Montgomery County Has Decayed in Housing Ownership by 0.3%, Since 2000

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Montgomery County, IL

The recent 2010 Census Bureau reports Montgomery County, Illinois decreased in total number housing units by 555, or 4%, since 2000. During the same period, the State of Illinois increased in residential properties by 411,100, or 8%.

Measured against the US, Montgomery County has a low level of vacancy in residential real estate. 1,428, or 10.9%, currently are unoccupied in Montgomery County, Illinois. Within these 1,428 unoccupied properties, 12.8% are listed for sale, while 16.3% are available for rent.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied housing units in Montgomery County have decreased by 0.3%. The 2010 Census reports there were 9,105 (78.1%) residential properties occupied by owner, while 2,547 (21.9%) residential properties were being rented. Montgomery County has a smaller amount of residential units rented than the State of Illinois, which had 32.5% of the housing units occupied by renters.

When compared to other counties across the US, Montgomery County has a very low level of housing units that are minority-owned. 1.5% are owned by minorities in Montgomery County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Illinois 20.9% of residential properties are minority-owned.

Black is the group that rents the most often in Montgomery County. 45.2% the Black Census group reported renting in the 2010 Census.

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 Montgomery County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 769 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Montgomery County, IL

In Montgomery County, Illinois, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 769 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Out of the 62 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 28 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 30 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

The coal mining industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 391 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in coal mining makes up 29.3% percent of the total employment growth in Montgomery County, Illinois between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Coal mining (+391)
2. Power generation and supply (+237)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (+155)
4. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (+99)
5. Other ambulatory health care services (+78)

The nursing care facilities industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 316 jobs in that time period. The declines in nursing care facilities make up 36.1% percent of the total employment decline in Montgomery County, Illinois between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (-316)
2. Limitedservice eating places (-115)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (-67)
4. Employment services (-51)
5. Building equipment contractors (-38)

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