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Ashland County Has Moved Down in Property Ownership by 1.0%, Since the Year 2000
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According to data from the 2010 Census, Ashland County, Wisconsin decreased in total real estate dwellings by 773, or 9%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Wisconsin increased in residential properties by 303,214, or 12%.
Measured against the United States, Ashland County has a very low amount of unoccupied residential real estate. 2,920, or 30.2%, have been reported as vacant in Ashland County, Wisconsin. Of these 2,920 vacant housing units, 4.1% are listed for sale, while 6.6% are properties that are available for rent.
From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Ashland County have decreased by 1.0%. As reported in the 2010 Census, there were 4,697 (69.7%) owner-occupied units, while 2,039 (30.3%) housing units were leased. Ashland County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Wisconsin, which reportedly had 31.9% of the housing units occupied by renters.
Compared to other counties in the United States, Ashland County has a medium level of owner-occupied units that are owned by minorities. 9.1% are owned by minorities in Ashland County; while in the US 21.7% and in the State of Wisconsin 6.8% of residential real estate is minority-owned.
Black reported being renters the highest percent in Ashland County. 88.9% the Black 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 Ashland County, Wisconsin, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by -939 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.
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In Ashland County, Wisconsin, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 939 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.
Of the 69 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 27 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 37 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
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In Ashland County, Wisconsin, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 939 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.
Of the 69 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 27 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 37 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the individual and family services industry has added the most employment with 148 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in individual and family services makes up 26.5% percent of the total employment growth in Ashland County, Wisconsin between 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Individual and family services (+148)
2. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (+95)
3. Health and personal care stores (+48)
4. Logging (+38)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (+34)
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the plywood and engineered wood product mfg. industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 238 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in plywood and engineered wood product mfg. make up 19.5% percent of the total job loss in Ashland County, Wisconsin between the years of 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (-238)
2. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (-132)
3. Highway, street, and bridge construction (-70)
4. Fullservice restaurants (-69)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (-65)
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).