Ashtabula County Has Declined In Owner-Occupied Residential Real Estate by 2.3%, From 2000 to 2010, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Ohio

Category: Ashtabula County, OH

The recent 2010 Census Bureau reports Ashtabula County, Ohio decreased in number of total housing units by 2,307, or 5%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Ohio increased in total housing units by 344,457, or 7%.

Measured against the United States, Ashtabula County has a low amount of unoccupied residential real estate. 6,736, or 14.6%, currently are unoccupied in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Within the 6,736 vacant properties, 12.5% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 18.6% are trying to be rented.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied housing units in Ashtabula County have decreased by 2.3%. By 2010, there were 28,269 (71.8%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 11,094 (28.2%) residential properties were being rented. Ashtabula County has a smaller portion of rental units than the State of Ohio, which saw 32.4% of the housing units rented.

When compared to all counties across the US, Ashtabula County has a low level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 4.0% of properties are owned by minorities in Ashtabula County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Ohio 10.2% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Black is the group with the highest percent of rental in Ashtabula County. 55.9% 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 Ashtabula County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 4,277 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Ohio

Category: Ashtabula County, OH

In Ashtabula County, Ohio, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 4,277 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 140 4-digit NAICS industries, 51 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 86 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the other general merchandise stores industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 380 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in other general merchandise stores makes up 14.0% percent of the total growth in Ashtabula County, Ohio between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (+380)
2. Other wood product manufacturing (+337)
3. Warehousing and storage (+182)
4. Vocational rehabilitation services (+159)
5. Outpatient care centers (+152)

Given the industries in the area, the plastics product manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 869 jobs in that time period. The declines in plastics product manufacturing make up 16.8% percent of the total employment decline in Ashtabula County, Ohio for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Plastics product manufacturing (-869)
2. Department stores (-494)
3. Limitedservice eating places (-287)
4. Converted paper product manufacturing (-242)
5. Grocery stores (-214)

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