Prairie County Has Improved in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 1.0%, Since 2000

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Prairie County, AR

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Prairie County, Arkansas increased in total real estate dwellings by 287, or 6%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Arkansas increased in total real estate dwellings by 143,256, or 11%.

When compared to the United States, Prairie County has a low amount of unoccupied residential properties. 818, or 18.2%, of properties are currently vacant in Prairie County, Arkansas. Within the 818 vacant properties, 3.8% are listed to be sold, while 9.8% are listed for lease.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied housing units in Prairie County have increased by 1.0%. By 2010, there were 2,731 (74.1%) owner-occupied units, while 954 (25.9%) housing units were leased. Prairie County has a smaller portion properties rented than the State of Arkansas, which was reported as having 33.0% of residential properties rented.

When compared to other counties across the US, Prairie County has a medium level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 10.4% of housing units are owned by minorities in Prairie County; while in the US 21.7% and in the State of Arkansas 15.1% of residential properties are minority-owned.

American Indian is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Prairie County. 50.0% the American Indian 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 Prairie County, Arkansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 230 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Prairie County, AR

In Prairie County, Arkansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 230 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Given the 24 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 12 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 11 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the offices of physicians industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 22 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in offices of physicians makes up 25.3% percent of the total employment growth in Prairie County, Arkansas between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Offices of physicians (+22)
2. Other crop farming (+22)
3. Building equipment contractors (+7)
4. Lessors of real estate (+7)
5. National security and international affairs (+6)

Given the industries in the area, the elementary and secondary schools industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 207 jobs. The declines in elementary and secondary schools make up 65.9% percent of the employment lost during the period in Prairie County, Arkansas between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Elementary and secondary schools (-207)
2. Grocery stores (-29)
3. Legal services (-17)
4. Child day care services (-16)
5. General freight trucking (-11)

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