Appanoose County Has Declined in Terms of Housing Units Occupied by Owners by 2.2%, Between 2000 and 2010

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Parent Category: Iowa

Category: Appanoose County, IA

According to data from the 2010 Census, Appanoose County, Iowa increased in total number housing units by 64, or 1%, (since the 2000), while the State of Iowa increased in housing units by 103,906, or 8%.

Put side by side with the United States, Appanoose County has a low level of vacancy in housing units. 1,006, or 15.2%, currently are unoccupied in Appanoose County, Iowa. Within these 1,006 unoccupied housing units, 9.9% are for sale, while 14.7% are listed for rent.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Appanoose County have decreased by 2.2%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 4,036 (71.7%) housing units occupied by owners, while 1,591 (28.3%) housing units were being rented. Appanoose County has a greater portion of rental units than the State of Iowa, which saw 27.9% of units occupied by renters.

When compared to all counties across the US, Appanoose County has a very low level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 1.2% of properties are owned by minorities in Appanoose County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Iowa 4.7% of housing units are minority-owned.

Hispanic is the group that rents the most often in Appanoose County. 62.5% the Hispanic 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 Appanoose County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 553 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Iowa

Category: Appanoose County, IA

In Appanoose County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 553 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Out of the 47 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 24 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 20 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the elementary and secondary schools industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 418 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in elementary and secondary schools makes up 60.3% percent of the total number of new jobs in Appanoose County, Iowa between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Elementary and secondary schools (+418)
2. Fullservice restaurants (+89)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (+39)
4. Residential building construction (+16)
5. Grocery stores (+14)

Given the industries in the area, the community care facilities for the elderly industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 50 jobs. The declines in community care facilities for the elderly make up 17.1% percent of the total employment decline in Appanoose County, Iowa between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (-50)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (-43)
3. Lessors of real estate (-40)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (-36)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (-16)

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