Van Buren County Has Climbed in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 1.6%, Between 2000 and 2010

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Parent Category: Iowa

Category: Van Buren County, IA

According to data from the 2010 Census, Van Buren County, Iowa decreased in number of total housing units by 89, or 2%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Iowa increased in total real estate dwellings by 103,906, or 8%.

Measured against the United States, Van Buren County has a very low amount of unoccupied real estate units. 562, or 15.3%, currently are unoccupied in Van Buren County, Iowa. Among these 562 unoccupied properties, 7.5% are the market to be sold, while 15.3% are listed for rent.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Van Buren County have increased by 1.6%. The 2010 Census reports there were 2,525 (81.2%) residential properties occupied by owner, while 583 (18.8%) residential units were being rented. Van Buren County has a smaller amount of residential units rented than the State of Iowa, which reportedly saw 27.9% of units occupied by renters.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Van Buren County has a very low level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 0.9% are owned by minorities in Van Buren County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Iowa 4.7% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Black rents more often than other race\ethnic group in Van Buren County. 66.7% the Black 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 Van Buren County, Iowa, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 37 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Iowa

Category: Van Buren County, IA

In Van Buren County, Iowa, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 37 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 17 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 9 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 7 industries reported employment loss in the period.

The plastics product manufacturing industry has grown the most with 140 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in plastics product manufacturing makes up 49.0% percent of the total number of new jobs in Van Buren County, Iowa between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Plastics product manufacturing (+140)
2. Hog and pig farming (+58)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (+48)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (+20)
5. Building equipment contractors (+9)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the general freight trucking industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 29 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in general freight trucking make up 35.8% percent of the total job loss in Van Buren County, Iowa between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. General freight trucking (-29)
2. Gasoline stations (-17)
3. Offices of physicians (-17)
4. Residential building construction (-12)
5. Legal services (-4)

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