In Duplin County, jobs in the warehousing and storage pay the highest wages

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Employment in the warehousing and storage industry had the highest average wages in Duplin County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Duplin County received a wage of $107,838 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of North Carolina of $34,816 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $36,285.

Other top-pay jobs in Duplin County, North Carolina may be found in offices of dentists ($47,077), automobile dealers ($41,424), offices of other health practitioners ($41,147) and other support services ($39,406) 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.

Duplin County Wages have increased by 8.5% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Duplin County, North Carolina by a total of 8.5%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for the State of North Carolina and less than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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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.

Duplin County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than percent in North Carolina, which experienced a gain of 1.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Duplin County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 73 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the North Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 14.6 percent. The losses in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry in Duplin County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 4.2 in percent of workers in the Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (73 percent decline)
2. Other miscellaneous store retailers (70.7 percent decline)
3. Private households (69.7 percent decline)
4. Other heavy construction (62.6 percent decline)
5. Nonresidential building construction (54.4 percent decline)

Duplin County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 198.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Duplin County has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of North Carolina, where it saw a gain of 38.8 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Duplin County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 29.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (198.4 percent gain)
2. Specialty food stores (123.1 percent gain)
3. Professional and similar organizations (104.0 percent gain)
4. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (94.8 percent gain)
5. Clothing stores (92.4 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Duplin County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Animal slaughtering and processing industry has grown the most with 151 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Animal slaughtering and processing industry makes up 18.3 percent of the total employment growth in Duplin County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Animal slaughtering and processing (151 new jobs)
2. Home health care services (135 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (97 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (82 new jobs)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (42 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Duplin County

Given the industries in the area, the Poultry and egg production industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 846 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Poultry and egg production industry make up 53.3 percent of the total job loss in Duplin County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Poultry and egg production (846 jobs lost)
2. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (274 jobs lost)
3. Nursing care facilities (90 jobs lost)
4. Nonresidential building construction (70 jobs lost)
5. Limited-service eating places (60 jobs lost)

In Duplin County, North Carolina, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 361 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Of the 50 4-digit NAICS industries, 19 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 31 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.

Income and Poverty in Duplin County, North Carolina

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $56,025. This median income level is 60.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Duplin County had a median income of $7,800, this median was 77.7 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Duplin County, North Carolina White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $38,961 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 11.4 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Duplin County, North Carolina reported a median household income of $29,599, which is 15.4 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 25.7 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $25,974.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Duplin County had a medium-low median income for all households of $34,971 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 31.1 percent lower than the median income in State of North Carolina of $45,845 and this is 40.5 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Duplin County, North Carolina can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 19.4 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 34.7 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Duplin County, accounting 30.7 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.







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

Higher Education in Duplin County, North Carolina

Duplin County, North Carolina may to understood as having a less-educated 2000 population, with 10.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Duplin was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of North Carolina's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Duplin 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 36.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Duplin have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 9.2 percent (Men) versus 11.6 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Less than High School category, with 32 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Duplin County, North Carolina according the 2000 Decennial Census, 12.6 percent of the White Alone, 7.4 percent of Black or African American, 12.2 percent of the Asian alone and 5 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Duplin County, North Carolina

Duplin County, North Carolina has a population base that is comprised of 53.2 percent White, 27.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 18.9 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 46.2 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of North Carolina percent of 29.6. Since 2000, Duplin has increased the level of diversity when 44.2 percent of the total population were minorities.

Estimated since the year 2000, a very high amount of people migrated to Duplin from another country. The international migration into Duplin accounts for 1.5 percent of immigration into the State of North Carolina. This level of international migration can be considered very high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Duplin County, North Carolina to be 35.3 years old. The median age in Duplin is less than the median in North Carolina of 36.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 34.9 years of age. With 26.2 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Duplin can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 60.7 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 13.1 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Duplin County, North Carolina had a population that was estimated at 51,985 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 49,197. This growth denotes an increase of 5.7 percent. Duplin ranks 37 of 100 counties in terms of population growth in North Carolina and the county ranks 692 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Duplin covers a total land area of 818 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 64 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Gilmer, GA (64 per sq. mile ), Charlevoix, MI (64 per sq. mile ), Massac, IL (64 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Nacogdoches, TX (64 per sq. mile ), Pike, OH (64 per sq. mile ), Pittsylvania, VA (64 per sq. mile ).

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

Housing Report for Duplin County, North Carolina

In Duplin County, the census reported 21,300 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 371 housing units since the year 2001, or 1.8 percent.

The State of North Carolina, Duplin County places 84 of 100 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,113 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

Duplin County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $74,800, published by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of North Carolina 2000 home median value of $108,300 and less than home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Duplin County, North Carolina. In 2000, 84.5 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Duplin County is ranked at 46 of 101 total Counties throughout North Carolina according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 43 of 101 Counties.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Duplin County. In the County, the industry averages 139 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the North Carolina typical size of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Duplin County. The industry lost a total of 773 jobs, or 12.4 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 68.1 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Educational services has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Duplin County, increasing by 46.2 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 13.8 percent. The State of North Carolina experienced a change in employment in the sector of 18.3 percent, during the period.

In Duplin County, Manufacturing, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and the Retail Trade sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 33.7 percent of the total county employment. This totals 5,438 employees. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting and Retail Trade industries total 21.8 and 10.3 percent of industry employment.

In Duplin County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector has a United State LQ of 20.7. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 20.7 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Duplin may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.





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