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LAKE 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

Major Employers

Employment by Occupation

County and City Websites

Workers Earning by Industry

Colleges & Universities

Educational Attainment

Incentives

POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS
Geography 1990 2000 2005
Lake County 215,499 227,511 232,466
Mentor city 47,358 50,284 51,485
Willoughby city 20,510 22,621 22,336
Eastlake city 21,161 20,255 19,795
Painesville city 15,699 17,653 17,789
Madison township 17,954 15,494 16,650
Sources: 1990 Census, 2000 Census, 2005 American Community Suvey
POPULATION DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
Variable Lake County 1990 Lake County 2000 Lake County 2005
Persons: Total 215,499 227,511 229566
Persons: Male 104,833 110,566 111904
Persons: Female 110,666 116,945 117662
Persons: White 210,064 217,162 214746
Persons: Black 3,452 3,914 5811
Persons: American Indian; Eskimo; or Aleutian 333 178 295
Persons: Asian or Pacific Islander 1,471 2,234 2867
Persons: Other race 179 1,595 7655
Persons of Hispanic origin: Total 1,480 3,999 2005 ACS Data Not Available
Persons: 14 years or under 44,945 44,165 42589
Persons: 15 to 24 years 28,206 25,947 28604
Persons: 25 to 34 years 37,510 29,384 26878
Persons: 35 to 44 years 34,233 38,704 34241
Persons: 45 to 54 years 24,501 33,494 37786
Persons: 55 to 64 years 20,274 22,502 27635
Persons: 65 years and over 25,830 32,093 31833
Median Age   39 40.1
Sources: 1990 Census, 2000 Census, 2005 American Community Suvey
HOUSE/HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
Geography Lake County 1990 Lake County 2000 Lake County 2005
Households: Total 80,563 89,729 92,617
Persons per Household 2.67 2.54 2
Housing units: Total 83,194 93,487 97,103
Housing units: Occupied 80,421 89,700 92,617
Housing units: Vacant 2,773 3,787 4,486
Occupied housing units: Owner occupied 60,931 69,502 70,807
Occupied housing units: Renter occupied 19,490 20,198 21,810
Households: Median household income in 1989 35,605 48,763 48,885
Persons for whom poverty status is determined: below 1.00 10,433 11,372 18,886
Sources: 1990 Census, 2000 Census, 2005 American Community Suvey
LABOR FORCE
Year Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
2006 131,400 125,100 6,300 4.8
2005 131,500 124,900 6,600 5
2004 131,200 124,100 7,100 5.4
2003 131,400 124,000 7,400 5.6
2002 130,900 124,300 6,600 5.1
2001 130,700 125,400 5,300 4
2000 129,200 124,800 4,400 3.4
1999 131,500 126,600 4,900 3.7
1998 129,200 124,700 4,500 3.5
1997 125,800 120,900 4,800 3.8
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
Lake County 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 1025 985
Lake County 21 Mining 223 211
Lake County 22 Utilities 1560 730
Lake County 23 Construction 4869 4799
Lake County 31-33 Manufacturing 27,325 21,420
Lake County 42 Wholesale Trade 3939 4411
Lake County 44-45 Retail Trade 14,627 14,639
Lake County 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing 889 952
Lake County 51 Information 1008 811
Lake County 52 Finance and Insurance 2081 2115
Lake County 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 950 1185
Lake County 54 Professional and Technical Services 3318 3623
Lake County 55 Management of Companies and Enterprises 915 1226
Lake County 56 Administrative and Waste Services 5033 4709
Lake County 61 Educational Services 924 1446
Lake County 62 Health Care and Social Assistance 9056 10585
Lake County 71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 953 1234
Lake County 72 Accommodation and Food Services 8,183 9,217
Lake County 81 Other Services, Ex. Public Admin 3458 3397
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
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 00-0000 All Occupations 1,056,400 $18.54 $38,560 $15.04 $31,270
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 11-0000 Management occupations 42,700 $44.56 $92,690 $39.51 $82,180
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 13-0000 Business and financial operations occupations 53,440 $25.70 $53,460 $23.61 $49,110
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 15-0000 Computer and mathematical occupations 21,400 $29.84 $62,070 $29.11 $60,550
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 17-0000 Architecture and engineering occupations 17,880 $29.81 $62,010 $28.00 $58,230
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 19-0000 Life, physical, and social science occupations 7,130 $26.33 $54,760 $23.76 $49,420
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 21-0000 Community and social services occupations 14,470 $19.18 $39,890 $17.97 $37,380
