Cumberland County Has Sank in Ownership Residential Property by 1.1%, (2010 Census)

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Parent Category: Pennsylvania

Category: Cumberland County, PA

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania decreased in number of total housing units by 13,037, or 15%, (since the 2000), while the State of Pennsylvania increased in total real estate dwellings by 317,565, or 6%.

Measured against the United States, Cumberland County has a low level of vacancy in residential housing. 6,045, or 6.0%, are reported as unoccupied units in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Among the 6,045 vacant housing units, 21.0% are listed for sale, while 33.4% are trying to be rented.

Between 2000 and 2010, owner-occupied units in Cumberland County have decreased by 1.1%. The 2010 Census reports there were 67,606 (72.0%) units occupied by owners, while there were 26,337 (28.0%) residential units were being rented. Cumberland County has a smaller portion properties rented than the State of Pennsylvania, which the Census reported had 30.4% of units rented.

Compared to counties across the US, Cumberland County has a low level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 4.4% of housing units are owned by minorities in Cumberland County; while in the US 21.7% and in the State of Pennsylvania 11.3% of homes are owned by minorities.

Black is the group that rents the most often in Cumberland County. 69.2% the Black Census group reported renting 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 Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 5,148 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Pennsylvania

Category: Cumberland County, PA

In Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 5,148 total jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Of the 173 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 76 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 97 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

The management of companies and enterprises industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 702 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in management of companies and enterprises makes up 8.3% percent of the total number of new jobs in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (+702)
2. Grocery stores (+641)
3. Wired telecommunications carriers (+614)
4. Limitedservice eating places (+533)
5. Colleges and universities (+486)

The employment services industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,178 jobs. The declines in employment services make up 9.0% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Employment services (-1,178)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (-754)
3. Insurance carriers (-656)
4. Electronic shopping and mailorder houses (-609)
5. National security and international affairs (-532)

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