Fayette Country, Pennsylvania, Housing Market Analysis - EERE

Table 4-15
Fayette County Tenure by Race of Householder 2000
Fayette County
Housing Market Analysis
Own Own (%) Rent
Total
Rent (%)
Householders
% of race
own
White 42,601 97.1% 14,830 92.1% 57,431 74.2%
African-American 992 2.3% 1,136 7.1% 2,128 46.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native 24 0.1% 25 0.2% 49 49.0%
Asian 33 0.1% 15 0.1% 48 68.8%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3 0.0% - 0.0% 3 100.0%
Other race 7 0.0% 12 0.1% 19 36.8%
Two or more races 199 0.5% 92 0.6% 291 68.4%
Total 43,859 100.0% 16,110 100.0% 59,969 73.1%
Hispanic origin, any race
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
74 0.2% 60 0.4% 134 55.2%
x. Vacant Housing
Housing units identified as “other vacant” units make up the largest
percentage of the vacant units in the county, at 31.6%. In 2000, 9.8% (6,521)
of the county’s housing units were vacant. This rate is slightly higher than
the state average of 9.0%. With seasonal housing subtracted, the 2000 yearround
vacancy rate was 7.6%. Vacant housing, however, does not
necessarily mean that units are blighted. The following table shows vacancy
breakdowns for both Fayette County and Pennsylvania.
Table 4-16
Vacancy Status 2000
Fayette Fayette
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (%)
County County (%)
For rent 1,661 25.5% 105,585 22.3%
For sale only 678 10.4% 55,891 11.8%
Rented or sold, not occupied
For seasonal, recreational,
637 9.8% 37,494 7.9%
or occasional use 1,486 22.8% 148,230 31.4%
For migrant workers 1 0.0% 386 0.1%
Other vacant 2,058 31.6% 125,161 26.5%
Total units 6,521 100.0% 472,747 100.0%
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Those units that are vacant year-round were tracked over time. The
following table shows that, although all categories of housing units had
increases in the number of vacant units, units for rent were the only units that
increased as a percentage of total vacant units.
Table 4-17
Fayette County Year-Round Vacancy Status 1990 – 2000
1990 1990 (%) 2000 2000 (%) change % change
For rent 1,330 25.1% 1,661 25.5% 331 27.0%
For sale only 559 10.6% 678 10.4% 119 9.7%
Rented or sold, not occupied 552 10.4% 637 9.8% 85 6.9%
For migrant workers 1 0.0% 1 0.0% - 0.0%
Other vacant 1,713 32.3% 2,058 31.6% 345 28.2%
Total units 5,296 100.0% 6,521 100.0% 1,225 100.0%
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
June 2005
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