Montgomery County Has Deteriorated in Residential Real Estate Ownership by 0.3%, From 2000 to 2010, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: New York

Category: Montgomery County, NY

According to data from the 2010 Census, Montgomery County, New York decreased in total real estate dwellings by 541, or 2%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of New York increased in housing units by 428,796, or 5%.

Compared against the United States, Montgomery County has a low amount of unoccupied residential real estate. 2,791, or 12.1%, are reported as unoccupied units in Montgomery County, New York. Among the 2,791 unoccupied housing units, 12.5% are listed to be sold, while 21.1% are trying to be rented.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Montgomery County have decreased by 0.3%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 13,584 (67.0%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 6,688 (33.0%) housing units were leased. Montgomery County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of New York, which the Census reported had 46.7% of residential properties rented.

Compared to counties across the US, Montgomery County has a medium level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 5.7% of properties are owned by minorities in Montgomery County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of New York 20.3% of residential properties are minority-owned.

Native Hawaiian is the group with the highest percent of rental in Montgomery County. 100.0% the Native Hawaiian 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 Montgomery County, New York, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,076 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: New York

Category: Montgomery County, NY

In Montgomery County, New York, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,076 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Of the 92 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 44 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 46 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the residential mental health facilities industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 759 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in residential mental health facilities makes up 30.5% percent of the total employment growth in Montgomery County, New York for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (+759)
2. Other wood product manufacturing (+200)
3. Other motor vehicle dealers (+159)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (+121)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (+121)

Given the industries in the area, the printing and related support activities industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,050 jobs. The declines in printing and related support activities make up 38.7% percent of the total employment decline in Montgomery County, New York between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Printing and related support activities (-1,050)
2. Depository credit intermediation (-231)
3. Plastics product manufacturing (-170)
4. Home health care services (-152)
5. Elementary and secondary schools (-104)

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