Sonoma County Has Dropped in Ownership Residential Property by 3.7%, (2010 Census)

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Parent Category: California

Category: Sonoma County, CA

The 2010 Census reports Sonoma County, California decreased in number of dwellings by 21,419, or 12%, (since the 2000), while the State of California increased in housing units by 1,465,532, or 11%.

Measured against the US, Sonoma County has a very high amount of unoccupied real estate units. 18,747, or 9.2%, of residential units are vacant in Sonoma County, California. Among the 18,747 unoccupied units, 11.4% are listed for sale, while 21.4% are reported as being listed for rented.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Sonoma County have decreased by 3.7%. In 2010, there were 112,280 (60.4%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 73,545 (39.6%) residential properties were being rented. Sonoma County has a smaller portion properties rented than the State of California, which the Census reported had 44.1% of residential units occupied by renters.

When compared to all counties across the US, Sonoma County has a high level of homes that are owned by minorities. 15.8% of housing units are owned by minorities in Sonoma County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of California 40.5% of homes are owned by minorities.

Native Hawaiian is the group with the highest percent of rental in Sonoma County. 67.7% the Native Hawaiian 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 Sonoma County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 13,545 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: California

Category: Sonoma County, CA

In Sonoma County, California, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 13,545 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

From the 228 4-digit NAICS industries, 89 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 138 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the general medical and surgical hospitals industry has grown the most with 4,134 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in general medical and surgical hospitals makes up 20.7% percent of the total number of new jobs in Sonoma County, California between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. General medical and surgical hospitals (+4134)
2. Outpatient care centers (+2003)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (+1935)
4. Private households (+1080)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (+828)

Given the industries in the area, the residential building construction industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 1,356 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in residential building construction make up 5.4% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Sonoma County, California for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Residential building construction (-1,356)
2. Building finishing contractors (-1,329)
3. Electronic instrument manufacturing (-1,150)
4. Telecommunications resellers (-978)
5. Building equipment contractors (-812)

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