Navajo County Has Sunk in Property Ownership by 3.5%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Arizona

Category: Navajo County, AZ

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Navajo County, Arizona decreased in total real estate dwellings by 9,525, or 20%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Arizona increased in total real estate dwellings by 655,337, or 23%.

Compared to the US, Navajo County has a very high level of vacancy in housing units. 21,280, or 37.4%, have been reported as vacant in Navajo County, Arizona. Broken down, of the 21,280 vacant housing units, 5.4% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 6.9% are listed for lease.

Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in Navajo County have decreased by 3.5%. By 2010, there were 25,652 (71.9%) housing units occupied by owners, while 10,006 (28.1%) housing units were leased. Navajo County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Arizona, which had 34.0% of residential units occupied by renters.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Navajo County has a very high level of homes that are owned by minorities. 42.8% are owned by minorities in Navajo County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Arizona 25.7% of housing units are minority-owned.

American Indian is the group that rents the most often in Navajo County. 53.5% the American Indian Census group reported renting in the 2010 Census.

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 Navajo County, Arizona, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,736 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Arizona

Category: Navajo County, AZ

In Navajo County, Arizona, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,736 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Out of the 99 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 38 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 60 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the grocery stores industry has grown the most with 715 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in grocery stores makes up 20.8% percent of the total employment growth in Navajo County, Arizona between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Grocery stores (+715)
2. Outpatient care centers (+448)
3. Elementary and secondary schools (+446)
4. Administration of human resource programs (+391)
5. Limitedservice eating places (+382)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the residential building construction industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 320 jobs. The declines in residential building construction make up 9.0% percent of the total employment decline in Navajo County, Arizona between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Residential building construction (-320)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (-239)
3. Fullservice restaurants (-237)
4. General medical and surgical hospitals (-214)
5. Building finishing contractors (-205)

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