Walton County Has Fallen Off in Housing Ownership by 1.0%, From 2000 to 2010, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Georgia

Category: Walton County, GA

The recent 2010 Census Bureau reports Walton County, Georgia decreased in housing units by 9,935, or 44%, (since the 2000), while the State of Georgia increased in residential properties by 807,064, or 20%.

When Measured against the US, Walton County has a medium amount of vacant housing units. 2,852, or 8.8%, are currently vacant in Walton County, Georgia. Among the 2,852 unoccupied units, 28.4% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 34.5% are trying to be rented.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Walton County have decreased by 1.0%. The 2010 Census reports there were 22,330 (75.5%) housing units occupied by owners, while 7,253 (24.5%) housing units were being rented. Walton County has a smaller amount of residential units rented than the State of Georgia, which reportedly saw 34.3% of residential units occupied by renters.

When compared to other counties across the US, Walton County has a high level of housing units that are minority-owned. 13.5% are minority-owned in Walton County; while in the US 21.7% and in the State of Georgia 30.2% of residential real estate is minority-owned.

Black rented the most often, of all race\ethnic groups, in Walton County. 49.7% the Black 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 Walton County, Georgia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 800 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Georgia

Category: Walton County, GA

In Walton County, Georgia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 800 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Given the 108 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 44 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 63 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the utility system construction industry has added the most employment with 461 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in utility system construction makes up 18.7% percent of the total growth in Walton County, Georgia between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Utility system construction (+461)
2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (+275)
3. Elementary and secondary schools (+210)
4. Executive, legislative and general government (+209)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (+160)

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the fullservice restaurants industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 679 jobs. The declines in fullservice restaurants make up 20.3% percent of the total job loss in Walton County, Georgia for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Fullservice restaurants (-679)
2. Grocery stores (-268)
3. Residential building construction (-204)
4. Building equipment contractors (-199)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (-173)

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