Perry County Has Decreased in Residential Real Estate Ownership by 2.6%, (2010 Census)

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Perry County, AR

According to data from the 2010 Census, Perry County, Arkansas decreased in number of total housing units by 205, or 4%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Arkansas increased in housing dwelling units by 143,256, or 11%.

Compared against the United States, Perry County has a low level of vacancy in housing units. 737, or 15.0%, currently are unoccupied in Perry County, Arkansas. Among these 737 vacant units, 3.8% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 7.1% are properties that are available for rent.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Perry County have decreased by 2.6%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 3,320 (79.6%) owner-occupied units, while 850 (20.4%) housing units were leased. Perry 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 other counties across the US, Perry County has a low level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 4.3% of properties are owned by minorities in Perry County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Arkansas 15.1% of housing units are minority-owned.

Hispanic is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Perry County. 30.0% the Hispanic 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 Perry County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 128 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Perry County, AR

In Perry County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 128 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 15 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 3 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 10 industries reported a drop in employment.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the individual and family services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 47 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in individual and family services makes up 88.7% percent of the total employment growth in Perry County, Arkansas between 2005 and 2010.

Top 3 Growing Industries
1. Individual and family services (+47)
2. Administration of economic programs (+4)
3. Utility system construction (+2)



Given the industries in the area, the logging industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 18 jobs. The declines in logging make up 22.5% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Perry County, Arkansas for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Logging (-18)
2. Child day care services (-16)
3. Legal services (-11)
4. Residential building construction (-11)
5. Gasoline stations (-8)

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