Decatur County Has Sunk in Residential Property Ownership by 2.2%, (2010 Census)

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Parent Category: Tennessee

Category: Decatur County, TN

The recent 2010 Census Bureau reports Decatur County, Tennessee decreased in total real estate dwellings by 425, or 7%, (since the 2000), while the State of Tennessee increased in total real estate dwellings by 372,690, or 13%.

Compared to the US, Decatur County has a very low amount of unoccupied residential real estate. 1,946, or 28.3%, currently are unoccupied in Decatur County, Tennessee. Broken down, of the 1,946 vacant properties, 6.4% are listed for sale, while 7.2% are listed for lease.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied housing units in Decatur County have decreased by 2.2%. The 2010 Census reports there were 3,834 (77.8%) owner-occupied units, while 1,093 (22.2%) housing units were leased. Decatur County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of Tennessee, which reportedly saw 31.8% of the housing units occupied by renters.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Decatur County has a low level of housing units that are minority-owned. 3.8% are owned and occupied by minorities in Decatur County; while in the US 21.7% and in the State of Tennessee 14.6% of housing units are minority-owned.

Native Hawaiian reported being renters the highest percent in Decatur County. 100.0% 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 Decatur County, Tennessee, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 99 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Tennessee

Category: Decatur County, TN

In Decatur County, Tennessee, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 99 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Of the 32 4-digit NAICS industries, 18 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 13 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the nonresidential building construction industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 101 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in nonresidential building construction makes up 23.0% percent of the total employment growth in Decatur County, Tennessee between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (+101)
2. Limitedservice eating places (+67)
3. General freight trucking (+55)
4. Nursing care facilities (+50)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (+48)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the depository credit intermediation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 230 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in depository credit intermediation make up 41.7% percent of the total job loss in Decatur County, Tennessee between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (-230)
2. Executive, legislative and general government (-161)
3. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying (-58)
4. Cement and concrete product manufacturing (-23)
5. Logging (-18)

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