Cleburne County Has Sank in Property Ownership by 3.6%, Since the Year 2000

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Cleburne County, AR

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Cleburne County, Arkansas decreased in number of dwellings by 2,094, or 15%, (since the 2000 census), during the same time, the State of Arkansas increased in total real estate dwellings by 143,256, or 11%.

When Measured against the US, Cleburne County has a high level of vacancy in residential housing. 4,748, or 30.0%, of properties are currently vacant in Cleburne County, Arkansas. Among these 4,748 vacant properties, 4.7% are the market to be sold, while 5.9% are trying to be rented.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Cleburne County have decreased by 3.6%. By 2010, there were 8,515 (76.9%) residential properties occupied by owner, while 2,563 (23.1%) units were rented. Cleburne County has a smaller portion of units rented than the State of Arkansas, which had 33.0% of residential units occupied by renters.

Compared to counties across the US, Cleburne County has a very low level of housing units that are minority-owned. 2.0% are minority-owned in Cleburne County; while in the United States 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 Cleburne County. 73.7% 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 Cleburne County, Arkansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 77 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Cleburne County, AR

In Cleburne County, Arkansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 77 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Out of the 69 4-digit NAICS industries, 36 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 32 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the support activities for mining industry has grown the most with 193 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in support activities for mining makes up 17.8% percent of the growth in Cleburne County, Arkansas between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Support activities for mining (+193)
2. Specialized freight trucking (+136)
3. Limitedservice eating places (+82)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (+81)
5. Individual and family services (+71)

Given the industries in the area, the general freight trucking industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 152 jobs during the period. The employment lost in general freight trucking make up 21.2% percent of the total employment decline in Cleburne County, Arkansas between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. General freight trucking (-152)
2. Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (-121)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (-94)
4. Residential building construction (-50)
5. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (-41)

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