Chester County Has Sank in Housing Ownership by 0.1%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: Pennsylvania

Category: Chester County, PA

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Chester County, Pennsylvania decreased in total number housing units by 28,689, or 18%, (since the 2000 census), during the same time, the State of Pennsylvania increased in total housing units by 317,565, or 6%.

Measured against the US, Chester County has a low amount of unoccupied real estate units. 9,562, or 5.0%, are currently vacant in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Among the 9,562 unoccupied properties, 21.8% are listed for sale, while 38.4% are listed in the rental market.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Chester County have decreased by 0.1%. As reported in the 2010 Census, there were 139,328 (76.2%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 43,572 (23.8%) housing units were leased. Chester County has a smaller portion of units rented than the State of Pennsylvania, which reportedly had 30.4% of residential properties rented.

When compared to all counties across the US, Chester County has a medium level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 9.1% of housing units are owned and occupied by minorities in Chester County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Pennsylvania 11.3% of housing units are minority-owned.

Native Hawaiian is the group with the highest percent of rental in Chester County. 53.1% the Native Hawaiian 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 Chester County, Pennsylvania, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 3,436 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Pennsylvania

Category: Chester County, PA

In Chester County, Pennsylvania, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 3,436 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 232 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 98 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 134 industries reported employment loss in the period.

The management of companies and enterprises industry has grown the most with 3,275 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in management of companies and enterprises makes up 13.6% percent of the growth in Chester County, Pennsylvania between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (+3275)
2. Management and technical consulting services (+1276)
3. Elementary and secondary schools (+1161)
4. Individual and family services (+1080)
5. Scientific research and development services (+1053)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the converted paper product manufacturing industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 974 jobs. The declines in converted paper product manufacturing make up 4.3% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Chester County, Pennsylvania between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Converted paper product manufacturing (-974)
2. Insurance agencies and brokerages (-967)
3. Magnetic media manufacturing and reproducing (-900)
4. Executive, legislative and general government (-882)
5. Waste collection (-832)

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