Perry County Has Decreased in Terms of Home Ownership by 1.6%, Between 2000 and 2010

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Perry County, IL

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Perry County, Illinois increased in total real estate dwellings by 31, or 0%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Illinois increased in housing units by 411,100, or 8%.

Measured against the United States, Perry County has a low amount of unoccupied residential real estate. 1,091, or 11.6%, are reported as unoccupied units in Perry County, Illinois. Of these 1,091 unoccupied properties, 9.3% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 19.7% are reported as being listed for rented.

Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in Perry County have decreased by 1.6%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 6,416 (77.0%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 1,919 (23.0%) residential properties were being rented. Perry County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of Illinois, which saw 32.5% of units occupied by renters.

Compared to counties across the US, Perry County has a low level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 2.7% of housing units are owned and occupied by minorities in Perry County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Illinois 20.9% of residential real estate is minority-owned.

Black rented the most often, of all race\ethnic groups, in Perry County. 53.4% the Black Census group occupies 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 Perry County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 1,360 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Perry County, IL

In Perry County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 1,360 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 39 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 18 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 20 industries reported employment loss in the period.

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the general freight trucking industry has added the most employment with 242 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in general freight trucking makes up 41.0% percent of the total growth in Perry County, Illinois between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. General freight trucking (+242)
2. Depository credit intermediation (+124)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (+50)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (+41)
5. Specialized freight trucking (+24)

Given the industries in the area, the other general merchandise stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 205 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in other general merchandise stores make up 30.6% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Perry County, Illinois between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (-205)
2. Nursing care facilities (-153)
3. Fullservice restaurants (-136)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (-36)
5. Limitedservice eating places (-30)

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