In Logan County, jobs in the nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying pay the highest wages

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Employment in the nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying industry reported the top wages in Logan County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Logan County was paid an annual wage of $89,722 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Ohio of $45,811 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $47,752.

Other top-pay jobs in Logan County, Ohio can be found in electronic markets and agents and brokers ($66,991), motor vehicle parts manufacturing ($55,655), nondepository credit intermediation ($49,001) and specialized freight trucking ($45,423) 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.

Logan County Wages have increased by 18.1% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Logan County, Ohio by a total of 18.1%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Ohio and greater 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Logan County, Ohio can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 3.5 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $36,666. The average pay 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.

Logan County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Logan County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Specialized freight trucking industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 169 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Specialized freight trucking industry makes up 27.2 percent of the growth in Logan County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (169 new jobs)
2. Employment services (47 new jobs)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (42 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (37 new jobs)
5. Other motor vehicle dealers (35 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Logan County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 232 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry make up 41.7 percent of the total job loss in Logan County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (232 jobs lost)
2. Warehousing and storage (76 jobs lost)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (46 jobs lost)
4. Clothing stores (36 jobs lost)
5. Architectural and engineering services (24 jobs lost)

From the 50 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 24 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 26 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Logan County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 315 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Logan County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialized freight trucking industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 693.2 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Logan County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Ohio, where this industry saw a gain of 5.1 percent. The Specialized freight trucking industry in Logan County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 6.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialized freight trucking (693.2 percent gain)
2. Other personal services (172.7 percent gain)
3. General freight trucking (113.3 percent gain)
4. Consumer goods rental (113.0 percent gain)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (82.4 percent gain)

Logan County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 63.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Ohio, where the industry reported a loss of 54.4 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Logan County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.7 percent in terms of employment in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (63.8 percent decline)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (52.8 percent decline)
3. Clothing stores (42.1 percent decline)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (39.8 percent decline)
5. Architectural and engineering services (36.4 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 1.7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in the State of Ohio, which saw a loss of -2.8 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US 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.

Logan County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Logan County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Warehousing and storage industry has grown the most with 36 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Warehousing and storage industry makes up 20.5 percent of the growth in Logan County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (36 new jobs)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (22 new jobs)
3. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (14 new jobs)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (13 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (11 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Logan County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Residential mental health facilities industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 67 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Residential mental health facilities industry make up 15.1 percent of the total employment decline in Logan County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (67 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (52 jobs lost)
3. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (43 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (41 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (32 jobs lost)

Of the 59 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 32 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 25 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Logan County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 239 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total industry employment has increased by 1.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of Ohio, which went through a gain of 0.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Logan County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 88.9 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Logan County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where the industry felt a loss of 5.1 percent. The Unclassified industry in Logan County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.1 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (88.9 percent gain)
2. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (65.2 percent gain)
3. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (50.0 percent gain)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (43.8 percent gain)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (34.7 percent gain)

Logan County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 31.7 percent from 2005 (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 gain of 1.4 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Logan County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2.3 in percent of jobs in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (31.7 percent decline)
2. Advertising and related services (27.6 percent decline)
3. Personal care services (27 percent decline)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (25 percent decline)
5. Residential mental health facilities (24.2 percent decline)





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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 Logan County, Ohio

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Logan County, Ohio may be understood as having a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 9.3 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 24.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Logan County, having 16.3 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Hispanic headed households in Logan County, Ohio reported a median household income of $37,782, this median is 22.1 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $56,373. This median income level is 16.2 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. In Logan County, Ohio White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $48,931 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.8 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 9 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $44,183. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Logan County had a median income of $35,759, this level was 26.3 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Logan County reported a relatively high median income for households of $48,530 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 1.3 percent higher than the median in Ohio of $47,919 and the median household income is 1.2 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Logan County, Ohio

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Logan County, Ohio, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 51.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Logan have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 11.8 percent (Men) versus 11.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 52.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Logan County, Ohio as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 11.4 percent of the White Alone, 12.4 percent of Black or African American, 25.2 percent of the Asian alone and 2.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Logan County, Ohio is made up of a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 11.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Logan counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Logan County, Ohio

When measuring the total land area, Logan spans a total of 458 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low density of 102 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Haywood, NC (102 per sq. mile ), Bowie, TX (102 per sq. mile ), Kootenai, ID (103 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Putnam, FL (102 per sq. mile ), Baldwin, AL (102 per sq. mile ), Powhatan, VA (102 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Logan internationally. The migration from outside the US into Logan makes up 0.2 percent of immigration into the State of Ohio. This percent of international migration is medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Logan County, Ohio has a population that is made of 95.6 percent White, 1.7 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 3.0 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Logan has increased the level of diversity when 2.9 percent of the people were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Logan County, Ohio to be 38.1 years old. The median age in Logan is greater than the median age in Ohio of 37.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 36.9 years old. With 25 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Logan can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 14.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Logan County, Ohio had a population of 46,580 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 46,017. This growth signifies an increase of 1.2 percent. Logan ranks 44 of 88 counties in terms of population growth in Ohio and the county ranks 1,361 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Logan County, Ohio

Logan County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $88,300, reported by the Decennial Census. This is less than the Ohio 2000 home median value of $103,700 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

The State of Ohio, Logan County is positioned 22 of 88 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,086 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

There is a large amount of affordable housing in Logan County, Ohio. In 2000, 75.5 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Logan County may be be described as having a small, but present percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census counted that 0.4 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

In Logan County, the census reported 22,822 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 862 residential structures since 2001, a change of 3.9 percent.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Logan County. In the County, the industry averages 115 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the Ohio average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Logan County. The industry lost a total of 746 jobs, or 11.5 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 36 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Logan County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Administrative and waste services industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.52. The level of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.52 times greater than the national average, signifying that Logan County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

Educational services is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Logan County, with a job growth of 32.4 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 13.8 percent. The State of Ohio had changed in sector employment of 16.7 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Logan County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Administrative and waste services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 32.4 percent of total employment in the county, making up 5,758 individuals. The Retail Trade and Administrative and waste services sectors provide 10.9 and 10.7 percent of total employment, respectively.







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