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

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People with jobs in the office administrative services industry reported the top wages in Scioto County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Scioto County earned an annual wage of $101,399 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Ohio of $51,285 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $61,535.

Top-pay jobs in Scioto County, Ohio may be found in computer systems design and related services ($81,258), offices of physicians ($61,847), management and technical consulting services ($57,528) and utility system construction ($53,085) 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.

Scioto County Wages have increased by 15.6% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Scioto County, Ohio by a total of 15.6%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Scioto County, Ohio when analyzed can be described as relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 30 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $36,666. The overall industry wage 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.

Scioto County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Scioto County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other ambulatory health care services industry has added the most employment with 296 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other ambulatory health care services industry makes up 24.7 percent of the total growth in Scioto County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other ambulatory health care services (296 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (234 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (145 new jobs)
4. Nonresidential building construction (130 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (43 new jobs)

From the 71 4-digit NAICS industries, 36 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 34 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Scioto County, Ohio, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 1,810 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Scioto County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Child day care services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 210 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Child day care services industry make up 13.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Scioto County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Child day care services (210 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (172 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (161 jobs lost)
4. Nursing care facilities (135 jobs lost)
5. Insurance carriers (122 jobs lost)

Scioto County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 245.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Scioto County has increased employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where the industry felt a gain of 3.7 percent. The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Scioto County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 28.5 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (245.8 percent gain)
2. Other ambulatory health care services (206.5 percent gain)
3. Nonresidential building construction (127.8 percent gain)
4. Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers (116.7 percent gain)
5. Individual and family services (90.2 percent gain)

Scioto County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Remediation and other waste services industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 77.8 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Ohio, where the it saw a gain of 23.1 percent. The losses in the Remediation and other waste services industry in Scioto County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 17.8 in percent of jobs in the Remediation and other waste services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Remediation and other waste services (77.8 percent decline)
2. Child day care services (69.2 percent decline)
3. Insurance carriers (64.3 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (63 percent decline)
5. Computer systems design and related services (62.5 percent decline)

Total employment has decreased by 9.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Ohio, which saw a loss of -2.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level 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.

Scioto County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Scioto County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Architectural and engineering services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 28 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Architectural and engineering services industry makes up 9.9 percent of the total growth in Scioto County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (28 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (25 new jobs)
3. Office administrative services (24 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (24 new jobs)
5. Management and technical consulting services (24 new jobs)

From the 71 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 39 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 30 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Scioto County, Ohio, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 986 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Scioto County

Given the industries in the area, the Home health care services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 185 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Home health care services industry make up 24.1 percent of the total job loss in Scioto County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (185 jobs lost)
2. Remediation and other waste services (112 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (81 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (55 jobs lost)
5. Offices of physicians (35 jobs lost)

Scioto County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 159.4 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Scioto County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where it saw a gain of 1.1 percent. The Offices of real estate agents and brokers industry in Scioto County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 5.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (159.4 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (128.6 percent gain)
3. Architectural and engineering services (68.3 percent gain)
4. Management and technical consulting services (53.0 percent gain)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (51.9 percent gain)

Scioto County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Remediation and other waste services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 77.5 percent from 2005 (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 felt a gain of 1.9 percent. The losses in the Remediation and other waste services industry in Scioto County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 4.1 in percent of workers in the Remediation and other waste services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Remediation and other waste services (77.5 percent decline)
2. Computer systems design and related services (70 percent decline)
3. Other wood product manufacturing (49.1 percent decline)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (46.9 percent decline)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (27.1 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 5.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in Ohio, which experienced a gain of 0.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US 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). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Scioto County, Ohio

The poverty rate in Scioto County, Ohio has increased by 7.3 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 19.3 percent to 26.6 percent.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Scioto County reported a relatively low household income of $32,769 (2005 Dollars). This median is 46.2 percent lower than the median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the income level is 49.9 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The areas median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $28,348, posting a 13.5 percent decline. Scioto County, Ohio, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 6 of 38 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Ohio. Scioto County ranks 87 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income level for the United States.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Scioto County, Ohio may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 19.3 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 38.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Scioto County, accounting 29.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Hispanic in Scioto County, Ohio , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $21,938, this median is 33.1 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 8.5 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $29,981. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $85,118. This income level is 159.8 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Scioto County had a median income of $27,592, this level was 15.8 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Scioto County, Ohio White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $32,889 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median in 2000.

