Clay County Has Deteriorated in Housing Ownership by 1.4%, From 2000 to 2010

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Parent Category: South Dakota

Category: Clay County, SD

According to data from the 2010 Census, Clay County, South Dakota decreased in total real estate dwellings by 201, or 4%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of South Dakota increased in residential properties by 40,230, or 11%.

Compared to the US, Clay County has a very low level of vacancy in housing units. 529, or 9.4%, are reported as unoccupied units in Clay County, South Dakota. Within these 529 unoccupied properties, 8.7% are listed to be sold, while 28.9% are trying to be rented.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Clay County have decreased by 1.4%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 2,709 (53.0%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 2,401 (47.0%) housing units were being rented. Clay County has a greater portion properties rented than the State of South Dakota, which the Census reported had 31.9% of units rented.

Compared to counties across the US, Clay County has a low level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 4.6% are owned by minorities in Clay County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of South Dakota 5.8% of homes are owned by minorities.

Hispanic is the group that rents the most often in Clay County. 77.6% the Hispanic 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 Clay County, South Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 351 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: South Dakota

Category: Clay County, SD

In Clay County, South Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 351 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Of the 42 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 22 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 18 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the limitedservice eating places industry has grown the most with 52 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in limitedservice eating places makes up 16.5% percent of the total growth in Clay County, South Dakota between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Limitedservice eating places (+52)
2. Nursing care facilities (+44)
3. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (+33)
4. Offices of dentists (+27)
5. Computer systems design and related services (+20)

The traveler accommodation industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 26 jobs. The declines in traveler accommodation make up 16.4% percent of the total employment decline in Clay County, South Dakota between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (-26)
2. Rooming and boarding houses (-20)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (-20)
4. Management and technical consulting services (-15)
5. General freight trucking (-10)

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