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31 <br />City of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 16 <br />A . ` � Anal sis of Im ediments to Fair Housin Choice <br />Table 15 - Percent of Households Earning Social Security, Supplemental Security <br />Income and Public Assistance - 2000 <br />GEOGRAPHY <br />Social <br />Supplemental <br />Public <br />Security <br />Security Inc Assistance <br />Cuyahoga <br />28.9% <br />2.4% <br />2.2% <br />Falls <br />Summit <br />26.7% <br />4.0% <br />3.7% <br />County <br />E <br />_ <br />State of Ohio� <br />26.4% <br />4.2% �mm <br />3.2% <br />United States <br />25.7% <br />4.3 /o <br />4.0 ECONOMICS AND TRANSPORTATION <br />This section will review various issues regarding the economic health of the area and the <br />transportation support for residents in the City of Cuyahoga Falls. There are a wide variety <br />of topics discussed from unemployment rates, to largest employers, <br />to income by job classification. The purpose of this section is to try <br />and get a sense of the economic structure in the City and how that <br />might apply to purchasing power of residents and affordability of <br />housing. If a community has a high unemployment rate it will mean <br />the possibility of foreclosures could go up, the ability to repair homes <br />is diminished, and the ability to afford and buy homes. If current <br />housing prices are high and not attainable by a majority of workers <br />in the City then this drives residents out of the City and reduces the <br />ability of the local jurisdiction to expand its tax base. However, the <br />housing market in Cuyahoga Falls remains strong and their has been little indication that <br />residents are moving out of the City. <br />4.1 Employment Status Profile <br />For the purpose of this report, the labor force includes all people classified in the civilian <br />labor force plus members of the U.S. Armed Forces (people on active duty with the United <br />States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard). The civilian labor force <br />consists of people classified as employed or unemployed(but actively seeking <br />employment). When considering the labor force of the City of Cuyahoga Falls (persons <br />over 16 years age and including the military), data from the U. S. Census Bureau and <br />American FactFinder -Ohio 2000, indicates the City has 63.5% of their population in the <br />