Comanche County Has Decreased in Housing Ownership by 3.8%, Between 2000 and 2010

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Parent Category: Oklahoma

Category: Comanche County, OK

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma decreased in total real estate dwellings by 5,323, or 12%, since 2000. During the same period, the State of Oklahoma increased in total real estate dwellings by 149,978, or 9%.

Compared against the United States, Comanche County has a low amount of unoccupied real estate units. 5,757, or 11.3%, currently are unoccupied in Comanche County, Oklahoma. Within the 5,757 vacant properties, 11.1% are listed for sale, while 36.9% are available for rent.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Comanche County have decreased by 3.8%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 25,400 (56.5%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 19,582 (43.5%) residential units were being rented. Comanche County has a greater amount of residential units rented than the State of Oklahoma, which reportedly saw 32.8% of units occupied by renters.

Compared to counties across the US, Comanche County has a very high level of housing units that are minority-owned. 28.0% of housing units are owned and occupied by minorities in Comanche County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Oklahoma 20.2% of homes are owned by minorities.

Black is the group that rents the most often in Comanche County. 59.5% the Black 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 Comanche County, Oklahoma, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 3,079 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Oklahoma

Category: Comanche County, OK

In Comanche County, Oklahoma, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 3,079 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Of the 134 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 75 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 59 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the gambling industries industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 657 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in gambling industries makes up 10.9% percent of the total number of new jobs in Comanche County, Oklahoma between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Gambling industries (+657)
2. Fullservice restaurants (+468)
3. National security and international affairs (+348)
4. General medical and surgical hospitals (+336)
5. Administration of economic programs (+328)

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the traveler accommodation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 306 jobs. The declines in traveler accommodation make up 11.2% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Comanche County, Oklahoma between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (-306)
2. Computer systems design and related services (-215)
3. Nursing care facilities (-167)
4. Vocational rehabilitation services (-162)
5. Employment services (-149)

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