Glenn County Has Sank in Ownership Residential Property by 1.6%, From 2000 to 2010

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Parent Category: California

Category: Glenn County, CA

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Glenn County, California decreased in number of dwellings by 796, or 8%, (since the 2000 census), during the same time, the State of California increased in housing units by 1,465,532, or 11%.

When Measured against the US, Glenn County has a low amount of unoccupied residential properties. 978, or 9.1%, are reported as unoccupied units in Glenn County, California. Of these 978 unoccupied units, 12.0% are listed for sale, while 26.2% are listed for lease.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied units in Glenn County have decreased by 1.6%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 6,100 (62.2%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 3,700 (37.8%) housing units were leased. Glenn County has a smaller portion of rental units than the State of California, which the Census reported had 44.1% of units occupied by renters.

When compared to all counties across the US, Glenn County has a very high level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 26.9% of housing units are owned by minorities in Glenn County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of California 40.5% of residential real estate is minority-owned.

Hispanic is the group that rents the most often in Glenn County. 58.5% the Hispanic Census group reportedly occupied a rental.

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 Glenn County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 381 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: California

Category: Glenn County, CA

In Glenn County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 381 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Out of the 62 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 30 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 31 industries reported a drop in employment.

The fruit and tree nut farming industry has grown the most with 316 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in fruit and tree nut farming makes up 28.5% percent of the total number of new jobs in Glenn County, California between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Fruit and tree nut farming (+316)
2. Offices of physicians (+134)
3. Other animal production (+85)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (+75)
5. Oilseed and grain farming (+56)

Given the industries in the area, the other crop farming industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 85 jobs. The declines in other crop farming make up 13.5% percent of the employment lost during the period in Glenn County, California between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Other crop farming (-85)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (-58)
3. Vegetable and melon farming (-56)
4. Automobile dealers (-49)
5. Insurance agencies and brokerages (-36)

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