Bradley County Has Deteriorated in Ownership Residential Property by 2.5%, As Reported in the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Bradley County, AR

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Bradley County, Arkansas increased in number of dwellings by 70, or 1%, (since the 2000), while the State of Arkansas increased in housing units by 143,256, or 11%.

When Measured against the US, Bradley County has a low level of vacancy in residential real estate. 1,187, or 20.3%, of residential units are vacant in Bradley County, Arkansas. Of the 1,187 vacant properties, 3.6% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 12.6% are listed in the rental market.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied units in Bradley County have decreased by 2.5%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 3,280 (70.2%) units occupied by owners, while there were 1,393 (29.8%) housing units were leased. Bradley County has a smaller portion properties rented than the State of Arkansas, which was reported as having 33.0% of the housing units rented.

Compared to counties in the US, Bradley County has a very high level of homes that are owned by minorities. 30.4% of properties are owned by minorities in Bradley 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.

American Indian rented the most often, of all race\ethnic groups, in Bradley County. 66.7% the American Indian 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 Bradley County, Arkansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 159 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Bradley County, AR

In Bradley County, Arkansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 159 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Of the 35 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 18 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 15 industries reported employment loss in the period.

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the support activities for forestry industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 107 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in support activities for forestry makes up 23.5% percent of the total number of new jobs in Bradley County, Arkansas between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Support activities for forestry (+107)
2. Depository credit intermediation (+100)
3. Individual and family services (+88)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (+43)
5. Grocery and related product wholesalers (+25)

The grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 110 jobs during the period. The employment lost in grocery stores make up 36.5% percent of the total employment decline in Bradley County, Arkansas between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Grocery stores (-110)
2. Child day care services (-55)
3. Building equipment contractors (-50)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (-36)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (-13)

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