Columbia County Has shrunk in Residential Property Ownership by 2.9%, From 2000 to 2010

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Parent Category: Pennsylvania

Category: Columbia County, PA

According to data from the 2010 Census, Columbia County, Pennsylvania decreased in number of dwellings by 1,765, or 6%, (since the 2000), while the State of Pennsylvania increased in residential properties by 317,565, or 6%.

Put side by side with the United States, Columbia County has a low level of vacancy in residential housing. 3,019, or 10.2%, are currently vacant in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Within the 3,019 unoccupied units, 8.9% are on the real estate market for sale, while 15.2% are listed for rent.

From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Columbia County have decreased by 2.9%. By 2010, there were 18,387 (69.4%) housing units occupied by owners, while 8,092 (30.6%) residential properties were being rented. Columbia County has a greater amount of rentals than the State of Pennsylvania, which saw 30.4% of the housing units rented.

Compared to counties in the US, Columbia County has a very low level of housing units that are minority-owned. 1.9% are minority-owned in Columbia County; while in the US 21.7% and in the State of Pennsylvania 11.3% of residential properties are minority-owned.

Black is the group that rents the most often in Columbia County. 77.8% the Black 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 Columbia County, Pennsylvania, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 532 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: Pennsylvania

Category: Columbia County, PA

In Columbia County, Pennsylvania, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 532 total jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Of the 119 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 62 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 55 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the general freight trucking industry has grown the most with 288 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in general freight trucking makes up 10.1% percent of the growth in Columbia County, Pennsylvania for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. General freight trucking (+288)
2. Special food services (+256)
3. Nursing care facilities (+208)
4. Home health care services (+201)
5. Business support services (+163)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the other wood product manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 588 jobs in that time period. The declines in other wood product manufacturing make up 23.7% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Columbia County, Pennsylvania between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (-588)
2. Fabric mills (-157)
3. Employment services (-122)
4. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (-116)
5. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (-106)

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