Columbia County Has Fallen Off in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 1.7%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Oregon

Category: Columbia County, OR

According to the 2010 Census, Columbia County, Oregon decreased in housing units by 3,126, or 18%, since 2000. During the same period, the State of Oregon increased in residential properties by 222,853, or 13%.

Compared to the US, Columbia County has a very low level of vacancy in residential real estate. 1,515, or 7.3%, of properties are currently vacant in Columbia County, Oregon. Of these 1,515 unoccupied units, 21.5% are on the real estate market for sale, while 22.0% are listed for lease.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Columbia County have decreased by 1.7%. By 2010, there were 14,282 (74.5%) residential properties occupied by owner, while 4,901 (25.5%) housing units were leased. Columbia County has a smaller amount of residential units rented than the State of Oregon, which reportedly had 37.8% of residential properties rented.

When compared to all counties across the US, Columbia County has a medium level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 5.8% of properties are owned by minorities in Columbia County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Oregon 11.0% of housing units are minority-owned.

Black reported being renters the highest percent in Columbia County. 37.3% the Black 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 Columbia County, Oregon, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 689 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Oregon

Category: Columbia County, OR

In Columbia County, Oregon, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 689 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Out of the 79 4-digit NAICS industries, 38 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 38 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the sawmills and wood preservation industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 180 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in sawmills and wood preservation makes up 18.5% percent of the total employment growth in Columbia County, Oregon between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Sawmills and wood preservation (+180)
2. Residential mental health facilities (+149)
3. Private households (+55)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (+48)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (+48)

Given the industries in the area, the logging industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 237 jobs. The declines in logging make up 17.6% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Columbia County, Oregon between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Logging (-237)
2. Depository credit intermediation (-170)
3. Other wood product manufacturing (-148)
4. Residential building construction (-75)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (-71)

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