Worth County Has Expanded in Ownership Residential Property by 0.8%, Since the Year 2000

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Parent Category: Iowa

Category: Worth County, IA

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Worth County, Iowa decreased in number of dwellings by 14, or 0%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Iowa increased in total real estate dwellings by 103,906, or 8%.

Compared to the US, Worth County has a very low amount of vacant housing units. 376, or 10.6%, currently are unoccupied in Worth County, Iowa. Within the 376 vacant housing units, 19.9% are on the real estate market for sale, while 19.9% are reported as being listed for rented.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Worth County have increased by 0.8%. By 2010, there were 2,531 (79.8%) housing units occupied by owners, while 641 (20.2%) housing units were leased. Worth County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Iowa, which was reported as having 27.9% of units rented.

When compared to other counties across the US, Worth County has a very low level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 1.7% are owned by minorities in Worth County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Iowa 4.7% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Black reported being renters the highest percent in Worth County. 100.0% 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 Worth County, Iowa, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 312 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Iowa

Category: Worth County, IA

In Worth County, Iowa, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 312 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Out of the 25 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 12 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 10 industries reported a drop in employment.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the executive, legislative and general government industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 147 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in executive, legislative and general government makes up 40.8% percent of the total growth in Worth County, Iowa between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Executive, legislative and general government (+147)
2. Limitedservice eating places (+51)
3. Depository credit intermediation (+38)
4. Residential building construction (+27)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (+25)

Given the industries in the area, the fullservice restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 34 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in fullservice restaurants make up 25.0% percent of the total job loss in Worth County, Iowa between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Fullservice restaurants (-34)
2. Nonresidential building construction (-25)
3. General freight trucking (-22)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (-20)
5. Gasoline stations (-12)

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