Stark County

Population Demographics	Primary & Secondary Education
Population Demographic Characteristics	Personal Income
House/Household Characteristics	Private Non-Farm Establishments
Labor Force	Selected Economic Statistics
Payroll Employment by Industry	County and City Websites
Employment by Occupation	Colleges & Universities
Workers Earning by Industry	Incentives
Educational Attainment

POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS
Geography	1990	2000	2005
Stark County	367,585	378,098	380,608
Canton city	84,161	80,927	79,478
Jackson township	32,071	37,484	40,013
Plain township	49,183	35,129	34,403
Massillon city	31,007	31,432	32,150
Perry township	30,307	29,133	28,557
Sources: 1990 Census, 2000 Census, 2005 American Community Suvey

POPULATION DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
Variable	Stark County 1990	Stark County 2000	Stark County 2005
Persons: Total	367,585	378,098	371677
Persons: Male	176,009	181,592	180037
Persons: Female	191,576	196,506	191640
Persons: White	339,842	341,528	333517
Persons: Black	24,646	27,099	25927
Persons: American Indian; Eskimo; or Aleutian	966	777	1100
Persons: Asian or Pacific Islander	1,652	1,811	2221
Persons: Other race	479	1,215	15878
Persons of Hispanic origin: Total	2,421	3,418	2005 ACS Data Not Available
Persons: 14 years or under	77,049	75,167	72238
Persons: 15 to 24 years	49,383	47,432	48018
Persons: 25 to 34 years	57,240	45,808	43125
Persons: 35 to 44 years	56,912	59,451	52351
Persons: 45 to 54 years	38,590	54,633	58015
Persons: 55 to 64 years	35,195	35,879	43712
Persons: 65 years and over	53,216	57,200	54218
Median Age		38	39.5
Sources: 1990 Census, 2000 Census, 2005 American Community Suvey

HOUSE/HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
Geography	Stark County 1990	Stark County 2000	Stark County 2005
Households: Total	139,392	148,323	147,661
Persons per Household	2.64	2.55	2
Housing units: Total	146,910	157,024	162,337
Housing units: Occupied	139,573	148,316	147,661
Housing units: Vacant	7,337	8,708	14,676
Occupied housing units: Owner occupied	97,872	107,397	106,388
Occupied housing units: Renter occupied	41,701	40,919	41,273
Households: Median household income in 1989	27,852	39,824	42,303
Persons for whom poverty status is determined: below 1.00	39,733	33,865	44,282
Sources: 1990 Census, 2000 Census, 2005 American Community Suvey

LABOR FORCE
Year	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemployment Rate
2006	188,900	177,900	11,000	5.8
2005	189,800	177,700	12,100	6.4
2004	190,200	177,700	12,500	6.6
2003	191,200	178,300	12,900	6.7
2002	192,400	181,100	11,300	5.9
2001	193,500	185,200	8,400	4.3
2000	192,900	185,000	7,900	4.1
1999	187,300	178,800	8,500	4.5
1998	188,400	180,400	8,000	4.2
1997	188,500	179,200	9,300	4.9
Source: Ohio Labor Market Information (LMI)
Last Updated: April 5, 2006

PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Area	Ind Code	Industry	Average Employment 2000	Average Employment 2005
Stark County	11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	242	212
Stark County	21	Mining	476	319
Stark County	22	Utilities	606	620
Stark County	23	Construction	8336	8615
Stark County	31-33	Manufacturing	42,591	29,855
Stark County	42	Wholesale Trade	7866	7210
Stark County	44-45	Retail Trade	22,248	21,581
Stark County	48-49	Transportation and Warehousing	2,221	2,860
Stark County	51	Information	2280	2026
Stark County	52	Finance and Insurance	5345	5678
Stark County	53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1553	1638
Stark County	54	Professional and Technical Services	4575	4901
Stark County	55	Management of Companies and Enterprises	699	800
Stark County	56	Administrative and Waste Services	9416	9073
Stark County	61	Educational Services	2651	2996
Stark County	62	Health Care and Social Assistance	22955	25305
Stark County	71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	1993	1856
Stark County	72	Accommodation and Food Services	13,351	14,300
Stark County	81	Other Services, Ex. Public Admin	6600	6426
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data

EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION - NOTE: EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE INFORMATION NOT AVALIABLE FOR ASHLAND COUNTY AT THE MSA LEVEL
MSA	OCCUPATION CODE	OCCUPATION TITLE	TOTAL EMPLOMENT	HOURLY MEAN	ANNUAL MEAN	HOURLY MEDIAN	ANNUAL MEDIAN
Canton-Massillon, OH	00-0000	All Occupations	177,130	$15.59	$32,430	$12.71	$26,430
Canton-Massillon, OH	11-0000	Management occupations	5,670	$36.54	$76,000	$32.69	$68,000
Canton-Massillon, OH	13-0000	Business and financial operations occupations	5,410	$22.93	$47,690	$21.30	$44,310
Canton-Massillon, OH	15-0000	Computer and mathematical occupations	1,380	$26.05	$54,190	$24.48	$50,920
Canton-Massillon, OH	17-0000	Architecture and engineering occupations	2,490	$26.68	$55,500	$26.14	$54,380
Canton-Massillon, OH	19-0000	Life, physical, and social science occupations	850	$26.78	$55,700	$25.18	$52,370
Canton-Massillon, OH	21-0000	Community and social services occupations	2,090	$19.28	$40,110	$18.42	$38,320
Canton-Massillon, OH	23-0000	Legal occupations	770	$43.24	$89,940	$35.80	$74,470
Canton-Massillon, OH	25-0000	Education, training, and library occupations	10,690	$20.87	$43,400	$21.12	$43,930
Canton-Massillon, OH	27-0000	Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	1,430	$14.97	$31,130	$11.00	$22,880
Canton-Massillon, OH	29-0000	Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	10,750	$25.84	$53,750	$21.43	$44,570
Canton-Massillon, OH	31-0000	Healthcare support occupations	6,540	$10.50	$21,840	$9.83	$20,450
Canton-Massillon, OH	33-0000	Protective service occupations	2,830	$14.41	$29,960	$13.02	$27,080
Canton-Massillon, OH	35-0000	Food preparation and serving related occupations	17,010	$7.79	$16,200	$6.82	$14,190
Canton-Massillon, OH	37-0000	Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	5,380	$10.63	$22,120	$9.81	$20,400
Canton-Massillon, OH	39-0000	Personal care and service occupations	4,190	$8.36	$17,390	$7.72	$16,050
Canton-Massillon, OH	41-0000	Sales and related occupations	20,450	$13.91	$28,930	$9.40	$19,550
Canton-Massillon, OH	43-0000	Office and administrative support occupations	27,720	$12.63	$26,270	$11.78	$24,510
Canton-Massillon, OH	45-0000	Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	260	$10.33	$21,490	$9.87	$20,520
Canton-Massillon, OH	47-0000	Construction and extraction occupations	8,650	$18.53	$38,550	$18.73	$38,960
Canton-Massillon, OH	49-0000	Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	7,150	$16.67	$34,660	$15.92	$33,110
Canton-Massillon, OH	51-0000	Production occupations	21,010	$13.64	$28,360	$12.92	$26,870
Canton-Massillon, OH	53-0000	Transportation and material moving occupations	14,400	$11.91	$24,770	$11.13	$23,140
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics

