In Stark County, jobs in the petroleum merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the petroleum merchant wholesalers industry reported the top wages in Stark County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Stark County earned an annual wage of $108,275 in 2006. The average wage is greater than the industry wage in Ohio of $52,995 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $50,762.

Other high-paying jobs in Stark County, Ohio exsists in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($91,809), other fabricated metal product manufacturing ($75,912), foundries ($68,734) and offices of physicians ($68,612) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Stark County Wages have increased by 13.7% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Stark County, Ohio by a total of 13.7%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Ohio and less than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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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.

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

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The overall industry wages in Stark County, Ohio when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 12 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $36,666. The industry 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.

Stark County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Stark County

Given the industries in the area, the Foundries industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,649 jobs. The declines in the Foundries industry make up 10.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Stark County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Foundries (1,649 jobs lost)
2. Steel product mfg. from purchased steel (681 jobs lost)
3. Health and personal care stores (676 jobs lost)
4. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (638 jobs lost)
5. Rubber product manufacturing (634 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Stark County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,097 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 10.9 percent of the growth in Stark County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (1,097 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (995 new jobs)
3. Nondepository credit intermediation (901 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (506 new jobs)
5. Home health care services (484 new jobs)

In Stark County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 12,387 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Out of the 168 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 98 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 70 industries reported a drop in employment.

Stark County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Medical and diagnostic laboratories industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 350.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Stark County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where the industry felt a gain of 46.2 percent. The Medical and diagnostic laboratories industry in Stark County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 20.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (350.0 percent gain)
2. Nondepository credit intermediation (253.5 percent gain)
3. Warehousing and storage (171.7 percent gain)
4. Vocational rehabilitation services (134.5 percent gain)
5. Specialized freight trucking (94.7 percent gain)

Total industry employment has decreased by 8 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in Ohio, experiencing a loss of -2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Stark County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 86 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Ohio, where the industry felt a loss of 54.4 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Stark County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 1.7 in percent of workers in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (86 percent decline)
2. Scientific research and development services (84.9 percent decline)
3. Direct selling establishments (84.3 percent decline)
4. Waste collection (74.2 percent decline)
5. Taxi and limousine service (66 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.

Stark County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has decreased by 2.9 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in Ohio, which saw a gain of 0.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Stark County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Clay product and refractory manufacturing industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 50.8 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 loss of 2.1 percent. The losses in the Clay product and refractory manufacturing industry in Stark County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 2.8 in percent of jobs in the Clay product and refractory manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clay product and refractory manufacturing (50.8 percent decline)
2. Investigation and security services (46.1 percent decline)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (43 percent decline)
4. Business, computer and management training (38.8 percent decline)
5. Other support services (34.1 percent decline)

Stark County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Nondepository credit intermediation industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 262.3 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Stark County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where it saw a loss of 1.4 percent. The Nondepository credit intermediation industry in Stark County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nondepository credit intermediation (262.3 percent gain)
2. Warehousing and storage (225.0 percent gain)
3. Alumina and aluminum production (73.4 percent gain)
4. Wireless telecommunications carriers (69.1 percent gain)
5. Social advocacy organizations (56.9 percent gain)

In Stark County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 4,343 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Out of the 177 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 106 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 70 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Stark County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Clay product and refractory manufacturing industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 565 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Clay product and refractory manufacturing industry make up 7.2 percent of the total employment decline in Stark County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Clay product and refractory manufacturing (565 jobs lost)
2. Grocery stores (504 jobs lost)
3. Investigation and security services (472 jobs lost)
4. Other general merchandise stores (441 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (409 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Stark County

The Nondepository credit intermediation industry has added the most employment with 909 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Nondepository credit intermediation industry makes up 23.1 percent of the growth in Stark County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nondepository credit intermediation (909 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (463 new jobs)
3. Warehousing and storage (379 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (160 new jobs)
5. Health and personal care stores (141 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 Stark County, Ohio

Compared to counties across the United States, Stark County had a relatively high median income for households of $46,594 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 2.8 percent lower than the household income median in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the median household income is 5.4 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Hispanic households in Stark County, Ohio , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $39,589, this median household income is 15 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Stark County reported an income level of $26,007, which was 44.2 percent less than the median for all households. In Stark County, Ohio White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $48,044 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 3.1 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 40.4 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $27,772. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $58,604. This household income level is 25.8 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in Stark County, Ohio, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in household income was the Black or African American category. This group felt a decline of 23.8 percent since 2000. The Asian population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Stark County, encountering a 15.4 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Stark County, Ohio can be recognized as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 28 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Stark County, reporting 17.5 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $42,303, which amounts to a 9.2 percent decline. Stark County, Ohio, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 22 of 38 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Ohio. Stark County ranks 268 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median income in the US.

The rate of poverty in Stark County, Ohio has increased by 2.8 percent from the rates reported in the Decennial Census, moving from 9.2 percent to 12 percent.

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

Higher Education in Stark County, Ohio

From 2000, Stark 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 1.4 percent to a total of 19.4 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the State of Ohio percent of 23.4 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

In Stark County, Ohio as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 18.6 percent of the White Alone, 7 percent of Black or African American, 49.4 percent of the Asian alone and 19.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 0.8 percent. As reported in 2005, 20.8 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 2.0 percent. By 2005, a total of 18 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

Stark County, Ohio has a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 18 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Stark has 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.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Stark County, Ohio, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 39.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Stark have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 20.2 percent (Men) versus 16 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 43 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

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

Demographic Profile for Stark County, Ohio

By measuring total land area, Stark covers a total land area of 576 square miles. This area has a high population density of 661 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Dakota, MN (673 per sq. mile ), Lee, FL (678 per sq. mile ), Chesterfield, VA (679 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Arapahoe, CO (659 per sq. mile ), Clark, WA (643 per sq. mile ), Chesapeake city, VA (643 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Stark County, Ohio to be 39.9 years old. The median in Stark is greater than the median age for the State of Ohio of 37.6. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 38.2 years old. With 23.4 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Stark 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 population, with 61.3 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 15.4 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Since 2000, a low amount of people migrated to Stark from outside the country. The immigration into Stark makes up 0.9 percent of immigration 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.

Stark County, Ohio had a population of 380,608 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 378,135. This growth signifies an increase of 0.7 percent. Stark ranks 21 of 88 counties when calculating total change in population for Ohio and the county ranks 731 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Stark County, Ohio has a population that is comprised of 89.3 percent White, 7.4 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 9.0 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Stark has increased the percent of minority population when 8.6 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Stark County, Ohio

When compared to other counties in Ohio, Stark County places 45 of 88 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,569 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Stark County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $125,900, published 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 nation during that year.

In Stark County, the real estate market was made up of 162,337 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 4,097 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.6 percent.

The residential housing values in Stark County, Ohio have seen large increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $25,600, or 25.5 percent, from their 2000 value of $100,300.

There is a fair amount affordable residential real estate in Stark County, Ohio. In 2005, 49.4 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Stark County has a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey counted that 1 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Stark County, with the industry averaging 50 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the State of Ohio average of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Stark County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 20.4 percent of total employment in the county, making up 29,847 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries total 17.3 and 14.7 percent of industry employment.

In Stark County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance and Other services, except public administration have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Manufacturing sector has a United State LQ of 1.59. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.59 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Stark County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.

Transportation and Warehousing in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Stark County, increasing in size by 32.7 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -1 percent. The State of Ohio felt a shift in employment in the industry of 4.2 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

The Manufacturing industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in Stark County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 25.9 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 20.4 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Stark County. The industry was hit with a loss of 10,157 total jobs during the period, accounting for 25.4 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 76.5 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.





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