DeKalb County Has Sank in Terms of Housing Units Occupied by Owners by 3.5%, Between 2000 and 2010

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Parent Category: Alabama

Category: DeKalb County, AL

According to data from the 2010 Census, DeKalb County, Alabama decreased in housing units by 3,058, or 11%, (since the 2000), while the State of Alabama increased in housing dwelling units by 208,142, or 10%.

Measured against the US, DeKalb County has a high level of vacancy in housing units. 4,267, or 13.7%, are reported as unoccupied units in DeKalb County, Alabama. Within these 4,267 unoccupied housing units, 10.5% are on the real estate market for sale, while 20.9% are listed for rent.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied units in DeKalb County have decreased by 3.5%. As reported in the 2010 Census, there were 20,184 (75.2%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 6,658 (24.8%) residential properties were being rented. DeKalb County has a smaller portion of units rented than the State of Alabama, which reportedly had 30.3% of units occupied by renters.

When compared to other counties across the US, DeKalb County has a medium level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 9.9% are owned by minorities in DeKalb County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Alabama 23.0% of owner-occupied units are owned by minorities.

Native Hawaiian is the group with the highest percent of rental in DeKalb County. 66.7% the Native Hawaiian Census group occupies a rented housing unit.

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 DeKalb County, Alabama, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 2,649 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Alabama

Category: DeKalb County, AL

In DeKalb County, Alabama, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 2,649 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

From the 94 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 41 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 53 industries reported a drop in employment.

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the nonresidential building construction industry has grown the most with 274 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in nonresidential building construction makes up 19.1% percent of the total number of new jobs in DeKalb County, Alabama for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (+274)
2. Home health care services (+114)
3. Fullservice restaurants (+98)
4. Support activities for animal production (+92)
5. Administration of economic programs (+91)

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the apparel knitting mills industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 2,391 jobs. The declines in apparel knitting mills make up 54.1% percent of the employment lost during the period in DeKalb County, Alabama between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Apparel knitting mills (-2,391)
2. Grocery stores (-333)
3. Plastics product manufacturing (-200)
4. Limitedservice eating places (-148)
5. Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers (-94)

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