Rutherford County Has Dropped in Residential Real Estate Ownership by 1.8%, (2010 Census)

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Parent Category: Tennessee

Category: Rutherford County, TN

The recent 2010 Census Bureau reports Rutherford County, Tennessee decreased in number of total housing units by 32,352, or 46%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Tennessee increased in residential properties by 372,690, or 13%.

Compared to the US, Rutherford County has a low level of vacancy in residential real estate. 6,736, or 6.5%, of residential units are vacant in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Of the 6,736 unoccupied housing units, 22.5% are on the real estate market for sale, while 45.9% are properties that are available for rent.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied units in Rutherford County have decreased by 1.8%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 65,449 (68.0%) units occupied by owners, while there were 30,783 (32.0%) residential units were being rented. Rutherford County has a greater portion of rented units than the State of Tennessee, which had 31.8% of residential properties rented.

The 2010 Census reports that Rutherford County has a high level of housing units that are minority-owned. 15.6% of properties are owned by minorities in Rutherford County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Tennessee 14.6% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Two or More Races and Other reported being renters the highest percent in Rutherford County. 52.4% the Two or More Races and Other 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 Rutherford County, Tennessee, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 725 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Tennessee

Category: Rutherford County, TN

In Rutherford County, Tennessee, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 725 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Out of the 161 4-digit NAICS industries, 89 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 71 industries reported a drop in employment.

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the motion picture and video industries industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 2,348 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in motion picture and video industries makes up 13.7% percent of the total number of new jobs in Rutherford County, Tennessee between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Motion picture and video industries (+2348)
2. General medical and surgical hospitals (+1939)
3. Fullservice restaurants (+1208)
4. Business support services (+1096)
5. Limitedservice eating places (+947)

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the employment services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,974 jobs during the period. The employment lost in employment services make up 19.3% percent of the total employment decline in Rutherford County, Tennessee for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Employment services (-1,974)
2. Book, periodical, and music stores (-764)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (-615)
4. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (-572)
5. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (-528)

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