Lima, OH

Lima Metro Area industry wages have increased by 15.1% percent since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in the Lima Metro Area by a total of 15.1%. This is greater than the growth in 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.

Lima Metro Area Industry Wages Lag Behind Ohio, and Wages Lag Behind the United States Industry Wages

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Wages in all industries in Lima, OH when analyzed can be described as medium-low when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 Metro Area wages throughout the nation. The average pay is 11.2 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $36,666. The average pay was less than the US average pay 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.

Lima Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Lima Metro Area

The Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,183 jobs. The declines in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry make up 24.6 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Lima, OH.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (1,183 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (462 jobs lost)
3. Employment services (452 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (295 jobs lost)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (274 jobs lost)

In the Lima, OH metro area, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 753 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Lima Metro Area

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 606 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 17.6 percent of the growth in Lima.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (606 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (308 new jobs)
3. Office administrative services (297 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (239 new jobs)
5. Warehousing and storage (198 new jobs)

Out of the 105 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 58 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 47 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total industry employment has decreased by 1.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in the State of Ohio, which saw a loss of 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

The Lima Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Office administrative services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 273.8 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Lima has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Ohio, where the industry took a gain of 40.8 percent. The Office administrative services industry in Lima outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 37.6 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Office administrative services (273.8 percent gain)
2. Warehousing and storage (99.8 percent gain)
3. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (96.8 percent gain)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (67.9 percent gain)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (58.0 percent gain)

The Lima Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 78.6 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 reported a loss of 8.3 percent. The losses in the Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry in Lima outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 2.5 in percent of jobs in the Electronic equipment repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (78.6 percent decline)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (70.1 percent decline)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (59.6 percent decline)
4. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (57.4 percent decline)
5. Investigation and security services (54.5 percent decline)

Lima One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Out of the 113 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 61 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 51 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Lima Metro Area

The Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 534 jobs. The declines in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry make up 21.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Lima, OH.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (534 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and engineering services (346 jobs lost)
3. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (230 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (125 jobs lost)
5. Other support services (109 jobs lost)

In the Lima, OH metro area, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has decreased by 484 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Lima Metro Area

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nursing care facilities industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 280 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Nursing care facilities industry makes up 17.9 percent of the total employment growth in Lima.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (280 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (188 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (130 new jobs)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (80 new jobs)
5. Office administrative services (76 new jobs)

Total industry employment has decreased by 1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of Ohio, experiencing a gain of 0.4 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2 percent.

The Lima Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 70.7 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 sector has felt in the State of Ohio, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 2.5 percent. The losses in the Architectural and engineering services industry in Lima outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.5 percent in terms of employment in the Architectural and engineering services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (70.7 percent decline)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (53.8 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (29.6 percent decline)
4. Furniture stores (27.9 percent decline)
5. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (27.6 percent decline)

The Lima Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to credit intermediation industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 63.6 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Lima has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Ohio, where this industry saw a gain of 15.8 percent. The Activities related to credit intermediation industry in Lima outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to credit intermediation (63.6 percent gain)
2. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (59.7 percent gain)
3. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (51.4 percent gain)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (40.1 percent gain)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (32.8 percent gain)

About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

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 Lima, OH

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While the median household income saw a decline from 2000 to 2005 in the Lima, OH metro area, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in household income was the Hispanic category. This category saw a decline of 28 percent since 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Lima, experiencing a 63.4 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $41,712, representing a 9.2 percent decline. The Lima, OH MSA, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 6 of 10 metro area in percent of decline for household income in Ohio. Lima ranks 97 of 233 metro area in terms of the decline in median income in the US.

In Lima, OH White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $47,295 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 2.9 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic households in Lima, OH , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $36,952, this median household income is 19.6 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 38.5 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $28,247. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $90,168. This income level is 96.2 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Lima reported a median household income of $64,593, this median was 40.5 percent greater than the areas median level for all households.

Evaluated with other MSAs across the nation, the Lima metro area may be understood as having a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 10.3 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 37.1 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Lima, reporting 20.1 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The rate of poverty in the Lima, OH Metro has increased by 2.8 percent since the amount published in 2000, moving from 10.3 percent to 13.1 percent.

