Fayette County Has shrunk in Housing Ownership by 1.3%, From 2000 to 2010

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Parent Category: West Virginia

Category: Fayette County, WV

The recent 2010 Census Bureau reports Fayette County, West Virginia decreased in total real estate dwellings by 2, or 0%, since the 2000 Census-- the State of West Virginia increased in housing units by 37,294, or 4%.

Compared to the US, Fayette County has a very low amount of unoccupied residential real estate. 2,805, or 13.0%, have been reported as vacant in Fayette County, West Virginia. Within these 2,805 vacant units, 7.2% are listed to be sold, while 17.3% are trying to be rented.

                                     

Owner-occupied units from 2000 to 2010 in Fayette County have decreased by 1.3%. By 2010, there were 14,281 (75.9%) housing units occupied by owners, while 4,532 (24.1%) units were rented. Fayette County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of West Virginia, which reportedly had 26.6% of units occupied by renters.

The 2010 Census reports that Fayette County has a medium level of residential housing units that are owned by minorities. 5.3% of housing units are owned and occupied by minorities in Fayette County; at the same time the US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of West Virginia 3.7% of residential properties are minority-owned.

Native Hawaiian is the group that rents the most often in Fayette County. 50.0% the Native Hawaiian Census group occupies 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 Fayette County, West Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 67 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

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Parent Category: West Virginia

Category: Fayette County, WV

In Fayette County, West Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 67 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 70 4-digit NAICS industries, 30 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 38 industries reported a drop in employment.

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In Fayette County, West Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 67 jobs between 2005 and 2010.

Given the 70 4-digit NAICS industries, 30 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 38 industries reported a drop in employment.

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the elementary and secondary schools industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,021 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in elementary and secondary schools makes up 43.0% percent of the total number of new jobs in Fayette County, West Virginia between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Elementary and secondary schools (+1021)
2. Insurance agencies and brokerages (+291)
3. Coal mining (+235)
4. Child day care services (+95)
5. Building equipment contractors (+86)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the home health care services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 218 jobs during the period. The employment lost in home health care services make up 25.6% percent of the employment lost during the period in Fayette County, West Virginia between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Home health care services (-218)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (-86)
3. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (-84)
4. Other amusement and recreation industries (-77)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (-50)

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