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 23-0000 Legal occupations 10,390 $38.26 $79,570 $30.20 $62,810
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 25-0000 Education, training, and library occupations 54,650 $23.24 $48,330 $22.54 $46,880
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 27-0000 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations 11,830 $21.41 $44,520 $19.34 $40,230
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 29-0000 Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 59,920 $28.38 $59,040 $24.38 $50,700
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 31-0000 Healthcare support occupations 33,080 $11.58 $24,080 $10.60 $22,040
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 33-0000 Protective service occupations 26,910 $16.11 $33,510 $13.95 $29,030
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 35-0000 Food preparation and serving related occupations 83,530 $8.27 $17,210 $7.39 $15,360
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 37-0000 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 33,850 $10.92 $22,710 $9.83 $20,440
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 39-0000 Personal care and service occupations 23,900 $10.98 $22,830 $9.28 $19,310
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 41-0000 Sales and related occupations 110,020 $16.71 $34,760 $11.70 $24,330
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 43-0000 Office and administrative support occupations 191,370 $14.45 $30,050 $13.53 $28,130
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 45-0000 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 510 $11.76 $24,460 $10.86 $22,590
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 47-0000 Construction and extraction occupations 39,290 $21.24 $44,190 $21.12 $43,940
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 49-0000 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 39,530 $18.54 $38,560 $18.04 $37,520
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 51-0000 Production occupations 101,370 $15.64 $32,530 $14.36 $29,870
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 53-0000 Transportation and material moving occupations 79,210 $14.50 $30,150 $11.98 $24,910
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) 99,850 $3,407,295 $34,124 $656
Private Sector 87,723 2,968,739 $33,842 $651
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 985 23,613 $23,973 $461
Mining 211 11,740 $55,640 $1,070
Utilities 730 54,788 $75,052 $1,443
Construction 4,799 175,204 $36,508 $702
Manufacturing 21,420 1,025,087 $47,857 $920
Wholesale trade 4,411 219,940 $49,862 $959
Retail trade 14,639 340,670 $23,271 $448
Transportation and warehousing 952 32,224 $33,849 $651
Information 811 27,848 $34,338 $660
Finance and insurance 2,115 93,035 $43,988 $846
Real estate and rental and leasing 1,185 29,958 $25,281 $486
Professional and technical services 3,623 169,051 $46,661 $897
Management of companies and enterprises 1,226 85,417 $69,671 $1,340
Administrative and waste services 4,709 109,206 $23,191 $446
Educational services 1,446 31,311 $21,654 $416
Health care and social assistance 10,585 342,311 $32,339 $622
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 1,234 19,720 $15,981 $307
Accommodation and food services 9,217 100,720 $10,928 $210
Other services, except public administration 3,425 76,895 $22,451 $432
        $0
State & Local Government 12,128 438,556 $36,161 $695
State Government 146 5,960 $40,822 $785
Local Government 11,982 432,595 $36,104 $694
        $0
Federal Government (d) 450 24,068 $53,484 $1,029
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 142,348 156,177 9.71%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 19,470 5,291 -72.82%
High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 51,581 53,726 4.16%
Some college, no degree 30,083 22,157 -26.35%
Associate's degree 8,843 10,452 18.20%
Bachelor’s degree 17,463 22,871 30.97%
Graduate or professional degree 7,406 10,774 45.48%
Percentages:      
% high school graduate or higher 81.05% 76.82% -5.22%
% bachelor’s degree or higher 17.47% 21.54% 23.31%
Souce: US Census Bureau; Last Update: 03/02/07
PRIMARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION
Classification Private Misc. Public Public SD County Total
Public SD     Fairport Harbor Ex Vill SD Lake 547
Public SD     Kirtland Local SD Lake 1,188
Public SD     Madison Local SD Lake 3,705
Public SD     Mentor Ex Vill SD Lake 9,017
Public SD     Painesville City Local SD Lake 3,057
Public SD     Painesville Township Local Loc Lake 4,821
Public SD     Perry Local SD Lake 1,897
Public SD     Wickliffe City SD Lake 1,497
Public SD     Willoughby-Eastlake City SD Lake 8,944
          34,673
 
