Dallas County Has Sunk in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 4.6%, From 2000 to 2010, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Dallas County, AR

According to data from the 2010 Census, Dallas County, Arkansas increased in total number housing units by 96, or 2%, (since the 2000), while the State of Arkansas increased in housing units by 143,256, or 11%.

Put side by side with the United States, Dallas County has a low level of vacancy in housing units. 1,025, or 23.8%, are reported as unoccupied units in Dallas County, Arkansas. Within the 1,025 unoccupied properties, 4.1% are listed for sale, while 9.7% are reported as being listed for rented.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Dallas County have decreased by 4.6%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 2,271 (69.2%) housing units occupied by owners, while 1,009 (30.8%) residential properties were being rented. Dallas County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of Arkansas, which reportedly had 33.0% of units occupied by renters.

Compared to counties across the US, Dallas County has a very high level of homes that are owned by minorities. 36.1% are minority-owned in Dallas County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Arkansas 15.1% of residential properties are minority-owned.

Two or More Races and Other is the group that rents the most often in Dallas County. 55.6% the Two or More Races and Other Census group reported renting in the 2010 Census.

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 Dallas County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 113 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Dallas County, AR

In Dallas County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 113 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Given the 24 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 16 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 8 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the individual and family services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 175 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in individual and family services makes up 35.2% percent of the total growth in Dallas County, Arkansas for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Individual and family services (+175)
2. Child day care services (+65)
3. Depository credit intermediation (+49)
4. Specialized freight trucking (+31)
5. Fullservice restaurants (+27)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the elementary and secondary schools industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 282 jobs. The declines in elementary and secondary schools make up 77.3% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Dallas County, Arkansas between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Elementary and secondary schools (-282)
2. General freight trucking (-33)
3. Limitedservice eating places (-20)
4. Building equipment contractors (-10)
5. Offices of physicians (-10)

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