Haskell County Has Declined in Property Ownership by 1.7%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Oklahoma

Category: Haskell County, OK

According to data from the 2010 Census, Haskell County, Oklahoma decreased in total number housing units by 455, or 8%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Oklahoma increased in housing units by 149,978, or 9%.

Compared to the US, Haskell County has a very low level of vacancy in residential housing. 984, or 16.3%, are reported as unoccupied units in Haskell County, Oklahoma. Among the 984 vacant properties, 6.2% are listed for sale, while 14.5% are reported as being listed for rented.

Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in Haskell County have decreased by 1.7%. By 2010, there were 3,821 (75.8%) owner-occupied units, while 1,223 (24.2%) residential properties were being rented. Haskell County has a smaller portion of units rented than the State of Oklahoma, which reportedly had 32.8% of the housing units occupied by renters.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Haskell County has a high level of homes that are owned by minorities. 19.7% of properties are owned by minorities in Haskell County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Oklahoma 20.2% of residential properties are minority-owned.

Black rented the most often, of all race\ethnic groups, in Haskell County. 29.2% 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 Haskell County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 220 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Oklahoma

Category: Haskell County, OK

In Haskell County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 220 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

From the 29 4-digit NAICS industries, 14 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 14 industries reported a drop in employment.

The executive, legislative and general government industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 104 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in executive, legislative and general government makes up 26.5% percent of the total employment growth in Haskell County, Oklahoma for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Executive, legislative and general government (+104)
2. Support activities for mining (+70)
3. Offices of physicians (+58)
4. Fullservice restaurants (+37)
5. Limitedservice eating places (+36)

Given the industries in the area, the oil and gas extraction industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 58 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in oil and gas extraction make up 29.7% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Haskell County, Oklahoma between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (-58)
2. Specialized freight trucking (-45)
3. Water, sewage and other systems (-23)
4. General freight trucking (-17)
5. Other animal production (-14)

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