In Ashland County, jobs in the offices of physicians pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the offices of physicians industry reported the top wages in Ashland County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Ashland County received a wage of $56,944 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in Ohio of $65,823 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $64,740.

Top-pay jobs in Ashland County, Ohio exsists in electronic markets and agents and brokers ($52,373), computer systems design and related services ($49,306), accounting and bookkeeping services ($46,823) and cement and concrete product manufacturing ($45,959) 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.

Ashland County Wages have increased by 11.2% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Ashland County, Ohio by a total of 11.2%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Ohio and less 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Ashland County, Ohio can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 20.1 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $36,666. The average industry wage 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.

Ashland County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Ashland County, Ohio, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 666 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Of the 61 4-digit NAICS industries, 34 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 27 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Ashland County

Given the industries in the area, the Rubber product manufacturing industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 480 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Rubber product manufacturing industry make up 28.3 percent of the total job loss in Ashland County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Rubber product manufacturing (480 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (231 jobs lost)
3. Converted paper product manufacturing (216 jobs lost)
4. Plastics product manufacturing (200 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (120 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Ashland County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nursing care facilities industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 262 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Nursing care facilities industry makes up 23.5 percent of the total number of new jobs in Ashland County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (262 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (143 new jobs)
3. Home health care services (112 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (109 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (84 new jobs)

Ashland County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Traveler accommodation industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 276.1 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Ashland County has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Ohio, where the industry felt a loss of 7.3 percent. The Traveler accommodation industry in Ashland County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 1.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (276.1 percent gain)
2. Specialized design services (175.0 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (156.9 percent gain)
4. General freight trucking (151.6 percent gain)
5. Home health care services (89.6 percent gain)

Ashland County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lessors of real estate industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 74.3 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Ohio, where the industry reported a loss of 12.9 percent. The losses in the Lessors of real estate industry in Ashland County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 2.1 in percent of workers in the Lessors of real estate industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lessors of real estate (74.3 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (71.4 percent decline)
3. Specialized freight trucking (62.2 percent decline)
4. Private households (60.5 percent decline)
5. Rubber product manufacturing (57.3 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 4.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Ohio, experiencing a loss of -2.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level 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.

Ashland County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Ashland County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 158 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 24.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Ashland County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (158 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (94 new jobs)
3. Gasoline stations (76 new jobs)
4. Employment services (43 new jobs)
5. Individual and family services (41 new jobs)

From the 66 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 30 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 34 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Ashland County, Ohio, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 187 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Ashland County

Given the industries in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 69 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 16.8 percent of the total employment decline in Ashland County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (69 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (51 jobs lost)
3. Printing and related support activities (50 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (32 jobs lost)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (27 jobs lost)

Ashland County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building material and supplies dealers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 87.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Ashland County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Ohio, where the industry felt a gain of 0.6 percent. The Building material and supplies dealers industry in Ashland County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4.4 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building material and supplies dealers (87.0 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (55.4 percent gain)
3. RV parks and recreational camps (51.7 percent gain)
4. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (45.5 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (37.0 percent gain)

Ashland County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Printing and related support activities industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 25.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Ohio, where the industry felt a loss of 4.2 percent. The losses in the Printing and related support activities industry in Ashland County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 2 percent in terms of employees in the Printing and related support activities industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Printing and related support activities (25.6 percent decline)
2. Traveler accommodation (25.4 percent decline)
3. Consumer goods rental (23.2 percent decline)
4. Activities related to credit intermediation (17.4 percent decline)
5. Automobile dealers (16.5 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 1.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in Ohio, experiencing a gain of 0.4 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 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.

Income and Poverty in Ashland County, Ohio

Hispanic Householders in Ashland County, Ohio , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $34,612, which is 24.5 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 55.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $20,312. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $31,687. This income level is 30.9 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. In Ashland County, Ohio White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $46,058 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Ashland County reported a median household income of $22,230, this was 51.5 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Ashland County had a medium-high median income for all households of $45,839 (2005 Dollars). This median is 4.5 percent lower than the median income in State of Ohio of $47,919 and this is 7.2 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Ashland County, Ohio may be understood as having a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 9.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Asian race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 34.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Ashland County, accounting 17.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Ashland County, Ohio

In Ashland County, Ohio as reported in the 2000 Census, 15.8 percent of the White Alone, 12.2 percent of Black or African American, 58.2 percent of the Asian alone and 11.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Ashland County, Ohio, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 47.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Ashland have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 17 percent (Men) versus 14.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 46.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Ashland County, Ohio may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 16 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Ashland counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Ashland County, Ohio

Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Ashland from outside the country. The immigration into Ashland totals 0.2 percent of all immigration into Ohio. This level of international migration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Ashland County, Ohio had a population that was estimated at 54,123 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 52,570. This growth shows an increase of 3 percent. Ashland ranks 28 of 88 counties in terms of population growth in Ohio and the county ranks 934 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Ashland County, Ohio has a population that is made up of 97 percent White, 0.9 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 0.7 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 2.3 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Ashland has increased in diversity when 2.2 percent of the people were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Ashland County, Ohio to be 37.0 years of age. The median in Ashland is less than the median in Ohio of 37.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 36.4 years old. With a total of 23.4 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Ashland can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.5 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 14.2 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

When measuring the total land area, Ashland spans a total area of 424 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low population density of 128 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Craven, NC (128 per sq. mile ), Chautauqua, NY (128 per sq. mile ), Yamhill, OR (129 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Cheatham, TN (128 per sq. mile ), Tuscaloosa, AL (128 per sq. mile ), Woodford, KY (127 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Ashland County, Ohio

In Ashland County, the real estate market was made up of 21,653 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 601 residential units since 2001, or 2.9 percent.

Throughout the State of Ohio, Ashland County stands 39 of 88 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,435 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Ashland County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $95,900, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is less than the Ohio 2000 home value of $103,700 and less than home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

According to the data, there is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Ashland County, Ohio. In 2000, 73 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Ashland County may be be described as having a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2000, the Decennial Census counted that 0.2 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Ashland County, Manufacturing, Other services, except public administration and Accommodation and food services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.07. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 2.07 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Ashland County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Ashland County. The industry was hit with a loss of 1,575 jobs, or 27.7 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 81.4 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Ashland is the County that is ranked 52 of 89 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Ohio according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up during the time of 2001 and 2005. The County, in the year 2001, was ranked 50 of 89 Counties.

Wholesale trade has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Ashland County, changing a total of 69.4 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 0.4 percent. The State of Ohio encountered a change in industry employment of -4.6 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Ashland County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 26.6 percent of total employment in the county, making up 4,102 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 12.7 and 9.8 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Ashland County. The industry averages 45 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the Ohio typical size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

The Manufacturing industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Ashland County since 2001, going from making up 35 percent of total employment in 2001 to 26.6 percent in the year 2005.



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