WORKER EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
NAICS Industrial Sector	Employment	Wages	Annual Average Earnings	Average Weekly Earnings
Total covered under Ohio UC Law (b)	164,951	$5,305,858	$32,166	$619
Private Sector	146,314	4,662,904	$31,869	$613
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	212	5,685	$26,816	$516
Mining	319	14,617	$45,821	$881
Utilities	620	43,655	$70,411	$1,354
Construction	8,615	316,394	$36,726	$706
Manufacturing	29,855	1,387,748	$46,483	$894
Wholesale trade	7,210	326,695	$45,311	$871
Retail trade	21,581	456,555	$21,155	$407
Transportation and warehousing	2,860	95,862	$33,518	$645
Information	2,026	74,751	$36,896	$710
Finance and insurance	5,678	235,780	$41,525	$799
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,638	42,245	$25,791	$496
Professional and technical services	4,901	181,909	$37,117	$714
Management of companies and enterprises	800	46,444	$58,055	$1,116
Administrative and waste services	9,073	195,177	$21,512	$414
Educational services	2,996	68,784	$22,959	$442
Health care and social assistance	25,305	867,913	$34,298	$660
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,856	24,816	$13,371	$257
Accommodation and food services	14,300	157,408	$11,008	$212
Other services, except public administration	6,471	120,467	$18,616	$358

State & Local Government	18,636	642,954	$34,501	$663
State Government	1,390	64,254	$46,226	$889
Local Government	17,246	578,700	$33,556	$645

Federal Government (d)	1,122	57,591	$51,329	$987
Annual Average Employment/Total Wages (in thousands of dollars) as Covered under the Ohio and Federal Unemployment Compensation Laws by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Industrial Sector and County
(a) Final, based upon employers' reports for calendar year 2005 received in the Bureau of Labor Market Information through July 1, 2006.
(b) Summed totals and subtotals for the state and each county may not equal the sum of industrial divisions because of the exclusion of those industries with fewer than three employers or because of rounding. Includes the Private Sector, State and Local Government entities, but excludes Federal Government agencies.
(c) Suppressed for confidentiality.
(d) Includes only Federal Government agencies.
(e) Out of state includes workers employed in Ohio, who report to a base outside Ohio, and are not classifiable by county; government employees stationed outside Ohio.
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Bureau of Labor Market Information

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Level of Attainment	1990	2000	% change
Population 25 years & over	241,153	252,971	4.90%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	39,365	8,307	-78.90%
High school graduate (incl. equivalency)	99,041	104,333	5.34%
Some college, no degree	38,463	30,711	-20.15%
Associate's degree	11,312	13,410	18.55%
Bachelor’s degree	23,340	30,035	28.68%
Graduate or professional degree	11,142	15,362	37.87%
Percentages:
% high school graduate or higher	76.01%	76.63%	0.82%
% bachelor’s degree or higher	14.30%	17.95%	25.50%
Souce: US Census Bureau; Last Update: 03/02/07

PRIMARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION
Classification	Private	Misc. Public	Public SD	County	Total
Public SD			Alliance City SD	Stark	3,252
Public SD			Canton City SD	Stark	10,857
Public SD			Canton Local SD	Stark	2,519
Public SD			Fairless Local SD	Stark	1,951
Public SD			Jackson Local SD	Stark	5,809
Public SD			Lake Local SD	Stark	3,575
Public SD			Louisville City SD	Stark	3,359
Public SD			Marlington Local SD	Stark	2,577
Public SD			Massillon City SD	Stark	4,459
Public SD			Minerva Local SD	Stark	2,177
Public SD			North Canton City SD	Stark	5,018
Public SD			Northwest Local SD	Stark	2,514
Public SD			Osnaburg Local SD	Stark	888
Public SD			Perry Local SD	Stark	4,854
Public SD			Plain Local SD	Stark	6,384
Public SD			Sandy Valley Local SD	Stark	1,470
Public SD			Tuslaw Local SD	Stark	1,518
					63,181

