Cotton County Has Sank in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 0.9%, As Reported in the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Oklahoma

Category: Cotton County, OK

The recent 2010 Census Bureau reports Cotton County, Oklahoma increased in number of dwellings by 69, or 2%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Oklahoma increased in total real estate dwellings by 149,978, or 9%.

Compared to the US, Cotton County has a very low amount of unoccupied residential real estate. 533, or 17.7%, are currently vacant in Cotton County, Oklahoma. Broken down, of the 533 vacant housing units, 6.8% are for sale, while 12.6% are listed in the rental market.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Cotton County have decreased by 0.9%. The 2010 Census reports there were 1,880 (75.7%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 603 (24.3%) housing units were leased. Cotton County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of Oklahoma, which reportedly saw 32.8% of residential properties rented.

When compared to other counties across the US, Cotton County has a high level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 14.2% of properties are owned by minorities in Cotton County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Oklahoma 20.2% of homes are owned by minorities.

Hispanic is the group with the highest percent of rental in Cotton County. 39.8% the Hispanic 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 Cotton County, Oklahoma, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 105 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Oklahoma

Category: Cotton County, OK

In Cotton County, Oklahoma, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 105 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Of the 12 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 5 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 7 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the limitedservice eating places industry has added the most employment with 56 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in limitedservice eating places makes up 53.3% percent of the total number of new jobs in Cotton County, Oklahoma between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Limitedservice eating places (+56)
2. Gasoline stations (+30)
3. Building equipment contractors (+17)
4. Administration of economic programs (+1)
5. Insurance agencies and brokerages (+1)

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the grocery stores industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 43 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in grocery stores make up 66.2% percent of the total employment decline in Cotton County, Oklahoma between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Grocery stores (-43)
2. Executive, legislative and general government (-11)
3. Legal services (-4)
4. Postal service (-3)
5. Administration of environmental programs (-2)

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