Poinsett County Has Deteriorated In Owner-Occupied Residential Real Estate by 1.8%, From 2000 to 2010, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Poinsett County, AR

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Poinsett County, Arkansas increased in number of total housing units by 128, or 1%, (since the 2000), while the State of Arkansas increased in housing dwelling units by 143,256, or 11%.

Compared to the US, Poinsett County has a low amount of unoccupied residential properties. 1,169, or 10.7%, are currently vacant in Poinsett County, Arkansas. Within these 1,169 vacant units, 6.9% are the market to be sold, while 32.5% are properties that are available for rent.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Poinsett County have decreased by 1.8%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 6,343 (65.0%) housing units occupied by owners, while 3,411 (35.0%) residential properties were being rented. Poinsett County has a greater portion of rented units than the State of Arkansas, which saw 33.0% of residential units occupied by renters.

Compared to counties across the US, Poinsett County has a medium level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 6.1% of properties are owned by minorities in Poinsett County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Arkansas 15.1% of housing units are minority-owned.

American Indian is the group that rents the most often in Poinsett County. 66.7% the American Indian Census group reported renting 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 Poinsett County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 1,234 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Poinsett County, AR

In Poinsett County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 1,234 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 50 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 15 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 34 industries reported employment loss in the period.

The plywood and engineered wood product mfg. industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 106 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in plywood and engineered wood product mfg. makes up 24.3% percent of the total growth in Poinsett County, Arkansas between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (+106)
2. Grain and oilseed milling (+73)
3. Individual and family services (+57)
4. Child day care services (+50)
5. Insurance agencies and brokerages (+34)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the support activities for crop production industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 159 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in support activities for crop production make up 19.2% percent of the total job loss in Poinsett County, Arkansas between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (-159)
2. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (-96)
3. Other crop farming (-89)
4. Oilseed and grain farming (-72)
5. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (-46)

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