Winnebago County Has Deteriorated in Real Estate Ownership by 0.6%, Between 2000 and 2010

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Parent Category: Iowa

Category: Winnebago County, IA

According to data from the 2010 Census, Winnebago County, Iowa decreased in number of total housing units by 129, or 3%, since 2000. During the same period, the State of Iowa increased in residential properties by 103,906, or 8%.

Measured against the US, Winnebago County has a very low level of vacancy in residential real estate. 597, or 11.5%, are reported as unoccupied units in Winnebago County, Iowa. Broken down, of the 597 vacant properties, 16.4% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 28.0% are listed in the rental market.

Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in Winnebago County have decreased by 0.6%. In 2010, there were 3,471 (75.5%) owner-occupied units, while 1,126 (24.5%) residential properties were being rented. Winnebago County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Iowa, which the Census reported had 27.9% of units rented.

Compared to counties across the US, Winnebago County has a very low level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 1.8% of housing units are owned and occupied by minorities in Winnebago County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Iowa 4.7% of housing units are minority-owned.

Native Hawaiian is the group that rents the most often in Winnebago County. 100.0% the Native Hawaiian Census group reported renting 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 Winnebago County, Iowa, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 395 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Iowa

Category: Winnebago County, IA

In Winnebago County, Iowa, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 395 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Of the 43 4-digit NAICS industries, 21 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 22 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 453 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in elementary and secondary schools makes up 58.3% percent of the total employment growth in Winnebago County, Iowa between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Elementary and secondary schools (+453)
2. Other general merchandise stores (+50)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (+44)
4. Private households (+34)
5. Oilseed and grain farming (+33)

Given the industries in the area, the nursing care facilities industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 235 jobs. The declines in nursing care facilities make up 47.9% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Winnebago County, Iowa for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (-235)
2. Automobile dealers (-51)
3. Building equipment contractors (-34)
4. Fullservice restaurants (-26)
5. Limitedservice eating places (-25)

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