Crockett County Has Declined in Property Ownership by 2.5%, (2010 Census)

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Parent Category: Tennessee

Category: Crockett County, TN

The recent 2010 Census Bureau reports Crockett County, Tennessee decreased in number of total housing units by 287, or 5%, (since the 2000 census), during the same time, the State of Tennessee increased in housing units by 372,690, or 13%.

Compared to the US, Crockett County has a very low level of vacancy in residential real estate. 716, or 11.1%, of properties are currently vacant in Crockett County, Tennessee. Among these 716 vacant properties, 11.9% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 25.0% are reported as being listed for rented.

Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in Crockett County have decreased by 2.5%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 4,133 (72.4%) housing units occupied by owners, while 1,576 (27.6%) residential properties were being rented. Crockett County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of Tennessee, which the Census reported had 31.8% of residential units occupied by renters.

Compared to counties in the US, Crockett County has a high level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 16.3% are owned by minorities in Crockett County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Tennessee 14.6% of owner-occupied units are owned by minorities.

Native Hawaiian is the group with the highest percent of rental in Crockett County. 100.0% the Native Hawaiian Census group reportedly occupied a rental.

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 Crockett County, Tennessee, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 141 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Tennessee

Category: Crockett County, TN

In Crockett County, Tennessee, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 141 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Out of the 31 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 14 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 15 industries reported a drop in employment.

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the elementary and secondary schools industry has added the most employment with 103 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in elementary and secondary schools makes up 33.1% percent of the total growth in Crockett County, Tennessee between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Elementary and secondary schools (+103)
2. Grocery stores (+72)
3. Gasoline stations (+38)
4. Offices of dentists (+31)
5. Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (+22)

Given the industries in the area, the support activities for crop production industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 116 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in support activities for crop production make up 25.8% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Crockett County, Tennessee between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (-116)
2. Building equipment contractors (-80)
3. Offices of physicians (-69)
4. Other crop farming (-58)
5. Traveler accommodation (-30)

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