While household income level experienced a decline from 2000 to 2005 in Scioto County, Ohio, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median household income was the Asian category. This category saw a decline of 97.1 percent in the last five years. The White Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Scioto County, experiencing a 13.4 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

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

Higher Education in Scioto County, Ohio

Scioto County, Ohio is made up of a less-educated 2000 population, with 10.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Scioto counted a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

From 2000, Scioto has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 2.0 percent to a total of 12.2 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the State of Ohio percent of 23.4 and less than the US percent of 27.2.

In Scioto County, Ohio according the 2000 Decennial Census, 10.2 percent of the White Alone, 4.6 percent of Black or African American, 58 percent of the Asian alone and 2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 2.2 percent. By 2005, 12.2 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 2.0 percent. By 2005, a total of 12.2 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Scioto County, Ohio, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 40.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Scioto have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 10 percent (Men) versus 10.2 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 39.2 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

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

Demographic Profile for Scioto County, Ohio

Scioto County, Ohio had a population that was estimated at 76,561 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 79,081. The decline shows a decrease of -3.2 percent. Scioto ranks 81 of 88 counties by growth in total population in Ohio and the county ranks 3,084 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Scioto covers a total land area of 612 square miles. This area has a medium-low population density of 125 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- St. Joseph, MI (125 per sq. mile ), Scott, IN (125 per sq. mile ), Grayson, TX (125 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Maury, TN (124 per sq. mile ), Monterey, CA (124 per sq. mile ), Limestone, AL (124 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a low amount of people have migrated to Scioto internationally. The international migration into Scioto accounts for 0.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of Ohio. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Scioto County, Ohio has a population that is made of 94.6 percent White, 2.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity, with 3.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Scioto has increased the percent of minority population when 3.6 percent of the population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Scioto County, Ohio to be 37.7 years of age. The median age in Scioto 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 age, at that time the median was 36.8 years old. With 23.3 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Scioto can be described 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 61.6 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 15.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Scioto County, Ohio

In Scioto County, there were a total of 34,813 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 728 homes since 2001, or 2.1 percent.

Scioto County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $78,800, accounted by the American Community Survey. This value is less than the overall Ohio 2005 median home value of $129,600 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

The residential housing values in Scioto County, Ohio have moderate increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $15,400, or 24.3 percent, since their values in that year of $63,400.

There seems to be a large amount of housing that is affordable in Scioto County, Ohio. In 2005, 79.8 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Scioto County is made up of a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 0.8 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

In the State of Ohio, Scioto County is positioned 54 of 88 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,851 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Administrative and waste services saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Scioto County. The sector faced a loss of 558 jobs during the period, or 36 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 35.6 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Educational services saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Scioto County, increasing in size by 37.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 13.8 percent. The State of Ohio had an industry job change of 16.7 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Scioto County, with the industry averaging 37 employees per business. This is less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the State of Ohio establishments size average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

Scioto County is ranked number 44 of 89 Counties in the State of Ohio in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 43 of 89 Counties.

In Scioto County, Health care and social assistance, Accommodation and food services and Utilities industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Health care and social assistance industry has an LQ of 2.45. The level of employment in the Health care and social assistance sector is 2.45 times greater than the national average, signifying that Scioto County may specialize, or be an exporter of Health care and social assistance.

In Scioto County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Health care and social assistance is the largest employment industry and makes up 31.8 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 6,003 people employed. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries make up 15.9 and 12.4 percent of all employment.





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