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

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Employment in the management of companies and enterprises industry wages were the highest in Boone County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Boone County received an annual wage of $85,748 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of West Virginia of $53,474 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $82,655.

Other high-paying jobs in Boone County, West Virginia can be found in support activities for mining ($54,667), accounting and bookkeeping services ($41,127), health and personal care stores ($38,696) and architectural and engineering services ($34,922) 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.

Boone County Wages have increased by 20.2% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Boone County, West Virginia by a total of 20.2%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for West 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.

Boone County Industry Wages Exceed West Virginia, and Wages Exceed the United States

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The overall industry wages in Boone County, West Virginia when analyzed can be understood as being very high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 53.1 percent higher than the reported averages in the state of $31,394. The overall industry wage was greater than the industry average in the US 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.

Boone County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Boone County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 136.1 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Boone County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in West Virginia, where it saw a gain of 33 percent. The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Boone County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 9.6 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (136.1 percent gain)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (120.0 percent gain)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (65.5 percent gain)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (50.7 percent gain)
5. Legal services (23.6 percent gain)

Boone County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 38.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the West Virginia, where the it saw a gain of 36.7 percent. The losses in the Other specialty trade contractors industry in Boone County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 22.3 percent in terms of employment in the Other specialty trade contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (38.8 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (22.6 percent decline)
3. Other general merchandise stores (12.4 percent decline)
4. Death care services (10.4 percent decline)
5. Limited-service eating places (5.9 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 16.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in West Virginia, experiencing a gain of 2.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Given the 17 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 12 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Boone County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 43 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 44.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Boone County, West Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (43 jobs lost)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (23 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (15 jobs lost)
4. Other general merchandise stores (11 jobs lost)
5. Death care services (4 jobs lost)

In Boone County, West Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,015 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Boone County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 65 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry makes up 36.3 percent of the total number of new jobs in Boone County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (65 new jobs)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (32 new jobs)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (25 new jobs)
4. Architectural and engineering services (12 new jobs)
5. Professional and similar organizations (12 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.

Boone County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Boone County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 34 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 34.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Boone County, West Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (34 jobs lost)
2. Other general merchandise stores (18 jobs lost)
3. Architectural and engineering services (13 jobs lost)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (11 jobs lost)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (9 jobs lost)

In Boone County, West Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 68 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Out of the 19 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 10 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 9 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Boone County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has grown the most with 25 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry makes up 48.7 percent of the total employment growth in Boone County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (25 new jobs)
2. Other miscellaneous store retailers (9 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (6 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (5 new jobs)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (3 new jobs)

Boone County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 23.8 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of West Virginia, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 6.9 percent. The losses in the Other specialty trade contractors industry in Boone County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 6.8 percent in terms of employment in the Other specialty trade contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (23.8 percent decline)
2. Other general merchandise stores (18.8 percent decline)
3. Gasoline stations (18.7 percent decline)
4. Architectural and engineering services (14.6 percent decline)
5. Traveler accommodation (12.2 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in the State of West Virginia, experiencing a gain of 1.6 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Boone County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 46.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Boone County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of West Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 3.7 percent. The Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers industry in Boone County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2.6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (46.3 percent gain)
2. Other miscellaneous store retailers (13.4 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (11.4 percent gain)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (10.0 percent gain)
5. Offices of physicians (7.5 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 Boone County, West Virginia

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Boone County, West Virginia can be recognized as having a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 22.0 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 35.7 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Boone County, having 36.5 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Hispanic households in Boone County, West Virginia recorded a median income of $28,519, this income level is 5 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Boone County reported a median household income of $12,837, this was 57.3 percent less than the median for all households. In Boone County, West Virginia White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $30,128 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 5.3 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $28,438. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $36,563. This median is 21.7 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Boone County had a relatively low household income of $30,033 (2005 Dollars). This median is 15.7 percent lower than the median in State of West Virginia of $34,744 and the median household income is 63.6 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Boone County, West Virginia

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Boone County, West Virginia, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 42.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Boone have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 7 percent (Men) versus 7.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 39.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Boone County, West Virginia is made up of a less-educated population, with 7.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Boone counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of West Virginia's proportion of 14.8 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In Boone County, West Virginia according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 7 percent of the White Alone, 14.6 percent of Black or African American, 100 percent of the Asian alone and 11 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Housing Report for Boone County, West Virginia

In Boone County, the real estate market was made up of 11,827 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 187 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.6 percent.

In the State of West Virginia, Boone County stands 31 of 55 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,250 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Boone County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $63,700, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall West Virginia 2000 median home value of $72,800 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 Boone County, West Virginia. In 2000, 90.2 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Boone County, West Virginia -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Boone County, Retail Trade, Other services, except public administration, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 12.1 percent of the total county employment. This totals 838 individuals. The Other services, except public administration and Accommodation and food services industries total 4.7 and 4.4 percent of total employment, respectively.

Transportation and Warehousing from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Boone County, with an employment growth of 111.9 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of -1 percent. The State of West Virginia underwent a employment change in the industry of 1.7 percent, since the year 2001.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Boone County, averaging 16 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the West Virginia establishments size average of 40 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Mining industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Boone County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 50.7 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.









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