Calhoun County Has Dropped in Ownership Residential Property by 4.5%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Calhoun County, AR

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Calhoun County, Arkansas increased in number of total housing units by 115, or 4%, (since the 2000), while the State of Arkansas increased in housing dwelling units by 143,256, or 11%.

Compared to the US, Calhoun County has a very low level of vacancy in housing units. 635, or 21.9%, currently are unoccupied in Calhoun County, Arkansas. Within the 635 vacant units, 2.2% are the market to be sold, while 9.8% are reported as being listed for rented.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Calhoun County have decreased by 4.5%. By 2010, there were 1,759 (77.8%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 503 (22.2%) units were rented. Calhoun County has a smaller portion of rental units than the State of Arkansas, which had 33.0% of units occupied by renters.

Compared to counties in the US, Calhoun County has a high level of homes that are owned by minorities. 20.5% are minority-owned in Calhoun County; while 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 Calhoun County. 33.3% the Black Census group reported renting 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 Calhoun County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 847 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Calhoun County, AR

In Calhoun County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 847 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

From the 10 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 7 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 3 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the other fabricated metal product manufacturing industry has grown the most with 1,399 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in other fabricated metal product manufacturing makes up 89.7% percent of the growth in Calhoun County, Arkansas between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (+1399)
2. Specialized freight trucking (+119)
3. General freight trucking (+23)
4. Executive, legislative and general government (+9)
5. Administration of economic programs (+6)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the depository credit intermediation industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 58 jobs during the period. The employment lost in depository credit intermediation make up 84.1% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Calhoun County, Arkansas for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 3 Declining Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (-58)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (-10)
3. Postal service (-1)



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