In Noble County, jobs in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry reported the top wages in Noble County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Noble County received a wage of $53,487 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Ohio of $45,358 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $54,074.

High-wage employment in Noble County, Ohio can be found in support activities for mining ($36,216), legal services ($32,673), machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($30,515) and depository credit intermediation ($27,981) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Noble County Wages have increased by 14.1% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Noble County, Ohio by a total of 14.1%. This is less than the growth in average 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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Noble County, Ohio can be described as relatively low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 29.7 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $36,666. The overall industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Noble County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Noble County

The Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 98 jobs. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 61.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Noble County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (98 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (29 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (19 jobs lost)
4. Unclassified (6 jobs lost)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (3 jobs lost)

In Noble County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 92 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 16 4-digit NAICS industries, 9 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 7 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Noble County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has added the most employment with 51 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 34.0 percent of the total employment growth in Noble County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (51 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (43 new jobs)
3. Automobile dealers (28 new jobs)
4. Nonresidential building construction (18 new jobs)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (6 new jobs)

Total employment has decreased by 4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in Ohio, which went through a loss of -2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Noble County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 76 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 it saw a loss of 54.4 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Noble County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.7 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (76 percent decline)
2. Limited-service eating places (69.1 percent decline)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (58 percent decline)
4. Grocery stores (23.6 percent decline)
5. Personal care services (19.2 percent decline)

Noble County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 129.3 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Noble County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where the industry felt a loss of 3.1 percent. The Gasoline stations industry in Noble County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 6.4 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (129.3 percent gain)
2. Nonresidential building construction (79.1 percent gain)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (65.5 percent gain)
4. Automobile dealers (65.4 percent gain)
5. Home health care services (53.5 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.

Noble County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Noble County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 59.2 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Ohio, where the it saw a gain of 0 percent. The losses in the Limited-service eating places industry in Noble County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 2.4 in percent of jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (59.2 percent decline)
2. Other general merchandise stores (24.1 percent decline)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (14.3 percent decline)
4. Personal care services (12.5 percent decline)
5. Gasoline stations (9.6 percent decline)

Noble County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 33.3 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Noble County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where it saw a loss of 2.2 percent. The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry in Noble County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 1.5 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (33.3 percent gain)
2. Depository credit intermediation (17.5 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (16.7 percent gain)
4. Home health care services (10.9 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (4.8 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 1.2 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in the State of Ohio, which saw a gain of 0.4 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Given the 15 4-digit NAICS industries, 8 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 6 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Noble County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 63 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 71.2 percent of the total job loss in Noble County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (63 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (8 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (7 jobs lost)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (5 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (3 jobs lost)

In Noble County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 28 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Noble County

The Home health care services industry has grown the most with 14 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 46.2 percent of the growth in Noble County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (14 new jobs)
2. Depository credit intermediation (9 new jobs)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (4 new jobs)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (2 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (52 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 Noble County, Ohio

Hispanic headed households in Noble County, Ohio , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $65,325, this median is 69.5 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $148,950. This household income level is 286.5 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. In Noble County, Ohio White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $38,797 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 58.3 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $16,088. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Noble County had a median household income level of $21,938, this level was 43.1 percent less than the median income level in this area.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Noble County reported a medium-low median income for all households of $38,540 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 24.3 percent lower than the median income in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the income level is 27.5 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, Noble County, Ohio can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 11.4 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 30.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Noble County, having 27.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Noble County, Ohio

In Noble County, Ohio according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 8.2 percent of the White Alone, 3.8 percent of Black or African American, 68.2 percent of the Asian alone and 1.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Noble County, Ohio has a less-educated working age population, with 8 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Noble is reported having a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Noble County, Ohio, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 47 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Noble on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 8 percent (Men) versus 8.2 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 48.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Noble County, Ohio

In terms of total land area, Noble extends a total area of 399 square miles. The county has a low average population density of 35 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Mills, IA (35 per sq. mile ), Fairfield, SC (35 per sq. mile ), Metcalfe, KY (35 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Decatur, TN (35 per sq. mile ), Brantley, GA (35 per sq. mile ), Juneau, WI (35 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Noble County, Ohio to be 36.7 years of age. The median in Noble is less than the median in Ohio of 37.6. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 35.6 years old. With 19.3 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Noble can be understood as being made up of a relatively low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 67 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Noble County, Ohio has a population that is made of 91.8 percent White, 7.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of diversity, with 7.9 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Noble has increased the percent of minority makeup when 7.3 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Noble County, Ohio had a total estimated population of 14,156 in 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 14,101. This growth signifies an increase of 0.4 percent. Noble ranks 60 of 88 counties when calculating total change in population for Ohio and the county ranks 1,851 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Since 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Noble internationally. The international migration into Noble totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Ohio. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

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

Housing Report for Noble County, Ohio

There seems to be a large amount affordable residential real estate in Noble County, Ohio. In 2000, 89.4 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In Noble County, the real estate market was made up of 5,626 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a total of 93 homes since 2001, or 1.7 percent.

Noble County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $63,700, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the Ohio 2000 median home 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, Noble County stands 63 of 88 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 2,192 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Noble County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.87. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.87 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Noble County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Noble County. The sector faced a loss of 145 total jobs during the period, accounting for 21.4 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 36.7 percent of all employment losses in the county.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Noble County. In the County, the industry averages 35 jobs per establishment, which is less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Ohio typical size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

Construction has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Noble County, growing by 46.7 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 7.3 percent. The State of Ohio experienced a change in employment in the sector of -3.2 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Noble County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 24 percent of the total county employment. This totals 531 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors provide 23.3 and 15.4 percent of all employment.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Noble County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 29.6 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 24 percent in 2005.





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