In Geauga County, jobs in the paper and paper product merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the paper and paper product merchant wholesalers industry paid the average highest wages in Geauga County for 2006. The average industry job in Geauga County was paid an annual wage of $117,598 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of Ohio of $56,214 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $50,207.

Top-pay jobs in Geauga County, Ohio can be found in electronic equipment repair and maintenance ($110,943), electric goods merchant wholesalers ($81,663), chemical merchant wholesalers ($69,079) and electronics and appliance stores ($67,689) 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.

Geauga County Wages have increased by 15.7% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Geauga County, Ohio by a total of 15.7%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for Ohio and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Geauga County, Ohio when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 11 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $36,666. The average 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.

Geauga County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Geauga County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other chemical product and preparation mfg. industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 84 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Ohio, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 24.4 percent. The losses in the Other chemical product and preparation mfg. industry in Geauga County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 13.6 percent in terms of employment in the Other chemical product and preparation mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (84 percent decline)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (65.9 percent decline)
3. Utility system construction (58.4 percent decline)
4. Travel arrangement and reservation services (57.7 percent decline)
5. Florists (53.9 percent decline)

Geauga County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Chemical merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 484.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Geauga County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where this industry saw a loss of 3.8 percent. The Chemical merchant wholesalers industry in Geauga County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 2.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Chemical merchant wholesalers (484.6 percent gain)
2. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (330.8 percent gain)
3. Employment services (193.9 percent gain)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (132.5 percent gain)
5. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (131.6 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 8.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is less than percent in Ohio, which experienced a loss of -2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Geauga County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Rubber product manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 494 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Rubber product manufacturing industry make up 22.9 percent of the total employment decline in Geauga County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Rubber product manufacturing (494 jobs lost)
2. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (247 jobs lost)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (174 jobs lost)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (109 jobs lost)
5. Metalworking machinery manufacturing (91 jobs lost)

Out of the 102 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 45 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 57 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Geauga County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 2,603 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Geauga County

The Limited-service eating places industry has added the most employment with 549 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 16.0 percent of the total growth in Geauga County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (549 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (274 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (251 new jobs)
4. Nursing care facilities (188 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (168 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.

1-Year Industry Employment Change in Geauga County, Ohio

In Geauga County, Ohio, the total number of jobs for throughout industries has decreased by 943 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Given the 114 4-digit NAICS industries, 56 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 57 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total 1-Year Employment Decline in Geauga County

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 666 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry make up 33.7 percent of the total job loss in Geauga County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (666 jobs lost)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (266 jobs lost)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (118 jobs lost)
4. Elementary and secondary schools (90 jobs lost)
5. Special food services (78 jobs lost)

Total 1-Year Employment Growth in Geauga County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Plastics product manufacturing industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 175 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Plastics product manufacturing industry makes up 13.1 percent of the total employment growth in Geauga County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Plastics product manufacturing (175 new jobs)
2. Nursing care facilities (107 new jobs)
3. Chemical merchant wholesalers (106 new jobs)
4. Grocery stores (87 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (86 new jobs)

Geauga County 1-year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Chemical merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 238.1 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Geauga County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where it saw a loss of 3.3 percent. The Chemical merchant wholesalers industry in Geauga County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Chemical merchant wholesalers (238.1 percent gain)
2. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (170.0 percent gain)
3. Clothing stores (136.4 percent gain)
4. Electrical equipment manufacturing (126.9 percent gain)
5. Specialized design services (92.9 percent gain)

Geauga County 1-year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 48.1 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Ohio, where the industry reported a loss of 0.5 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Geauga County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 3.1 percent in terms of employment in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (48.1 percent decline)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (45.8 percent decline)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (44.8 percent decline)
4. Special food services (36.5 percent decline)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (36.3 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than growth in the State of Ohio, which experienced a gain of 0.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were less than than the gain felt at the national level 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).

