Dorchester County Has Sank in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 3.2%, Between 2000 and 2010

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Parent Category: South Carolina

Category: Dorchester County, SC

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Dorchester County, South Carolina decreased in number of total housing units by 17,949, or 48%, since 2000. During the same period, the State of South Carolina increased in total real estate dwellings by 384,013, or 18%.

Measured against the United States, Dorchester County has a low amount of unoccupied residential real estate. 4,927, or 8.9%, of residential units are vacant in Dorchester County, South Carolina. Among the 4,927 unoccupied housing units, 20.3% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 35.8% are listed in the rental market.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Dorchester County have decreased by 3.2%. By 2010, there were 36,073 (71.8%) housing units occupied by owners, while 14,186 (28.2%) residential units were being rented. Dorchester County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of South Carolina, which reportedly saw 30.7% of residential units occupied by renters.

Compared to counties across the US, Dorchester County has a high level of housing units that are minority-owned. 24.9% of housing units are owned by minorities in Dorchester County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of South Carolina 24.6% of housing units are minority-owned.

Native Hawaiian is the group with the highest percent of rental in Dorchester County. 48.7% the Native Hawaiian Census group occupies 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 Dorchester County, South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,689 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: South Carolina

Category: Dorchester County, SC

In Dorchester County, South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 1,689 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Out of the 128 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 55 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 71 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the nursing care facilities industry has added the most employment with 475 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in nursing care facilities makes up 13.5% percent of the total number of new jobs in Dorchester County, South Carolina for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Nursing care facilities (+475)
2. Fullservice restaurants (+417)
3. Outpatient care centers (+276)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (+245)
5. Grocery stores (+223)

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the general freight trucking industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 329 jobs in that time period. The declines in general freight trucking make up 7.9% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Dorchester County, South Carolina between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. General freight trucking (-329)
2. Building equipment contractors (-280)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (-212)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (-194)
5. Building finishing contractors (-174)

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