Johnson County Has Declined in Property Ownership by 1.9%, Since the Year 2000

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Johnson County, AR

The 2010 Census reports Johnson County, Arkansas decreased in number of total housing units by 1,385, or 14%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Arkansas increased in total real estate dwellings by 143,256, or 11%.

Compared against the United States, Johnson County has a medium level of vacancy in residential housing. 1,499, or 13.3%, of properties are currently vacant in Johnson County, Arkansas. Within the 1,499 unoccupied units, 10.6% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 13.9% are listed in the rental market.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Johnson County have decreased by 1.9%. By 2010, there were 6,993 (71.3%) residential properties occupied by owner, while 2,819 (28.7%) residential properties were being rented. Johnson County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of Arkansas, which the Census reported had 33.0% of residential properties rented.

When compared to other counties across the US, Johnson County has a medium level of homes that are owned by minorities. 8.9% are minority-owned in Johnson County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Arkansas 15.1% of homes are owned by minorities.

Native Hawaiian is the group with the highest percent of rental in Johnson County. 100.0% the Native Hawaiian Census group reported to occupy 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 Johnson County, Arkansas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 26 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Johnson County, AR

In Johnson County, Arkansas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 26 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Out of the 53 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 24 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 29 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The other general merchandise stores industry has added the most employment with 407 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in other general merchandise stores makes up 48.3% percent of the total employment growth in Johnson County, Arkansas for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (+407)
2. Individual and family services (+73)
3. Executive, legislative and general government (+61)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (+43)
5. Elementary and secondary schools (+40)

Given the industries in the area, the architectural and structural metals mfg. industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 69 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in architectural and structural metals mfg. make up 13.6% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Johnson County, Arkansas for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (-69)
2. Child day care services (-61)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (-54)
4. Justice, public order, and safety activities (-39)
5. Building equipment contractors (-29)

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