Cook County Has Climbed in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 0.3%, Since Reported Values in 2000

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Cook County, IL

The 2010 Census reports Cook County, Illinois decreased in number of total housing units by 84,238, or 4%, since 2000. During the same period, the State of Illinois increased in housing units by 411,100, or 8%.

Measured against the United States, Cook County has a very high amount of unoccupied residential properties. 214,003, or 9.8%, are reported as unoccupied units in Cook County, Illinois. Within the 214,003 vacant housing units, 16.8% are listed for sale, while 41.0% are listed in the rental market.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Cook County have increased by 0.3%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 1,143,857 (58.2%) units occupied by owners, while there were 822,499 (41.8%) housing units were leased. Cook County has a greater portion properties rented than the State of Illinois, which reportedly saw 32.5% of residential properties rented.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Cook County has a very high level of owner-occupied units that are owned by minorities. 37.0% of properties are owned by minorities in Cook County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Illinois 20.9% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Hispanic is the group that rents the most often in Cook County. 61.8% the Hispanic 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 Cook County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 161,532 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Cook County, IL

In Cook County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 161,532 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Out of the 284 4-digit NAICS industries, 79 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 205 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the home health care services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 8,229 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in home health care services makes up 9.3% percent of the total growth in Cook County, Illinois for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Home health care services (+8229)
2. Individual and family services (+6721)
3. Colleges and universities (+5576)
4. Elementary and secondary schools (+4821)
5. Nursing care facilities (+3131)

Given the industries in the area, the building equipment contractors industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 7,863 jobs. The declines in building equipment contractors make up 3.3% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Cook County, Illinois between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (-7,863)
2. Building finishing contractors (-6,063)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (-5,615)
4. Depository credit intermediation (-5,544)
5. Printing and related support activities (-5,434)

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