McLennan County Has Sunk in Residential Real Estate Ownership by 0.1%, Since the Year 2000

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Parent Category: Texas

Category: McLennan County, TX

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, McLennan County, Texas decreased in housing units by 10,329, or 12%, (since the 2000 census), during the same time, the State of Texas increased in housing units by 1,819,861, or 18%.

Measured against the US, McLennan County has a very low amount of unoccupied residential properties. 8,232, or 8.7%, are reported as unoccupied units in McLennan County, Texas. Of the 8,232 vacant properties, 13.3% are listed for sale, while 42.7% are reported as being listed for rented.

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in McLennan County have decreased by 0.1%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 52,244 (60.1%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 34,648 (39.9%) residential units were being rented. McLennan County has a greater portion of rented units than the State of Texas, which saw 36.3% of the housing units rented.

The 2010 Census reports that McLennan County has a very high level of homes that are owned by minorities. 26.9% are owned by minorities in McLennan County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Texas 39.6% of housing units are minority-owned.

American Indian rented the most often, of all race\ethnic groups, in McLennan County. 62.1% 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 McLennan County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 906 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Texas

Category: McLennan County, TX

In McLennan County, Texas, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 906 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

From the 174 4-digit NAICS industries, 86 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 87 industries reported a drop in employment.

The administration of human resource programs industry has grown the most with 708 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in administration of human resource programs makes up 7.7% percent of the total growth in McLennan County, Texas between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Administration of human resource programs (+708)
2. Insurance carriers (+558)
3. Offices of physicians (+413)
4. Educational support services (+411)
5. Highway, street, and bridge construction (+329)

Given the industries in the area, the general medical and surgical hospitals industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 5,742 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in general medical and surgical hospitals make up 47.2% percent of the total employment decline in McLennan County, Texas for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. General medical and surgical hospitals (-5,742)
2. Special food services (-609)
3. Employment services (-371)
4. Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (-279)
5. Animal slaughtering and processing (-267)

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