In Currituck County, jobs in the other professional and technical services pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the other professional and technical services industry had the highest average wages in Currituck County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Currituck County received an annual wage of $81,134 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the average industry wage in the State of North Carolina of $29,659 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $33,154.

Top-pay jobs in Currituck County, North Carolina may be found in computer systems design and related services ($57,897), architectural and engineering services ($43,398), electronic markets and agents and brokers ($41,760) and residential building construction ($37,882) 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.

Currituck County Wages have increased by 16.7% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Currituck County, North Carolina by a total of 16.7%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for North Carolina and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Currituck County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Employment for all industries has increased by 40.4 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of North Carolina, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Currituck County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 62.1 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 industry sector experienced a loss of 7.1 percent. The losses in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Currituck County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 0.2 percent in terms of employment in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (62.1 percent decline)
2. Architectural and engineering services (59.5 percent decline)
3. Computer systems design and related services (58.3 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (20.4 percent decline)

Currituck County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 224.1 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Currituck County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Carolina, where the industry took a gain of 7.9 percent. The Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Currituck County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 11 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (224.1 percent gain)
2. Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers (150.0 percent gain)
3. Building finishing contractors (100.0 percent gain)
4. Gasoline stations (97.5 percent gain)
5. Private households (76.3 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Currituck County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 24 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Accounting and bookkeeping services industry make up 36.9 percent of the total employment decline in Currituck County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (24 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and engineering services (22 jobs lost)
3. Computer systems design and related services (9 jobs lost)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (9 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (147 jobs lost)

Given the 24 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 4 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 20 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Currituck County, North Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,333 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Currituck County

The Gasoline stations industry has grown the most with 117 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 22.9 percent of the total growth in Currituck County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (117 new jobs)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (65 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (65 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (60 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 Currituck County, North Carolina

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Currituck County, North Carolina can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 10.7 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 46.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Currituck County, reporting 20.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

In Currituck County, North Carolina White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $48,866 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 2.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 41.1 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $28,113. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $37,607. This median income level is 21.3 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic households in Currituck County, North Carolina recorded a median income of $34,055, which is 28.7 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Currituck County had a median household income level of $48,506, this level was 1.6 percent greater than the median for all households.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Currituck County reported a relatively high household income of $47,762 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 4 percent higher than the median in North Carolina of $45,845 and this is 2.9 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Currituck County, North Carolina

In Currituck County, North Carolina according the 2000 Decennial Census, 13.4 percent of the White Alone, 8.8 percent of Black or African American, 34 percent of the Asian alone and 14.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Currituck County, North Carolina can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 13.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Currituck has 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.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Currituck County, North Carolina, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 33.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Currituck have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 13.6 percent (Men) versus 12.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 35.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

Demographic Profile for Currituck County, North Carolina

Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individual migrated to the Currituck internationally. The migration from outside the US into Currituck makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of North Carolina. This percent of international migration is low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Currituck County, North Carolina to be 37.6 years of age. The median in Currituck is greater than the median age in North Carolina of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in the median, when the median age was 38.3 years old. With 23.4 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Currituck can be understood as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the population, with 65.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11.2 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Currituck County, North Carolina had a population that was estimated at 23,112 in 2005. The total population has increased very sharply, since the population in 2000 of 18,341. This growth denotes an increase of 26 percent. Currituck ranks 29 of 100 counties by growth in total population in North Carolina and the county ranks 518 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

In terms of total land area, Currituck spans a total of 262 square miles. The county has a medium-low average area density of 88 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Taylor, KY (88 per sq. mile ), Dallas, IA (88 per sq. mile ), Walker, AL (88 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Whiteside, IL (87 per sq. mile ), Lee, GA (87 per sq. mile ), San Juan, WA (87 per sq. mile ).

Currituck County, North Carolina has a population that is made of 89.3 percent White, 7 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 1.9 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 9.6 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of North Carolina percent of 29.6. Since 2000, Currituck has increased the percent of minority population when 9.2 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Currituck County, North Carolina

In Currituck County, the real estate market was made up of 13,119 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 1,949 residential structures since 2001, a change of 17.4 percent.

Currituck County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $115,500, according to the Decennial Census. This value is greater than the North Carolina 2000 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $108,300 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

Currituck County may be be described as having a medium proportion of high-valued homes. In 2000, the Decennial Census reports that 2 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

When compared to other counties in North Carolina, Currituck County places 3 of 100 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 69 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry with the largest establishments in Currituck County, averaging 16 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 16 and greater than the State of North Carolina average of 15 for the Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry.

The Health care and social assistance industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Currituck County since 2001, going from making up 6.2 percent of employment in 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

In Currituck County, Real estate and rental and leasing, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Real estate and rental and leasing sector has a United State LQ of 6.33. This means the percent of total employment in the Real estate and rental and leasing sector is 6.33 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Currituck County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Real estate and rental and leasing.

Information saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Currituck County, growing by 222.2 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of -14.9 percent. The State of North Carolina had changed in sector employment of . percent, during the period.

In Currituck County, Retail Trade, Construction, and the Accommodation and food services industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 26.5 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,125 jobs. The Construction and Accommodation and food services industries make up 14 and 12.5 percent of all employment.







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