Craig County Has Moved Down in Real Estate Ownership by 1.6%, As the 2010 Census Reports

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Parent Category: Oklahoma

Category: Craig County, OK

According to data from the 2010 Census, Craig County, Oklahoma decreased in number of dwellings by 290, or 4%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Oklahoma increased in residential properties by 149,978, or 9%.

Compared against the United States, Craig County has a very low amount of unoccupied residential real estate. 1,058, or 15.7%, of residential units are vacant in Craig County, Oklahoma. Within the 1,058 vacant residential properties, 10.0% are on the real estate market for sale, while 23.1% are listed for lease.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Craig County have decreased by 1.6%. As reported in the 2010 Census, there were 4,181 (73.5%) residential properties occupied by owner, while 1,510 (26.5%) housing units were leased. Craig County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Oklahoma, which saw 32.8% of the housing units occupied by renters.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Craig County has a very high level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 28.2% of housing units are owned by minorities in Craig County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Oklahoma 20.2% of residential properties are minority-owned.

Black reported being renters the highest percent in Craig County. 43.3% the Black Census group reported renting in 2010.

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 Craig County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 9 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Oklahoma

Category: Craig County, OK

In Craig County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 9 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Out of the 44 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 26 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 17 industries reported a drop in employment.

The home health care services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 445 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in home health care services makes up 47.2% percent of the total growth in Craig County, Oklahoma for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Home health care services (+445)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (+73)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (+52)
4. Grocery stores (+50)
5. Offices of physicians (+41)

The limitedservice eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 188 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in limitedservice eating places make up 30.5% percent of the total job loss in Craig County, Oklahoma between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Limitedservice eating places (-188)
2. Residential mental health facilities (-89)
3. Gasoline stations (-83)
4. Administration of human resource programs (-57)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (-47)

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