent of workers in the Legal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (73.8 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (36.2 percent decline)
3. Other motor vehicle dealers (31.7 percent decline)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (21.1 percent decline)
5. Specialty food stores (12.2 percent decline)

Northumberland County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 461.5 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Northumberland County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where the industry felt a loss of 4.4 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Northumberland County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 0.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (461.5 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (226.1 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (90.6 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (52.7 percent gain)
5. Building finishing contractors (52.3 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 18.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Virginia, experiencing a gain of 5.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.





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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.

Northumberland County One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Virginia, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Northumberland County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 66.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Northumberland County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 0.3 percent. The Activities related to real estate industry in Northumberland County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 4.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (66.7 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (29.7 percent gain)
3. Health and personal care stores (18.0 percent gain)
4. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (11.1 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (10.8 percent gain)

Northumberland County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Legal services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 43.3 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 reported a gain of 0.9 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Northumberland County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.6 percent in terms of employment in the Legal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (43.3 percent decline)
2. Other general merchandise stores (29.6 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (22.4 percent decline)
4. Specialty food stores (12.2 percent decline)
5. RV parks and recreational camps (11.1 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Northumberland County

Given the industries in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 13 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 33.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Northumberland County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (13 jobs lost)
2. Specialized freight trucking (9 jobs lost)
3. Legal services (4 jobs lost)
4. Specialty food stores (3 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (3 jobs lost)

From the 25 4-digit NAICS industries, 11 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 12 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Northumberland County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 8 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Northumberland County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 15 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 28.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Northumberland County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (15 new jobs)
2. Building finishing contractors (10 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (7 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (6 new jobs)
5. Private households (4 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 Northumberland County, Virginia

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Northumberland County, Virginia can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 12.3 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 73.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Northumberland County, accounting 24.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Northumberland County reported a median household income of $106,420, this level was 138.6 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $5,687. This household income level is 87.3 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 39.4 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $27,013. In Northumberland County, Virginia White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $51,056 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 14.4 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Northumberland County accounted a medium-high median income for households of $44,611 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 22.4 percent lower than the median in Virginia of $54,612 and the median household income is 10.1 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Northumberland County, Virginia

Northumberland County, Virginia can be considered to have a highly-educated 2000 population, with 21.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Northumberland 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 the national average of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Northumberland County, Virginia, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 28.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Northumberland have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 22.4 percent (Men) versus 21 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 32.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Northumberland County, Virginia according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 25.8 percent of the White Alone, 6.4 percent of Black or African American, 55.6 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Northumberland County, Virginia

By measuring total land area, Northumberland encompasses a total area of 192 square miles. This area has a medium-low average population density of 67 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Coffee, AL (67 per sq. mile ), Russell, KY (67 per sq. mile ), Trousdale, TN (67 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Webb, TX (67 per sq. mile ), Caldwell, TX (67 per sq. mile ), Gallia, OH (67 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Northumberland County, Virginia to be 49.2 years of age. The median in Northumberland is greater than the median age for the State of Virginia of 37.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in the median age, when it was 50.1 years old. With 17.4 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Northumberland can be understood as being made up of a relatively low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the population, making up 55 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 27.7 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.

From 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Northumberland internationally. The international migration into Northumberland accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Virginia. This percent of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Northumberland County, Virginia had an estimated population of 12,874 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 12,282. This growth signifies an increase of 4.8 percent. Northumberland ranks 61 of 134 counties in terms of population growth in Virginia and the county ranks 1,349 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Northumberland County, Virginia has a population base that is comprised of 73.1 percent White, 24.8 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 26.3 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Northumberland has decreased the level of diversity when 27.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

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

Housing Report for Northumberland County, Virginia

In Northumberland County, the real estate market was made up of 8,863 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding in all 641 residential units since 2001, or 7.8 percent.

Northumberland County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $129,100, according to the Decennial Census. This is greater than the overall State of Virginia 2000 home median value of $125,400 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

When compared to other counties in Virginia, Northumberland County is positioned 36 of 134 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 465 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Northumberland County may be be described as having a medium percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2000, the Decennial Census counted that 1.8 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

It can be understood that there is a fair amount of housing that is affordable in Northumberland County, Virginia. In 2000, 48.5 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

The Administrative and waste services sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Northumberland County since 2001, going from making up 5 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

Professional and technical services has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Northumberland County, growing by 142.6 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 2.6 percent. The State of Virginia felt a shift in employment in the industry of 14.2 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Northumberland County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Construction and Manufacturing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has an LQ of 2.75. This means the percent of total employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry is 2.75 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Northumberland County may specialize, or be an exporter of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

In Northumberland County, Manufacturing, Construction, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 27.5 percent of the total county employment. This totals 715 people employed. The Construction and Retail Trade sectors account for 15.2 and 15.1 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Northumberland County, averaging 28 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and less than the State of Virginia establishments size average of 48 for the Manufacturing industry.







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