Pulaski County Has Dropped in Real Estate Ownership by 1.1%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Pulaski County, AR

According to data from the 2010 Census, Pulaski County, Arkansas decreased in total real estate dwellings by 14,420, or 9%, since 2000. During the same period, the State of Arkansas increased in residential properties by 143,256, or 11%.

Compared to the US, Pulaski County has a very high amount of unoccupied real estate units. 16,783, or 9.6%, of residential units are vacant in Pulaski County, Arkansas. Broken down, of the 16,783 unoccupied units, 13.5% are the market to be sold, while 46.6% are available for rent.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Pulaski County have decreased by 1.1%. As reported in the 2010 Census, there were 94,826 (59.7%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 63,946 (40.3%) residential units were being rented. Pulaski County has a greater portion properties rented than the State of Arkansas, which had 33.0% of units rented.

The 2010 Census reports that Pulaski County has a very high level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 28.7% of properties are owned by minorities in Pulaski County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Arkansas 15.1% of housing units are minority-owned.

Native Hawaiian reported being renters the highest percent in Pulaski County. 60.6% the Native Hawaiian 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 Pulaski County, Arkansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 1,004 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Pulaski County, AR

In Pulaski County, Arkansas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 1,004 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

From the 219 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 108 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 108 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The administration of economic programs industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1,661 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in administration of economic programs makes up 7.8% percent of the total employment growth in Pulaski County, Arkansas between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Administration of economic programs (+1661)
2. Management and technical consulting services (+1423)
3. Business support services (+1375)
4. Elementary and secondary schools (+1245)
5. Computer systems design and related services (+898)

Given the industries in the area, the employment services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 2,263 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in employment services make up 9.3% percent of the total employment decline in Pulaski County, Arkansas between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Employment services (-2,263)
2. Warehousing and storage (-1,921)
3. Wired telecommunications carriers (-1,646)
4. General freight trucking (-1,505)
5. Wireless telecommunications carriers (-1,296)

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