Cameron County Has Declined in Terms of Home Ownership by 0.5%, From 2000 to 2010

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Parent Category: Texas

Category: Cameron County, TX

According to data from the 2010 Census, Cameron County, Texas decreased in number of total housing units by 22,270, or 19%, (since the 2000 census), during the same time, the State of Texas increased in total real estate dwellings by 1,819,861, or 18%.

Put side by side with the United States, Cameron County has a low amount of vacant housing units. 22,293, or 15.7%, of housing units are currently vacant in Cameron County, Texas. Within the 22,293 unoccupied properties, 6.8% are on the real estate market for sale, while 20.3% are listed in the rental market.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied housing units in Cameron County have decreased by 0.5%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 80,412 (67.2%) housing units occupied by owners, while 39,219 (32.8%) housing units were being rented. Cameron County has a smaller portion properties rented than the State of Texas, which saw 36.3% of residential units occupied by renters.

Compared to counties across the US, Cameron County has a very high level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 80.2% of housing units are owned by minorities in Cameron County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Texas 39.6% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Black is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Cameron County. 53.2% the Black Census group reported renting in 2010.

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 Cameron County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 8,369 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Texas

Category: Cameron County, TX

In Cameron County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 8,369 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Out of the 190 4-digit NAICS industries, 93 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 95 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the home health care services industry has grown the most with 1,987 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in home health care services makes up 14.3% percent of the growth in Cameron County, Texas between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Home health care services (+1987)
2. Offices of physicians (+658)
3. Wireless telecommunications carriers (+655)
4. Child day care services (+576)
5. Fullservice restaurants (+571)

The elementary and secondary schools industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 14,638 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in elementary and secondary schools make up 62.6% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Cameron County, Texas between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Elementary and secondary schools (-14,638)
2. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (-774)
3. Seafood product preparation and packaging (-658)
4. Nonresidential building construction (-651)
5. Electrical equipment manufacturing (-471)

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