In Cabell County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry had the highest average wages in Cabell County for 2006. The average industry job in Cabell County received an annual wage of $104,788 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of West Virginia of $92,556 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $138,150.

Other top-pay jobs in Cabell County, West Virginia are present in lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers ($62,647), offices of physicians ($59,864), office administrative services ($59,011) and computer systems design and related services ($56,264) 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.

Cabell County Wages have increased by 16.1% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Cabell County, West Virginia by a total of 16.1%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for West Virginia and greater than the growth in industry wages across 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.

Cabell County Industry Wages Lag Behind West Virginia, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Cabell County, West Virginia when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 4 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $31,394. The industry pay 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.

Cabell County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of West Virginia, experiencing a gain of 2.6 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Cabell County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Advertising and related services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 190.9 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Cabell County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of West Virginia, where the industry took a loss of 6.3 percent. The Advertising and related services industry in Cabell County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 6.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Advertising and related services (190.9 percent gain)
2. Emergency and other relief services (163.4 percent gain)
3. Other general merchandise stores (135.5 percent gain)
4. Activities related to real estate (118.6 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (112.7 percent gain)

Cabell County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Investigation and security services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 65.7 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of West Virginia, where the industry felt a gain of 9.1 percent. The losses in the Investigation and security services industry in Cabell County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 7.7 in percent of workers in the Investigation and security services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Investigation and security services (65.7 percent decline)
2. Insurance carriers (55.4 percent decline)
3. Utility system construction (52.6 percent decline)
4. Other professional and technical services (50.9 percent decline)
5. Book, periodical, and music stores (47.7 percent decline)

Of the 101 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 46 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 55 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Cabell County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 320 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 9.3 percent of the total employment growth in Cabell County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (320 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (307 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (195 new jobs)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (192 new jobs)
5. Employment services (183 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Cabell County

Given the industries in the area, the Other professional and technical services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 261 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other professional and technical services industry make up 11.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Cabell County, West Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other professional and technical services (261 jobs lost)
2. Utility system construction (174 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (172 jobs lost)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (159 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (139 jobs lost)

In Cabell County, West Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 765 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.





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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.

Cabell County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Cabell County

The Building finishing contractors industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 187 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building finishing contractors industry make up 17.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Cabell County, West Virginia.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (187 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (89 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (84 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (59 jobs lost)
5. Utility system construction (54 jobs lost)

In Cabell County, West Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 63 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Cabell County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 169 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 13.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Cabell County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (169 new jobs)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (160 new jobs)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (124 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (102 new jobs)
5. Business support services (97 new jobs)

Out of the 104 4-digit NAICS industries, 56 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 48 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Cabell County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building finishing contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 39.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of West Virginia, where the industry felt a loss of 3.5 percent. The losses in the Building finishing contractors industry in Cabell County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.4 in percent of workers in the Building finishing contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building finishing contractors (39.2 percent decline)
2. Insurance carriers (34 percent decline)
3. Office administrative services (30.7 percent decline)
4. Utility system construction (25.5 percent decline)
5. Other schools and instruction (21.4 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.1 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in the State of West Virginia, which experienced a gain of 1.6 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Cabell County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Vending machine operators industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 81.8 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Cabell County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for West Virginia, where it saw a gain of 7.5 percent. The Vending machine operators industry in Cabell County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 2.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Vending machine operators (81.8 percent gain)
2. Unclassified (68.8 percent gain)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (53.3 percent gain)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (40.5 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (38.1 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 Cabell County, West Virginia

The median household income has declined a small amount from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $32,832, representing a 1.5 percent decline. Cabell County, West Virginia, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 5 of 5 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of West Virginia. Cabell County ranks 632 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median income level for the United States.

