Strafford County Has Escalated in Terms of Housing Units Occupied by Owners by 1.8%, From 2000 to 2010

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Parent Category: New Hampshire

Category: Strafford County, NH

The 2010 Census reports Strafford County, New Hampshire decreased in total real estate dwellings by 6,158, or 14%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of New Hampshire increased in residential properties by 67,730, or 11%.

Measured against the United States, Strafford County has a low amount of unoccupied residential real estate. 4,597, or 8.9%, are reported as unoccupied units in Strafford County, New Hampshire. Of the 4,597 unoccupied housing units, 14.9% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 27.2% are reported as being listed for rented.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Strafford County have increased by 1.8%. As reported in the 2010 Census, there were 31,242 (66.3%) housing units occupied by owners, while 15,858 (33.7%) residential units were being rented. Strafford County has a greater portion of rented units than the State of New Hampshire, which reportedly had 29.0% of residential units occupied by renters.

When compared to other counties across the US, Strafford County has a low level of homes that are owned by minorities. 3.3% are owned by minorities in Strafford County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of New Hampshire 3.6% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Black is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Strafford County. 62.6% the Black Census group occupies a rented housing unit.

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 Strafford County, New Hampshire, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 414 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: New Hampshire

Category: Strafford County, NH

In Strafford County, New Hampshire, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 414 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Of the 147 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 64 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 82 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The other general merchandise stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 725 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in other general merchandise stores makes up 15.4% percent of the total growth in Strafford County, New Hampshire between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (+725)
2. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (+352)
3. Department stores (+321)
4. Fabric mills (+300)
5. Special food services (+238)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the other general purpose machinery manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 260 jobs during the period. The employment lost in other general purpose machinery manufacturing make up 7.2% percent of the employment lost during the period in Strafford County, New Hampshire between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (-260)
2. Electric goods merchant wholesalers (-208)
3. Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. (-170)
4. Residential building construction (-168)
5. Electronic shopping and mailorder houses (-154)

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