Baxter County Has Fallen Off in Residential Real Estate Ownership by 3.3%, Since the Year 2000

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Baxter County, AR

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Baxter County, Arkansas decreased in number of total housing units by 2,689, or 14%, since 2000. During the same period, the State of Arkansas increased in housing units by 143,256, or 11%.

When compared to the United States, Baxter County has a high amount of unoccupied real estate units. 3,832, or 17.0%, of residential units are vacant in Baxter County, Arkansas. Of the 3,832 vacant properties, 12.9% are for sale on the real estate market, while 12.8% are trying to be rented.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Baxter County have decreased by 3.3%. As reported in the 2010 Census, there were 14,328 (76.4%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 4,420 (23.6%) housing units were leased. Baxter County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Arkansas, which saw 33.0% of the housing units occupied by renters.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Baxter County has a low level of housing units that are minority-owned. 2.4% are minority-owned in Baxter County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Arkansas 15.1% of housing units are minority-owned.

Black is the group that rents the most often in Baxter County. 59.1% the Black Census group reportedly were renters in 2010.

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 Baxter County, Arkansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 286 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Baxter County, AR

In Baxter County, Arkansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 286 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Given the 90 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 45 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 45 industries reported a drop in employment.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the elementary and secondary schools industry has grown the most with 744 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in elementary and secondary schools makes up 34.0% percent of the total growth in Baxter County, Arkansas for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Elementary and secondary schools (+744)
2. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (+199)
3. Executive, legislative and general government (+126)
4. Employment services (+105)
5. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (+97)

The depository credit intermediation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 312 jobs. The declines in depository credit intermediation make up 23.9% percent of the total employment decline in Baxter County, Arkansas for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (-312)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (-104)
3. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (-101)
4. Residential building construction (-93)
5. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (-71)

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