Seminole County Has Fallen Off in Property Ownership by 3.0%, Since the Year 2000

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Parent Category: Florida

Category: Seminole County, FL

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Seminole County, Florida decreased in total real estate dwellings by 34,228, or 23%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Florida increased in housing units by 1,686,633, or 19%.

Measured against the United States, Seminole County has a very high amount of unoccupied residential properties. 16,601, or 9.2%, of residential units are vacant in Seminole County, Florida. Among these 16,601 vacant housing units, 20.8% are for sale, while 40.9% are listed in the rental market.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Seminole County have decreased by 3.0%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 109,499 (66.5%) owner-occupied units, while 55,207 (33.5%) housing units were leased. Seminole County has a greater amount of residential units rented than the State of Florida, which reportedly saw 32.6% of units occupied by renters.

When compared to all counties across the US, Seminole County has a high level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 22.6% are owned and occupied by minorities in Seminole County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Florida 27.0% of housing units are minority-owned.

Black is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Seminole County. 54.3% 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 Seminole County, Florida, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 12,362 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Florida

Category: Seminole County, FL

In Seminole County, Florida, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 12,362 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Out of the 219 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 83 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 136 industries reported a drop in employment.

The other amusement and recreation industries industry has added the most employment with 1,432 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in other amusement and recreation industries makes up 9.8% percent of the total number of new jobs in Seminole County, Florida between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Other amusement and recreation industries (+1432)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (+1009)
3. Other professional and technical services (+1002)
4. Office administrative services (+690)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (+567)

The general medical and surgical hospitals industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 3,250 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in general medical and surgical hospitals make up 9.6% percent of the total employment decline in Seminole County, Florida between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. General medical and surgical hospitals (-3,250)
2. Residential building construction (-2,777)
3. Building equipment contractors (-1,874)
4. Employment services (-1,872)
5. Wired telecommunications carriers (-1,181)

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