Coweta County Has Sunk in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 3.4%, Since Reported Values in 2000

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Parent Category: Georgia

Category: Coweta County, GA

The 2010 Census reports Coweta County, Georgia decreased in number of total housing units by 16,989, or 51%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Georgia increased in total housing units by 807,064, or 20%.

Measured against the US, Coweta County has a high amount of vacant housing units. 4,498, or 9.0%, are currently vacant in Coweta County, Georgia. Among these 4,498 unoccupied housing units, 25.2% are for sale on the real estate market, while 29.6% are reported as being listed for rented.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied housing units in Coweta County have decreased by 3.4%. By 2010, there were 34,066 (74.6%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 11,607 (25.4%) residential properties were being rented. Coweta County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Georgia, which had 34.3% of units rented.

When compared to all counties across the US, Coweta County has a high level of owner-occupied units that are owned by minorities. 17.1% are owned and occupied by minorities in Coweta County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Georgia 30.2% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Black reported being renters the highest percent in Coweta County. 47.9% the Black Census group reportedly occupied a rental.

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 Coweta County, Georgia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 332 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Georgia

Category: Coweta County, GA

In Coweta County, Georgia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 332 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Out of the 124 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 61 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 61 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the executive, legislative and general government industry has grown the most with 1,258 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in executive, legislative and general government makes up 22.2% percent of the total growth in Coweta County, Georgia between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Executive, legislative and general government (+1258)
2. General medical and surgical hospitals (+859)
3. Grocery and related product wholesalers (+364)
4. Elementary and secondary schools (+345)
5. Grocery stores (+245)

The boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 249 jobs. The declines in boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. make up 7.0% percent of the total employment decline in Coweta County, Georgia between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. (-249)
2. Health and personal care stores (-246)
3. Automobile dealers (-215)
4. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (-211)
5. Limitedservice eating places (-205)

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