Greene County, Ohio

In Greene County, jobs in the other financial investment activities pay the highest wages

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Employment in the other financial investment activities industry reported the top wages in Greene County for 2006. The average industry job in Greene County earned an annual wage of $79,950 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage in Ohio of $75,472 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $120,327.

Other top-pay jobs in Greene County, Ohio may be found in computer systems design and related services ($69,393), management and technical consulting services ($65,777), petroleum merchant wholesalers ($64,171) and architectural and engineering services ($63,435) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic 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.

Greene County Wages have increased by 20.6% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Greene County, Ohio by a total of 20.6%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Ohio and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Greene County, Ohio can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 10.7 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $36,666. The average 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.

Greene County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Given the 92 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 33 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 59 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Greene County

Given the industries in the area, the Other general merchandise stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 608 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Other general merchandise stores industry make up 30.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Greene County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (608 jobs lost)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (189 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (181 jobs lost)
4. Building finishing contractors (87 jobs lost)
5. Personal care services (86 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Greene County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Computer systems design and related services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 932 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Computer systems design and related services industry makes up 12.6 percent of the growth in Greene County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (932 new jobs)
2. Grocery stores (535 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (528 new jobs)
4. Scientific research and development services (508 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (393 new jobs)

In Greene County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 5,395 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total employment has increased by 13.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in the State of Ohio, which experienced a loss of -2.8 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Greene County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Office administrative services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 1605.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Greene County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where the industry took a gain of 40.8 percent. The Office administrative services industry in Greene County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 37.6 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (1605.9 percent gain)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (243.8 percent gain)
3. Furniture stores (240.8 percent gain)
4. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (221.7 percent gain)
5. Activities related to real estate (121.2 percent gain)

Greene County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 55.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Ohio, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 54.4 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Greene County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.7 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (55.3 percent decline)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (47.4 percent decline)
3. Other general merchandise stores (44.6 percent decline)
4. Nondepository credit intermediation (43.3 percent decline)
5. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (35.6 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.

Greene County One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Growth in Greene County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Computer systems design and related services industry has grown the most with 665 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Computer systems design and related services industry makes up 19.3 percent of the total employment growth in Greene County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (665 new jobs)
2. Department stores (492 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (274 new jobs)
4. Clothing stores (146 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (146 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Greene County

The Nursing care facilities industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 196 jobs. The declines in the Nursing care facilities industry make up 14.9 percent of the total employment decline in Greene County, Ohio.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (196 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (135 jobs lost)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (135 jobs lost)
4. Building finishing contractors (108 jobs lost)
5. Other miscellaneous store retailers (82 jobs lost)

In Greene County, Ohio, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 2,664 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 94 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 41 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 53 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The total number of jobs has increased by 6.1 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 from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Greene County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 84.4 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Ohio, where the it saw a loss of 5.1 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Greene County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 12.1 percent in terms of employment in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (84.4 percent decline)
2. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (67.7 percent decline)
3. Nondepository credit intermediation (36.7 percent decline)
4. Community care facilities for the elderly (32.7 percent decline)
5. Building finishing contractors (32.1 percent decline)

Greene County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Support activities for air transportation industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 269.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Greene County has grow faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where the industry took a gain of 5.3 percent. The Support activities for air transportation industry in Greene County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for air transportation (269.4 percent gain)
2. Activities related to real estate (144.7 percent gain)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (143.4 percent gain)
4. Office administrative services (84.3 percent gain)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (83.4 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 Greene County, Ohio

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The median household income in the area has declined a small amount from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $56,659, which amounts to a 0.5 percent decline. Greene County, Ohio, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 37 of 38 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of Ohio. Greene County ranks 654 of 668 counties (or parishes) when analyzing the decline in median income level for the United States.

