Merrimack County Has Expanded in Residential Property Ownership by 1.8%, As Reported in the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: New Hampshire

Category: Merrimack County, NH

According to the 2010 Census, Merrimack County, New Hampshire decreased in total number housing units by 7,297, or 13%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of New Hampshire increased in housing units by 67,730, or 11%.

Compared to the US, Merrimack County has a low amount of unoccupied real estate units. 6,472, or 10.2%, currently are unoccupied in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Among the 6,472 vacant housing units, 12.4% are listed to be sold, while 21.8% are reported as being listed for rented.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Merrimack County have increased by 1.8%. By 2010, there were 40,686 (71.3%) residential properties occupied by owner, while 16,383 (28.7%) residential units were being rented. Merrimack County has a smaller amount of residential units rented than the State of New Hampshire, which was reported as having 29.0% of units occupied by renters.

Compared to counties across the US, Merrimack County has a low level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 2.5% are minority-owned in Merrimack County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of New Hampshire 3.6% of residential real estate is minority-owned.

Black is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Merrimack County. 68.2% the Black Census group reportedly occupied a rental.

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 Merrimack County, New Hampshire, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 295 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: New Hampshire

Category: Merrimack County, NH

In Merrimack County, New Hampshire, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 295 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Given the 167 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 76 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 90 industries reported a drop in employment.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the general medical and surgical hospitals industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 3,364 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in general medical and surgical hospitals makes up 35.1% percent of the total growth in Merrimack County, New Hampshire between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. General medical and surgical hospitals (+3364)
2. Individual and family services (+850)
3. Colleges and universities (+687)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (+435)
5. Power generation and supply (+387)

Given the industries in the area, the executive, legislative and general government industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 525 jobs. The declines in executive, legislative and general government make up 9.5% percent of the total job loss in Merrimack County, New Hampshire for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Executive, legislative and general government (-525)
2. Other wood product manufacturing (-433)
3. Printing and related support activities (-369)
4. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (-207)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (-204)

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