Bergen County Has Dropped in Ownership Residential Property by 1.1%, From 2000 to 2010, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: New Jersey

Category: Bergen County, NJ

According to data from the 2010 Census, Bergen County, New Jersey decreased in number of total housing units by 12,568, or 4%, (since the 2000), while the State of New Jersey increased in residential properties by 243,287, or 7%.

When Measured against the US, Bergen County has a medium amount of vacant housing units. 16,658, or 4.7%, currently are unoccupied in Bergen County, New Jersey. Within these 16,658 unoccupied units, 16.0% are listed for sale, while 40.9% are listed in the rental market.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Bergen County have decreased by 1.1%. By 2010, there were 221,966 (66.1%) owner-occupied units, while 113,764 (33.9%) residential units were being rented. Bergen County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of New Jersey, which saw 34.6% of residential properties rented.

When compared to all counties across the US, Bergen County has a high level of homes that are owned by minorities. 23.6% are minority-owned in Bergen County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of New Jersey 23.0% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Hispanic is the group that rents the most often in Bergen County. 56.1% the Hispanic Census group reportedly were renters 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 Bergen County, New Jersey, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 23,734 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: New Jersey

Category: Bergen County, NJ

In Bergen County, New Jersey, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 23,734 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Given the 249 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 89 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 159 industries reported employment loss in the period.

The home health care services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 2,686 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in home health care services makes up 9.4% percent of the total number of new jobs in Bergen County, New Jersey between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Home health care services (+2686)
2. Limitedservice eating places (+2140)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (+2085)
4. Computer systems design and related services (+1890)
5. Elementary and secondary schools (+1539)

Given the industries in the area, the employment services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 6,632 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in employment services make up 12.3% percent of the total job loss in Bergen County, New Jersey between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Employment services (-6,632)
2. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (-2,683)
3. Investigation and security services (-2,154)
4. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (-1,652)
5. Wireless telecommunications carriers (-1,588)

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