Blue Earth County Has Sunk in Terms of Home Ownership by 1.2%, From 2000 to 2010, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Minnesota
Category: Blue Earth County, MN

According to data from the 2010 Census, Blue Earth County, Minnesota decreased in number of dwellings by 4,231, or 19%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Minnesota increased in residential properties by 281,255, or 12%.

Measured against the US, Blue Earth County has a low amount of vacant housing units. 1,757, or 6.7%, currently are unoccupied in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Among the 1,757 unoccupied properties, 20.5% are on the real estate market for sale, while 37.1% are reported as being listed for rented.

                                     

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Blue Earth County have decreased by 1.2%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 15,951 (65.3%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 8,494 (34.7%) housing units were leased. Blue Earth County has a greater amount of rentals than the State of Minnesota, which the Census reported had 27.0% of units occupied by renters.

When compared to all counties across the US, Blue Earth County has a low level of housing units that are minority-owned. 2.8% are owned by minorities in Blue Earth County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Minnesota 6.7% of owner-occupied units are owned by minorities.

Black is the group with the highest percent of rental in Blue Earth County. 85.9% the Black Census group occupies a rented housing unit.

 

Datasource:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010 Summary File 1. For more information, please fill visit the US Census website or visit our Request Census Data section and file a request.

 

 

In Blue Earth County, Minnesota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 789 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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In Blue Earth County, Minnesota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 789 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Out of the 122 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 55 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 67 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the other specialty trade contractors industry has added the most employment with 372 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in other specialty trade contractors makes up 13.4% percent of the total growth in Blue Earth County, Minnesota for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (+372)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (+345)
3. Residential mental health facilities (+259)
4. Limitedservice eating places (+190)
5. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (+157)

Given the industries in the area, the drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 448 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in drinking places, alcoholic beverages make up 13.8% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Blue Earth County, Minnesota for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (-448)
2. Nursing care facilities (-338)
3. Highway, street, and bridge construction (-233)
4. Building equipment contractors (-233)
5. Travel arrangement and reservation services (-129)

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