Schuylkill County Has Fallen Off in Residential Property Ownership by 2.4%, Between 2000 and 2010

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Parent Category: Pennsylvania

Category: Schuylkill County, PA

According to the 2010 Census, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania decreased in total real estate dwellings by 1,517, or 2%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of Pennsylvania increased in housing units by 317,565, or 6%.

Measured against the US, Schuylkill County has a low level of vacancy in residential housing. 9,131, or 13.2%, of properties are currently vacant in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Within the 9,131 vacant housing units, 12.4% are for sale on the real estate market, while 17.0% are properties that are available for rent.

Between 2000 and 2010, residential properties occupied by owners in Schuylkill County have decreased by 2.4%. As reported in the 2010 Census, there were 45,496 (75.6%) housing units occupied by owners, while 14,696 (24.4%) housing units were leased. Schuylkill County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Pennsylvania, which saw 30.4% of units occupied by renters.

When compared to other counties across the US, Schuylkill County has a very low level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 1.9% are minority-owned in Schuylkill County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Pennsylvania 11.3% of residential housing units are owned by minorities.

Black is the race\ethnic group that reportedly rented the most often in Schuylkill County. 65.6% 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 Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 38 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: Pennsylvania

Category: Schuylkill County, PA

In Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 38 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 153 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 68 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 84 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the warehousing and storage industry has grown the most with 2,097 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in warehousing and storage makes up 31.4% percent of the total employment growth in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Warehousing and storage (+2097)
2. Basic chemical manufacturing (+541)
3. Individual and family services (+521)
4. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (+317)
5. Converted paper product manufacturing (+218)

The cut and sew apparel manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 676 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in cut and sew apparel manufacturing make up 10.7% percent of the total job loss in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing (-676)
2. Apparel knitting mills (-512)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (-396)
4. Automobile dealers (-220)
5. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (-220)

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