Livingston County Has Expanded in Terms of Housing Units Occupied by Owners by 1.2%, (2010 Census)

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Livingston County, IL

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Livingston County, Illinois decreased in number of total housing units by 598, or 4%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Illinois increased in housing units by 411,100, or 8%.

Compared against the United States, Livingston County has a low amount of unoccupied real estate units. 1,282, or 8.1%, currently are unoccupied in Livingston County, Illinois. Of these 1,282 vacant units, 20.1% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 25.9% are properties that are available for rent.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied units in Livingston County have increased by 1.2%. By 2010, there were 11,001 (75.3%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 3,612 (24.7%) housing units were leased. Livingston County has a smaller amount of residential units rented than the State of Illinois, which reportedly saw 32.5% of the housing units occupied by renters.

When compared to all counties across the US, Livingston County has a low level of residential real estate that is minority-owned. 2.7% of housing units are owned by minorities in Livingston County; while in the US 21.7% and in the State of Illinois 20.9% of homes are owned by minorities.

Native Hawaiian reported being renters the highest percent in Livingston County. 100.0% the Native Hawaiian 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 Livingston County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 750 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Livingston County, IL

In Livingston County, Illinois, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 750 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

From the 80 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 36 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 40 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the nursing care facilities industry has grown the most with 153 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in nursing care facilities makes up 16.2% percent of the total growth in Livingston County, Illinois between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (+153)
2. Steel product mfg. from purchased steel (+122)
3. Building equipment contractors (+85)
4. Elementary and secondary schools (+80)
5. School and employee bus transportation (+77)

Given the industries in the area, the architectural and structural metals mfg. industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 566 jobs. The declines in architectural and structural metals mfg. make up 29.3% percent of the employment lost during the period in Livingston County, Illinois for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (-566)
2. Department stores (-201)
3. Employment services (-158)
4. Other general merchandise stores (-128)
5. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (-122)

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