Sebastian County Has Sunk in Real Estate Ownership by 1.6%, As Reported in the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Sebastian County, AR

According to data from the 2010 Census, Sebastian County, Arkansas decreased in number of total housing units by 5,340, or 11%, (since the 2000), while the State of Arkansas increased in residential properties by 143,256, or 11%.

When Measured against the US, Sebastian County has a high level of vacancy in residential housing. 5,052, or 9.2%, of properties are currently vacant in Sebastian County, Arkansas. Among these 5,052 vacant properties, 16.3% are listed for sale, while 37.9% are listed for lease.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Sebastian County have decreased by 1.6%. By 2010, there were 30,716 (61.9%) owner-occupied units, while 18,883 (38.1%) residential properties were being rented. Sebastian County has a greater portion of rental units than the State of Arkansas, which reportedly had 33.0% of residential properties rented.

When compared to other counties across the US, Sebastian County has a high level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 15.7% of housing units are owned by minorities in Sebastian County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Arkansas 15.1% of housing units are minority-owned.

Black is the group that rents the most often in Sebastian County. 65.6% the Black 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 Sebastian County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 5,799 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Arkansas

Category: Sebastian County, AR

In Sebastian County, Arkansas, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 5,799 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

From the 157 4-digit NAICS industries, 70 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 87 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 758 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in individual and family services makes up 13.0% percent of the total number of new jobs in Sebastian County, Arkansas for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Individual and family services (+758)
2. Limitedservice eating places (+385)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (+365)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (+308)
5. Support activities for mining (+303)

The hvac and commercial refrigeration equipment industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 2,335 jobs in that time period. The declines in hvac and commercial refrigeration equipment make up 28.4% percent of the total employment decline in Sebastian County, Arkansas for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment (-2,335)
2. Employment services (-1,081)
3. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (-558)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (-255)
5. Fullservice restaurants (-216)

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