OHIO FACT SHEET

Population
Per-capita income
Earnings per job
Poverty rate
Total number of jobs
Unemployment rate
Percent employment change
Farm & farm related jobs
Top export commodities
Farm characteristics
Farm financial indicators

 


POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME


 
                                         State       Metro      Nonmetro
 Population
     1980                             10,797,603    8,790,850     2,006,753
     1990                             10,847,115    8,826,067     2,021,048
     Latest(1997)                     11,186,331    9,058,614     2,127,717
 
 Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
     1995                                 23,099       24,112        18,753
     1996                                 23,493       24,527        19,073
 Change                                      1.7%         1.7%          1.7%
 
 Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
     1995                                 28,646       29,558        24,023
     1996                                 28,706       29,581        24,271
 Change                                      0.2%         0.1%          1.0%
 
 Poverty rate
     1980                                   10.3         10.2          10.9
     1990                                   12.5         12.3          13.5
     Latest(1995-96)                        12.1           N/A           N/A
 
 Total Number of Jobs
     1995                              6,370,632    5,320,633     1,049,999
     1996                              6,460,198    5,395,219     1,064,979
 
 Unemployment Rate
     1996                                    4.9          4.7           6.1
     1997                                    4.6          4.3           5.7
 
 Percent employment change
     1994-95                                 1.6          1.5           2.0
     1995-96                                 0.9          0.9           0.7
     1996-97                                 1.6          1.6           1.4
 
 Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
 
  Total                                     13.9         12.8          19.6
     Production                              1.7          1.0           5.5
     Farm Inputs                             0.2          0.1           0.7
     Proc. & Mark.                           1.1          0.9           2.4
     Whol.& Retail                          10.3         10.4          10.2
 


FARM CHARACTERISTICS


                           1992 Census of Agriculture
 
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres)                                        26.2
   TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres)                                      14.2
      of total land area                                               54.4%
 
      CROPLAND (million acres)                                         11.5
         of total farmland                                             80.9%
            irrigated                                                   0.3%
            in pasture                                                  7.7%
            in Fed. farm program                                        1.4%
            in Conservation Reserve                                     1.4%
 
      WOODLAND (million acres)                                          1.5
         of total farmland                                             10.6%
            in pasture                                                 25.7%
 
      PASTURELAND (million acres)                                       0.6
         of total farmland                                              4.4%
 
      OTHER LAND (million acres)                                        0.6
         of total farmland                                              4.1%
 
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres)                                             201.0
 
FARMS BY SIZE
        1 to 99 acres                                                  49.1%
 
        100 to 499 acres                                               41.2%
 
        500 to 999 acres                                                6.8%
 
        1,000 to 1,999 acres                                            2.4%
 
        2,000 or more acres                                             0.5%
 
FARMS BY SALES
        Less than $50,000                                              76.7%
 
        $50,000 to $99,999                                              9.6%
 
        $100,000 to $499,999                                           12.4%
 
        More than $500,000                                              1.3%
 
TENURE OF FARMERS
     Full owner (farms)                                              41,342
        Percent of total                                               58.5%
 
     Part owner (farms)                                              21,876
        Percent of total                                               30.9%
 
     Tenant (farms)                                                   7,493
        Percent of total                                               10.6%
 
FARM ORGANIZATION
     Individuals/family corporations (farms)                         62,538
        Percent of total                                               88.4%
 
     Partnerships (farms)                                             7,690
        Percent of total                                               10.9%
 
     Non-family corporations (farms)                                    170
        Percent of total                                                0.2%
 
     Others (farms)                                                     313
        Percent of total                                                0.4%
 
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.)                                                 52
Perc. w/ farming as their                                              48.9%
     principal occupation

FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS


 
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
                    Year                                1995         1996
Number of farms                                        74,000        72,000
 
                                                           Million $
  Final crop output                                   2,935.8       3,031.2
+ Final animal output                                 1,639.0       1,898.6
+ Services and forestry                                 725.1         739.7
= Final agricultural sector output                    5,299.9       5,669.5
 
- Intermediate consumption outlays                    2,451.8       2,599.4
+ Net government transactions                           (16.6)        (19.5)
= Gross value added                                   2,831.5       3,050.6
 
- Capital consumption                                   737.2         737.0
 
= NET VALUE ADDED                                     2,094.3       2,313.7
 
- Factor payments                                       994.4         986.0
    Employee compensation (total hired labor)           268.0         261.0
    Net rent received by nonoperator landlords          436.8         420.0
    Real estate and nonreal estate interest             289.5         305.0
 
= NET FARM INCOME                                     1,100.0       1,327.7

 
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31:                    1995          1996
 
FARM ASSETS                                          32,141.6      34,036.7
     Real estate                                     25,366.0      26,909.1
     Nonreal estate                                   6,775.6       7,127.6
 
FARM DEBT                                             3,442.7       3,775.3
     Real estate                                      2,057.6       2,152.6
     Nonreal estate                                   1,385.1       1,622.7
 
       EQUITY                                        28,698.9      30,261.4
 
 RATIOS                                                          Percent
     Debt/equity                                         12.0          12.5
     Debt/assets                                         10.7          11.1

 
 TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
 
                                              % of State Tot.      % of US
Commodity                                     Farm Receipts        Tot.Val.
 
 1.   Soybean                                            21.9           6.9
 2.   Corn                                               18.4           4.3
 3.   Dairy products                                     12.7           2.8
 4.   Greenhouse and nursery                             10.0           4.7
 5.   Hogs                                                7.7           3.1
 
                                     All Commodities                    2.5
 
 
 TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
                                                     Rank Among
                                                       States       Value
  Commodity
                                                                   Million $
 1.   Soybeans and products                                 5         610.4
 2.   Feed grains and products                             11         269.5
 3.   Wheat and products                                    7         192.9
 4.   Other                                                18          61.7
 5.   Vegetables and preps.                                13          56.3
 
                                     Overall               13       1,360.8
 
 
 TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
 
                                              Percent of State's
                                              Total Receipts       Million $
 
 1.   DARKE                                               5.1%        199.3
 2.   MERCER                                              4.9%        190.7
 3.   WAYNE                                               3.6%        139.0
 4.   LICKING                                             2.4%         94.1
 5.   PUTNAM                                              2.2%         87.3
 
                                     State Total                    3,914.0