Ashley County Has shrunk in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 3.5%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Ashley County, AR

The 2010 Census reports Ashley County, Arkansas increased in housing units by 478, or 5%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Arkansas increased in total real estate dwellings by 143,256, or 11%.

Compared against the United States, Ashley County has a medium amount of vacant housing units. 1,372, or 13.5%, currently are unoccupied in Ashley County, Arkansas. Among the 1,372 unoccupied units, 7.2% are on the real estate market for sale, while 18.7% are listed for lease.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied units in Ashley County have decreased by 3.5%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 6,361 (72.6%) owner-occupied units, while 2,404 (27.4%) housing units were leased. Ashley County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of Arkansas, which the Census reported had 33.0% of residential units occupied by renters.

Compared to counties across the US, Ashley County has a high level of residential real estate that is minority-owned. 24.2% of housing units are owned by minorities in Ashley County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Arkansas 15.1% of owner-occupied units are owned by minorities.

Black reported being renters the highest percent in Ashley County. 42.0% 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 Ashley County, Arkansas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 446 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Ashley County, AR

In Ashley County, Arkansas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 446 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Out of the 60 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 26 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 32 industries reported a drop in employment.

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the other general merchandise stores industry has grown the most with 252 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in other general merchandise stores makes up 25.1% percent of the total growth in Ashley County, Arkansas for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (+252)
2. Investigation and security services (+186)
3. Individual and family services (+117)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (+46)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (+46)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the nonresidential building construction industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 223 jobs. The declines in nonresidential building construction make up 18.7% percent of the total employment decline in Ashley County, Arkansas between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (-223)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (-119)
3. Fullservice restaurants (-85)
4. Building equipment contractors (-74)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (-64)

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