Boone County Has Escalated in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 2.0%, From 2000 to 2010

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Boone County, IL

According to the 2010 Census, Boone County, Illinois decreased in number of dwellings by 4,556, or 30%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Illinois increased in total housing units by 411,100, or 8%.

Compared to the US, Boone County has a low level of vacancy in residential housing. 1,465, or 7.3%, are currently vacant in Boone County, Illinois. Within these 1,465 vacant properties, 36.5% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 19.5% are listed for lease.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Boone County have increased by 2.0%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 14,912 (80.6%) housing units occupied by owners, while 3,593 (19.4%) housing units were being rented. Boone County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of Illinois, which saw 32.5% of units rented.

Compared to counties in the US, Boone County has a high level of housing units that are minority-owned. 14.0% are owned by minorities in Boone County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Illinois 20.9% of homes are owned by minorities.

Native Hawaiian is the group with the highest percent of rental in Boone County. 66.7% the Native Hawaiian Census group reported renting 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 Boone County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 67 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Boone County, IL

In Boone County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 67 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

From the 76 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 44 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 27 industries reported a drop in employment.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the warehousing and storage industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 499 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in warehousing and storage makes up 19.6% percent of the total employment growth in Boone County, Illinois between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (+499)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (+340)
3. Elementary and secondary schools (+313)
4. Other wood product manufacturing (+291)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (+121)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the depository credit intermediation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 173 jobs. The declines in depository credit intermediation make up 18.2% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Boone County, Illinois for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (-173)
2. Residential building construction (-138)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (-118)
4. Automobile dealers (-76)
5. Greenhouse and nursery production (-55)

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