Phillips County Has Sank in Property Ownership by 3.8%, Between 2000 and 2010

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Parent Category: Colorado

Category: Phillips County, CO

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Phillips County, Colorado decreased in total real estate dwellings by 73, or 4%, (since the 2000 census), during the same time, the State of Colorado increased in residential properties by 404,861, or 18%.

Measured against the United States, Phillips County has a very low amount of unoccupied real estate units. 268, or 12.8%, currently are unoccupied in Phillips County, Colorado. Within these 268 vacant properties, 11.9% are for sale on the real estate market, while 18.7% are available for rent.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Phillips County have decreased by 3.8%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 1,306 (71.8%) owner-occupied units, while 513 (28.2%) housing units were leased. Phillips County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Colorado, which reportedly saw 34.5% of residential units occupied by renters.

Compared to counties across the US, Phillips County has a medium level of housing units that are minority-owned. 9.3% of housing units are owned by minorities in Phillips County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Colorado 17.2% of owner-occupied units are owned by minorities.

American Indian is the group with the highest percent of rental in Phillips County. 85.7% the American Indian Census group reported renting in the 2010 Census.

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 Phillips County, Colorado, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 3 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Colorado

Category: Phillips County, CO

In Phillips County, Colorado, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 3 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Of the 18 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 8 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 7 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The grocery stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 59 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in grocery stores makes up 48.4% percent of the total growth in Phillips County, Colorado between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Grocery stores (+59)
2. Specialized freight trucking (+28)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (+17)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (+6)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (+5)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 92 jobs during the period. The employment lost in farm product raw material merch. whls. make up 52.6% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Phillips County, Colorado between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (-92)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (-22)
3. Oilseed and grain farming (-19)
4. General freight trucking (-18)
5. Fullservice restaurants (-11)

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