In Nottoway County, jobs in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry reported the top wages in Nottoway County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Nottoway County received an annual wage of $61,468 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Virginia of $54,819 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $54,074.

Other top-pay jobs in Nottoway County, Virginia may be found in offices of physicians ($38,521), other specialty trade contractors ($37,341), automobile dealers ($36,157) and offices of dentists ($35,268) 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.

Nottoway County Wages have increased by 23.0% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Nottoway County, Virginia by a total of 23.0%. This is greater than the growth in 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.

Nottoway 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 Nottoway 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 state, which was reported to be $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.

Nottoway County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 17 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 8 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 9 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Nottoway County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Community care facilities for the elderly industry has added the most employment with 38 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Community care facilities for the elderly industry makes up 35.2 percent of the total growth in Nottoway County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (38 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (25 new jobs)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (16 new jobs)
4. Furniture stores (10 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (6 new jobs)

In Nottoway County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 101 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Nottoway County

Given the industries in the area, the Traveler accommodation industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 25 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 28.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Nottoway County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (25 jobs lost)
2. Automobile dealers (24 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (19 jobs lost)
4. Lessors of real estate (9 jobs lost)
5. Private households (6 jobs lost)

Total industry employment has decreased by 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in Virginia, experiencing a gain of 5.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Nottoway County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 77.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Nottoway County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where this industry saw a gain of 3.6 percent. The Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry in Nottoway County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 0.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (77.8 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (77.1 percent gain)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (60.2 percent gain)
4. Furniture stores (36.3 percent gain)
5. Personal care services (34.3 percent gain)

Nottoway County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 50.9 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Virginia, where the industry reported a gain of 0 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Nottoway County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.1 in percent of workers in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (50.9 percent decline)
2. Traveler accommodation (37.4 percent decline)
3. Automobile dealers (34 percent decline)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (20 percent decline)
5. Private households (15.1 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.

Nottoway County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Nottoway County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 17 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry make up 25.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Nottoway County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (17 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (16 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (13 jobs lost)
4. Gasoline stations (9 jobs lost)
5. Offices of dentists (5 jobs lost)

Out of the 23 4-digit NAICS industries, 8 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 13 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Nottoway County, Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 30 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Nottoway County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 15 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 22.9 percent of the total employment growth in Nottoway County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (15 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (11 new jobs)
3. Furniture stores (7 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (6 new jobs)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (6 new jobs)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.9 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in the State of Virginia, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Nottoway County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Traveler accommodation industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 27.4 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 2.9 percent. The losses in the Traveler accommodation industry in Nottoway County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.3 percent in terms of employment in the Traveler accommodation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (27.4 percent decline)
2. Automobile dealers (22.5 percent decline)
3. Offices of dentists (18.6 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (14.2 percent decline)
5. Lessors of real estate (10 percent decline)

Nottoway County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 338.5 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Nottoway County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 7.5 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Nottoway County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 6.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (338.5 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (73.1 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (23.2 percent gain)
4. Furniture stores (22.5 percent gain)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (19.1 percent gain)





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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 Nottoway County, Virginia

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Nottoway County, Virginia can be recognized as having a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 20.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 74 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 12 to 17 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Nottoway County, accounting 32.3 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Nottoway County reported a medium-low median household income of $36,113 (2005 Dollars). This median is 51.2 percent lower than the median in Virginia of $54,612 and the income level is 36.1 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 26.6 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $26,518. Hispanic Householders in Nottoway County, Virginia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $28,519, this income level is 21 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. In Nottoway County, Virginia White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,376 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 17.3 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Nottoway County had a median income of $22,304, which was 38.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $19,013. This household income level is 47.4 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.







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

Higher Education in Nottoway County, Virginia

Nottoway County, Virginia may to understood as having a less-educated population of the working age, with 11.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Nottoway 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.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Nottoway County, Virginia, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 39 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Nottoway have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 10.8 percent (Men) versus 11.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 32.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Nottoway County, Virginia as reported in the 2000 Census, 15 percent of the White Alone, 5.8 percent of Black or African American, 19.6 percent of the Asian alone and 0 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 Nottoway County, Virginia

Nottoway County, Virginia had an estimated population of 15,560 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 15,744. The decline represents a decrease of -1.2 percent. Nottoway ranks 109 of 134 counties when analyzing total population change in Virginia and the county ranks 2,300 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Nottoway encompasses a total area of 315 square miles. This area has a low density of 49 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Pontotoc, OK (49 per sq. mile ), Allegany, NY (49 per sq. mile ), Stephens, OK (49 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Covington, MS (49 per sq. mile ), Washington, UT (49 per sq. mile ), Dunn, WI (49 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Nottoway County, Virginia to be 39.6 years old. The median in Nottoway is greater than the median in Virginia of 37.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 38.7 years old. With a total of 21.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Nottoway can be understood as being made up of a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 16.3 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Since 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Nottoway internationally. The migration from outside the US into Nottoway totals 0.1 percent of the total international migration into the State of Virginia. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Nottoway County, Virginia has a population that is made up of 56.5 percent White, 40.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 2.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high level of diversity, with 43.1 percent minorities. This is greater than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Nottoway has increased the level of diversity when 42.5 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Nottoway County, Virginia

In Nottoway County, the real estate market was made up of 6,661 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 218 homes since 2001, or 3.4 percent.

The State of Virginia, Nottoway County is positioned 90 of 134 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,242 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Nottoway County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $73,200, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of Virginia 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $125,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Nottoway County, Virginia. In 2000, 87.2 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Nottoway County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 20.3 percent of total employment in the county, making up 710 jobs. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services industries make up 15.6 and 11.3 percent of total employment, respectively.

Management of companies and enterprises has a largest number of employee per establishment in Nottoway County. In the County, the industry averages 50 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 40 and less than the Virginia average establishment size of 50 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Nottoway County. The industry lost a total of 237 jobs during the period, or 30.2 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 62.9 percent of all employment losses in the county.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Nottoway County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 21.5 percent of employment in 2001 to 15.6 percent in the year 2005.

Wholesale trade has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Nottoway County, changing a total of 52.3 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of Virginia experienced a sector employment shift of 2.4 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Nottoway County, Management of companies and enterprises, Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Management of companies and enterprises sector has a United State LQ of 2.72. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Management of companies and enterprises sector is 2.72 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Nottoway County may specialize, or be an exporter of Management of companies and enterprises.

Nottoway County is ranked at 95 of 136 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Virginia in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 94 of 136 Counties.



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