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New Kent County Has Decayed in Residential Real Estate Ownership by 0.3%, (2010 Census)
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- Category: New Kent County, VA
According to data from the 2010 Census, New Kent County, Virginia decreased in housing units by 2,092, or 40%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of Virginia increased in residential properties by 460,747, or 14%.
Compared against the United States, New Kent County has a very low level of vacancy in housing units. 482, or 6.6%, of properties are currently vacant in New Kent County, Virginia. Within these 482 vacant units, 23.7% are listed to be sold, while 13.5% are reported as being listed for rented.
Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in New Kent County have decreased by 0.3%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 6,021 (88.4%) housing units occupied by owners, while 792 (11.6%) units were rented. New Kent County has a smaller amount of residential units rented than the State of Virginia, which the Census reported had 32.8% of the housing units rented.
Compared to other counties in the United States, New Kent County has a high level of residential real estate that is minority-owned. 15.6% are owned by minorities in New Kent County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of Virginia 23.0% of homes are owned by minorities.
Native Hawaiian is the group with the highest percent of rental in New Kent County. 50.0% the Native Hawaiian Census group reportedly occupied a rental.
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 New Kent County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 85 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
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In New Kent County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 85 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
Out of the 35 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 18 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 16 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
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In New Kent County, Virginia, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 85 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
Out of the 35 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each year, 18 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 16 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
The fullservice restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 127 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in fullservice restaurants makes up 22.6% percent of the total growth in New Kent County, Virginia between 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Fullservice restaurants (+127)
2. Individual and family services (+72)
3. Management and technical consulting services (+54)
4. Child day care services (+54)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (+42)
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the other wood product manufacturing industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 168 jobs in that time period. The declines in other wood product manufacturing make up 23.0% percent of the total job loss in New Kent County, Virginia for the period between 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (-168)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (-146)
3. Automobile dealers (-72)
4. Building finishing contractors (-71)
5. Building equipment contractors (-70)
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).