Crawford County Has Deteriorated in Terms of Housing Units Occupied by Owners by 2.3%, Between 2000 and 2010

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Crawford County, AR

The 2010 Census reports Crawford County, Arkansas decreased in total real estate dwellings by 4,800, or 23%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Arkansas increased in housing dwelling units by 143,256, or 11%.

Measured against the US, Crawford County has a high level of vacancy in residential housing. 2,668, or 10.2%, have been reported as vacant in Crawford County, Arkansas. Of these 2,668 vacant housing units, 12.9% are the market to be sold, while 24.6% are listed for rent.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied units in Crawford County have decreased by 2.3%. The 2010 Census reports there were 17,251 (73.6%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 6,196 (26.4%) housing units were leased. Crawford County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Arkansas, which reportedly saw 33.0% of residential units occupied by renters.

When compared to all counties across the US, Crawford County has a medium level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 8.8% are minority-owned in Crawford County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Arkansas 15.1% of housing units are minority-owned.

Native Hawaiian is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Crawford County. 60.0% the Native Hawaiian 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 Crawford County, Arkansas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 994 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Crawford County, AR

In Crawford County, Arkansas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 994 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

From the 94 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 53 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 39 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the grocery stores industry has added the most employment with 223 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in grocery stores makes up 13.0% percent of the total number of new jobs in Crawford County, Arkansas for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Grocery stores (+223)
2. Support activities for mining (+167)
3. Fullservice restaurants (+152)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (+125)
5. Nursing care facilities (+81)

Given the industries in the area, the general freight trucking industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 360 jobs in that time period. The declines in general freight trucking make up 22.3% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Crawford County, Arkansas for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. General freight trucking (-360)
2. Utility system construction (-179)
3. Greenhouse and nursery production (-142)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (-110)
5. Individual and family services (-80)

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