Solano County Has shrunk in Terms of Housing Units Occupied by Owners by 1.9%, Since the Year 2000

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Parent Category: California

Category: Solano County, CA

The recent 2010 Census Bureau reports Solano County, California decreased in total real estate dwellings by 18,185, or 14%, since 2000. During the same period, the State of California increased in total housing units by 1,465,532, or 11%.

Compared to the US, Solano County has a very high amount of unoccupied residential real estate. 10,940, or 7.2%, are currently vacant in Solano County, California. Broken down, of the 10,940 vacant properties, 21.0% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 39.7% are reported as being listed for rented.

Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in Solano County have decreased by 1.9%. As reported in the 2010 Census, there were 89,648 (63.2%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 52,110 (36.8%) residential units were being rented. Solano County has a smaller portion properties rented than the State of California, which saw 44.1% of units rented.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Solano County has a very high level of housing units that are minority-owned. 43.3% are owned and occupied by minorities in Solano County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of California 40.5% of residential properties are minority-owned.

Black reported being renters the highest percent in Solano County. 52.7% 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 Solano County, California, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 7,090 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: California

Category: Solano County, CA

In Solano County, California, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 7,090 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Of the 201 4-digit NAICS industries, 78 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 123 industries reported a drop in employment.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the outpatient care centers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 2,595 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in outpatient care centers makes up 17.3% percent of the total number of new jobs in Solano County, California between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Outpatient care centers (+2595)
2. Justice, public order, and safety activities (+1998)
3. Other ground passenger transportation (+817)
4. Offices of physicians (+744)
5. Home health care services (+704)

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the residential building construction industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 2,463 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in residential building construction make up 12.1% percent of the total employment decline in Solano County, California for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Residential building construction (-2,463)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (-2,350)
3. Private households (-1,659)
4. Lessors of real estate (-908)
5. Department stores (-848)

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