Lane County Has Decayed in Housing Ownership by 2.5%, From 2000 to 2010

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Parent Category: Oregon

Category: Lane County, OR

According to the 2010 Census, Lane County, Oregon decreased in number of dwellings by 17,166, or 12%, (since the 2000 census), during the same time, the State of Oregon increased in total real estate dwellings by 222,853, or 13%.

Measured against the United States, Lane County has a low amount of unoccupied real estate units. 10,146, or 6.5%, are reported as unoccupied units in Lane County, Oregon. Of these 10,146 unoccupied units, 17.4% are on the real estate market for sale, while 30.2% are trying to be rented.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Lane County have decreased by 2.5%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 87,228 (59.8%) residential properties occupied by owner, while 58,738 (40.2%) residential properties were being rented. Lane County has a greater amount of residential units rented than the State of Oregon, which reportedly had 37.8% of units rented.

When compared to other counties across the US, Lane County has a medium level of residential real estate that is minority-owned. 7.7% of housing units are owned by minorities in Lane County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Oregon 11.0% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Black rented the most often, of all race\ethnic groups, in Lane County. 67.6% 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 Lane County, Oregon, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 10,728 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Oregon

Category: Lane County, OR

In Lane County, Oregon, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 10,728 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Of the 225 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 91 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 132 industries reported a drop in employment.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the other general merchandise stores industry has grown the most with 633 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in other general merchandise stores makes up 6.8% percent of the total growth in Lane County, Oregon for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (+633)
2. Justice, public order, and safety activities (+597)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (+447)
4. Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. (+435)
5. Software publishers (+418)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the employment services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,531 jobs during the period. The employment lost in employment services make up 8.0% percent of the total employment decline in Lane County, Oregon for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Employment services (-1,531)
2. Executive, legislative and general government (-1,203)
3. Individual and family services (-1,128)
4. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (-1,007)
5. Department stores (-739)

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