Yavapai County Has Dropped in Terms of Home Ownership by 2.6%, Since the Year 2000

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Parent Category: Arizona

Category: Yavapai County, AZ

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Yavapai County, Arizona decreased in number of dwellings by 28,702, or 35%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Arizona increased in residential properties by 655,337, or 23%.

When Measured against the US, Yavapai County has a very high amount of unoccupied real estate units. 19,529, or 17.7%, of properties are currently vacant in Yavapai County, Arizona. Within these 19,529 vacant properties, 14.0% are the market to be sold, while 15.2% are listed in the rental market.

Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in Yavapai County have decreased by 2.6%. In 2010, there were 64,366 (70.8%) housing units occupied by owners, while 26,537 (29.2%) housing units were leased. Yavapai County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Arizona, which the Census reported had 34.0% of residential units occupied by renters.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Yavapai County has a medium level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 9.4% of properties are owned by minorities in Yavapai County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Arizona 25.7% of residential properties are minority-owned.

Black rented the most often, of all race\ethnic groups, in Yavapai County. 53.2% the Black 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 Yavapai County, Arizona, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 5,316 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Arizona

Category: Yavapai County, AZ

In Yavapai County, Arizona, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 5,316 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Of the 167 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 69 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 98 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the death care services industry has added the most employment with 914 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in death care services makes up 15.9% percent of the total growth in Yavapai County, Arizona between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Death care services (+914)
2. Colleges and universities (+852)
3. Individual and family services (+403)
4. Other general merchandise stores (+366)
5. Justice, public order, and safety activities (+316)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the building foundation and exterior contractors industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,044 jobs. The declines in building foundation and exterior contractors make up 8.7% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Yavapai County, Arizona for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (-1,044)
2. Residential building construction (-785)
3. Employment services (-751)
4. Building finishing contractors (-735)
5. General medical and surgical hospitals (-663)

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