Wabash County Has Fallen Off in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 1.0%, As Reported in the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Wabash County, IL

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Wabash County, Illinois increased in total real estate dwellings by 173, or 3%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Illinois increased in residential properties by 411,100, or 8%.

Measured against the United States, Wabash County has a very low amount of unoccupied residential real estate. 573, or 10.3%, of residential units are vacant in Wabash County, Illinois. Of the 573 vacant properties, 11.0% are listed to be sold, while 18.0% are trying to be rented.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Wabash County have decreased by 1.0%. By 2010, there were 3,722 (74.3%) residential properties occupied by owner, while 1,290 (25.7%) residential units were being rented. Wabash County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of Illinois, which the Census reported had 32.5% of residential properties rented.

When compared to all counties across the US, Wabash County has a very low level of homes that are owned by minorities. 1.8% of housing units are owned by minorities in Wabash County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Illinois 20.9% of residential real estate is minority-owned.

Black is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Wabash County. 70.8% the Black Census group reported renting in 2010.

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 Wabash County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 614 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Wabash County, IL

In Wabash County, Illinois, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 614 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 36 4-digit NAICS industries, 17 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 19 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the grocery stores industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 110 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in grocery stores makes up 38.9% percent of the total employment growth in Wabash County, Illinois between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Grocery stores (+110)
2. Building equipment contractors (+29)
3. Limitedservice eating places (+20)
4. Death care services (+17)
5. Oilseed and grain farming (+16)

Given the industries in the area, the depository credit intermediation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 109 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in depository credit intermediation make up 20.3% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Wabash County, Illinois for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (-109)
2. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (-108)
3. Automobile dealers (-96)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (-34)
5. Civic and social organizations (-34)

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