The poverty rate in Cabell County, West Virginia has increased by 1.8 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 19.2 percent to 21 percent.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Cabell County, West Virginia can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 19.2 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 38.1 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Cabell County, reporting 29.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Cabell County accounted a relatively low median household income of $33,320 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 4.3 percent lower than the household income median in State of West Virginia of $34,744 and the median is 47.5 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Hispanic in Cabell County, West Virginia , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $31,347, this median is 5.9 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 41.8 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $19,390. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Cabell County had a median income of $13,765, this level was 58.7 percent less than the median for all households. In Cabell County, West Virginia White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $34,066 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 2.2 percent greater than the median in 2000. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $40,950. This median income level is 22.9 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area.

As the median income level saw a decline in the last five year in Cabell County, West Virginia, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median household income was the Hispanic Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 32.3 percent since 2000. The Asian population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Cabell County, encountering a 278.2 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Cabell County, West Virginia

In Cabell County, West Virginia as reported in the 2000 Census, 21.2 percent of the White Alone, 10.6 percent of Black or African American, 53.8 percent of the Asian alone and 16.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 1.0 percent. By the year 2005, 24 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has decreased by a total of 1.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 17.4 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

Cabell County, West Virginia is made up of a highly-educated 2000 population, with 21 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Cabell has a higher percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of West Virginia's proportion of 14.8 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

From the year 2000, Cabell has decreased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has declined by 0.4 percent to a total of 20.6 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the State of West Virginia percent of 17 and less than the United States percent of 27.2.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Cabell County, West Virginia, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 33.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Cabell on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 22.8 percent (Men) versus 19.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 34 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Cabell County, West Virginia

When measuring the total land area, Cabell spans a total of 282 square miles. The county has a medium-high average area density of 334 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Houston, GA (335 per sq. mile ), Adams, CO (335 per sq. mile ), Scott, MN (336 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Buncombe, NC (334 per sq. mile ), Harrison, MS (334 per sq. mile ), Frederick, MD (333 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Cabell County, West Virginia to be 38.7 years of age. The median in Cabell is less than the median age in the State of West Virginia of 40.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 37.6 years of age. With 20.1 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Cabell can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 63.7 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 16.2 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

From 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Cabell internationally. The migration from outside the US into Cabell makes up 7.3 percent of the total international migration into the State of West Virginia. This amount of international migration is medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Cabell County, West Virginia had an estimated population of 94,031 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 96,665. The decline signifies a decrease of -2.7 percent. Cabell ranks 53 of 55 counties by growth in total population in West Virginia and the county ranks 3,087 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Cabell County, West Virginia has a population that is made up of 93 percent White, 4.2 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 5.7 percent minorities. This is greater than the State of West Virginia percent of 4.6. Since 2000, Cabell has stayed the same the percent of minority makeup when 5.7 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Cabell County, West Virginia

In Cabell County, the real estate market was made up of 46,068 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 294 residential structures since 2001, a change of 0.6 percent.

The residential real estate values in Cabell County, West Virginia have moderate increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $12,400, or 16.3 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $76,200.

Cabell County can be understood as having a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 0.7 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

The State of West Virginia, Cabell County is positioned 47 of 55 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,813 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Cabell County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $88,600, accounted by the American Community Survey. This median is greater than the overall West Virginia 2005 median home value of $84,400 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There seems to be a large amount affordable residential real estate in Cabell County, West Virginia. In 2005, 69.3 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Finance and insurance between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Cabell County. The industry was hit with a loss of 421 jobs during the period, or 18.8 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 28.9 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Cabell County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Health care and social assistance sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.81. This means the percent of total employment in the Health care and social assistance sector is 1.81 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Cabell specializes in Health care and social assistance.

Management of companies and enterprises has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Cabell County, with an industry growth of 66.2 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 1.6 percent. The State of West Virginia encountered a change in industry employment of 27.8 percent, during the period.

In Cabell County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 23.5 percent of total employment in the county, making up 10,453 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors provide 16.6 and 11.8 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Cabell County. In the County, the industry averages 46 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the State of West Virginia typical size of 40 for the Manufacturing industry.







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