Montgomery County Has Decayed in Housing Ownership by 1.5%, From 2000 to 2010

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Parent Category: Tennessee

Category: Montgomery County, TN

According to the 2010 Census, Montgomery County, Tennessee decreased in number of dwellings by 17,931, or 34%, (since the 2000), while the State of Tennessee increased in housing units by 372,690, or 13%.

Put side by side with the United States, Montgomery County has a low amount of unoccupied residential properties. 6,425, or 9.2%, of residential units are vacant in Montgomery County, Tennessee. Within these 6,425 unoccupied housing units, 21.1% are listed to be sold, while 50.1% are trying to be rented.

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Montgomery County have decreased by 1.5%. In 2010, there were 39,506 (62.0%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 24,167 (38.0%) units were rented. Montgomery County has a greater portion of rented units than the State of Tennessee, which reportedly had 31.8% of residential properties rented.

When compared to other counties across the US, Montgomery County has a high level of owner-occupied units that are owned by minorities. 23.4% are owned by minorities in Montgomery County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Tennessee 14.6% of housing units are minority-owned.

Native Hawaiian is the group with the highest percent of rental in Montgomery County. 58.3% 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 Montgomery County, Tennessee, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,096 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Tennessee

Category: Montgomery County, TN

In Montgomery County, Tennessee, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,096 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

From the 122 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 57 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 60 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the limitedservice eating places industry has grown the most with 367 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in limitedservice eating places makes up 10.6% percent of the total number of new jobs in Montgomery County, Tennessee between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Limitedservice eating places (+367)
2. Fullservice restaurants (+263)
3. Nursing care facilities (+218)
4. Elementary and secondary schools (+207)
5. Residential mental health facilities (+150)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the printing and related support activities industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 502 jobs during the period. The employment lost in printing and related support activities make up 23.2% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Montgomery County, Tennessee between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Printing and related support activities (-502)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (-267)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (-95)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (-93)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (-76)

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