Income and Poverty in Geauga County, Ohio

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Geauga County, Ohio can be understood to have a very low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 4.6 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 13 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Geauga County, with 9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Geauga County reported an income level of $64,789, this median was 8 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 39 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $42,934. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $110,363. This median income level is 56.7 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Hispanic in Geauga County, Ohio , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $94,321, this median is 33.9 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Geauga County, Ohio White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $70,764 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.5 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

The rate of poverty in Geauga County, Ohio has increased by 1.0 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 4.6 percent to 5.6 percent.

As the median income level saw a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Geauga 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 Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 1029085.2 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Geauga County, encountering a 18.7 percent increase in median income, since the values reported in the 2000 Decennial Census.

The areas median household income has declined a small amount from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $69,890, which represents a 0.8 percent decline. Geauga County, Ohio, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 36 of 38 counties in percent of decline for household income in Ohio. Geauga County ranks 648 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income level for the United States.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Geauga County reported a very high median income for all households of $70,434 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 32 percent higher than the median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the median is 30.2 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

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

Higher Education in Geauga County, Ohio

From 2000, Geauga has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 7.0 percent to a total of 38.8 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the 2005 State of Ohio percent of 23.4 and greater than the national percent of 27.2.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 5.6 percent. In the year 2005, 39.6 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 8.0 percent. By 2005, a total of 38 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

Geauga County, Ohio can be considered to have a highly-educated population, with 31.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Geauga was reported to have a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Geauga County, Ohio, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 33.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Geauga have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 33.6 percent (Men) versus 30 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 30 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Geauga County, Ohio as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 31.8 percent of the White Alone, 16 percent of Black or African American, 59 percent of the Asian alone and 35.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

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

Demographic Profile for Geauga County, Ohio

When calculating the total land area, Geauga covers a total land area of 404 square miles. The land areas has a medium-high density of 236 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- St. Clair, MI (237 per sq. mile ), Wood, WV (237 per sq. mile ), Rensselaer, NY (237 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Beaufort, SC (235 per sq. mile ), Jefferson, WV (235 per sq. mile ), Lincoln, NC (234 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Geauga County, Ohio to be 40.9 years old. The median age in Geauga is greater than the median in Ohio of 37.6. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 38.8 years of age. With a total of 24.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Geauga can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.5 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 13.6 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Geauga County, Ohio has a population that is made up of 96.5 percent White, 1.5 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 0.7 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.7 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Geauga has increased in diversity when 2.3 percent of the population were minorities.

Geauga County, Ohio had an estimated population of 95,218 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 91,255. This growth denotes an increase of 4.3 percent. Geauga ranks 12 of 88 counties when analyzing total population change in Ohio and the county ranks 579 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Geauga from another country. The international migration into Geauga totals 0.2 percent of the total migration into the State of Ohio. This level of international migration can be considered low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

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

Housing Report for Geauga County, Ohio

Geauga County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $233,700, accounted by the American Community Survey. This home value is greater than the State of Ohio 2005 median home value of $129,600 and greater than home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

The residential home values in Geauga County, Ohio have seen large increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $51,300, or 28.1 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $182,400.

When compared to other counties in Ohio, Geauga County stands 20 of 88 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 955 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

There seems to be a limited amount affordable residential real estate in Geauga County, Ohio. In 2005, 9.1 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In Geauga County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 34,940 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 1,497 residential units since 2001, or 4.5 percent.

Geauga County can be understood as having a relatively high proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 8.5 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Management of companies and enterprises has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Geauga County, growing by 103.3 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 1.6 percent. The State of Ohio faced a industry job change of 22.5 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

In Geauga County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 31.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 9,813 people employed. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 11.6 and 10.9 percent of industry employment.

In Geauga County, Manufacturing, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Construction have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.47. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 2.47 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Geauga County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Geauga County. The industry averages 44 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the State of Ohio establishments size average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Geauga County. The industry was hit with a loss of 497 total jobs during the period, accounting for 42 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 69.8 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.







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