St. Francis County Has Sank in Residential Property Ownership by 4.8%, Since the Year 2000

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: St. Francis County, AR

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, St. Francis County, Arkansas increased in number of total housing units by 339, or 3%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Arkansas increased in housing units by 143,256, or 11%.

Measured against the United States, St. Francis County has a low amount of vacant housing units. 1,287, or 11.8%, of residential units are vacant in St. Francis County, Arkansas. Within the 1,287 vacant housing units, 9.0% are on the real estate market for sale, while 26.3% are properties that are available for rent.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in St. Francis County have decreased by 4.8%. The 2010 Census reports there were 5,613 (58.4%) owner-occupied units, while 4,003 (41.6%) housing units were leased. St. Francis County has a greater amount of residential units rented than the State of Arkansas, which reportedly had 33.0% of residential properties rented.

Compared to counties in the US, St. Francis County has a very high level of homes that are owned by minorities. 40.5% of properties are owned by minorities in St. Francis County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Arkansas 15.1% of residential properties are minority-owned.

Native Hawaiian is the group that rents the most often in St. Francis County. 100.0% 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 St. Francis County, Arkansas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 768 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: St. Francis County, AR

In St. Francis County, Arkansas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 768 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

From the 59 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 24 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 33 industries reported a drop in employment.

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the individual and family services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 200 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in individual and family services makes up 25.4% percent of the total number of new jobs in St. Francis County, Arkansas for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Individual and family services (+200)
2. Grocery and related product wholesalers (+108)
3. Outpatient care centers (+85)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (+69)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (+49)

Given the industries in the area, the general freight trucking industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 107 jobs during the period. The employment lost in general freight trucking make up 10.2% percent of the jobs lost during the period in St. Francis County, Arkansas between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. General freight trucking (-107)
2. Elementary and secondary schools (-106)
3. Automobile dealers (-91)
4. Utility system construction (-88)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (-79)

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