Crane County Has Fallen Off in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 4.4%, From 2000 to 2010, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Texas

Category: Crane County, TX

According to the 2010 Census, Crane County, Texas decreased in number of total housing units by 36, or 2%, (since the 2000), while the State of Texas increased in housing units by 1,819,861, or 18%.

Compared against the United States, Crane County has a very low amount of unoccupied residential properties. 161, or 9.9%, are reported as unoccupied units in Crane County, Texas. Broken down, of the 161 vacant housing units, 11.8% are listed for sale, while 24.2% are listed in the rental market.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Crane County have decreased by 4.4%. By 2010, there were 1,187 (80.7%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 284 (19.3%) housing units were being rented. Crane County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Texas, which reportedly had 36.3% of residential properties rented.

When compared to other counties across the US, Crane County has a very high level of homes that are owned by minorities. 50.5% of housing units are owned by minorities in Crane County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Texas 39.6% of owner-occupied units are owned by minorities.

American Indian is the group that rents the most often in Crane County. 40.0% the American Indian Census group reported renting in the 2010 Census.

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 Crane County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 60 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Texas

Category: Crane County, TX

In Crane County, Texas, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 60 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 14 4-digit NAICS industries, 5 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 8 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the management and technical consulting services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 21 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in management and technical consulting services makes up 58.3% percent of the total number of new jobs in Crane County, Texas between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (+21)
2. Insurance agencies and brokerages (+6)
3. Computer systems design and related services (+4)
4. Administration of economic programs (+3)
5. Grocery stores (+2)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the oil and gas extraction industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 215 jobs. The declines in oil and gas extraction make up 68.9% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Crane County, Texas between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Oil and gas extraction (-215)
2. Home health care services (-42)
3. Fullservice restaurants (-22)
4. Support activities for mining (-12)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (-10)

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