Turner County Has Fallen Off in Property Ownership by 5.5%, From 2000 to 2010, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Georgia

Category: Turner County, GA

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Turner County, Georgia increased in total real estate dwellings by 75, or 2%, (since the 2000 census), during the same time, the State of Georgia increased in residential properties by 807,064, or 20%.

Put side by side with the United States, Turner County has a very low level of vacancy in housing units. 502, or 13.1%, are reported as unoccupied units in Turner County, Georgia. Within these 502 vacant housing units, 8.2% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 30.9% are listed for lease.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Turner County have decreased by 5.5%. As reported in the 2010 Census, there were 2,207 (66.1%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 1,132 (33.9%) residential units were being rented. Turner County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of Georgia, which saw 34.3% of residential properties rented.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Turner County has a very high level of housing units that are minority-owned. 31.5% are owned by minorities in Turner County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Georgia 30.2% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Two or More Races and Other is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Turner County. 50.0% the Two or More Races and Other Census group reported to occupy 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 Turner County, Georgia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 665 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Georgia

Category: Turner County, GA

In Turner County, Georgia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 665 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 19 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 10 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 8 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has grown the most with 68 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers makes up 47.2% percent of the growth in Turner County, Georgia for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (+68)
2. Fullservice restaurants (+23)
3. Executive, legislative and general government (+17)
4. Insurance agencies and brokerages (+15)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (+8)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 88 jobs during the period. The employment lost in electronic markets and agents and brokers make up 44.7% percent of the total employment decline in Turner County, Georgia between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (-88)
2. Automobile dealers (-44)
3. Greenhouse and nursery production (-38)
4. General freight trucking (-13)
5. Specialized freight trucking (-8)

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