Private	Canton Country Day School Elem			Stark	195
Private	Canton Montessori Elementary S			Stark	18
Private	Canton Montessori Elementary S			Stark	31
Private	Central Catholic High School			Stark	508
Private	Hartville Christian Elementary			Stark	29
Private	Heritage Christian High School			Stark	239
Private	Holy Cross Prek And Kdg Elemen			Stark	15
Private	Lake Center Christian Elementa			Stark	615
Private	Malone College Weaver Child Dv			Stark	18
Private	Massillon Christian Elementary			Stark	-
Private	Massillon Christian High Schoo			Stark	94
Private	Minerva Area Christian Element			Stark	49
Private	Our Lady Of Peace Elementary S			Stark	226
Private	Regina Coeli Elementary School			Stark	201
Private	Sacred Heart Elementary School			Stark	75
Private	St Barbara Elementary School			Stark	112
Private	St Clement Elementary School			Stark	110
Private	St James Elementary School			Stark	102
Private	St Joan Of Arc Elementary Scho			Stark	345
Private	St Joseph Elementary School			Stark	151
Private	St Louis Elementary School			Stark	125
Private	St Mary Elementary School			Stark	262
Private	St Michael Elementary School			Stark	375
Private	St Paul Elementary School			Stark	367
Private	St Peter Elementary School			Stark	138
Private	St Thomas Aquinas High School			Stark	334
Private	Stark County Christian Academy			Stark	16
Private	Sts Philip And James Elementar			Stark	160
Private	Young World Developmental Lrng			Stark	19
					4,929

Misc. Public		Aspire Academy The		Stark	52
Misc. Public		Canton Academy, The		Stark	50
Misc. Public		Canton Arts Academy		Stark	122
Misc. Public		Canton City Sch Digital Acdmy		Stark	220
Misc. Public		Canton Local Digital Academy		Stark	32
Misc. Public		Cardinal Digital Academy, Inc		Stark	25
Misc. Public		East Canton Digital Acad, Inc		Stark	26
Misc. Public		Hope Academy Canton Campus		Stark	376
Misc. Public		Life Skills Center Canton		Stark	139
Misc. Public		Massillon Digital Academy, Inc		Stark	44
Misc. Public		Project Rebuild Community		Stark	42
Misc. Public		Summit Academy Second Canton		Stark	33
Misc. Public		Summit Academy-Canton		Stark	71
					1,232

Primary & Secondary Education Totals	Misc. Public	Private	Public	Total
Enrollment (06-07)	1,232	4,929	63,181	69,342
High school graduates
Source: Ohio Dept. of Education, 2007 Enrollment
**Source: S&P (not available until December 2007)

PERSONAL INCOME
Year	Total (000)	Per Capita
1995	$8,074,889	$21,417
1996	$8,351,559	$22,106
1997	$8,724,012	$23,094
1998	$9,317,773	$24,679
1999	$9,576,091	$25,319
2000	$10,113,622	$26,742
2001	$10,122,748	$26,730
2002	$10,264,611	$27,055
2003	$10,423,755	$27,425
2004	$10,718,451	$28,175
2005	$11,117,765	$29,236
Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts

PRIVATE NON-FARM ESTABLISHMENTS
COUNTY	Ind Code	Industry	Number of Establishments	Average Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wages
Stark County	11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	23	212	$5,684,677	$515
Stark County	21	Mining	42	319	$14,616,601	$882
Stark County	22	Utilities	20	620	$43,655,146	$1,354
Stark County	23	Construction	1103	8,615	$316,394,242	$706
Stark County	31	Manufacturing	599	29,855	$1,387,747,683	$894
Stark County	42	Wholesale Trade	560	7210	$326,694,762	$871
Stark County	44	Retail Trade	1280	21,581	$456,554,559	$407
Stark County	48	Transportation and Warehousing	222	2860	$95,861,978	$645
Stark County	51	Information	85	2026	$74,750,656	$710
Stark County	52	Finance and Insurance	588	5678	$235,780,257	$799
Stark County	53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	291	1638	$42,244,938	$496
Stark County	54	Professional and Technical Services	776	4,901	$181,908,790	$714
Stark County	55	Management of Companies and Enterprises	36	800	$46,444,440	$1,117
Stark County	56	Administrative and Waste Services	509	9,073	$195,177,471	$414
Stark County	61	Educational Services	82	2996	$68,784,477	$442
Stark County	62	Health Care and Social Assistance	864	25,305	$867,913,342	$660
Stark County	71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	112	1856	$24,815,772	$257
Stark County	72	Accommodation and Food Services	748	14300	157407864	212
Stark County	81	Other Services, Ex. Public Admin	926	6426	119219476	357
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2005 Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data