Private All Saints Of St John Vianney     Lake 356
Private Andrews High School     Lake 96
Private Cornerstone Christian Academy     Lake 335
Private Hershey Montessori Elementary     Lake 101
Private Immaculate Conception Elementa     Lake 278
Private Lake Catholic High School     Lake 752
Private Our Lady Of Mt Carmel Elementa     Lake 224
Private Our Shepherd Evangel Lutheran     Lake 163
Private Peaceful Children Montessori E     Lake 60
Private Phillips-Osborne Elementary Sc     Lake 154
Private St Gabriel Elementary School     Lake 708
Private St Mary Elementary School     Lake 235
Private St Mary Of The Assumption Elem     Lake 442
Private St. Mary Magdalene/St. Justin     Lake 322
Private Telshe High School     Lake 134
Private Willo-Hill Christian Elementar     Lake 90
Private Willoughby Montessori Dayschl     Lake 25
          4,475
           
Misc. Public   Summit Academy CS Painesville   Lake 41
           
Primary & Secondary Education Totals Misc. Public Private Public Total  
Enrollment (06-07) 41 4,475 34,673 39,189  
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 $5,460,420 $24,291
1996 $5,705,099 $25,200
1997 $6,106,319 $26,895
1998 $6,439,227 $28,281
1999 $6,638,791 $29,168
2000 $6,942,694 $30,493
2001 $6,989,844 $30,500
2002 $7,028,818 $30,513
2003 $7,276,969 $31,515
2004 $7,461,340 $32,153
2005 $7,738,915 $33,298
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
Lake County 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 29 985 $23,613,076 $461
Lake County 21 Mining 8 211 $11,740,347 $1,069
Lake County 22 Utilities 10 730 $54,788,309 $1,444
Lake County 23 Construction 855 4,799 $175,204,479 $702
Lake County 31 Manufacturing 726 21,420 $1,025,086,945 $920
Lake County 42 Wholesale Trade 497 4411 $219,939,573 $959
Lake County 44 Retail Trade 826 14,639 $340,670,268 $448
Lake County 48 Transportation and Warehousing 127 952 $32,223,843 $651
Lake County 51 Information 47 811 $27,847,925 $660
Lake County 52 Finance and Insurance 383 2115 $93,034,910 $846
Lake County 53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 218 1185 $29,958,405 $486
Lake County 54 Professional and Technical Services 655 3,623 $169,051,045 $897
Lake County 55 Management of Companies and Enterprises 24 1226 $85,417,420 $1,340
Lake County 56 Administrative and Waste Services 400 4,709 $109,206,416 $446
Lake County 61 Educational Services 45 1446 $31,310,959 $416
Lake County 62 Health Care and Social Assistance 525 10,585 $342,310,562 $622
Lake County 71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 86 1234 $19,719,699 $307
Lake County 72 Accommodation and Food Services 513 9217 100720497 210
Lake County 81 Other Services, Ex. Public Admin 599 3397 76072403 431
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2005 Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data
SELECTED ECONOMIC STATISTICS - NOTE: INFORMATION PRESENTED HERE FOR THE CLEVELAND-ELYRIA- MENTOR MSA INCLUDES CUYAHOGA, GEAUGA, LAKE, LORAIN AND MEDINA COUNTY DATA
NAICS Code Description Establishments Sales, receipts, or shipments ($ 1,000) Annual payroll ($ 1,000) Paid employees
31-33 Manufacturing 4161 34857954 6722773 163624  
42 Wholesale trade 4141 29075366 2451885 58219
52 Finance & insurance 3675 Not Available 3033221 63017
62 Health care & social assistance 5382 10976558 4823394 143721
Source: US Census Bureau 2002 Economic Census
MAJOR EMPLOYERS
Rank Company Est. Employees in County
1 Lake Hospital System 1750
2 Lake County Government 1702
3 Lubrizol Corp. 1261
4 Avery Dennison 1259
5 FirstEnergy Corp. 1256
6 Mentor Public Schools 1008
7 Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools 927
8 Steris Corp. 845
9 Giant Eagle Inc. 649
10 ABB Inc. 513
Source: Crain's Cleveland 2007 Book of Lists
County and City Websites
Location URL
Lake County Economic Development Center www.lcedc.org
Lake County www.lakecountyohio.org
Concord www.concordtwp.com/
