Covington County Has Deteriorated in Property Ownership by 3.8%, As Reported in the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Alabama

Category: Covington County, AL

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Covington County, Alabama decreased in total real estate dwellings by 251, or 1%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Alabama increased in housing units by 208,142, or 10%.

Compared to the US, Covington County has a high amount of unoccupied residential properties. 3,298, or 17.5%, of residential units are vacant in Covington County, Alabama. Of these 3,298 vacant properties, 8.4% are listed to be sold, while 15.2% are reported as being listed for rented.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied units in Covington County have decreased by 3.8%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 11,480 (73.9%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 4,051 (26.1%) housing units were leased. Covington County has a smaller amount of residential units rented than the State of Alabama, which the Census reported had 30.3% of units rented.

The 2010 Census reports that Covington County has a medium level of housing units that are minority-owned. 10.3% are minority-owned in Covington County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Alabama 23.0% of residential properties are minority-owned.

Black is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Covington County. 48.4% the Black Census group reportedly occupied a rental.

Datasource:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010 Summary File 1. For more information, please visit the US Census website or visit our Request Census Data section and file a request.

In Covington County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 924 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Alabama

Category: Covington County, AL

In Covington County, Alabama, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 924 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

From the 82 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 37 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 43 industries reported a drop in employment.

The other professional and technical services industry has grown the most with 231 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in other professional and technical services makes up 22.2% percent of the total number of new jobs in Covington County, Alabama for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Other professional and technical services (+231)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (+97)
3. Home health care services (+74)
4. Water, sewage and other systems (+70)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (+58)

Given the industries in the area, the nursing care facilities industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 503 jobs in that time period. The declines in nursing care facilities make up 24.3% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Covington County, Alabama for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (-503)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (-451)
3. Limitedservice eating places (-138)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (-96)
5. Administration of human resource programs (-93)

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).