SELECTED ECONOMIC STATISTICS - NOTE: INFORMATION PRESENTED HERE FOR THE CLEVELAND-ELYRIA- MENTOR MSA INCLUDES CUYAHOGA, GEAUGA, LAKE, LORAIN AND MEDINA COUNTY DATA
NAICS Code	Description	Establishments	Sales, receipts, or shipments ($ 1,000)	Annual payroll ($ 1,000)	Paid employees
31-33	Manufacturing	645	8664803	1389583	36102
42	Wholesale trade	504	4181149	262654	7779
52	Finance & insurance	615	Not Available	208483	5575
62	Health care & social assistance	981	1676790	762728	25698
Source: US Census Bureau 2002 Economic Census

County and City Websites
Location	URL
Stark Development Board	www.starkcoohio.com
Stark County	www.co.stark.oh.us
Howenstein
Lake Slagle	www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=16987
Morges	www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=17176
Moultrie	www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=17182
Alliance	www.cityofalliance.com/
Bayard	www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=16320
Beach City	www.city-data.com/city/Beach-City-Ohio.html
Belden Village Mall
Brewster	www.brewsterohio.com
Canal Fulton	www.cityofcanalfulton.org/
Canton	www.cityofcanton.com
Chambersburg	www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=16493
Congress Lake	www.hometownlocator.com/City/Congress-Lake-Ohio.cfm
County Fair
Dueber
East Canton	www.eastcantonohio.com/
East Greenville	www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=16647
East Sparta	www.city-data.com/city/East-Sparta-Ohio.html
Fairhope	www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=16689
Greentown	www.greentownohio.com/index.html
Harmon	www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=16834
Hartville	www.city-data.com/city/Hartville-Ohio.html
Hills and Dales	www.city-data.com/city/Hills-and-Dales-Ohio.html
Jackson Belden	www.jbcc.org/
Justus	www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=16945
Lake	www.city-data.com/township/Lake-Stark-OH.html
Lake Cable	www.hometownlocator.com/City/Lake-Cable-Ohio.cfm
Lawrence	www.lawrencetwp-oh.gov/
Limaville	www.citytowninfo.com/places/ohio/limaville
Louisville	www.louisvilleohio.com/
Magnolia	www.city-data.com/city/Magnolia-Ohio.html
Mapleton	www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=17081
Marlboro	www.city-data.com/township/Marlboro-Stark-OH.html
Massillon	www.massillonohio.com/
Maximo
McDonaldsville	www.hometownlocator.com/City/McDonaldsville-Ohio.cfm
McKinley	www.city-data.com/city/Fort-McKinley-Ohio.html
Meyers Lake	www.city-data.com/city/Meyers-Lake-Ohio.html
Middlebranch	www.hometownlocator.com/City/Middlebranch-Ohio.cfm
Minerva	www.city-data.com/city/Minerva-Ohio.html
Navarre	www.navarreohio.com/
New Franklin	www.city-data.com/city/New-Franklin-Ohio.html
Nimishillen	www.nimishillentownship.com/
North Canton	www.northcantonohio.com/
North Industry
North Lawrence	www.hometownlocator.com/City/North-Lawrence-Ohio.cfm
Osnaburg	www.city-data.com/township/Osnaburg-Stark-OH.html
Paris	www.city-data.com/township/Paris-Union-OH.html
Pattersonville
Pekin	www.hometownlocator.com/City/Pekin-Ohio.cfm
Pike	www.piketownship.com/
Plain	www.plaintownship.com
Reedurban	www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=17379
Richville	www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=17386
Robertsville	www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=17396
Sandy	www.city-data.com/township/Sandy-Stark-OH.html
Sugar Creek	www.sugarcreektownship.com/
Uniontown	www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=259590
Waco	www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=17559
Waynesburg	www.city-data.com/city/Waynesburg-Ohio.html
Wilmot	www.city-data.com/city/Wilmot-Ohio.html

