Monroe County Has Dropped in Housing Ownership by 1.4%, Between 2000 and 2010

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Parent Category: Indiana

Category: Monroe County, IN

The 2010 Census reports Monroe County, Indiana decreased in total number housing units by 8,261, or 16%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Indiana increased in residential properties by 263,222, or 9%.

Compared to the US, Monroe County has a medium level of vacancy in residential real estate. 4,243, or 7.2%, have been reported as vacant in Monroe County, Indiana. Broken down, of the 4,243 vacant properties, 14.3% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 35.4% are listed in the rental market.

Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in Monroe County have decreased by 1.4%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 28,854 (52.6%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 26,010 (47.4%) residential units were being rented. Monroe County has a greater amount of residential units rented than the State of Indiana, which reportedly had 30.1% of the housing units rented.

Compared to counties in the US, Monroe County has a medium level of homes that are owned by minorities. 5.7% are owned by minorities in Monroe County; while in the US 21.7% and in the State of Indiana 9.8% of housing units are minority-owned.

American Indian is the group with the highest percent of rental in Monroe County. 79.2% the American Indian Census group reportedly were renters 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 Monroe County, Indiana, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 196 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Indiana

Category: Monroe County, IN

In Monroe County, Indiana, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 196 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Out of the 149 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 61 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 88 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the investigation and security services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 408 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in investigation and security services makes up 8.1% percent of the total growth in Monroe County, Indiana for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Investigation and security services (+408)
2. Wired telecommunications carriers (+396)
3. Employment services (+362)
4. Architectural and engineering services (+321)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (+243)

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the plastics product manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 660 jobs during the period. The employment lost in plastics product manufacturing make up 12.0% percent of the total job loss in Monroe County, Indiana for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Plastics product manufacturing (-660)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (-278)
3. Residential mental health facilities (-233)
4. Computer systems design and related services (-230)
5. Residential building construction (-228)

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