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

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Individuals that are employed in the offices of physicians industry wages were the highest in Brown County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Brown County was paid an annual wage of $51,913 in 2006. The average wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of Ohio of $65,823 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $64,740.

Top-pay jobs in Brown County, Ohio may be found in building foundation and exterior contractors ($41,697), accounting and bookkeeping services ($36,179), general freight trucking ($35,985) and health and personal care stores ($33,754) industries. Note: Click Graph Above 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.

Brown County Wages have increased by 12.1% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Brown County, Ohio by a total of 12.1%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Brown County, Ohio can be understood as being very low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 35.5 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $36,666. The overall industry wage 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.

Brown County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 10.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in the State of Ohio, which experienced a loss of -2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Brown County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 276.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Brown County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where the industry felt a loss of 1.7 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Brown County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 20.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (276.3 percent gain)
2. Building equipment contractors (193.9 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (95.7 percent gain)
4. Personal care services (84.1 percent gain)
5. Unclassified (82.8 percent gain)

Brown County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Residential building construction industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 51.4 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Ohio, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 2.6 percent. The losses in the Residential building construction industry in Brown County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 30.6 in percent of jobs in the Residential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (51.4 percent decline)
2. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (50.4 percent decline)
3. Offices of dentists (25 percent decline)
4. Nonresidential building construction (15.1 percent decline)
5. Professional and similar organizations (14.3 percent decline)

In Brown County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 512 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Brown County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 98 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 22.0 percent of the total growth in Brown County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (98 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (74 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (46 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (40 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (32 new jobs)

Of the 28 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 10 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 18 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Brown County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Nursing care facilities industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 64 jobs. The declines in the Nursing care facilities industry make up 37.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Brown County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (64 jobs lost)
2. Residential building construction (31 jobs lost)
3. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (20 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (16 jobs lost)
5. Offices of dentists (12 jobs lost)





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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.

Brown County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Brown County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 198.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Brown County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where the industry took a loss of 4.1 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Brown County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (198.0 percent gain)
2. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (75.8 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (55.9 percent gain)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (37.9 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (32.2 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 0.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than percent in Ohio, which experienced a gain of 0.4 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains were less than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Brown County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 40 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Ohio, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Brown County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 3.1 percent in terms of employees in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (40 percent decline)
2. Other residential care facilities (38.2 percent decline)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (35.2 percent decline)
4. Traveler accommodation (27.4 percent decline)
5. Personal care services (24.3 percent decline)

From the 37 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 21 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 16 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Brown County

Given the industries in the area, the Nursing care facilities industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 48 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Nursing care facilities industry make up 21.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Brown County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (48 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (39 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (24 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (23 jobs lost)
5. Building finishing contractors (14 jobs lost)

In Brown County, Ohio, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 16 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Brown County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has added the most employment with 67 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 34.2 percent of the growth in Brown County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (67 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (33 new jobs)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (23 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (17 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (9 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 Brown County, Ohio

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Brown County accounted a medium-high median household income of $44,815 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 6.9 percent lower than the median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the median is 9.6 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Brown County, Ohio can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 11.6 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 58.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Brown County, having 19.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $77,879. This median income level is 73.8 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Brown County reported an income level of $15,113, this median was 66.3 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Brown County, Ohio White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $44,917 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median in 2000. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 14.5 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $38,318. Hispanic in Brown County, Ohio reported a median household income of $36,929, which is 17.6 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.







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

Higher Education in Brown County, Ohio

In 2000, the Census reported that in Brown County, Ohio, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 45.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Brown have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 8.4 percent (Men) versus 9.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 45.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Brown County, Ohio can be considered to have a less-educated population of the working age, with 8.8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Brown counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Brown County, Ohio as reported in the 2000 Census, 8.8 percent of the White Alone, 11 percent of Black or African American, 22.4 percent of the Asian alone and 23.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Housing Report for Brown County, Ohio

In Brown County, the real estate market was made up of 18,059 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 605 homes since 2001, or 3.5 percent.

The State of Ohio, Brown County is positioned 27 of 88 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,218 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Brown County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $89,900, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Ohio 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $103,700 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

According to the data, there is a large amount of affordable housing in Brown County, Ohio. In 2000, 77.6 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Educational services has a largest number of employee per establishment in Brown County. In the County, the industry averages 24 jobs per establishment, which is less than the US industry average of 27 and less than the State of Ohio average establishment size of 34 for the Educational services industry.

The Construction sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Brown County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 5.8 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 0 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

In Brown County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 18.9 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 1,011 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services industries total 18.9 and 14.3 percent of all employment.

In Brown County, Health care and social assistance, Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Health care and social assistance industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.46. The level of employment in the Health care and social assistance sector is 1.46 times greater than the national average, signifying that Brown County may specialize, or be an exporter of Health care and social assistance.

Administrative and waste services is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Brown County, rising by 65 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Ohio had an industry job change of 1 percent, during the time since 2001.







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