Pitkin County Has Improved in Housing Ownership by 1.0%, As the 2010 Census Reports

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Parent Category: Colorado

Category: Pitkin County, CO

According to the 2010 Census, Pitkin County, Colorado decreased in total number housing units by 2,857, or 28%, since 2000. During the same period, the State of Colorado increased in total housing units by 404,861, or 18%.

Compared to the US, Pitkin County has a high level of vacancy in housing units. 4,801, or 37.1%, of housing units are currently vacant in Pitkin County, Colorado. Among these 4,801 unoccupied housing units, 3.9% are for sale, while 10.9% are properties that are available for rent.

Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in Pitkin County have increased by 1.0%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 4,904 (60.2%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 3,248 (39.8%) residential units were being rented. Pitkin County has a greater portion of rented units than the State of Colorado, which had 34.5% of residential properties rented.

Compared to counties across the US, Pitkin County has a medium level of homes that are owned by minorities. 5.2% of housing units are owned by minorities in Pitkin County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Colorado 17.2% of homes are owned by minorities.

Black rents more often than other race\ethnic group in Pitkin County. 71.0% 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 Pitkin County, Colorado, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 1,381 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Colorado

Category: Pitkin County, CO

In Pitkin County, Colorado, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 1,381 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

From the 85 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 30 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 54 industries reported a drop in employment.

The traveler accommodation industry has grown the most with 95 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in traveler accommodation makes up 13.5% percent of the growth in Pitkin County, Colorado between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (+95)
2. Fullservice restaurants (+84)
3. Lessors of real estate (+61)
4. Personal care services (+48)
5. Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks (+42)

The sporting goods and musical instrument stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 280 jobs in that time period. The declines in sporting goods and musical instrument stores make up 12.8% percent of the employment lost during the period in Pitkin County, Colorado between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (-280)
2. Building equipment contractors (-174)
3. Limitedservice eating places (-167)
4. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (-135)
5. Other personal services (-118)

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