Ventura County Has Fallen Off in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 2.3%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: California

Category: Ventura County, CA

According to data from the 2010 Census, Ventura County, California decreased in housing units by 29,983, or 12%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of California increased in housing units by 1,465,532, or 11%.

Compared to the US, Ventura County has a very high amount of vacant housing units. 14,775, or 5.2%, of properties are currently vacant in Ventura County, California. Broken down, of the 14,775 vacant housing units, 16.7% are listed to be sold, while 31.6% are properties that are available for rent.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied units in Ventura County have decreased by 2.3%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 174,168 (65.3%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 92,752 (34.7%) units were rented. Ventura 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.

Compared to counties across the US, Ventura County has a very high level of homes that are owned by minorities. 31.5% of housing units are owned by minorities in Ventura County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of California 40.5% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Black is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Ventura County. 52.6% the Black Census group reported renting 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 Ventura County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 15,411 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: California

Category: Ventura County, CA

In Ventura County, California, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 15,411 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Of the 233 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 101 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 132 industries reported employment loss in the period.

The justice, public order, and safety activities industry has grown the most with 3,493 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in justice, public order, and safety activities makes up 11.3% percent of the total number of new jobs in Ventura County, California between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Justice, public order, and safety activities (+3493)
2. Depository credit intermediation (+1749)
3. Junior colleges (+1749)
4. Fruit and tree nut farming (+1512)
5. Colleges and universities (+1147)

Given the industries in the area, the management of companies and enterprises industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 2,439 jobs. The declines in management of companies and enterprises make up 6.5% percent of the total employment decline in Ventura County, California between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (-2,439)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (-2,337)
3. Nondepository credit intermediation (-2,042)
4. Building finishing contractors (-1,810)
5. Elementary and secondary schools (-1,649)

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