Wayne County Has Fallen Off in Real Estate Ownership by 0.6%, As Reported in the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Wayne County, IL

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Wayne County, Illinois decreased in total real estate dwellings by 25, or 0%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Illinois increased in total real estate dwellings by 411,100, or 8%.

Compared against the United States, Wayne County has a low amount of unoccupied residential properties. 873, or 10.9%, currently are unoccupied in Wayne County, Illinois. Among the 873 vacant housing units, 9.6% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 15.8% are properties that are available for rent.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Wayne County have decreased by 0.6%. The 2010 Census reports there were 5,603 (78.9%) units occupied by owners, while there were 1,499 (21.1%) units were rented. Wayne County has a smaller portion of units rented than the State of Illinois, which the Census reported had 32.5% of units occupied by renters.

When compared to all counties across the US, Wayne County has a very low level of housing units that are minority-owned. 1.4% of housing units are owned by minorities in Wayne County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Illinois 20.9% of homes are owned by minorities.

Black rented the most often, of all race\ethnic groups, in Wayne County. 63.6% the Black Census group reported to occupy 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 Wayne County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 139 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Illinois

Category: Wayne County, IL

In Wayne County, Illinois, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 139 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Out of the 44 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 17 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 26 industries reported a drop in employment.

The fullservice restaurants industry has grown the most with 86 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in fullservice restaurants makes up 33.7% percent of the total number of new jobs in Wayne County, Illinois for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Fullservice restaurants (+86)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (+27)
3. Support activities for mining (+21)
4. Other professional and technical services (+17)
5. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (+15)

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the petroleum merchant wholesalers industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 53 jobs during the period. The employment lost in petroleum merchant wholesalers make up 14.8% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Wayne County, Illinois between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (-53)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (-49)
3. Other motor vehicle dealers (-42)
4. Nonresidential building construction (-37)
5. Civic and social organizations (-24)

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