Employment & Income Levels
Poverty Level
Average Assistance Given to Mahoning County Residents in Need:
*Including: Assistance & Subsidies, Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs, and other means of public assistance
$23,438,000
*Average Public Welfare alone:
$29,429,000
*Including: Assistance & Subsidies, Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs, and other means of public assistance
$23,438,000
*Average Public Welfare alone:
$29,429,000
Poverty Levels in Boardman:
Boardman's Division of Occupations
Class of Workers
Private Wage or Salary: 83%
Government Employed: 11%
Self-employed-not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid Family Work: 0%
Government Employed: 11%
Self-employed-not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid Family Work: 0%
Labor Force
Commuting/Means of Transportation to Work
The following chart provides a detailed list of the modes of transportation, as well as, the average commute time for the residents living in Boardman.
"Commute Time" refers to the average.
The "Commute Time to Work" begins with the shortest commuting times for residents in Boardman & then ends with the farthest distance Boardman residents must travel for work, this being outside the Boardman area.
Cost of Living
- The cost of living is based on an average of 100 for the US. Below 100 indicates that Boardman, Ohio is cheaper than the average cost in the United States in that given area. Above 100 indicates that Boardman, Ohio is more expensive than the average cost in the United States in that given area.
- According to the chart, Utilities is the only category in which Boardman's cost is higher than the national average.
Housing is the lowest cost of living for Boardman.
- According to the chart, Utilities is the only category in which Boardman's cost is higher than the national average.
Housing is the lowest cost of living for Boardman.
Housing
Local Businesses
Strengths:
- The township of Boardman offers a wide range of occupations, local businesses, and cheap housing.
- For how large this township is, the average travel time for work is roughly 20 minutes. Compared to rural areas where their residents may need to travel outside of their hometown to get to work, this is not a very long travel time.
- The unemployment rate is decreasing, making the available income in Boardman start to possibly improve.
- The majority of residents living in Boardman have their own means of transportation to their job, allowing more independence and flexibility in daily schedules.
Weaknesses:
- The highest poverty level for this area is among single, female headed households. Although there are programs within the Youngstown area, such as WIC, there are not as many of these resources within commuting distance for a lot of these females who do not have the means of transportation.
- The number of citizens in the Metro Area who are of the available labor force has significantly decreased over the years.
- The average cost of living for utilities is highest than the national average.
- The lowest income level of below $15,000 per year is higher than the National average, contributing to the rate of poverty in Boardman.
- The township of Boardman offers a wide range of occupations, local businesses, and cheap housing.
- For how large this township is, the average travel time for work is roughly 20 minutes. Compared to rural areas where their residents may need to travel outside of their hometown to get to work, this is not a very long travel time.
- The unemployment rate is decreasing, making the available income in Boardman start to possibly improve.
- The majority of residents living in Boardman have their own means of transportation to their job, allowing more independence and flexibility in daily schedules.
Weaknesses:
- The highest poverty level for this area is among single, female headed households. Although there are programs within the Youngstown area, such as WIC, there are not as many of these resources within commuting distance for a lot of these females who do not have the means of transportation.
- The number of citizens in the Metro Area who are of the available labor force has significantly decreased over the years.
- The average cost of living for utilities is highest than the national average.
- The lowest income level of below $15,000 per year is higher than the National average, contributing to the rate of poverty in Boardman.
References
http://www.city-data.com/city/Boardman-Ohio.html
http://www.city-data.com/county/Mahoning_County-OH.html#ixzz3Jeiu88Re
http://www.city-data.com/poverty/poverty-Boardman-Ohio.html
http://ohio.hometownlocator.com/oh/mahoning/boardman.cfm
http://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/ohio/boardman
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/YOUN639LF
http://www.city-data.com/housing/houses-Boardman-Ohio.html
http://www.city-data.com/city/Boardman-Ohio.html#ixzz3DQFW5rgR