ECONOMY

Mansfield last in Ohio, low in U.S. in 2007 per capita income

By LINDA MARTZ

News Journal

8/8/08

 

MANSFIELD — The city’s average per capita income for last year — $28,241 — ranked at No. 320 among 363 cities surveyed. It was also lowest among all 14 Ohio metro areas surveyed.

 

MANSFIELD — Mansfield has turned up No. 1 on a dubious list.

 

The city saw the lowest growth in per capita income for residents among 14 metropolitan areas in Ohio — just 2.4 percent in 2007, according to a U.S. Commerce Department study released Thursday.

 

ADVERTISEMENT

 

All but a handful of Ohio cities trailed the 5.2 percent average U.S. growth in income from 2006 to 2007.

 

Mansfield’s average per capita income for last year — $28,241 — ranked No. 320 among 363 American cities surveyed. It was also lowest among all 14 Ohio cities surveyed.

Only three metro areas, all in the Ohio River valley, beat the national rate for income growth rate last year: Huntington-Ashland-Ironton, Weirton-Steubenville and Wheeling-St. Clairsville.

 

http://www.centralohio.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/B7/20080808/NEWS01/80808023/1002

the article mentions Weirton-Steubenville due to its high income growth rate... yet fails to include it in that ranking... 

It would be interesting to see what the statistics are, within the city boundaries. The top 3 would probably be reversed.

Considering that the majority of the people live in the metro area and not within city boundaries, this is a better assessment of how a region is doing overall. I would rather have a region with 3 million being a little better off then a city of 300 thousand being a little better off.

Ctownrocks1 -

 

I agree. For the most part, regional economic numbers are a better indicator than core city numbers.

Ctownrocks1 -

 

I agree. For the most part, regional economic numbers are a better indicator than core city numbers.

 

Especially if you were to try to compare a city like Columbus (212.6 square miles) to a city like Cleveland (82.4 square miles).