Karnes County Has Sunk in Terms of Ownership of Real Estate by 2.7%, From 2000 to 2010

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Parent Category: Texas

Category: Karnes County, TX

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Karnes County, Texas decreased in number of total housing units by 171, or 3%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Texas increased in housing units by 1,819,861, or 18%.

Measured against the United States, Karnes County has a very low amount of unoccupied residential real estate. 1,187, or 21.0%, have been reported as vacant in Karnes County, Texas. Within these 1,187 unoccupied properties, 4.1% are for sale on the real estate market, while 10.5% are trying to be rented.

Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in Karnes County have decreased by 2.7%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 3,191 (71.5%) housing units occupied by owners, while 1,272 (28.5%) residential units were being rented. Karnes County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of Texas, which reportedly saw 36.3% of the housing units occupied by renters.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Karnes County has a very high level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 41.2% are minority-owned in Karnes County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Texas 39.6% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Native Hawaiian reported being renters the highest percent in Karnes 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 Karnes County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 208 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Texas

Category: Karnes County, TX

In Karnes County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 208 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Out of the 33 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 15 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 18 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the support activities for mining industry has added the most employment with 115 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in support activities for mining makes up 36.6% percent of the total employment growth in Karnes County, Texas between the years of 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Support activities for mining (+115)
2. Depository credit intermediation (+68)
3. Fullservice restaurants (+26)
4. Other professional and technical services (+21)
5. Home health care services (+18)

Given the industries in the area, the elementary and secondary schools industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 569 jobs. The declines in elementary and secondary schools make up 53.3% percent of the total job loss in Karnes County, Texas for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Elementary and secondary schools (-569)
2. Nursing care facilities (-192)
3. Oil and gas extraction (-101)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (-57)
5. Child day care services (-49)

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