In Bertie County, jobs in the general freight trucking pay the highest wages

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Employment in the general freight trucking industry reported the top wages in Bertie County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Bertie County was paid an annual wage of $52,942 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage rate in North Carolina of $39,438 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $41,086.

Other high-paying jobs in Bertie County, North Carolina may be found in offices of physicians ($50,622), misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($39,408), specialized freight trucking ($32,767) and legal services ($30,289) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Bertie County Wages have increased by 41.8% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Bertie County, North Carolina by a total of 41.8%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for North Carolina and greater than the growth in average wages for 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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Bertie County, North Carolina can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 23.3 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.

Bertie County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Bertie County, North Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 342 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 15 4-digit NAICS industries, 6 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 9 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bertie County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the General freight trucking industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 20 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the General freight trucking industry make up 31.8 percent of the total employment decline in Bertie County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (20 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (19 jobs lost)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (13 jobs lost)
4. Legal services (7 jobs lost)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (4 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bertie County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Home health care services industry has added the most employment with 293 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Home health care services industry makes up 69.8 percent of the growth in Bertie County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (293 new jobs)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (46 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (25 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (17 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (14 new jobs)

Bertie County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 48.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of North Carolina, where the it saw a loss of 0.8 percent. The losses in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Bertie County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 9.6 in percent of workers in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (48.2 percent decline)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (44.1 percent decline)
3. General freight trucking (34.5 percent decline)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (30.2 percent decline)
5. Legal services (27.8 percent decline)

Bertie County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 179.2 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Bertie County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Carolina, where this industry saw a gain of 29.9 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Bertie County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 22.3 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (179.2 percent gain)
2. Home health care services (66.5 percent gain)
3. Full-service restaurants (41.3 percent gain)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (36.6 percent gain)
5. Specialized freight trucking (27.3 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 6.3 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of North Carolina, which went through a gain of 1.9 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.





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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.

Bertie County One-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has decreased by 4.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of North Carolina, experiencing a gain of 2.7 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Bertie County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 49 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of North Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 7.8 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Bertie County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 5.5 in percent of jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (49 percent decline)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (30.2 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (29 percent decline)
4. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (20.5 percent decline)
5. Home health care services (20.2 percent decline)

Bertie County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 93.1 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Bertie County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in North Carolina, where the industry took a gain of 4 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Bertie County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (93.1 percent gain)
2. Other ambulatory health care services (40.0 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (29.0 percent gain)
4. Residential mental health facilities (16.0 percent gain)
5. Specialized freight trucking (8.4 percent gain)

Given the 22 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 12 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 9 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bertie County

Given the industries in the area, the Home health care services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 186 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Home health care services industry make up 63.2 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Bertie County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (186 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (56 jobs lost)
3. Gasoline stations (11 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (10 jobs lost)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (9 jobs lost)

In Bertie County, North Carolina, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 255 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bertie County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other ambulatory health care services industry has added the most employment with 45 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Other ambulatory health care services industry makes up 36.6 percent of the total employment growth in Bertie County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other ambulatory health care services (45 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (41 new jobs)
3. Residential mental health facilities (23 new jobs)
4. Specialized freight trucking (6 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (3 new jobs)





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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 Bertie County, North Carolina

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Bertie County, North Carolina may be understood as having a relatively high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 23.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 50 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Bertie County, reporting 38.1 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Bertie County reported a relatively low household income of $29,457 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 55.6 percent lower than the median in North Carolina of $45,845 and this is 66.8 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 18.3 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $24,068. Hispanic Householders in Bertie County, North Carolina recorded a median income of $41,462, which is 40.8 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. In Bertie County, North Carolina White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $38,747 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 31.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $37,537. This income level is 27.4 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Bertie County reported a median household income of $14,382, this was 51.2 percent less than the median income level in this area.







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

Higher Education in Bertie County, North Carolina

In 2000, the Census reported that in Bertie County, North Carolina, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Less than High School category, with 39.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Bertie on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 7.2 percent (Men) versus 10.2 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 35.4 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Bertie County, North Carolina as reported in the 2000 Census, 11.4 percent of the White Alone, 6.8 percent of Black or African American, 45.8 percent of the Asian alone and 15.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Bertie County, North Carolina may to understood as having a less-educated population of the working age, with 8.8 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Bertie is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of North Carolina's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Bertie County, North Carolina

Bertie County, North Carolina had a population that was estimated at 19,480 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since its 2000 population of 19,722. The decline shows a decrease of -1.2 percent. Bertie ranks 91 of 100 counties by growth in total population in North Carolina and the county ranks 2,403 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Bertie County, North Carolina has a population base that is comprised of 35.6 percent White, 62.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 1.3 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 63.9 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of North Carolina percent of 29.6. Since 2000, Bertie has increased the percent of minority makeup when 63.3 percent of the people were minorities.

Since the year 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Bertie internationally. The migration from outside the US into Bertie totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of North Carolina. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Bertie County, North Carolina to be 39.8 years old. The median in Bertie is greater than the median age in North Carolina of 36.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 38.7 years of age. With 25 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Bertie can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 58.9 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 16.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

When calculating the total land area, Bertie extends a total area of 699 square miles. This area has a low average area density of 28 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Madison, TX (28 per sq. mile ), La Plata, CO (28 per sq. mile ), Clark, WI (28 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Marion, AR (28 per sq. mile ), Lawrence, SD (28 per sq. mile ), Holmes, MS (28 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Bertie County, North Carolina

Bertie County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $59,200, according to the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall North Carolina 2000 home median value of $108,300 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

In Bertie County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 9,307 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding all together 145 residential units since 2001, or 1.6 percent.

Throughout the State of North Carolina, Bertie County ranks 89 of 100 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,274 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There seems to be a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Bertie County, North Carolina. In 2000, 90.8 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Bertie County, Construction, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Construction is the major employer in the county making up 7.5 percent of total employment in the county, making up 443 jobs. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 6.4 and 2.4 percent of all employment.

Construction has the largest businesses in Bertie County, averaging 15 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 9 and greater than the State of North Carolina establishments size average of 8 for the Construction industry.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Bertie County, from the year 2001 to 2005, accounting for 47.8 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.

Construction is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Bertie County, increasing by 275.4 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 7.3 percent. The State of North Carolina experienced a change in employment in the sector of 1.5 percent, during the period.









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