In Medina County, jobs in the office administrative services pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the office administrative services industry had the highest average wages in Medina County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Medina County earned an annual wage of $105,811 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Ohio of $51,285 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $61,535.

Other top-pay jobs in Medina County, Ohio can be found in other specialty trade contractors ($74,600), scientific research and development services ($71,204), chemical merchant wholesalers ($66,751) and electronic markets and agents and brokers ($64,011) 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.

Medina County Wages have increased by 13.6% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Medina County, Ohio by a total of 13.6%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for 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.

Medina County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Medina County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry has grown the most with 1,611 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the General freight trucking industry makes up 18.5 percent of the total growth in Medina County.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (1,611 new jobs)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (687 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (678 new jobs)
4. Nursing care facilities (304 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (270 new jobs)

Of the 121 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 42 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 79 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Medina County, Ohio, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 6,627 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Medina County

Given the industries in the area, the Architectural and engineering services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 226 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Architectural and engineering services industry make up 9.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Medina County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (226 jobs lost)
2. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (215 jobs lost)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (148 jobs lost)
4. Steel product mfg. from purchased steel (146 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (142 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has increased by 14.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than growth in the State of Ohio, experiencing a loss of -2.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Medina County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 841.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Medina County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where this industry saw a gain of 15.3 percent. The Activities related to real estate industry in Medina County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 19 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (841.0 percent gain)
2. Scientific research and development services (681.8 percent gain)
3. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (294.1 percent gain)
4. General freight trucking (263.5 percent gain)
5. Activities related to credit intermediation (259.2 percent gain)

Medina County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 68.4 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Ohio, where the industry felt a loss of 54.4 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Medina County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.7 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (68.4 percent decline)
2. Travel arrangement and reservation services (66.2 percent decline)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (66 percent decline)
4. Other wood product manufacturing (61.1 percent decline)
5. Insurance carriers (61.1 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.

Medina County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Medina County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Building equipment contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 287 jobs. The declines in the Building equipment contractors industry make up 16.8 percent of the total job loss in Medina County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (287 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (192 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (167 jobs lost)
4. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (161 jobs lost)
5. Highway, street, and bridge construction (151 jobs lost)

In Medina County, Ohio, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,290 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Medina County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Activities related to real estate industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 205 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Activities related to real estate industry makes up 7.8 percent of the total employment growth in Medina County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (205 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (143 new jobs)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (137 new jobs)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (133 new jobs)
5. General freight trucking (118 new jobs)

Of the 132 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 55 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 77 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.5 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Ohio, which saw a gain of 0.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Medina County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 56 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Ohio, where the industry felt a gain of 2.4 percent. The losses in the Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry in Medina County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.4 in percent of workers in the Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (56 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (48.3 percent decline)
3. Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (37 percent decline)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (32.3 percent decline)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (32 percent decline)

Medina County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 370.5 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Medina County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where the industry felt a gain of 3.6 percent. The Activities related to real estate industry in Medina County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 4.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (370.5 percent gain)
2. Home furnishings stores (176.5 percent gain)
3. Shoe stores (169.2 percent gain)
4. Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing (168.0 percent gain)
5. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (84.6 percent gain)





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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 Medina County, Ohio

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Medina County had a median household income level of $21,938, this level was 66.4 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic households in Medina County, Ohio recorded a median income of $67,443, this median is 3.3 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 44.1 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $36,490. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $81,803. This household income level is 25.3 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Medina County, Ohio White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $65,524 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median household income in 2000.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Medina County had a very high median income for households of $65,299 (2005 Dollars). This median is 26.6 percent higher than the median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and this is 24.8 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The rate of poverty in Medina County, Ohio has increased by 0.7 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 4.6 percent to 5.3 percent.

The areas median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $62,022, posting a 5 percent decline. Medina County, Ohio, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 31 of 38 counties in percent of decline for household income in Ohio. Medina County ranks 467 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median income level for the United States.

As the median income level saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Medina County, Ohio, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median income was the White Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 5.7 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Asian population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Medina County, encountering a 3.1 percent decline in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Medina County, Ohio can be understood to have a very low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 4.6 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 18.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Medina County, accounting 7.9 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

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

Higher Education in Medina County, Ohio

In Medina County, Ohio as reported in the 2000 Census, 24.6 percent of the White Alone, 13.4 percent of Black or African American, 55.2 percent of the Asian alone and 27.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000, Medina 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 4.4 percent to a total of 29.2 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.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Medina County, Ohio, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 34.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Medina have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 27 percent (Men) versus 22.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 38.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 3.6 percent. In the year 2005, 30.6 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 5.0 percent. By 2005, a total of 27.8 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Medina County, Ohio is made up of a highly-educated population of the working age, with 24.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Medina has a higher percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a higher percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for Medina County, Ohio

From 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Medina from another country. The international migration into Medina makes up 0.7 percent of immigration into the State of Ohio. This percent of international migration is medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Medina County, Ohio had a population of 167,010 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 151,877. This growth signifies an increase of 10 percent. Medina ranks 5 of 88 counties in terms of population growth in Ohio and the county ranks 240 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Medina County, Ohio has a population that is comprised of 96 percent White, 1.1 percent African American, 0.9 percent Asian, and 1.1 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 3.1 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Medina has increased in diversity when 2.5 percent of the people were minorities.

When calculating the total land area, Medina spans a total of 422 total square miles. The area has a medium-high population density of 396 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- New London, CT (400 per sq. mile ), Johnson, IN (401 per sq. mile ), James City, VA (402 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Maricopa, AZ (395 per sq. mile ), St. Clair, IL (392 per sq. mile ), Carson City, NV (391 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Medina County, Ohio to be 37.8 years of age. The median age in Medina is greater than the median age in the State of Ohio of 37.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 36.7 years of age. With a total of 24.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Medina can be understood as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 64.3 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

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

Housing Report for Medina County, Ohio

The State of Ohio, Medina County is positioned 5 of 88 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 321 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Medina County, the census reported 64,202 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 5,643 homes since 2001, or 9.6 percent.

According to the data, there is a limited amount of housing that is affordable in Medina County, Ohio. In 2005, 17.4 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

The residential housing values in Medina County, Ohio have moderate increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $34,100, or 23.6 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $144,400.

Medina County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $178,500, reported by the American Community Survey. This is greater than the overall Ohio 2005 median home value of $129,600 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

Medina County can be understood as having a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 3.2 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Medina County, Management of companies and enterprises, Manufacturing and Arts, entertainment, and recreation industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Management of companies and enterprises sector has a United State LQ of 3.1. This means the percent of total employment in the Management of companies and enterprises sector is 3.1 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Medina County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Management of companies and enterprises.

Educational services has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Medina County, rising by 90 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 13.8 percent. The State of Ohio saw a change in employment in the sector of 16.7 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Medina County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 18.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 9,847 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 15 and 10.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Management of companies and enterprises has the largest employers in Medina County, averaging 115 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the industry's average at the national level of 40 and greater than the State of Ohio establishments size average of 71 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Medina County. The sector faced a loss of 868 employees during the period, or 8.1 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 96.7 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).