Conway County Has Sunk in Terms of Home Ownership by 3.3%, As Reported in the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Conway County, AR

According to data from the 2010 Census, Conway County, Arkansas decreased in number of total housing units by 692, or 8%, (since the 2000 census), during the same time, the State of Arkansas increased in residential properties by 143,256, or 11%.

Measured against the US, Conway County has a low amount of unoccupied real estate units. 1,257, or 12.9%, of properties are currently vacant in Conway County, Arkansas. Of these 1,257 vacant housing units, 8.4% are on the real estate market for sale, while 12.5% are listed in the rental market.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Conway County have decreased by 3.3%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 6,327 (74.8%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 2,136 (25.2%) residential units were being rented. Conway County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of Arkansas, which the Census reported had 33.0% of units rented.

The 2010 Census reports that Conway County has a high level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 13.3% are minority-owned in Conway County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Arkansas 15.1% of owner-occupied units are owned by minorities.

American Indian rented the most often, of all race\ethnic groups, in Conway County. 43.5% the American Indian 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 Conway County, Arkansas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 325 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Conway County, AR

In Conway County, Arkansas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 325 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Of the 43 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 25 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 16 industries reported a drop in employment.

The individual and family services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 113 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in individual and family services makes up 15.5% percent of the growth in Conway County, Arkansas between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Individual and family services (+113)
2. Utility system construction (+104)
3. Depository credit intermediation (+92)
4. Support activities for mining (+86)
5. Fullservice restaurants (+74)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the general freight trucking industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 200 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in general freight trucking make up 47.1% percent of the total employment decline in Conway County, Arkansas for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. General freight trucking (-200)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (-43)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (-31)
4. Specialized freight trucking (-30)
5. Automobile dealers (-26)

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