Tama County Has Improved in Terms of Housing Units Occupied by Owners by 1.4%, (2010 Census)

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Parent Category: Iowa

Category: Tama County, IA

According to data from the 2010 Census, Tama County, Iowa decreased in number of dwellings by 183, or 2%, (since the 2000), while the State of Iowa increased in total real estate dwellings by 103,906, or 8%.

Measured against the US, Tama County has a very low amount of unoccupied real estate units. 819, or 10.5%, are currently vacant in Tama County, Iowa. Within these 819 vacant housing units, 13.6% are listed for sale, while 22.1% are listed for rent.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Tama County have increased by 1.4%. The 2010 Census reports there were 5,480 (78.9%) residential properties occupied by owner, while 1,467 (21.1%) residential properties were being rented. Tama County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Iowa, which reportedly saw 27.9% of units occupied by renters.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Tama County has a medium level of residential real estate that is minority-owned. 7.6% of housing units are owned by minorities in Tama County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Iowa 4.7% of residential real estate is minority-owned.

American Indian is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Tama County. 62.5% 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 Tama County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 312 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Iowa

Category: Tama County, IA

In Tama County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 312 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Out of the 42 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 18 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 23 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the general freight trucking industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 118 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in general freight trucking makes up 37.8% percent of the growth in Tama County, Iowa for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. General freight trucking (+118)
2. Building equipment contractors (+34)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (+27)
4. Gasoline stations (+24)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (+24)

Given the industries in the area, the grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 140 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in grocery stores make up 29.7% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Tama County, Iowa between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Grocery stores (-140)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (-61)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (-52)
4. Other general merchandise stores (-41)
5. Elementary and secondary schools (-35)

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