Tripp County Has Sunk in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 3.3%, As the 2010 Census Reports

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Parent Category: South Dakota

Category: Tripp County, SD

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Tripp County, South Dakota decreased in total real estate dwellings by 36, or 1%, (since the 2000), while the State of South Dakota increased in residential properties by 40,230, or 11%.

Measured against the US, Tripp County has a very low amount of unoccupied residential real estate. 653, or 21.3%, have been reported as vacant in Tripp County, South Dakota. Among these 653 unoccupied units, 3.1% are the market to be sold, while 13.6% are listed in the rental market.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Tripp County have decreased by 3.3%. The 2010 Census reports there were 1,728 (71.4%) residential properties occupied by owner, while 691 (28.6%) residential units were being rented. Tripp County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of South Dakota, which reportedly saw 31.9% of residential properties rented.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Tripp County has a medium level of residential real estate that is minority-owned. 5.3% are owned and occupied by minorities in Tripp County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of South Dakota 5.8% of homes are owned by minorities.

Black is the group that rents the most often in Tripp County. 100.0% 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 Tripp County, South Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 104 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: South Dakota

Category: Tripp County, SD

In Tripp County, South Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 104 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Of the 34 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 15 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 16 industries reported a drop in employment.

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the grocery stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 60 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in grocery stores makes up 23.3% percent of the growth in Tripp County, South Dakota between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Grocery stores (+60)
2. Other general merchandise stores (+51)
3. Automobile dealers (+44)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (+44)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (+20)

Given the industries in the area, the executive, legislative and general government industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 126 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in executive, legislative and general government make up 41.0% percent of the total employment decline in Tripp County, South Dakota between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Executive, legislative and general government (-126)
2. Traveler accommodation (-47)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (-31)
4. Individual and family services (-21)
5. Fullservice restaurants (-19)

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