Ouachita County Has shrunk in Residential Property Ownership by 3.4%, Since the Year 2000

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Ouachita County, AR

The 2010 Census reports Ouachita County, Arkansas increased in number of dwellings by 329, or 2%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Arkansas increased in housing units by 143,256, or 11%.

Compared to the US, Ouachita County has a medium amount of unoccupied real estate units. 2,118, or 16.1%, of residential units are vacant in Ouachita County, Arkansas. Among the 2,118 vacant properties, 5.8% are listed for sale, while 29.9% are listed for lease.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Ouachita County have decreased by 3.4%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 7,482 (68.0%) residential properties occupied by owner, while 3,521 (32.0%) housing units were leased. Ouachita County has a smaller portion of units rented than the State of Arkansas, which reportedly saw 33.0% of units occupied by renters.

When compared to all counties across the US, Ouachita County has a very high level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 33.8% are owned by minorities in Ouachita County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Arkansas 15.1% of residential real estate is minority-owned.

Native Hawaiian is the group that rents the most often in Ouachita County. 66.7% the Native Hawaiian Census group occupies 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 Ouachita County, Arkansas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 367 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Ouachita County, AR

In Ouachita County, Arkansas, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 367 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Out of the 63 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 27 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 34 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The general freight trucking industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 59 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in general freight trucking makes up 15.2% percent of the growth in Ouachita County, Arkansas for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. General freight trucking (+59)
2. Nonresidential building construction (+35)
3. Other general merchandise stores (+34)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (+31)
5. Individual and family services (+30)

Given the industries in the area, the sawmills and wood preservation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 260 jobs during the period. The employment lost in sawmills and wood preservation make up 26.9% percent of the total job loss in Ouachita County, Arkansas between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Sawmills and wood preservation (-260)
2. Fullservice restaurants (-140)
3. Elementary and secondary schools (-101)
4. Residential building construction (-49)
5. Logging (-49)

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