Kern County Has Fallen Off in Housing Ownership by 2.1%, Since 2000

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Parent Category: California

Category: Kern County, CA

According to data from the 2010 Census, Kern County, California decreased in total real estate dwellings by 52,803, or 23%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of California increased in total real estate dwellings by 1,465,532, or 11%.

Compared to the US, Kern County has a very high level of vacancy in residential real estate. 29,757, or 10.5%, currently are unoccupied in Kern County, California. Within these 29,757 unoccupied units, 17.0% are the market to be sold, while 32.7% are listed for rent.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Kern County have decreased by 2.1%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 152,828 (60.0%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 101,782 (40.0%) units were rented. Kern County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of California, which the Census reported had 44.1% of units rented.

When compared to all counties across the US, Kern County has a very high level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 41.7% of housing units are owned and occupied by minorities in Kern County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of California 40.5% of housing units are minority-owned.

Black is the group that rents the most often in Kern County. 63.5% 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 Kern County, California, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,912 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: California

Category: Kern County, CA

In Kern County, California, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,912 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Out of the 214 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 116 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 98 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the junior colleges industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1,651 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in junior colleges makes up 6.7% percent of the total growth in Kern County, California between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Junior colleges (+1651)
2. Support activities for mining (+1610)
3. National security and international affairs (+1552)
4. Fruit and tree nut farming (+1396)
5. Architectural and engineering services (+1034)

The general medical and surgical hospitals industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 4,317 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in general medical and surgical hospitals make up 13.1% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Kern County, California for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. General medical and surgical hospitals (-4,317)
2. Private households (-2,672)
3. Building finishing contractors (-1,987)
4. Employment services (-1,924)
5. Other crop farming (-1,826)

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