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Madison County Has Rose in Property Ownership by 0.1%, Since the Year 2000

According to the 2010 Census, Madison County, Iowa decreased in housing units by 893, or 16%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Iowa increased in total real estate dwellings by 103,906, or 8%.

When compared to the United States, Madison County has a very low level of vacancy in residential real estate. 529, or 8.1%, of residential units are vacant in Madison County, Iowa. Within the 529 vacant housing units, 17.6% are for sale on the real estate market, while 23.1% are reported as being listed for rented.

                                     

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Madison County have increased by 0.1%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 4,704 (78.1%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 1,321 (21.9%) residential properties were being rented. Madison County has a smaller portion of units rented than the State of Iowa, which reportedly saw 27.9% of units occupied by renters.

When compared to all counties across the US, Madison County has a very low level of housing units that are minority-owned. 1.1% are owned by minorities in Madison County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Iowa 4.7% of housing units are minority-owned.

American Indian is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Madison County. 50.0% 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 Madison County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 197 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

                                     

In Madison County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 197 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 44 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 18 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 24 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the individual and family services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 122 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in individual and family services makes up 30.0% percent of the total number of new jobs in Madison County, Iowa between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Individual and family services (+122)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (+50)
3. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (+47)
4. Residential building construction (+36)
5. Management and technical consulting services (+31)

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the depository credit intermediation industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 84 jobs in that time period. The declines in depository credit intermediation make up 16.2% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Madison County, Iowa between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (-84)
2. Child day care services (-55)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (-46)
4. Building material and supplies dealers (-39)
5. Building finishing contractors (-34)

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