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Portage County Has Dropped in Terms of Housing Units Occupied by Owners by 1.7%, As Reported in the 2010 Census
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- Parent Category: Wisconsin
- Category: Portage County, WI
The 2010 Census reports Portage County, Wisconsin decreased in housing units by 3,465, or 13%, (since the 2000), while the State of Wisconsin increased in residential properties by 303,214, or 12%.
When compared to the United States, Portage County has a very low amount of unoccupied residential properties. 2,240, or 7.5%, of properties are currently vacant in Portage County, Wisconsin. Within the 2,240 vacant housing units, 11.7% are on the real estate market for sale, while 24.1% are listed in the rental market.
Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied units in Portage County have decreased by 1.7%. By 2010, there were 19,251 (69.2%) owner-occupied units, while 8,563 (30.8%) residential properties were being rented. Portage County has a smaller portion of rental units than the State of Wisconsin, which the Census reported had 31.9% of residential properties rented.
Compared to other counties in the United States, Portage County has a low level of homes that are owned by minorities. 2.5% are owned and occupied by minorities in Portage County; while in the U.S. 21.7% and in the State of Wisconsin 6.8% of homes are owned by minorities.
Native Hawaiian is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Portage County. 100.0% the Native Hawaiian Census group reportedly occupied a rental.
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 Portage County, Wisconsin, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by -103 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
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- Parent Category: Wisconsin
- Category: Portage County, WI
In Portage County, Wisconsin, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 103 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
Out of the 127 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 62 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 64 industries reported a drop in employment.
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In Portage County, Wisconsin, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 103 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
Out of the 127 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 62 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 64 industries reported a drop in employment.
From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the insurance carriers industry has grown the most with 2,807 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in insurance carriers makes up 38.8% percent of the total growth in Portage County, Wisconsin for the years between 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Insurance carriers (+2807)
2. Executive, legislative and general government (+1255)
3. Computer systems design and related services (+287)
4. Individual and family services (+249)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (+234)
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the department stores industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 764 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in department stores make up 17.0% percent of the total employment decline in Portage County, Wisconsin for the period between 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Department stores (-764)
2. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (-377)
3. Grocery and related product wholesalers (-336)
4. Other general merchandise stores (-254)
5. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (-239)
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).