Caribou County Has Dropped in Housing Ownership by 0.1%, Since Reported Values in 2000

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Parent Category: Idaho

Category: Caribou County, ID

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Caribou County, Idaho decreased in number of total housing units by 38, or 1%, (since the 2000), while the State of Idaho increased in housing dwelling units by 139,972, or 21%.

Measured against the US, Caribou County has a very low level of vacancy in residential housing. 620, or 19.2%, have been reported as vacant in Caribou County, Idaho. Within the 620 vacant properties, 6.8% are for sale, while 15.2% are trying to be rented.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Caribou County have decreased by 0.1%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 2,067 (79.3%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 539 (20.7%) residential properties were being rented. Caribou County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of Idaho, which saw 30.1% of units occupied by renters.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Caribou County has a low level of residential real estate that is minority-owned. 3.4% are owned and occupied by minorities in Caribou County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Idaho 8.7% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Hispanic reported being renters the highest percent in Caribou County. 42.9% the Hispanic Census group reported renting in the 2010 Census.

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 Caribou County, Idaho, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Idaho

Category: Caribou County, ID

In Caribou County, Idaho, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Out of the 35 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 20 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 12 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The other specialty trade contractors industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 40 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in other specialty trade contractors makes up 12.0% percent of the total number of new jobs in Caribou County, Idaho for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (+40)
2. Building equipment contractors (+38)
3. Limitedservice eating places (+37)
4. Automobile dealers (+36)
5. Vegetable and melon farming (+29)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 43 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in gasoline stations make up 25.6% percent of the employment lost during the period in Caribou County, Idaho between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Gasoline stations (-43)
2. Building finishing contractors (-33)
3. Offices of physicians (-21)
4. Other professional and technical services (-17)
5. Offices of dentists (-17)

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