Monroe County Has Improved in Ownership Residential Property by 1.5%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Monroe County, IL

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Monroe County, Illinois decreased in number of dwellings by 2,643, or 25%, (since the 2000 census), during the same time, the State of Illinois increased in housing dwelling units by 411,100, or 8%.

Compared against the United States, Monroe County has a low level of vacancy in residential real estate. 803, or 6.0%, are currently vacant in Monroe County, Illinois. Of the 803 unoccupied housing units, 17.7% are for sale on the real estate market, while 24.9% are listed for lease.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied housing units in Monroe County have increased by 1.5%. As reported in the 2010 Census, there were 10,280 (81.7%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 2,309 (18.3%) housing units were being rented. Monroe County has a smaller portion of rental units than the State of Illinois, which had 32.5% of the housing units occupied by renters.

Compared to counties across the US, Monroe County has a very low level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 1.5% are owned and occupied by minorities in Monroe County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Illinois 20.9% of owner-occupied units are owned by minorities.

Black is the group that rents the most often in Monroe County. 60.0% the Black 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 Monroe County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 228 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Monroe County, IL

In Monroe County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 228 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 66 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 35 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 30 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the fullservice restaurants industry has grown the most with 151 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in fullservice restaurants makes up 17.9% percent of the total growth in Monroe County, Illinois between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Fullservice restaurants (+151)
2. Child day care services (+106)
3. Management and technical consulting services (+100)
4. Computer systems design and related services (+58)
5. Executive, legislative and general government (+44)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the elementary and secondary schools industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 656 jobs. The declines in elementary and secondary schools make up 40.2% percent of the total employment decline in Monroe County, Illinois between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Elementary and secondary schools (-656)
2. Residential building construction (-246)
3. Drycleaning and laundry services (-131)
4. Printing and related support activities (-123)
5. Architectural and engineering services (-66)

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