Sioux County Has Sank in Terms of Housing Units Occupied by Owners by 0.1%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Iowa

Category: Sioux County, IA

The 2010 Census reports Sioux County, Iowa decreased in number of total housing units by 1,019, or 9%, (since the 2000), while the State of Iowa increased in residential properties by 103,906, or 8%.

Measured against the United States, Sioux County has a very low amount of unoccupied residential properties. 695, or 5.7%, are currently vacant in Sioux County, Iowa. Within the 695 unoccupied housing units, 17.4% are the market to be sold, while 23.6% are listed for lease.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Sioux County have decreased by 0.1%. As reported in the 2010 Census, there were 9,308 (80.4%) housing units occupied by owners, while 2,276 (19.6%) housing units were leased. Sioux County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of Iowa, which saw 27.9% of the housing units occupied by renters.

Compared to counties across the US, Sioux County has a low level of owner-occupied units that are owned by minorities. 3.5% are owned by minorities in Sioux County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Iowa 4.7% of housing units are minority-owned.

Black rented the most often, of all race\ethnic groups, in Sioux County. 82.4% the Black Census group reported renting in the 2010 Census.

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 Sioux County, Iowa, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 720 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Iowa

Category: Sioux County, IA

In Sioux County, Iowa, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 720 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Of the 94 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 50 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 41 industries reported a drop in employment.

The general medical and surgical hospitals industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 437 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in general medical and surgical hospitals makes up 14.3% percent of the growth in Sioux County, Iowa between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. General medical and surgical hospitals (+437)
2. Animal slaughtering and processing (+391)
3. Other general merchandise stores (+293)
4. Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. (+290)
5. Poultry and egg production (+161)

Given the industries in the area, the elementary and secondary schools industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 639 jobs during the period. The employment lost in elementary and secondary schools make up 26.9% percent of the total employment decline in Sioux County, Iowa between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Elementary and secondary schools (-639)
2. Depository credit intermediation (-379)
3. Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (-315)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (-218)
5. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (-195)

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