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Halifax County Has Sank in Ownership Residential Property by 3.0%, (2010 Census)
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- Parent Category: Virginia
- Category: Halifax County, VA
According to data from the 2010 Census, Halifax County, Virginia decreased in housing units by 1,051, or 6%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Virginia increased in housing units by 460,747, or 14%.
Compared to the US, Halifax County has a very low level of vacancy in residential housing. 2,919, or 16.2%, are reported as unoccupied units in Halifax County, Virginia. Broken down, of the 2,919 vacant housing units, 9.8% are on the real estate market to be sold, while 15.1% are listed in the rental market.
Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Halifax County have decreased by 3.0%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 11,028 (73.1%) owner-occupied units, while 4,057 (26.9%) units were rented. Halifax County has a smaller portion properties rented than the State of Virginia, which reportedly had 32.8% of units rented.
When compared to other counties across the US, Halifax County has a very high level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 33.1% of housing units are owned by minorities in Halifax County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Virginia 23.0% of homes are owned by minorities.
American Indian reported being renters the highest percent in Halifax County. 47.6% the American Indian Census group reported to occupy 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 Halifax County, Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by -696 jobs from 2005 to 2010.
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In Halifax County, Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 696 jobs from 2005 to 2010.
Given the 70 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 31 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 38 industries reported employment loss in the period.
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In Halifax County, Virginia, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 696 jobs from 2005 to 2010.
Given the 70 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 31 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 38 industries reported employment loss in the period.
The grocery stores industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 156 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in grocery stores makes up 17.6% percent of the total employment growth in Halifax County, Virginia between the years of 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Grocery stores (+156)
2. Other ambulatory health care services (+78)
3. Office administrative services (+71)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (+68)
5. Residential building construction (+67)
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the highway, street, and bridge construction industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 227 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in highway, street, and bridge construction make up 18.5% percent of the total employment decline in Halifax County, Virginia between the years of 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Highway, street, and bridge construction (-227)
2. Spectator sports (-207)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (-113)
4. Automobile dealers (-84)
5. Fullservice restaurants (-77)
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).