Multnomah County Has Sank in Terms of Housing Units Occupied by Owners by 2.3%, Since the Year 2000

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Parent Category: Oregon

Category: Multnomah County, OR

According to data from the 2010 Census, Multnomah County, Oregon decreased in number of dwellings by 36,271, or 13%, since 2000. During the same period, the State of Oregon increased in housing dwelling units by 222,853, or 13%.

When Measured against the US, Multnomah County has a low level of vacancy in residential real estate. 20,292, or 6.2%, of housing units are currently vacant in Multnomah County, Oregon. Among these 20,292 unoccupied units, 21.5% are listed for sale, while 39.9% are listed for rent.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Multnomah County have decreased by 2.3%. As reported in the 2010 Census, there were 166,210 (54.6%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 138,330 (45.4%) units were rented. Multnomah County has a greater amount of residential units rented than the State of Oregon, which reportedly had 37.8% of the housing units occupied by renters.

Compared to counties across the US, Multnomah County has a high level of owner-occupied units that are owned by minorities. 15.2% are owned by minorities in Multnomah County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Oregon 11.0% of housing units are minority-owned.

Native Hawaiian rented the most often, of all race\ethnic groups, in Multnomah County. 73.2% the Native Hawaiian Census group reported renting in the 2010 Census.

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 Multnomah County, Oregon, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 7,009 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Oregon

Category: Multnomah County, OR

In Multnomah County, Oregon, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 7,009 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Of the 249 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 100 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 146 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The justice, public order, and safety activities industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 3,559 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in justice, public order, and safety activities makes up 11.0% percent of the total employment growth in Multnomah County, Oregon between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Justice, public order, and safety activities (+3559)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (+1685)
3. Fullservice restaurants (+1527)
4. Management and technical consulting services (+1114)
5. Urban transit systems (+1032)

Given the industries in the area, the executive, legislative and general government industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 8,865 jobs. The declines in executive, legislative and general government make up 18.6% percent of the total job loss in Multnomah County, Oregon between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Executive, legislative and general government (-8,865)
2. Employment services (-3,671)
3. Scheduled air transportation (-3,317)
4. Business support services (-1,332)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (-1,068)

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