Eastlake www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=16654
Fairport Harbor www.hometownlocator.com/City/Fairport-Harbor-Ohio.cfm
Grand River www.hometownlocator.com/City/Grand-River-Ohio.cfm
Kirtland www.kirtlandohio.com/
Kirtland Hills www.city-data.com/city/Kirtland-Hills-Ohio.html
Lakeline www.hometownlocator.com/City/Lakeline-Ohio.cfm
Leroy www.lakecountyohio.org/cities/leroy/leroy.htm
Madison-on-the-Lake www.hometownlocator.com/City/Madison-on-the-Lake-Ohio.cfm
Mentor www.cityofmentor.com
Mentor-on-the-Lake www.hometownlocator.com/City/Mentor-on-the-Lake-Ohio.cfm
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North Madison www.hometownlocator.com/City/North-Madison-Ohio.cfm
North Perry www.hometownlocator.com/City/North-Perry-Ohio.cfm
Painesville www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=17307
Perry www.perrytownship-lake.com/
South Madison
Timberlake www.hometownlocator.com/City/Timberlake-Ohio.cfm
Waite Hill www.lakecountyohio.org/cities/waite/waite.htm
Wickliffe www.cityofwickliffe.com/
Willoughby www.willoughbyohio.com/
Willoughby Hills www.willoughbyhills.net/
Willowick www.hometownlocator.com/City/Willowick-Ohio.cfm
Colleges & Universities
Website Institution Address Phone Number Type of Institution Degrees Offered Enrollment
www.bryantstratton.edu Bryant & Stratton Business Institute Inc 27557 Chardon Rd., Willoughby Hills 44092 440-944-6800 Private for-profit, 4-yr. or above Associate; Bachelor 272
www.lec.edu Lake Erie College 391 W. Washington St., Painesville 44077 440-352-3361 Private not-for-profit, 4 yr. or above Bachelor; Master 953
www.lakelandcc.edu Lakeland Community College 7700 Clocktower Dr., Kirtland 44094 440-525-7000 Public, 2-yr. Associate 8,310
www.universities.com - Rabbinical_College_Telshe.html Rabbinical College Telshe 28400 Euclid Ave., Wickliffe 44092 440-943-5300 Private not-for-profit, 4 yr. or above First Professional Degree; Bachelor; Master; Doctor 58
http://www.stmarysem.edu/ Saint Mary Seminary 28700 Euclid Ave., Wickliffe 44092 440-943-7600 Private not-for-profit, 4 yr. or above First Professional Degree; Master; Doctor 125
Lake County Incentives
Program Name Type Administrator Program Description Basic Requirements
Enterprise Zone Tax Incentives Tax exemptions The local government in which the business is located. Only those businesses that are qualified by financial responsibility and business experience to create and preserve employment opportunities in the zone and to improve the economic climate of the political subdivision (s) may apply for the tax incentives available. Furthermore, only businesses engaged in manufacturing, distribution, office, research and development would be considered eligible to apply for tax incentives.An annual processing fee equal to ¾ of one percent of annual tax savings will be paid to the Center. This fee shall not be less than $250 nor more than $1500. Failure to comply with the Enterprise Zone Agreement may result in the loss of incentives granted. Qualifications/Eligible projects: Total project cost excluding cost of land must exceed $100,000. Money can be used to (1) set up a new facility at a location where the business had not previously operated; (2) to make expenditures to add land, buildings, machinery, or equipment, as further defined by these guidelines to a facility that equals at least 10% of the market value of the facility prior to such expenditures. (3) Make expenditures to alter or repair a facility that equal at least 50% of the market value of the facility prior to such expenditures. (4) Make expenditures to alter or repair a facility vacant for at least 90 days equal to at least 20% of the market value of the facility prior to such expenditures, as determined for the purpose of local property taxation.
For More Information - http://www.lcedc.org/

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