In Surry County, jobs in the architectural and engineering services pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the architectural and engineering services industry wages were the highest in Surry County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Surry County received a wage of $31,238 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage in Virginia of $72,668 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $63,540.

Other top-pay jobs in Surry County, Virginia exsists in private households ($19,117), grocery stores ($9,889), oilseed and grain farming (.) and vegetable and melon farming (.) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Surry County Wages have increased by 28.7% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Surry County, Virginia by a total of 28.7%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Virginia and greater 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.

Surry County Industry Wages Exceed Virginia, and Wages Exceed the United States

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The overall industry wages in Surry County, Virginia when analyzed can be understood as being very high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 59.8 percent higher than the with an state average of $42,126. The industry pay was greater 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.

Surry County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Surry County

The Grocery stores industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 16 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Grocery stores industry makes up 72.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Surry County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Grocery stores (16 new jobs)

In Surry County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 470 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Surry County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Architectural and engineering services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1 jobs. The declines in the Architectural and engineering services industry make up 100.0 percent of the total employment decline in Surry County, Virginia.

Top 2 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (149 jobs lost)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (64 jobs lost)



Surry County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 6.5 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 22.8 percent. The losses in the Architectural and engineering services industry in Surry County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 7.9 percent in terms of employees in the Architectural and engineering services industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (6.5 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 34 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 were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Surry County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grocery stores industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 100.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Surry County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Virginia, where the industry felt a loss of 2.9 percent. The Grocery stores industry in Surry County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 3.5 percent.

Top 2 Industries
1. Grocery stores (100.0 percent gain)
2. Private households (35.8 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.

Surry County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Surry County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 322 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Surry County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 220 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 23.1 percent of the total employment decline in Surry County, Virginia.

Top 2 Industries
1. Employment services (220 jobs lost)
2. Home health care services (193 jobs lost)





Surry County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grocery stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 37.1 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Surry County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Virginia, where it saw a gain of 3 percent. The Grocery stores industry in Surry County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. Grocery stores (37.1 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (7.5 percent gain)

Surry County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Home health care services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 60.7 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 health care services industry in Surry County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 6.1 percent in terms of employment in the Home health care services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (60.7 percent decline)
2. Lessors of real estate (50 percent decline)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (47.1 percent decline)
4. Specialized freight trucking (37.7 percent decline)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (29.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 21.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of Virginia, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 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.

Income and Poverty in Surry County, Virginia

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Surry County had a medium-high median income for households of $43,943 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 24.3 percent lower than the median income in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the income level is 11.8 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $57,038. This median income level is 29.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. In Surry County, Virginia White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $50,560 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 15.1 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 17.4 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $36,304. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Surry County had a median household income level of $106,420, this level was 142.2 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic in Surry County, Virginia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $17,968, this income level is 59.1 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Surry County, Virginia can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 10.8 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 76.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Surry County, having 24.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Surry County, Virginia

In Surry County, Virginia as reported in the 2000 Census, 16 percent of the White Alone, 9.8 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 15.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Surry County, Virginia has a moderately-educated population, with 12.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Surry was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Surry County, Virginia, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 35 percent achieving this level. The female population in Surry have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 11 percent (Men) versus 14.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 31 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Surry County, Virginia

Surry County, Virginia has a population that is made of 49.1 percent White, 49.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 50.6 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Surry has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 52.6 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Surry County, Virginia had a population of 7,013 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 6,845. This growth denotes an increase of 2.5 percent. Surry ranks 83 of 134 counties when calculating total change in population for Virginia and the county ranks 1,694 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When measuring the total land area, Surry spans a total area of 279 square miles. This area has a low density of 25 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Minidoka, ID (25 per sq. mile ), Limestone, TX (25 per sq. mile ), Hockley, TX (25 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- York, NE (25 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, MS (25 per sq. mile ), Jenkins, GA (25 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Surry County, Virginia to be 41.3 years of age. The median in Surry is greater than the median age for the State of Virginia of 37.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 39.4 years of age. With a total of 22.7 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Surry can be described as having a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 63.7 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 13.7 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a very low number of individual migrated to the Surry from outside the country. The immigration into Surry totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Virginia. This percent of international migration is very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Surry County, Virginia

In Surry County, the real estate market was made up of 3,599 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 229 residential units since 2001, or 6.8 percent.

Surry County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $88,100, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is less than the Virginia 2000 home value of $125,400 and less than home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

When compared to other counties in Virginia, Surry County stands 49 of 134 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 562 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Surry County has a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census reported that 1.5 percent residential property is valued over $500k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Surry County, Construction, Retail Trade, and the Wholesale trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Construction produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 8.8 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 130 individuals. The Retail Trade and Wholesale trade industries make up 3 and 1.8 percent of all employment.

Construction has the largest employers in Surry County. The industry averages 8 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 9 and less than the State of Virginia average of 9 for the Construction industry.

Construction from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Surry County, rising by 23.8 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 7.3 percent. The State of Virginia encountered a change in industry employment of 12.3 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.











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