Parmer County Has Fallen Off in Terms of Housing Units Occupied by Owners by 4.1%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Texas

Category: Parmer County, TX

According to the 2010 Census, Parmer County, Texas decreased in number of total housing units by 67, or 2%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Texas increased in residential properties by 1,819,861, or 18%.

Measured against the US, Parmer County has a very low amount of unoccupied residential properties. 386, or 10.2%, have been reported as vacant in Parmer County, Texas. Of the 386 vacant housing units, 7.5% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 27.5% are reported as being listed for rented.

Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in Parmer County have decreased by 4.1%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 2,328 (68.2%) units occupied by owners, while there were 1,085 (31.8%) residential units were being rented. Parmer County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Texas, which saw 36.3% of the housing units rented.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Parmer County has a very high level of owner-occupied units that are owned by minorities. 45.3% are owned and occupied by minorities in Parmer County; while in the US 21.7% and in the State of Texas 39.6% of housing units are minority-owned.

Native Hawaiian is the group with the highest percent of rental in Parmer County. 100.0% the Native Hawaiian Census group reportedly were renters 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 Parmer County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 213 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Texas

Category: Parmer County, TX

In Parmer County, Texas, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 213 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Of the 33 4-digit NAICS industries, 21 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 12 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The cattle ranching and farming industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 202 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in cattle ranching and farming makes up 36.7% percent of the total growth in Parmer County, Texas for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (+202)
2. Depository credit intermediation (+50)
3. General freight trucking (+40)
4. Other crop farming (+38)
5. Elementary and secondary schools (+37)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the petroleum merchant wholesalers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 28 jobs in that time period. The declines in petroleum merchant wholesalers make up 20.1% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Parmer County, Texas between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (-28)
2. Other animal production (-27)
3. Limitedservice eating places (-18)
4. Utility system construction (-15)
5. Building equipment contractors (-14)

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