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Income and Employment

Quick Facts
Logan, 2006 - 2008:
Median household income: 36,948
Mean household income: 54,376
Employees in the labor force: 27,455
Unemployment Rate: 4.0
Percent of Population in Poverty: 13.1
Cache County, 2006 -2008:
Median household income: 48,430
Mean household income: 62,657
Employees in the labor force: 56,406
Unemployment rate: 4.1
Percent of Population in Poverty: 8.4
Source:
      US Census - American FactFinder
     

Income Distribution: Logan and Cache County, 2005
Income Range Logan Cache County
Less than $10,000 6.9% 4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 7.6% 4.8%
$15,000 to $24,999 19.1% 12.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 14.1% 13.0%
$35,000 to $49,999 17.4% 16.2%
$50,000 to $74,999 15.5% 21.6%
$75,000 to $99,999 7.4% 12.0%
$100,000 to $149,999 8.2% 10.7%
$150,000 to $199,999 1.7% 2.3%
$200,000 or more 2.0% 2.2%
* Numbers represent the percent of households that belong in each income range
Source:
      US Census - American FactFinder
     

Non-Agricultural Employment by Occupation:
Logan and Cache County, 2006
Occupation Logan Cache County
Management, professional, and related occupations 33.1% 33.9%
Service occupations 17.2% 15.3%
Sales and office occupations 25.7% 25.0%
Farming, fishing and forestry occupations 0.4% 0.9%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 6.0% 7.7%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 17.6% 17.3%
* Numbers represent the percent of all employed civillian workers age 16 and over working in each profession.
Source:
     U.S. Census: American FactFinder
     

Cost of Living: Logan, 2009
Place Cost of Living
U.S. Average 100.0
Salt Lake City 101.7
Logan 99.9
Cedar City 90.4
St. George 95.6
Source:
     Department of Workforce Services
     

Average Monthly Wages by Industry:
Logan and Cache County, 2006
Industry Logan Cache County
Mining 0 2,094
Construction 2,157 2,009
Manufacturing 2,933 2,867
Trade, Transportation & Utilites 1,667 1,774
Information 1,874 1,778
Financial Activities 2,295 2,250
Professional & Business Services 2,185 2,226
Education & Health Services 2,019 2,004
Leisure & Hospitality 842 839
Other Services 1,989 1,861
Government 2,327 2,318
Source:
     2007 Annual Report of Labor Market Information
     

Employment by Industry: Logan and Cache County, 2006
Industry Logan Cache County
Mining 0 9
Construction 1,220 2,809
Manufacturing 6,503 10,176
Trade, Transportation & Utilites 5,636 7,229
Information 855 919
Financial Activities 1,357 1,562
Professional & Business Services 4,176 4,826
Education & Health Services 4,430 4,765
Leisure & Hospitality 2,952 3,545
Other Services 765 1,116
Government 9,720 11,156
* Numbers represent the number of employees in each industry.
Source:
     2007 Annual Report of Labor Market Information
     

Principal Employers: Logan, 2008
  • Utah State University   
  • Education   5,300
  • Icon Health & Fitness, Inc.   
  • Exercise equipment   3,000
  • Logan Regional Hospital   
  • Health care   870
  • Logan City School District   
  • Education   652
  • Moore Business   
  • Business forms   650
  • Cache Valley Electric   
  • Electric contractors   600
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific   
  • BioGenetic components   400
  • Sunshine Terrace Foundaiton   
  • Health care   380
  • Tyco Manufacturing   
  • Electronic circuit boards   375
  • Herff Jones   
  • Yearbook publishers   340
    Source:
         Logan City Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
         
    More Information
    • American FactFinder - U.S. Census Bureau site with census data for U.S. states, counties, cities and zip codes. Includes data on population, income and employment, education levels, housing and business.
    • Annual Report of Labor Market Information: 2007 - Statewide and county level data on businesses, employment, wages and the labor force in Utah. Provided by the Utah Department of Workforce Services.
    • County Business Patterns - Annual reports on business trends and industries for each state in the U.S. Provided by the United States Census Bureau.
    • Department of Workforce Services: Economic and Labor Market Information - A collection of resources with information about the economy in Utah including employee turnover rate; data on employees, employers and wages; and economic news.
    • Economic Report to the Governor 2008 - Annual report to the governor on Utah's economic outlook. Includes information for the entire state and individual counties on demographics, employment and wages, income, business, cost of living, education and more.
    • State and Metropolitan Area Data Book: 2006 - U.S. Census Bureau publication with statistics for U.S. states, counties and metropolitan areas. Contains facts on population, health, housing, income, business and government.
    • Statistical Abstract of the United States - U.S. Census Bureau publication with data for the entire United States covering topics such as population, agriculture, business, housing, education, government, geography, health, income and transportation.
    • U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Nationwide and local statistics on labor and business in the United States.
    • Utah Economic Data Viewer - Department of Workforce Services Site with information on occupations, economic profiles of Utah counties, wages, Utah labor force and Utah industries.
    • Utah Priorities - A Utah Foundation project that publishes regular reports on topics of interest to Utahans including, education, jobs and economic development, healthcare, crime and security and taxes.