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Marshall County Has Declined in Terms of Housing Units Occupied by Owners by 1.2%, According to the 2010 Census

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Parent Category: West Virginia
Category: Marshall County, WV

Recently reported by the 2010 Census, Marshall County, West Virginia decreased in total real estate dwellings by 104, or 1%, since the 2000 Census. At the same time, the State of West Virginia increased in residential properties by 37,294, or 4%.

Compared to the US, Marshall County has a very low level of vacancy in residential real estate. 2,049, or 12.9%, of properties are currently vacant in Marshall County, West Virginia. Within these 2,049 unoccupied units, 8.0% are listed to be sold, while 21.2% are trying to be rented.

                                     

From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Marshall County have decreased by 1.2%. As reported in the 2010 Census, there were 10,588 (76.3%) owner-occupied housing units, while there were 3,281 (23.7%) residential properties were being rented. Marshall County has a smaller portion of rented units than the State of West Virginia, which was reported as having 26.6% of residential units occupied by renters.

Compared to other counties in the United States, Marshall County has a very low level of owner-occupied units that are owned by minorities. 1.5% of properties are owned by minorities in Marshall County; while in the United States 21.7% and in the State of West Virginia 3.7% of housing units are minority-owned.

Hispanic reported being renters the highest percent in Marshall County. 64.3% the Hispanic 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 Marshall County, West Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by -136 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

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Parent Category: West Virginia
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In Marshall County, West Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 136 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Given the 54 4-digit NAICS industries, 24 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 27 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

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In Marshall County, West Virginia, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 136 jobs from 2005 to 2010.

Given the 54 4-digit NAICS industries, 24 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 27 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the other general merchandise stores industry has added the most employment with 403 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in other general merchandise stores makes up 26.4% percent of the total growth in Marshall County, West Virginia for the period between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (+403)
2. Nursing care facilities (+253)
3. Grocery stores (+230)
4. Building equipment contractors (+128)
5. Individual and family services (+107)

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the basic chemical manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 1,362 jobs in that time period. The declines in basic chemical manufacturing make up 65.7% percent of the employment lost during the period in Marshall County, West Virginia for the years between 2005 and 2010.

Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Basic chemical manufacturing (-1,362)
2. Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (-70)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (-55)
4. Executive, legislative and general government (-50)
5. Limitedservice eating places (-45)



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