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Rockingham County Has shrunk in Ownership Residential Property by 3.0%, From 2000 to 2010, According to the 2010 Census
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- Category: Rockingham County, VA
According to data from the 2010 Census, Rockingham County, Virginia decreased in number of total housing units by 6,332, or 23%, (since the 2000 census), during the same time, the State of Virginia increased in total real estate dwellings by 460,747, or 14%.
When Measured against the US, Rockingham County has a very low amount of vacant housing units. 4,483, or 13.3%, are reported as unoccupied units in Rockingham County, Virginia. Among the 4,483 vacant housing units, 9.1% are on the real estate market for sale, while 11.9% are properties that are available for rent.
Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Rockingham County have decreased by 3.0%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 21,907 (75.1%) owner-occupied residential properties, while there were 7,270 (24.9%) housing units were leased. Rockingham County has a smaller amount of residential units rented than the State of Virginia, which reportedly had 32.8% of the housing units rented.
Compared to other counties in the United States, Rockingham County has a low level of owner-occupied units that are owned by minorities. 4.6% are minority-owned in Rockingham County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of Virginia 23.0% of residential real estate is minority-owned.
Native Hawaiian is the group that rents the most often in Rockingham County. 66.7% the Native Hawaiian Census group reported renting in the 2010 Census.
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 Rockingham County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 290 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
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In Rockingham County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 290 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
Out of the 94 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 43 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 49 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
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In Rockingham County, Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 290 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
Out of the 94 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 43 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 49 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
The limitedservice eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 478 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in limitedservice eating places makes up 23.6% percent of the total number of new jobs in Rockingham County, Virginia between 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Limitedservice eating places (+478)
2. Special food services (+219)
3. General freight trucking (+208)
4. Individual and family services (+131)
5. Electronic instrument manufacturing (+86)
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the animal slaughtering and processing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 847 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in animal slaughtering and processing make up 22.8% percent of the total employment decline in Rockingham County, Virginia between the years of 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Animal slaughtering and processing (-847)
2. Printing and related support activities (-320)
3. Residential building construction (-221)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (-208)
5. Building material and supplies dealers (-193)
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).