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Bath County Has shrunk in Property Ownership by 6.1%, Since Reported Values in 2000
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- Parent Category: Virginia
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According to data from the 2010 Census, Bath County, Virginia decreased in housing units by 374, or 13%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Virginia increased in total housing units by 460,747, or 14%.
Compared to the US, Bath County has a very low level of vacancy in housing units. 1,108, or 33.9%, of residential units are vacant in Bath County, Virginia. Within the 1,108 vacant units, 4.0% are listed for sale, while 7.3% are listed for lease.
From 2000 to 2010, owner-occupied residential properties in Bath County have decreased by 6.1%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 1,596 (73.8%) residential properties occupied by owner, while 566 (26.2%) units were rented. Bath County has a smaller amount of rentals than the State of Virginia, which reportedly had 32.8% of residential properties rented.
When compared to other counties across the US, Bath County has a medium level of housing units that are minority-owned. 4.8% of housing units are owned by minorities in Bath County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Virginia 23.0% of housing units are minority-owned.
Black is the group with the highest percent of rental in Bath County. 61.9% 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 Bath County, Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by -424 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
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In Bath County, Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 424 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
Out of the 14 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 6 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 7 industries reported a drop in employment.
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In Bath County, Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 424 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
Out of the 14 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 6 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 7 industries reported a drop in employment.
The waste collection industry has grown the most with 16 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in waste collection makes up 32.7% percent of the total growth in Bath County, Virginia between the years of 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Waste collection (+16)
2. Administration of environmental programs (+11)
3. Activities related to real estate (+10)
4. Administration of economic programs (+6)
5. Gasoline stations (+5)
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the residential building construction industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 48 jobs. The declines in residential building construction make up 44.4% percent of the jobs lost during the period in Bath County, Virginia between the years of 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Residential building construction (-48)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (-19)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (-18)
4. Building finishing contractors (-12)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (-7)
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).