Hot Spring County Has Moved Down in Residential Real Estate Ownership by 1.8%, Since the Year 2000

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Hot Spring County, AR

According to data from the 2010 Census, Hot Spring County, Arkansas decreased in number of total housing units by 948, or 7%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Arkansas increased in housing units by 143,256, or 11%.

Measured against the United States, Hot Spring County has a medium amount of unoccupied residential real estate. 1,668, or 11.6%, currently are unoccupied in Hot Spring County, Arkansas. Within these 1,668 unoccupied housing units, 9.2% are listed to be sold, while 20.9% are trying to be rented.

Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in Hot Spring County have decreased by 1.8%. By 2010, there were 9,635 (76.1%) owner-occupied units, while 3,029 (23.9%) units were rented. Hot Spring County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of Arkansas, which reportedly had 33.0% of units rented.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Hot Spring County has a medium level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 9.8% of properties are owned by minorities in Hot Spring County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Arkansas 15.1% of homes are owned by minorities.

Black is the group with the highest percent of rental in Hot Spring County. 43.6% the Black 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 Hot Spring County, Arkansas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 113 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Hot Spring County, AR

In Hot Spring County, Arkansas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 113 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Given the 55 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 21 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 33 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The nursing care facilities industry has added the most employment with 239 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in nursing care facilities makes up 36.9% percent of the total number of new jobs in Hot Spring County, Arkansas between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (+239)
2. Individual and family services (+81)
3. Offices of physicians (+70)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (+48)
5. Elementary and secondary schools (+39)

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the justice, public order, and safety activities industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 201 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in justice, public order, and safety activities make up 26.7% percent of the total employment decline in Hot Spring County, Arkansas for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Justice, public order, and safety activities (-201)
2. Utility system construction (-76)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (-63)
4. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (-41)
5. Other general merchandise stores (-40)

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