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Mason County Has Sunk in Property Ownership by 1.5%, Since the Year 2000
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According to the 2010 Census, Mason County, West Virginia decreased in total real estate dwellings by 950, or 8%, (since the 2000), while the State of West Virginia increased in housing units by 37,294, or 4%.
Measured against the US, Mason County has a very low amount of unoccupied residential properties. 1,857, or 14.3%, of housing units are currently vacant in Mason County, West Virginia. Of the 1,857 unoccupied properties, 7.9% are on the real estate market for sale, while 12.4% are properties that are available for rent.
From 2000 to 2010, housing units occupied by owners in Mason County have decreased by 1.5%. Reported in the 2010 Census, there were 8,866 (79.5%) housing units occupied by owners, while 2,283 (20.5%) units were rented. Mason County has a smaller portion properties rented than the State of West Virginia, which saw 26.6% of units occupied by renters.
Compared to counties across the US, Mason County has a very low level of residential properties that are minority-owned. 1.5% of housing units are owned by minorities in Mason County; while US as a whole had 21.7% and in the State of West Virginia 3.7% of owner-occupied units are owned by minorities.
Native Hawaiian is the group with the highest percent of rental in Mason County. 100.0% the Native Hawaiian Census group reportedly were renters in 2010.
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 Mason County, West Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 218 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
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In Mason County, West Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 218 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
Of the 39 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 12 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 26 industries reported employment loss in the period.
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In Mason County, West Virginia, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 218 jobs between 2005 and 2010.
Of the 39 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each year, 12 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 26 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the child day care services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 57 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in child day care services makes up 31.3% percent of the total number of new jobs in Mason County, West Virginia for the period between 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Growing Industries
1. Child day care services (+57)
2. Building equipment contractors (+40)
3. Administration of economic programs (+15)
4. Gasoline stations (+14)
5. Management and technical consulting services (+13)
From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the elementary and secondary schools industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 653 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in elementary and secondary schools make up 60.5% percent of the total job loss in Mason County, West Virginia between 2005 and 2010.
Top 5 Declining Industries
1. Elementary and secondary schools (-653)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (-61)
3. Other miscellaneous store retailers (-54)
4. National security and international affairs (-44)
5. Executive, legislative and general government (-34)
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).