Baker County Has Fallen Off in Terms of Housing Units Occupied by Owners by 6.8%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Georgia

Category: Baker County, GA

According to the 2010 Census, Baker County, Georgia increased in housing units by 88, or 5%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Georgia increased in housing units by 807,064, or 20%.

Measured against the United States, Baker County has a very low amount of unoccupied residential real estate. 280, or 16.9%, of properties are currently vacant in Baker County, Georgia. Within these 280 unoccupied properties, 2.9% are on the real estate market for sale, while 11.8% are listed for rent.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Baker County have decreased by 6.8%. By 2010, there were 973 (70.9%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 399 (29.1%) residential units were being rented. Baker County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of Georgia, which the Census reported had 34.3% of residential properties rented.

Compared to counties across the US, Baker County has a very high level of residential real estate that is minority-owned. 46.2% are owned by minorities in Baker County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Georgia 30.2% of housing units are minority-owned.

Hispanic is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Baker County. 100.0% the Hispanic 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 Baker County, Georgia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 92 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Georgia

Category: Baker County, GA

In Baker County, Georgia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 92 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

From the 5 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 1 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 1 industries reported a drop in employment.

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the support activities for crop production industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 24 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in support activities for crop production makes up 100.0% percent of the growth in Baker County, Georgia for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 1 Growing Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (+24)





Given the industries in the area, the individual and family services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 7 jobs. The declines in individual and family services make up 100.0% percent of the total employment decline in Baker County, Georgia between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 1 Declining Industries
1. Individual and family services (-7)





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