Oklahoma County Has Moved Down in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 0.5%, Between 2000 and 2010

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Parent Category: Oklahoma

Category: Oklahoma County, OK

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma decreased in housing units by 24,808, or 8%, (since the 2000), while the State of Oklahoma increased in housing units by 149,978, or 9%.

Compared against the United States, Oklahoma County has a low level of vacancy in residential real estate. 32,230, or 10.1%, are currently vacant in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Within these 32,230 unoccupied housing units, 13.1% are listed for sale, while 46.0% are listed for lease.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Oklahoma County have decreased by 0.5%. By 2010, there were 172,340 (59.9%) units occupied by owners, while there were 115,258 (40.1%) residential units were being rented. Oklahoma County has a greater amount of rentals than the State of Oklahoma, which saw 32.8% of the housing units rented.

Compared to counties in the US, Oklahoma County has a very high level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 25.2% are owned by minorities in Oklahoma County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Oklahoma 20.2% of homes are owned by minorities.

Native Hawaiian is the group that rents the most often in Oklahoma County. 62.7% the Native Hawaiian 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 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 2,022 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Oklahoma

Category: Oklahoma County, OK

In Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 2,022 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Given the 239 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 111 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 128 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The oil and gas extraction industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 3,268 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in oil and gas extraction makes up 9.1% percent of the total growth in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (+3268)
2. Other support services (+1495)
3. Power generation and supply (+1488)
4. Beverage manufacturing (+1361)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (+1345)

Given the industries in the area, the employment services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 3,424 jobs. The declines in employment services make up 12.2% percent of the total employment decline in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Employment services (-3,424)
2. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (-1,644)
3. Automotive equipment rental and leasing (-1,479)
4. Clothing stores (-1,397)
5. ISPs and web search portals (-1,272)

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