St. Clair County Has Decreased in Property Ownership by 0.7%, As Reported in the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: St. Clair County, IL

The 2010 Census reports St. Clair County, Illinois decreased in number of dwellings by 11,803, or 11%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Illinois increased in total housing units by 411,100, or 8%.

Put side by side with the United States, St. Clair County has a high amount of unoccupied residential properties. 11,204, or 9.6%, currently are unoccupied in St. Clair County, Illinois. Among the 11,204 unoccupied housing units, 17.3% are on the real estate market for sale, while 33.5% are listed for lease.

Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in St. Clair County have decreased by 0.7%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 69,646 (66.3%) owner-occupied units, while 35,399 (33.7%) units were rented. St. Clair County has a greater portion of rented units than the State of Illinois, which the Census reported had 32.5% of units occupied by renters.

When compared to other counties across the US, St. Clair County has a high level of housing units that are minority-owned. 22.9% are minority-owned in St. Clair County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Illinois 20.9% of owner-occupied units are owned by minorities.

Black is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in St. Clair County. 56.0% 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 St. Clair County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 357 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: St. Clair County, IL

In St. Clair County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 357 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Given the 176 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 86 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 89 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the national security and international affairs industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,030 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in national security and international affairs makes up 11.5% percent of the total number of new jobs in St. Clair County, Illinois between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. National security and international affairs (+1030)
2. Other general merchandise stores (+969)
3. General freight trucking (+541)
4. Colleges and universities (+505)
5. Elementary and secondary schools (+398)

Given the industries in the area, the employment services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 1,025 jobs in that time period. The declines in employment services make up 13.0% percent of the total employment decline in St. Clair County, Illinois for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Employment services (-1,025)
2. Department stores (-955)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (-398)
4. Warehousing and storage (-395)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (-347)

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