Major County Has Decayed in Terms of Home Ownership by 1.4%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Oklahoma

Category: Major County, OK

According to the 2010 Census, Major County, Oklahoma decreased in number of total housing units by 131, or 4%, since 2000. During the same period, the State of Oklahoma increased in total housing units by 149,978, or 9%.

Measured against the United States, Major County has a very low level of vacancy in residential real estate. 562, or 15.3%, are reported as unoccupied units in Major County, Oklahoma. Among the 562 vacant units, 8.0% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 15.3% are reported as being listed for rented.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Major County have decreased by 1.4%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 2,480 (79.8%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 629 (20.2%) housing units were being rented. Major County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Oklahoma, which reportedly saw 32.8% of residential units occupied by renters.

Compared to counties across the US, Major County has a medium level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 5.7% of properties are owned by minorities in Major County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Oklahoma 20.2% of housing units are minority-owned.

Native Hawaiian is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Major County. 100.0% the Native Hawaiian 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 Major County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 247 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Oklahoma

Category: Major County, OK

In Major County, Oklahoma, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 247 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Out of the 32 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 17 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 14 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The support activities for mining industry has added the most employment with 312 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in support activities for mining makes up 52.8% percent of the total number of new jobs in Major County, Oklahoma between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Support activities for mining (+312)
2. Specialized freight trucking (+68)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (+49)
4. Individual and family services (+23)
5. Insurance agencies and brokerages (+23)

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the natural gas distribution industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 37 jobs in that time period. The declines in natural gas distribution make up 19.0% percent of the total job loss in Major County, Oklahoma for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Natural gas distribution (-37)
2. Building equipment contractors (-34)
3. Limitedservice eating places (-23)
4. Fullservice restaurants (-23)
5. Private households (-15)

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