Sutter County Has Sank in Housing Ownership by 0.4%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: California

Category: Sutter County, CA

The 2010 Census reports Sutter County, California decreased in number of dwellings by 5,539, or 20%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of California increased in total real estate dwellings by 1,465,532, or 11%.

Measured against the US, Sutter County has a medium level of vacancy in residential housing. 2,421, or 7.2%, are reported as unoccupied units in Sutter County, California. Within these 2,421 unoccupied units, 16.7% are on the real estate market for sale, while 36.9% are reported as being listed for rented.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Sutter County have decreased by 0.4%. By 2010, there were 19,212 (61.1%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 12,225 (38.9%) residential properties were being rented. Sutter County has a smaller portion properties rented than the State of California, which the Census reported had 44.1% of units rented.

When compared to other counties across the US, Sutter County has a very high level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 32.6% of housing units are owned by minorities in Sutter County; at the same time the US as a whole had 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 Sutter County. 54.6% the Black Census group reportedly were renters in 2010.

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 Sutter County, California, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 105 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: California

Category: Sutter County, CA

In Sutter County, California, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 105 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Given the 123 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 54 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 69 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the support activities for crop production industry has grown the most with 1,277 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in support activities for crop production makes up 30.9% percent of the total employment growth in Sutter County, California between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (+1277)
2. Limitedservice eating places (+397)
3. Grocery and related product wholesalers (+330)
4. Residential mental health facilities (+187)
5. Private households (+178)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the elementary and secondary schools industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 2,396 jobs during the period. The employment lost in elementary and secondary schools make up 45.3% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Sutter County, California between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Elementary and secondary schools (-2,396)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (-251)
3. Residential building construction (-147)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (-139)
5. Building finishing contractors (-135)

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