Shelby County Has Sunk in Residential Property Ownership by 2.0%, As Reported in the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Ohio

Category: Shelby County, OH

The recent 2010 Census Bureau reports Shelby County, Ohio decreased in total number housing units by 1,491, or 8%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Ohio increased in residential properties by 344,457, or 7%.

Measured against the United States, Shelby County has a very low amount of vacant housing units. 1,706, or 8.5%, of housing units are currently vacant in Shelby County, Ohio. Of the 1,706 unoccupied units, 17.7% are listed to be sold, while 28.3% are listed for lease.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied housing units in Shelby County have decreased by 2.0%. By 2010, there were 13,357 (72.3%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 5,110 (27.7%) housing units were leased. Shelby County has a smaller amount of residential units rented than the State of Ohio, which saw 32.4% of residential properties rented.

Compared to counties in the US, Shelby County has a low level of homes that are owned by minorities. 2.3% are minority-owned in Shelby County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Ohio 10.2% of owner-occupied units are owned by minorities.

American Indian is the group that rents the most often in Shelby County. 66.0% the American Indian 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 Shelby County, Ohio, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 5,592 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Ohio

Category: Shelby County, OH

In Shelby County, Ohio, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 5,592 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

From the 83 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 32 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 50 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

The motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry has added the most employment with 2,832 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in motor vehicle parts manufacturing makes up 70.7% percent of the growth in Shelby County, Ohio for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (+2832)
2. General freight trucking (+302)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (+126)
4. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (+123)
5. Other fabricated metal product manufacturing (+100)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the architectural and structural metals mfg. industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 818 jobs in that time period. The declines in architectural and structural metals mfg. make up 28.5% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Shelby County, Ohio for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (-818)
2. Employment services (-210)
3. Printing and related support activities (-194)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (-188)
5. Residential building construction (-141)

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