Grady County Has Rose in Residential Real Estate Ownership by 0.4%, From 2000 to 2010

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Parent Category: Oklahoma

Category: Grady County, OK

The 2010 Census reports Grady County, Oklahoma decreased in number of total housing units by 2,775, or 14%, (since the 2000), while the State of Oklahoma increased in housing dwelling units by 149,978, or 9%.

When Measured against the US, Grady County has a very low amount of unoccupied real estate units. 2,327, or 10.5%, currently are unoccupied in Grady County, Oklahoma. Of the 2,327 unoccupied properties, 12.4% are for sale on the real estate market, while 26.0% are listed in the rental market.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Grady County have increased by 0.4%. By 2010, there were 15,133 (76.1%) housing units occupied by owners, while 4,759 (23.9%) housing units were being rented. Grady County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Oklahoma, which reportedly had 32.8% of residential units occupied by renters.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Grady County has a medium level of homes that are owned by minorities. 10.8% are minority-owned in Grady County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Oklahoma 20.2% of housing units are minority-owned.

Black reported being renters the highest percent in Grady County. 48.1% 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 Grady County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 900 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Oklahoma

Category: Grady County, OK

In Grady County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 900 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Out of the 82 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 44 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 35 industries reported employment loss in the period.

The support activities for mining industry has added the most employment with 177 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in support activities for mining makes up 17.5% percent of the total growth in Grady County, Oklahoma between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Support activities for mining (+177)
2. Offices of physicians (+139)
3. Home health care services (+50)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (+47)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (+38)

Given the industries in the area, the limitedservice eating places industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 263 jobs in that time period. The declines in limitedservice eating places make up 24.4% percent of the total employment decline in Grady County, Oklahoma between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Limitedservice eating places (-263)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (-94)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (-93)
4. Fullservice restaurants (-76)
5. Traveler accommodation (-66)

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