In Brooke County, jobs in the coating, engraving, and heat treating metals pay the highest wages

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Employment in the coating, engraving, and heat treating metals industry reported the top wages in Brooke County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Brooke County earned an annual wage of $54,316 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry wage in West Virginia of $44,174 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $37,397.

High-wage employment in Brooke County, West Virginia can be found in offices of physicians ($53,807), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($49,687), boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. ($45,000) and building equipment contractors ($43,557) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Brooke County Wages have increased by 23.8% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Brooke County, West Virginia by a total of 23.8%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for West 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.

Brooke County Industry Wages Exceed West Virginia, but Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Brooke County, West Virginia can be described as relatively high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 9.1 percent higher than the state, which was reported to be $31,394. The average industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Brooke County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Brooke County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Special food services industry has added the most employment with 44 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Special food services industry makes up 25.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Brooke County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Special food services (44 new jobs)
2. Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. (28 new jobs)
3. Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers (25 new jobs)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (19 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (15 new jobs)

In Brooke County, West Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 656 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Given the 26 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 13 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 12 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Brooke County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Civic and social organizations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 70 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Civic and social organizations industry make up 22.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Brooke County, West Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (70 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (55 jobs lost)
3. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (54 jobs lost)
4. Nursing care facilities (43 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (20 jobs lost)

Brooke County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 151.4 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Brooke County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of West Virginia, where it saw a gain of 45.5 percent. The Offices of other health practitioners industry in Brooke County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 26.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (151.4 percent gain)
2. Special food services (58.5 percent gain)
3. Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers (54.7 percent gain)
4. Offices of dentists (52.4 percent gain)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (51.7 percent gain)

Brooke County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Civic and social organizations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 72.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of West Virginia, where the it saw a loss of 2.4 percent. The losses in the Civic and social organizations industry in Brooke County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.2 in percent of jobs in the Civic and social organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (72.2 percent decline)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (33.3 percent decline)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (32.2 percent decline)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (26.5 percent decline)
5. Automobile dealers (20.2 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 8.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of West Virginia, which saw a gain of 2.6 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US 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.

Brooke County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Brooke County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 47.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Brooke County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of West Virginia, where the industry took a gain of 1.9 percent. The Offices of other health practitioners industry in Brooke County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (47.6 percent gain)
2. Depository credit intermediation (28.8 percent gain)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (28.6 percent gain)
4. Personal care services (24.2 percent gain)
5. Legal services (18.0 percent gain)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 2.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in West Virginia, which went through a gain of 1.6 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Brooke County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Civic and social organizations industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 62.8 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the West Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 1.8 percent. The losses in the Civic and social organizations industry in Brooke County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 0.1 in percent of jobs in the Civic and social organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (62.8 percent decline)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (62.1 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (25.5 percent decline)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (22.8 percent decline)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (19.6 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Brooke County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Civic and social organizations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 46 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Civic and social organizations industry make up 21.3 percent of the total employment decline in Brooke County, West Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (46 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (38 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (27 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (20 jobs lost)
5. Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals (19 jobs lost)

In Brooke County, West Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 205 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Given the 30 4-digit NAICS industries, 16 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 14 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Brooke County

The Depository credit intermediation industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 25 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Depository credit intermediation industry makes up 25.4 percent of the total employment growth in Brooke County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (25 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (22 new jobs)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (10 new jobs)
4. Personal care services (8 new jobs)
5. Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers (6 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 Brooke County, West Virginia

In Brooke County, West Virginia White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $38,553 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.1 percent less than the median income in 2000. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $13,163. This income level is 65.9 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 10.5 percent greater than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $42,637. Hispanic households in Brooke County, West Virginia reported a median household income of $21,645, this median household income is 43.9 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Brooke County, West Virginia may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 11.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 31 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Brooke County, reporting 27.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Brooke County had a medium-low median income for all households of $38,588 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 10 percent higher than the median in State of West Virginia of $34,744 and the median is 27.3 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







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

Demographic Profile for Brooke County, West Virginia

Brooke County, West Virginia had an estimated population of 24,515 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 25,375. The decline shows a decrease of -3.4 percent. Brooke ranks 46 of 55 counties when calculating total change in population for West Virginia and the county ranks 2,919 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Brooke County, West Virginia to be 43.8 years old. The median age in Brooke is greater than the median age in West Virginia of 40.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 41.3 years of age. With a total of 19 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Brooke can be described as having a relatively low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 18.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Brooke County, West Virginia has a population that is made of 97.6 percent White, 0.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 0.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.9 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of West Virginia percent of 4.6. Since 2000, Brooke has increased the percent of minority population when 1.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Brooke from outside the country. The immigration into Brooke makes up 0.3 percent of all immigration into West Virginia. This percent of international migration is very low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

When measuring the total land area, Brooke extends a total area of 89 total square miles. The area has a medium-high average population density of 276 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Linn, IA (277 per sq. mile ), Chittenden, VT (278 per sq. mile ), York, SC (279 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Fairfield, OH (274 per sq. mile ), Jefferson, TX (274 per sq. mile ), Sumner, TN (274 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Brooke County, West Virginia

Throughout the State of West Virginia, Brooke County ranks 50 of 55 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,937 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Brooke County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $67,000, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of West Virginia 2000 home median value of $72,800 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Brooke County, West Virginia. In 2000, 90 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In Brooke County, the real estate market was made up of 11,194 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding in all 41 residential units since 2001, or 0.4 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Arts, entertainment, and recreation has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Brooke County, growing in new jobs by 425.9 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of West Virginia experienced a change in employment in the sector of 34.9 percent, since the year 2001.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Brooke County. The industry averages 67 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the West Virginia average of 40 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Brooke County. The industry lost a total of 398 jobs during the period, or 15.7 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 48.8 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Brooke County, Manufacturing, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Other services, except public administration have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.23. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 2.23 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Brooke may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

In Brooke County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 28.6 percent of the total county employment. This totals 2,137 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 11.6 and 9.1 percent of all employment.







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