Colleges & Universities
Website	Institution	Address	Phone Number	Type of Institution	Degrees Offered	Enrollment
www.brownmackie.edu	Brown Mackie College - North Canton	1320 W. Maple St., NW, North Canton 44720	330-494-1214	Private for-profit, 2-yr.	Associate	1,131
www.stark.kent.edu	Kent State University - Stark	6000 Frank Ave., NW Canton 44720	330-499-9600	Public, 2-yr.	Associate	3,718
www.malone.edu	Malone College	515 25th St NW, Canton 44709	330-471-8100	Private not-for-profit, 4 yr. or above	Bachelor; Master	2,277
www.muc.edu	Mount Union College	1972 Clark Ave, Alliance 44601	800-992-6682	Private not-for-profit, 4 yr. or above	Bachelor	2,205
www.starkstate.edu	Stark State College of Technology Inc	6200 Frank Ave NW, Canton 44720	330-494-6170	Public, 2-yr.	Associate	6,857
www.walsh.edu	Walsh University	2020 E Maple St., North Canton 44720	330-449-7090	Private not-for-profit, 4 yr. or above	Associate; Bachelor; Master	2,147

Stark County Incentives
Program Name	Administrator	Program Description	Basic Requirements
Enterprise Zone Tax Incentives		The State of Ohio allows communities to provide tax abatement on real property and tangible personal property in designated areas, called Enterprise Zones. Stark County has seven Enterprise Zones that cover 80 square miles. Businesses locating or expanding within these designated zones may qualify for substantial state and local tax breaks.	Project must be within the boundaries of an Enterprise Zone. Eligible Projects: (1) Personal Property - Purchase of new &/or used machinery &/or equipment (eliminated now) or Purchase of new inventory (eliminated in 2009); (2) Real Property - New construction; Renovation of an existing facility; Expansion of an existing facility; or Occupation of a vacant facility. Only abating new investments!
Commu nity Reinvestment Areas	Local Communities	For the purpose of offering real property tax exemptions to existing businesses wishing to expand and for new businesses moving into the CRA	Business must locate within one of the Community Reinvestment Areas. For post-1994 CRA's, the business must wait for approval before they can start building.
Stark Development Board Revolving Loan Fund		SDB Finance Corporation has established a county-wide Revolving Loan Fund to fill financial gaps within the conventional lending community for small growing firms.
Stark County Port Authority Off-Balance Sheet & Synthetic Leases		Off-Balance Sheet And Synthetic Leases This form of financing provides significant benefits, including possible states sales tax exemption on materials for new construction.	Publicly traded or large privately held companies
Stark County Port Authority Conduit Bond Issues		The Stark County Port Authority issues bonds to companies to help finance them.
Foreign Trade Zones	Stark County Port Authority	Foreign and domestic merchandise may enter the zone without a formal customs entry or the payment of customs duties and be exempt from federal and state use/excise and personal property taxes. There are two types of zones—general purpose and sub-zone. A general purpose zone includes multiple activities by multiple users, like an industrial park. A sub-zone is a one user plant or facility.	Any qualified business in Jackson Township, Massillon, Canton, Alliance, or North Canton can take advantage of the benefits of the FTZ.
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