Compared to other MSAs throughout the nation, the Lima metro area was reported to have a medium-high household income of $45,962 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 4.3 percent lower than the median income in State of Ohio of $47,919 and the income level is 6.9 percent lower 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 the Lima, OH Metro Area

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In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that in the Lima, OH Metro Area, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 42.8 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in the Lima metro area on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 18.2 percent (Men) versus 15.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma category, with 42 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In the Lima, OH Metro Area as reported in the American Community Survey of the year 2005, 17.6 percent of the White Alone, 10.6 percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and . percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

From 2000, the Lima metro area has increased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has grown by 3.4 percent to a total of 16.8 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the 2005 State of Ohio percent of 23.4 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 4.2 percent. By the year 2005, 18.2 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 2.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 15.6 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

Lima, OH Metro Area is made up of a less-educated population of the working age, with 16.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey. The Lima MSA counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Ohio's proportion of 23.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 27.2 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for Lima, OH

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The Lima metro area had a population of 106,234 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 108,555. The decline denotes a decrease of -2.1 percent. Lima ranks 8 of 12 MSAs in terms of population growth in Ohio and the metro area ranks 338 of 361 metro areas when calculating the total change in MSA population across the US.

Since the year 2000, a low amount of people have migrated into the Lima metro area, with 176 people migrating in internationally. The migration from outside the US into Lima makes up 0.2 percent of immigration into the State of Ohio. This level of international migration can be considered low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

In the year 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in the Lima metro area to be 37.3 years old. The median age in Lima is less than the median age in Ohio of 37.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 36.4 years old. With a total of 123.4 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Lima can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.1 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 16.8 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other metro areas in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

The Lima metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is comprised of 84.3 percent White, 11.6 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 14.0 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Lima has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 14.2 percent of the population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, the Lima metro area encompasses a total area of 404 square miles. The MSA has a medium-high population density of 263 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar metro areas, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale (265 per sq. mile ), Lansing-East Lansing (267 per sq. mile ), Huntsville (269 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent (262 per sq. mile ), Durham (258 per sq. mile ), Saginaw-Saginaw Township North (258 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Lima

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Looking across the State of Ohio, Lima stands 10 of the 12 metro areas in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The MSA stands 339 of 361, when comparing the change in housing structures in other metropolitan areas throughout the nation.

Lima had a median home value in the year 2005 of $95,800, accounted by the American Community Survey. This value is less than the overall Ohio 2005 home value of $129,600 and less than home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In Lima, the real estate market was made up of 45,118 homes in the year 2005. This MSA has gone through a medium level of growth in the number housing units, adding a total of 662 homes since 2001, or 1.5 percent.

The residential housing values in Lima, Ohio have experienced moderate increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $10,900, or 12.8 percent, since 2000 when their medians were reported to be $84,900.

There seems to be a large amount of affordable housing in Lima, Ohio. In 2005, 69.4 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Lima has a medium proportion of high-valued homes. For the year 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 1.8 percent of the houses were valued over a half a million dollars.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Lima, Ohio -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

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Manufacturing since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in the Lima Metropolitan Area. The industry was hit with a loss of 826 employees during the period, or 7 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 43.2 percent of all Metro Area employment losses since 2001.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Lima MSA, with the industry averaging 67 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the Ohio typical size of 45 for the Manufacturing industry.

Management of companies and enterprises is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Lima, rising by 89 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 1.6 percent. The State of Ohio had changed in sector employment of 22.5 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

The Lima Metropolitan Area ranks 248 of 363 throughout the US by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has slipped behind during the time of 2001 and 2005. The Metropolitan Area, in the year 2001, was ranked 247 of 363 Counties.

A top paying industry in Lima is the manufacturing sector with an annual pay of $48,015. Locally, since the year 2001, the annual average wages in the industry have grown by 7.6 percent or $3,399. The State of Ohio reflects a different job market in the manufacturing sector, placing in the middle of sectors according to average 2004 industry pay.

In Lima, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.72. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Manufacturing industry is 1.72 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Lima may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

In Lima, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 22.1 percent of the total MSA employment. This totals 10,899 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors provide 18.6 and 15.5 percent of all employment.

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