In Allen County, jobs in the basic chemical manufacturing pay the highest wages

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Employment in the basic chemical manufacturing industry paid the average highest wages in Allen County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Allen County received a wage of $99,963 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Ohio of $67,797 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $74,078.

Top-pay jobs in Allen County, Ohio are present in offices of physicians ($88,264), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($83,620), animal slaughtering and processing ($71,738) and other chemical product and preparation mfg. ($69,369) 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.

Allen County Wages have increased by 15.1% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Allen County, Ohio by a total of 15.1%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Ohio and less 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.

Allen County Industry Wages Lag Behind Ohio, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Allen County, Ohio can be described as medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 11.2 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $36,666. The overall industry wage was less 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.

Allen County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Allen County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 78.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Ohio, where the industry felt a loss of 8.3 percent. The losses in the Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry in Allen County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2.5 in percent of jobs in the Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (78.6 percent decline)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (70.1 percent decline)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (59.6 percent decline)
4. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (57.4 percent decline)
5. Investigation and security services (54.5 percent decline)

Allen County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Office administrative services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 273.8 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Allen County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Ohio, where it saw a gain of 40.8 percent. The Office administrative services industry in Allen County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 37.6 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (273.8 percent gain)
2. Warehousing and storage (99.8 percent gain)
3. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (96.8 percent gain)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (67.9 percent gain)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (58.0 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 1.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in Ohio, which went through a loss of -2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Allen County

The Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,183 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry make up 24.6 percent of the total employment decline in Allen County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (1,183 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (462 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (452 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (295 jobs lost)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (274 jobs lost)

Of the 105 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 58 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 47 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Allen County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 753 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Allen County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 606 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 17.6 percent of the growth in Allen County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (606 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (308 new jobs)
3. Office administrative services (297 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (239 new jobs)
5. Warehousing and storage (198 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.

Allen County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Allen County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 63.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Allen County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of Ohio, where this industry saw a gain of 15.8 percent. The Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Allen County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (63.6 percent gain)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (59.7 percent gain)
3. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (51.4 percent gain)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (40.1 percent gain)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (32.8 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Ohio, experiencing a gain of 0.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Allen County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 70.7 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Ohio, where the industry reported a gain of 2.5 percent. The losses in the Architectural and engineering services industry in Allen County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 5.5 percent in terms of employment in the Architectural and engineering services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (70.7 percent decline)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (53.8 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (29.6 percent decline)
4. Furniture stores (27.9 percent decline)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (27.6 percent decline)

Given the 113 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 61 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 51 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Allen County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 484 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Allen County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 534 jobs. The declines in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry make up 21.8 percent of the total employment decline in Allen County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (534 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and engineering services (346 jobs lost)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (230 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (125 jobs lost)
5. Other support services (109 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Allen County

The Nursing care facilities industry has added the most employment with 280 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Nursing care facilities industry makes up 17.9 percent of the total employment growth in Allen County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (280 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (188 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (130 new jobs)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (80 new jobs)
5. Office administrative services (76 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 Allen County, Ohio

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Allen County, Ohio can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 12.1 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 33.7 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Allen County, with 25.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

The rate of poverty in Allen County, Ohio has increased by 1.0 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 12.1 percent to 13.1 percent.

Compared to counties across the United States, Allen County accounted a medium-high median income for all households of $43,346 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 10.5 percent lower than the median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and this is 13.4 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in Allen County, Ohio, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in the household income level was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw a decline of 20.6 percent since 2000. The Black or African American population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Allen County, undergoing a 6.6 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

The median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $41,712, representing a 3.8 percent decline. Allen County, Ohio, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 33 of 38 counties in percent of decline for household income in Ohio. Allen County ranks 523 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median income level for the United States.

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $63,436. This median is 46.3 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Allen County reported an income level of $58,135, this median was 34.1 percent greater than the median for all households. Hispanic headed households in Allen County, Ohio , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $36,465, this median is 15.9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. In Allen County, Ohio White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $45,381 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 4.7 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 35.3 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $28,030.

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

Higher Education in Allen County, Ohio

In Allen County, Ohio according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 14 percent of the White Alone, 7.4 percent of Black or African American, 47.6 percent of the Asian alone and 9 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Allen County, Ohio can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 13.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Allen was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 4.2 percent. By the year 2005, 18.2 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 increased by a total of 3.0 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 15.6 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Allen County, Ohio, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 43.4 percent achieving this level. The female population in Allen have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 14.2 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 41.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Since 2000, Allen has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 3.4 percent to a total of 16.8 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the 2005 State of Ohio percent of 23.4 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

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

Demographic Profile for Allen County, Ohio

Allen County, Ohio has a population that is made of 84.3 percent White, 11.6 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 14.0 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Allen has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 14.2 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Allen County, Ohio to be 37.3 years old. The median in Allen is less than the median age in Ohio of 37.6. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 36.4 years old. With a total of 25.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Allen can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 60.7 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

By measuring total land area, Allen encompasses a total area of 404 square miles. The land areas has a medium-high average area density of 263 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Williamson, TN (264 per sq. mile ), Rowan, NC (264 per sq. mile ), Saratoga, NY (265 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Henderson, NC (260 per sq. mile ), St. Tammany, LA (258 per sq. mile ), Marion, OR (258 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Allen from outside the country. The immigration into Allen totals 0.2 percent of the total migration into the State of Ohio. This percent of immigration can be considered low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Allen County, Ohio had a population of 106,234 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 108,555. The decline represents a decrease of -2.1 percent. Allen ranks 80 of 88 counties when analyzing total population change in Ohio and the county ranks 3,079 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

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

Housing Report for Allen County, Ohio

In Allen County, the real estate market was made up of 45,118 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 662 homes since 2001, or 1.5 percent.

Allen County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $95,800, according to the American Community Survey. This value is less than the overall Ohio 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $129,600 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

The residential home values in Allen County, Ohio have moderate increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $14,000, or 17.1 percent, from their 2000 value of $81,800.

Allen County can be understood as having a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 1.8 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

When compared to other counties in Ohio, Allen County is positioned 65 of 88 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,339 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

There seems to be a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Allen County, Ohio. In 2005, 69.4 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Allen County, Ohio -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Allen County. The industry averages 67 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 Ohio typical size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Allen County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 1.72. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.72 times greater than the national average, signifying that Allen County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

Allen County is ranked number 16 of 89 Counties in the State of Ohio according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 15 of 89 Counties.

In Allen County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 22.1 percent of total employment in the county, making up 10,899 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 18.6 and 15.5 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Allen County. The industry was hit with a loss of 826 total jobs during the period, accounting for 7 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 43.2 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Management of companies and enterprises is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Allen County, growing in new jobs by 89 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 1.6 percent. The State of Ohio went through a industry job change of 22.5 percent, in the last 5 years.





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