Jersey County Has Moved Up in Residential Real Estate Ownership by 0.0%, Since Reported Values in 2000

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Jersey County, IL

According to data from the 2010 Census, Jersey County, Illinois decreased in number of total housing units by 930, or 10%, (since the 2000), while the State of Illinois increased in total real estate dwellings by 411,100, or 8%.

Measured against the US, Jersey County has a low level of vacancy in housing units. 1,020, or 10.4%, are currently vacant in Jersey County, Illinois. Among the 1,020 vacant residential properties, 11.5% are for sale, while 16.2% are properties that are available for rent.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Jersey County have increased by 0.0%. As reported in the 2010 Census, there were 6,861 (77.7%) housing units occupied by owners, while 1,967 (22.3%) units were rented. Jersey County has a smaller portion of rental units than the State of Illinois, which the Census reported had 32.5% of units rented.

When compared to all counties across the US, Jersey County has a very low level of residential real estate that is minority-owned. 1.8% are minority-owned in Jersey County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Illinois 20.9% of housing units are minority-owned.

Native Hawaiian is the group with the highest percent of rental in Jersey County. 100.0% the Native Hawaiian Census group reported to occupy a rented housing unit.

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 Jersey County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 231 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Jersey County, IL

In Jersey County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 231 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Out of the 43 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 21 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 22 industries reported a drop in employment.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the offices of physicians industry has added the most employment with 130 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in offices of physicians makes up 26.2% percent of the total growth in Jersey County, Illinois between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Offices of physicians (+130)
2. Fullservice restaurants (+47)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (+40)
4. Insurance agencies and brokerages (+37)
5. Other professional and technical services (+29)

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 108 jobs during the period. The employment lost in grocery stores make up 21.0% percent of the total employment decline in Jersey County, Illinois between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Grocery stores (-108)
2. Residential building construction (-74)
3. Depository credit intermediation (-72)
4. Offices of dentists (-34)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (-33)

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