Bonner County Has Declined in Residential Real Estate Ownership by 3.3%, From 2000 to 2010

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Parent Category: Idaho

Category: Bonner County, ID

According to data from the 2010 Census, Bonner County, Idaho decreased in number of dwellings by 5,023, or 26%, (since the 2000), while the State of Idaho increased in total real estate dwellings by 139,972, or 21%.

When Measured against the US, Bonner County has a high level of vacancy in residential real estate. 7,569, or 30.7%, are reported as unoccupied units in Bonner County, Idaho. Of the 7,569 vacant properties, 6.5% are the market to be sold, while 6.2% are listed for lease.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Bonner County have decreased by 3.3%. The 2010 Census reports there were 12,757 (74.6%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 4,343 (25.4%) residential properties were being rented. Bonner County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Idaho, which the Census reported had 30.1% of units rented.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Bonner County has a low level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 3.6% of properties are owned by minorities in Bonner County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Idaho 8.7% of housing units are minority-owned.

Black is the group with the highest percent of rental in Bonner County. 61.5% 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 Bonner County, Idaho, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 971 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Idaho

Category: Bonner County, ID

In Bonner County, Idaho, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 971 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

From the 118 4-digit NAICS industries, 53 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 63 industries reported a drop in employment.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the electronic shopping and mailorder houses industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 496 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in electronic shopping and mailorder houses makes up 27.0% percent of the total number of new jobs in Bonner County, Idaho between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Electronic shopping and mailorder houses (+496)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (+225)
3. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (+107)
4. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (+102)
5. Limitedservice eating places (+78)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the sawmills and wood preservation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 463 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in sawmills and wood preservation make up 16.4% percent of the total employment decline in Bonner County, Idaho between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Sawmills and wood preservation (-463)
2. Residential building construction (-461)
3. Traveler accommodation (-221)
4. Logging (-140)
5. Health and personal care stores (-118)

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