Hughes County Has shrunk in Residential Property Ownership by 1.3%, From 2000 to 2010, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Oklahoma

Category: Hughes County, OK

The recent 2010 Census Bureau reports Hughes County, Oklahoma increased in number of dwellings by 54, or 1%, since 2000. During the same period, the State of Oklahoma increased in total real estate dwellings by 149,978, or 9%.

When Measured against the US, Hughes County has a very low level of vacancy in residential real estate. 1,133, or 18.3%, have been reported as vacant in Hughes County, Oklahoma. Within these 1,133 unoccupied properties, 8.0% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 15.9% are reported as being listed for rented.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Hughes County have decreased by 1.3%. The 2010 Census reports there were 3,763 (74.5%) units occupied by owners, while there were 1,287 (25.5%) residential units were being rented. Hughes County has a smaller amount of residential units rented than the State of Oklahoma, which saw 32.8% of units rented.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Hughes County has a high level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 22.8% of properties are owned by minorities in Hughes County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Oklahoma 20.2% of residential properties are minority-owned.

American Indian is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Hughes County. 50.0% the American Indian Census group reportedly were renters 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 Hughes County, Oklahoma, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 24 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Oklahoma

Category: Hughes County, OK

In Hughes County, Oklahoma, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 24 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

From the 31 4-digit NAICS industries, 13 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 15 industries reported a drop in employment.

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the nursing care facilities industry has added the most employment with 218 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in nursing care facilities makes up 37.5% percent of the growth in Hughes County, Oklahoma between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (+218)
2. Residential mental health facilities (+163)
3. Grocery stores (+75)
4. Hog and pig farming (+44)
5. Home health care services (+30)

Given the industries in the area, the support activities for mining industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 243 jobs. The declines in support activities for mining make up 66.6% percent of the employment lost during the period in Hughes County, Oklahoma between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Support activities for mining (-243)
2. Fullservice restaurants (-38)
3. Depository credit intermediation (-22)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (-13)
5. Legal services (-10)

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