Franklin County Has shrunk in Ownership Residential Property by 4.4%, As the 2010 Census Reports

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Parent Category: Alabama

Category: Franklin County, AL

According to the 2010 Census, Franklin County, Alabama decreased in housing units by 273, or 2%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Alabama increased in housing units by 208,142, or 10%.

Measured against the US, Franklin County has a medium amount of unoccupied residential properties. 1,736, or 12.4%, have been reported as vacant in Franklin County, Alabama. Among these 1,736 vacant units, 10.9% are on the real estate market for sale, while 25.9% are properties that are available for rent.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied units in Franklin County have decreased by 4.4%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 8,581 (69.8%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 3,705 (30.2%) housing units were being rented. Franklin County has a smaller portion of units rented than the State of Alabama, which had 30.3% of residential units occupied by renters.

When compared to other counties across the US, Franklin County has a medium level of housing units that are minority-owned. 10.1% of properties are owned by minorities in Franklin County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Alabama 23.0% of residential properties are minority-owned.

Two or More Races and Other is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Franklin County. 50.9% the Two or More Races and Other Census group reported to occupy 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 Franklin County, Alabama, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 795 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Alabama

Category: Franklin County, AL

In Franklin County, Alabama, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 795 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 58 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 27 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 30 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The other general merchandise stores industry has grown the most with 337 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in other general merchandise stores makes up 39.3% percent of the total number of new jobs in Franklin County, Alabama between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (+337)
2. Fullservice restaurants (+111)
3. General freight trucking (+107)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (+36)
5. Gasoline stations (+23)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the home health care services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 87 jobs in that time period. The declines in home health care services make up 15.7% percent of the total job loss in Franklin County, Alabama for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Home health care services (-87)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (-74)
3. Limitedservice eating places (-47)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (-46)
5. Highway, street, and bridge construction (-32)

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