The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Greene County had a median income of $42,147, this median was 26 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $55,987. This household income level is 1.7 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. In Greene County, Ohio White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $58,606 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2.9 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 32 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $38,686. Hispanic Householders in Greene County, Ohio recorded a median income of $56,063, this income level is 1.5 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Greene County, Ohio may be understood as having a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.5 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 21.6 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Greene County, reporting 10.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in Greene County, Ohio, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median household income was the Black or African American category. This group felt a decline of 21.8 percent since the year 2000. The Asian population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Greene County, seeing a 19 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

The rate of poverty in Greene County, Ohio has increased by 0.5 percent since the amounts published in 2000, moving from 8.5 percent to 9 percent.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Greene County had a relatively high household income of $56,928 (2005 Dollars). This median is 15.8 percent higher than the median in Ohio of $47,919 and the median household income is 13.7 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

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

Higher Education in Greene County, Ohio

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Since 2000, Greene has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 2.0 percent to a total of 33 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is greater than the 2005 State of Ohio percent of 23.4 and greater than the average US percent of 27.2.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Greene County, Ohio, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 35.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Greene have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 35.6 percent (Men) versus 27 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 30.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Greene County, Ohio as reported in the 2000 Census, 30.4 percent of the White Alone, 36 percent of Black or African American, 56.4 percent of the Asian alone and 40.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Greene County, Ohio may to understood as having a highly-educated working age population, with 31 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Greene 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.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 0.8 percent. By 2005, 36.8 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 2.4 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 29.4 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

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

Demographic Profile for Greene County, Ohio

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Greene County, Ohio has a population that is made of 87.6 percent White, 6.3 percent African American, 2.5 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 10.4 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Greene has increased the level of diversity when 9.8 percent of the population were minorities.

Since 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Greene from outside the country. The immigration into Greene totals 1.6 percent of immigration into the State of Ohio. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Greene County, Ohio had an estimated population of 151,996 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 148,169. This growth shows an increase of 2.6 percent. Greene ranks 13 of 88 counties by growth in total population in Ohio and the county ranks 592 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When measuring the total land area, Greene covers a total land area of 415 total square miles. The area has a medium-high density of 366 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Dutchess, NY (368 per sq. mile ), Leon, FL (369 per sq. mile ), Barrow, GA (370 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Madison, IL (365 per sq. mile ), Winnebago, WI (364 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, TX (362 per sq. mile ).

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Greene County, Ohio to be 36.4 years of age. The median in Greene is less than the median age for 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 35.6 years of age. With 22 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Greene can be understood as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high presence of the population, with 65.8 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 12.3 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

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

Housing Report for Greene County, Ohio

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In Greene County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 63,707 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a total of 4,240 housing units since the year 2001, or 7.1 percent.

The residential home values in Greene County, Ohio have moderate increases from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have increased by $29,000, or 23.9 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $121,200.

Greene County can be understood as having a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 2.1 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

Throughout the State of Ohio, Greene County is positioned 8 of 88 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 523 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Greene County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $150,200, reported by the American Community Survey. This median is greater than the overall Ohio 2005 home value of $129,600 and less than median home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

According to the data, there is a fair amount of housing that is affordable in Greene County, Ohio. In 2005, 35.9 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Educational services has the largest employers in Greene County, with the industry averaging 49 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 27 and greater than the State of Ohio average establishment size of 34 for the Educational services industry.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Greene County. The sector dealt with a loss of 805 total jobs during the period, accounting for 17.3 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 47.7 percent of all employment losses in the county.

In Greene County, Professional and technical services, Educational services and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Professional and technical services industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.13. The percent of employment in the Professional and technical services sector is 2.13 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Greene specializes in Professional and technical services.

In Greene County, Retail Trade, Professional and technical services, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the largest employment industry and makes up 20 percent of the total county employment. This totals 8,721 people employed. The Professional and technical services and Accommodation and food services industries make up 13.6 and 13.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Administrative and waste services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Greene County, changing a total of 34.7 percent. This is greater than the rate of industry employment change in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of Ohio saw a change in employment in the sector of 1 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

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