Paulding County Has Declined in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 4.7%, As Reported in the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Ohio

Category: Paulding County, OH

The recent 2010 Census Bureau reports Paulding County, Ohio decreased in number of total housing units by 271, or 3%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Ohio increased in total real estate dwellings by 344,457, or 7%.

Compared to the US, Paulding County has a very low level of vacancy in housing units. 980, or 11.2%, of residential units are vacant in Paulding County, Ohio. Among the 980 unoccupied housing units, 14.3% are for sale, while 20.9% are listed for lease.

Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in Paulding County have decreased by 4.7%. By 2010, there were 6,143 (79.1%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 1,626 (20.9%) housing units were leased. Paulding County has a smaller portion of units rented than the State of Ohio, which reportedly saw 32.4% of the housing units rented.

When compared to all counties across the US, Paulding County has a low level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 3.8% are owned by minorities in Paulding County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Ohio 10.2% of housing units are minority-owned.

Hispanic is the group that rents the most often in Paulding County. 40.0% the Hispanic Census group reported to occupy 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 Paulding County, Ohio, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 653 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Ohio

Category: Paulding County, OH

In Paulding County, Ohio, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 653 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Out of the 36 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 16 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 18 industries reported a drop in employment.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the community care facilities for the elderly industry has grown the most with 69 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in community care facilities for the elderly makes up 18.2% percent of the total number of new jobs in Paulding County, Ohio for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Community care facilities for the elderly (+69)
2. Hog and pig farming (+62)
3. Building equipment contractors (+38)
4. Home health care services (+36)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (+28)

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the grocery stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 152 jobs in that time period. The declines in grocery stores make up 22.5% percent of the total employment decline in Paulding County, Ohio between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Grocery stores (-152)
2. Plastics product manufacturing (-86)
3. Justice, public order, and safety activities (-57)
4. Building finishing contractors (-54)
5. Fullservice restaurants (-53)

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