Carroll County Has Declined in Housing Ownership by 3.4%, Since the Year 2000

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Parent Category: Tennessee

Category: Carroll County, TN

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Carroll County, Tennessee decreased in number of total housing units by 127, or 1%, (since the 2000), while the State of Tennessee increased in housing units by 372,690, or 13%.

Compared against the United States, Carroll County has a very low level of vacancy in housing units. 1,677, or 12.7%, currently are unoccupied in Carroll County, Tennessee. Within these 1,677 unoccupied properties, 14.5% are the market to be sold, while 27.4% are properties that are available for rent.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Carroll County have decreased by 3.4%. The 2010 Census reports there were 8,686 (75.5%) housing units occupied by owners, while 2,821 (24.5%) units were rented. Carroll County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Tennessee, which reportedly had 31.8% of the housing units rented.

Compared to counties across the US, Carroll County has a medium level of housing units that are minority-owned. 10.3% of properties are owned by minorities in Carroll County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Tennessee 14.6% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Native Hawaiian is the group that rents the most often in Carroll County. 50.0% 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 Carroll County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 837 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Tennessee

Category: Carroll County, TN

In Carroll County, Tennessee, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 837 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Of the 56 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 19 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 37 industries reported a drop in employment.

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the executive, legislative and general government industry has grown the most with 338 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in executive, legislative and general government makes up 45.7% percent of the total employment growth in Carroll County, Tennessee for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Executive, legislative and general government (+338)
2. Offices of physicians (+177)
3. Insurance agencies and brokerages (+28)
4. Other general merchandise stores (+26)
5. Health and personal care stores (+22)

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 163 jobs during the period. The employment lost in grocery stores make up 20.6% percent of the employment lost during the period in Carroll County, Tennessee between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Grocery stores (-163)
2. Utility system construction (-51)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (-51)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (-44)
5. Nursing care facilities (-41)

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