In Wise County, jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry had the highest average wages in Wise County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Wise County received a wage of $62,910 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is less than the industry wage rate in Virginia of $79,013 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $67,074.

Other high-paying jobs in Wise County, Virginia may be found in offices of physicians ($60,240), direct selling establishments ($58,822), management of companies and enterprises ($56,399) and machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($44,076) 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.

Wise County Wages have increased by 13.6% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Wise County, Virginia by a total of 13.6%. 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.

Wise County Industry Wages Lag Behind Virginia, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Wise County, Virginia can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 27.4 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $42,126. The industry pay was less than the national industry average 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.

Wise County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Wise County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 460 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Wise County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the General freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 50 jobs in that time period. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 16.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Wise County, Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (50 jobs lost)
2. Specialized freight trucking (35 jobs lost)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (35 jobs lost)
4. Home health care services (35 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (35 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Wise County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Architectural and engineering services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 119 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Architectural and engineering services industry makes up 17.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Wise County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (119 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (107 new jobs)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (105 new jobs)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (105 new jobs)
5. Investigation and security services (94 new jobs)

Out of the 37 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 18 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 18 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Wise County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Private households industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 69.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 5.6 percent. The losses in the Private households industry in Wise County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 19.8 in percent of jobs in the Private households industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Private households (69.2 percent decline)
2. Professional and similar organizations (65.3 percent decline)
3. Lessors of real estate (48.1 percent decline)
4. Specialty food stores (46.2 percent decline)
5. General freight trucking (44.1 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 4.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in Virginia, experiencing a gain of 5.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Wise County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 186.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Wise County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Virginia, where it saw a gain of 11.6 percent. The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Wise County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 9.6 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (186.9 percent gain)
2. Investigation and security services (122.2 percent gain)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (101.9 percent gain)
4. Consumer goods rental (70.7 percent gain)
5. Architectural and engineering services (61.9 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 Wise County, Virginia

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Wise County, Virginia can be recognized as having a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 20.0 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 41.4 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Wise County, reporting 32.3 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Hispanic headed households in Wise County, Virginia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $27,349, this median household income is 10.6 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Wise County reported an income level of $11,537, this level was 62.3 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 33.5 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $20,342. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $46,800. This household income level is 53 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Wise County, Virginia White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $30,631 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

Compared to counties across the United States, Wise County accounted a relatively low household income of $30,594 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 78.5 percent lower than the median income in State of Virginia of $54,612 and the median is 60.6 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 Wise County, Virginia

Reported by the 2000 Census in Wise County, Virginia, many men in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 38.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Wise have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 10.8 percent (Men) versus 10.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the Less than High School category, with 36.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Wise County, Virginia has a less-educated working age population, with 10.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Wise is reported having a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Virginia's proportion of 29.4 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Wise County, Virginia according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 10.6 percent of the White Alone, 12 percent of Black or African American, 63.8 percent of the Asian alone and 3.6 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 Wise County, Virginia

Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Wise from outside the country. The immigration into Wise totals 0 percent of all immigration into Virginia. This level of international migration can be considered low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Wise County, Virginia has a population that is made up of 92.6 percent White, 5.4 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 0.9 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 6.7 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Virginia percent of 30. Since 2000, Wise has increased in diversity when 6.5 percent of the population were minorities.

Wise County, Virginia had a total estimated population of 41,997 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 42,173. The decline represents a decrease of -0.4 percent. Wise ranks 107 of 134 counties when analyzing total population change in Virginia and the county ranks 2,283 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Wise County, Virginia to be 37.9 years of age. The median in Wise is greater than the median age in Virginia of 37.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 37.1 years of age. With a total of 21.4 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Wise can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 65.2 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 13.4 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

When calculating the total land area, Wise covers a total land area of 404 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low density of 104 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Brunswick, NC (104 per sq. mile ), Grundy, IL (104 per sq. mile ), Seneca, OH (104 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Clinton, OH (104 per sq. mile ), Henderson, KY (104 per sq. mile ), Hart, GA (104 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Wise County, Virginia

In Wise County, there were a total of 18,208 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 275 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.5 percent.

The State of Virginia, Wise County stands 116 of 134 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,316 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Wise County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $65,700, accounted by the Decennial Census. This 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 rest of the nation in that year.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Wise County, Virginia. In 2000, 88.8 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Wise County can be understood as having a small, but present proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2000, the Decennial Census reports that 0.4 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Wise County, Mining, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Mining provides the most jobs and contributes 19.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 2,046 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 18.4 and 9.5 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Administrative and waste services is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Wise County, moving a total of 162.6 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.5 percent. The State of Virginia felt a shift in employment in the industry of 1.7 percent, during the time since 2001.

Mining since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Wise County. The industry lost a total of 307 employees during the period, or 13 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 67.5 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Wise County, Mining, Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 38.72. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining sector is 38.72 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Wise may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.

Mining is the industry with the largest establishments in Wise County. The industry averages 33 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the Virginia establishments size average of 26 for the Mining industry.







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