Pope County Has Fallen Off in Terms of Home Ownership by 1.6%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Pope County, IL

According to data from the 2010 Census, Pope County, Illinois decreased in number of total housing units by 140, or 6%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Illinois increased in housing units by 411,100, or 8%.

When compared to the United States, Pope County has a very low level of vacancy in residential housing. 662, or 26.6%, of properties are currently vacant in Pope County, Illinois. Among the 662 vacant residential properties, 4.8% are the market to be sold, while 5.9% are listed for rent.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Pope County have decreased by 1.6%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 1,475 (80.6%) housing units occupied by owners, while 354 (19.4%) residential units were being rented. Pope County has a smaller portion of units rented than the State of Illinois, which reportedly saw 32.5% of the housing units rented.

When compared to all counties across the US, Pope County has a low level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 2.8% of properties are owned by minorities in Pope County; while in the US 21.7% and in the State of Illinois 20.9% of housing units are minority-owned.

Two or More Races and Other rented the most often, of all race\ethnic groups, in Pope County. 60.0% the Two or More Races and Other 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 Pope County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 59 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Pope County, IL

In Pope County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 59 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 4 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 2 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 1 industries reported employment loss in the period.

The administration of economic programs industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 4 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in administration of economic programs makes up 57.1% percent of the total growth in Pope County, Illinois for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 2 Growing Industries
1. Administration of economic programs (+4)
2. Architectural and engineering services (+3)




Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the administration of environmental programs industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 7 jobs. The declines in administration of environmental programs make up 100.0% percent of the total employment decline in Pope County, Illinois for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 1 Declining Industries
1. Administration of environmental programs (-7)





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