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Clark County Has Declined in Residential Property Ownership by 1.4%, Since the Year 2000
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- Parent Category: Wisconsin
- Category: Clark County, WI
The 2010 Census reports Clark County, Wisconsin decreased in total real estate dwellings by 1,545, or 11%, (since the 2000), while the State of Wisconsin increased in total real estate dwellings by 303,214, or 12%.
Put side by side with the United States, Clark County has a very low amount of unoccupied residential real estate. 2,397, or 15.9%, of residential units are vacant in Clark County, Wisconsin. Of these 2,397 vacant units, 8.6% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 11.4% are listed for rent.
Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in Clark County have decreased by 1.4%. According to the 2010 Census, there were 10,122 (79.8%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 2,557 (20.2%) residential units were being rented. Clark County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Wisconsin, which had 31.9% of residential properties rented.
When compared to all counties across the US, Clark County has a very low level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 1.6% of housing units are owned and occupied by minorities in Clark County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Wisconsin 6.8% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Black is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Clark County. 76.5% the Black Census group reported to occupy 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 Clark County, Wisconsin, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by -825 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
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- Parent Category: Wisconsin
- Category: Clark County, WI
In Clark County, Wisconsin, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 825 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
Out of the 71 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 34 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 33 industries reported a drop in employment.
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In Clark County, Wisconsin, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 825 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
Out of the 71 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 34 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 33 industries reported a drop in employment.
The general medical and surgical hospitals industry has grown the most with 428 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in general medical and surgical hospitals makes up 28.8% percent of the total growth in Clark County, Wisconsin between the years of 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Growing Industries
1. General medical and surgical hospitals (+428)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (+397)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (+87)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (+68)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (+58)
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the fullservice restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 133 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in fullservice restaurants make up 14.0% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Clark County, Wisconsin between the years of 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Fullservice restaurants (-133)
2. Other wood product manufacturing (-93)
3. General freight trucking (-90)
4. Building finishing contractors (-89)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (-66)
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).


