Lincoln County Has Decreased in Housing Ownership by 1.3%, (2010 Census)

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Parent Category: South Dakota

Category: Lincoln County, SD

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Lincoln County, South Dakota decreased in total real estate dwellings by 8,744, or 96%, (since the 2000), while the State of South Dakota increased in residential properties by 40,230, or 11%.

Measured against the US, Lincoln County has a very low amount of unoccupied residential properties. 1,226, or 6.9%, of properties are currently vacant in Lincoln County, South Dakota. Among the 1,226 vacant properties, 24.2% are listed to be sold, while 46.7% are reported as being listed for rented.

Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in Lincoln County have decreased by 1.3%. By 2010, there were 13,042 (78.3%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 3,607 (21.7%) residential properties were being rented. Lincoln County has a smaller portion of units rented than the State of South Dakota, which was reported as having 31.9% of units rented.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Lincoln County has a low level of residential real estate that is minority-owned. 2.4% of housing units are owned and occupied by minorities in Lincoln County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of South Dakota 5.8% of residential real estate is minority-owned.

Native Hawaiian is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Lincoln County. 66.7% the Native Hawaiian 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 Lincoln County, South Dakota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 5,610 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: South Dakota

Category: Lincoln County, SD

In Lincoln County, South Dakota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 5,610 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 98 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 67 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 28 industries reported a drop in employment.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the insurance carriers industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 580 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in insurance carriers makes up 10.6% percent of the total number of new jobs in Lincoln County, South Dakota between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Insurance carriers (+580)
2. Depository credit intermediation (+480)
3. Offices of physicians (+286)
4. Elementary and secondary schools (+280)
5. Limitedservice eating places (+248)

Given the industries in the area, the household and institutional furniture mfg. industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 431 jobs. The declines in household and institutional furniture mfg. make up 38.4% percent of the total employment decline in Lincoln County, South Dakota between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (-431)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (-128)
3. Other support services (-108)
4. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (-94)
5. Residential building construction (-42)

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