In Beaufort County, jobs in the depository credit intermediation pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the depository credit intermediation industry had the highest average wages in Beaufort County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Beaufort County received an annual wage of $158,577 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the average industry wage in the State of North Carolina of $57,201 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $47,929.

Other top-pay jobs in Beaufort County, North Carolina may be found in computer systems design and related services ($85,441), insurance carriers ($83,022), advertising and related services ($80,954) and offices of physicians ($46,210) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail Comparison

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

Beaufort County Wages have increased by 21.8% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Beaufort County, North Carolina by a total of 21.8%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for North Carolina and greater than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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

Beaufort County Industry Wages Lag Behind North Carolina, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Beaufort County, North Carolina can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 15.9 percent lower than the with an state average of $35,650. The industry pay was less than the US average pay of $40,259.

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

Beaufort County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has decreased by 0.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in the State of North Carolina, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Beaufort County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Furniture stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 66.7 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of North Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 4.5 percent. The losses in the Furniture stores industry in Beaufort County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 4.6 in percent of workers in the Furniture stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Furniture stores (66.7 percent decline)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (64.7 percent decline)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (63.2 percent decline)
4. Management and technical consulting services (60.7 percent decline)
5. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (58.4 percent decline)

Beaufort County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Employment services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 341.4 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Beaufort County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Carolina, where the industry took a gain of 14.6 percent. The Employment services industry in Beaufort County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 4.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (341.4 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (192.9 percent gain)
3. Other heavy construction (173.3 percent gain)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (125.6 percent gain)
5. Specialized freight trucking (99.5 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Beaufort County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 538 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 42.8 percent of the total employment growth in Beaufort County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (538 new jobs)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (95 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (81 new jobs)
4. Home health care services (67 new jobs)
5. Specialized freight trucking (64 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Beaufort County

The Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 127 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 17.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Beaufort County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (127 jobs lost)
2. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (79 jobs lost)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (52 jobs lost)
4. Management and technical consulting services (42 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (37 jobs lost)

In Beaufort County, North Carolina, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 122 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Given the 58 4-digit NAICS industries, 33 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 25 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.





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

Beaufort County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Out of the 67 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 32 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 35 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Beaufort County, North Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 226 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Beaufort County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 133 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Employment services industry makes up 27.7 percent of the growth in Beaufort County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (133 new jobs)
2. Automobile dealers (57 new jobs)
3. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (49 new jobs)
4. Other specialty trade contractors (40 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (20 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Beaufort County

The General freight trucking industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 84 jobs in that time period. The declines in the General freight trucking industry make up 24.9 percent of the employment lost during the period in Beaufort County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (84 jobs lost)
2. Home health care services (49 jobs lost)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (19 jobs lost)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (18 jobs lost)
5. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (14 jobs lost)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.6 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in North Carolina, which went through a gain of 2.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Beaufort County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 43 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the North Carolina, where the industry felt a loss of 2.8 percent. The losses in the Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores industry in Beaufort County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.3 percent in terms of employees in the Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (43 percent decline)
2. Personal care services (39.3 percent decline)
3. Advertising and related services (33.3 percent decline)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (29.1 percent decline)
5. Home furnishings stores (26.7 percent decline)

Beaufort County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Computer systems design and related services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 88.2 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Beaufort County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of North Carolina, where this industry saw a gain of 9.3 percent. The Computer systems design and related services industry in Beaufort County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 6.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Computer systems design and related services (88.2 percent gain)
2. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (61.9 percent gain)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (48.8 percent gain)
4. Automobile dealers (43.6 percent gain)
5. Unclassified (37.0 percent gain)





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

Income and Poverty in Beaufort County, North Carolina

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Beaufort County, North Carolina can be recognized as having a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 19.5 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 38.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 12 to 17 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Beaufort County, having 28.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Beaufort County reported a medium-low median income for households of $36,347 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 26.1 percent lower than the median income in State of North Carolina of $45,845 and the income level is 35.2 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

In Beaufort County, North Carolina White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,560 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 17.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Beaufort County had a median household income level of $33,963, which was 6.6 percent less than the median income level in this area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 44.1 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $20,324. Hispanic headed households in Beaufort County, North Carolina , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $31,088, this median household income is 14.5 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $28,519. This median is 21.5 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Beaufort County, North Carolina

In Beaufort County, North Carolina as reported in the 2000 Census, 20.2 percent of the White Alone, 5 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 10.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Beaufort County, North Carolina is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 16 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Beaufort was reported to have a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of North Carolina's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Beaufort County, North Carolina, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 35.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Beaufort have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 16.6 percent (Men) versus 15.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 32.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Beaufort County, North Carolina

Beaufort County, North Carolina has a population base that is comprised of 67.5 percent White, 27.9 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 3.8 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 32.0 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of North Carolina percent of 29.6. Since 2000, Beaufort has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 32.5 percent of the total population were minorities.

In terms of total land area, Beaufort covers a total land area of 828 square miles. This area has a medium-low density of 56 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Fulton, IN (56 per sq. mile ), Henry, TN (56 per sq. mile ), Suwannee, FL (56 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Windham, VT (56 per sq. mile ), Bleckley, GA (56 per sq. mile ), Clare, MI (56 per sq. mile ).

Since the year 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Beaufort internationally. The international migration into Beaufort accounts for 0.2 percent of all immigration into North Carolina. This percent of international migration is medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Beaufort County, North Carolina to be 40.8 years of age. The median age in Beaufort is greater than the median age for the State of North Carolina of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 40.4 years of age. With a total of 23.4 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Beaufort can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 60 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 16.6 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.

Beaufort County, North Carolina had a total estimated population of 46,018 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 44,989. This growth shows an increase of 2.3 percent. Beaufort ranks 57 of 100 counties by growth in total population in North Carolina and the county ranks 1,086 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Beaufort County, North Carolina

In the State of North Carolina, Beaufort County ranks 70 of 100 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,307 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

Beaufort County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $81,900, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of North Carolina 2000 median home value of $108,300 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Beaufort County, North Carolina. In 2000, 72.8 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

In Beaufort County, there were a total of 23,273 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 724 housing units since the year 2001, or 3.2 percent.

Beaufort County is made up of a small, but present proportion of high-valued homes. In 2000, the Decennial Census accounted that 0.6 percent residential property is valued over $500k.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Beaufort County, North Carolina -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

The Manufacturing has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Beaufort County since 2001, going from making up 28.7 percent of employment in 2001 to 23.2 percent in the year 2005.

Administrative and waste services has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Beaufort County, growing in new jobs by 105.9 percent. This is greater than the change in industry employment in the United States of 4.5 percent. The State of North Carolina experienced a sector employment shift of 8 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Beaufort County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the largest employment industry and makes up 23.2 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 3,219 people employed. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade industries make up 17.3 and 15.8 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Beaufort County. The industry was hit with a loss of 811 total jobs during the period, accounting for 20.1 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 60.9 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Beaufort County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Health care and social assistance are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.89. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 2.89 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Beaufort County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Manufacturing is the industry with the largest establishments in Beaufort County, averaging 61 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the State of North Carolina establishments size average of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.





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