Lincoln County, North Carolina

In Lincoln County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry had the highest average wages in Lincoln County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Lincoln County received an annual wage of $60,712 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry wage rate in North Carolina of $101,998 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $138,150.

Other top-pay jobs in Lincoln County, North Carolina are present in commercial equip. merchant wholesalers ($60,410), management and technical consulting services ($48,073), outpatient care centers ($47,678) and other financial investment activities ($45,840) 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.

Lincoln County Wages have increased by 10.6% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Lincoln County, North Carolina by a total of 10.6%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of North Carolina and less 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.

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

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Total wages in all industries in Lincoln County, North Carolina when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 20.1 percent lower than the with an state average of $35,650. The average pay was less than the national industry average 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.

Lincoln County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Lincoln County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Advertising and related services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 116.7 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Lincoln County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for North Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 5.1 percent. The Advertising and related services industry in Lincoln County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 6.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Advertising and related services (116.7 percent gain)
2. Architectural and engineering services (111.8 percent gain)
3. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (90.9 percent gain)
4. Full-service restaurants (86.4 percent gain)
5. Automotive repair and maintenance (85.3 percent gain)

Lincoln County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 81.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the North Carolina, where the it saw a loss of 2.8 percent. The losses in the Management of companies and enterprises industry in Lincoln County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 3.5 in percent of jobs in the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (81.7 percent decline)
2. Utility system construction (68.8 percent decline)
3. Fabric mills (54.6 percent decline)
4. Nondepository credit intermediation (53 percent decline)
5. Fiber, yarn, and thread mills (46.8 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 6.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in North Carolina, which saw a gain of 1.9 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Lincoln County

Given the industries in the area, the Fabric mills industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 529 jobs. The declines in the Fabric mills industry make up 30.1 percent of the total employment decline in Lincoln County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fabric mills (529 jobs lost)
2. Fiber, yarn, and thread mills (330 jobs lost)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (227 jobs lost)
4. Utility system construction (188 jobs lost)
5. General freight trucking (110 jobs lost)

From the 58 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 23 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 35 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

In Lincoln County, North Carolina, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 1,093 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Lincoln County

The Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 314 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 17.3 percent of the total employment growth in Lincoln County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (314 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (307 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (288 new jobs)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (146 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (103 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 Lincoln County, North Carolina

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The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $45,001, representing a 7.1 percent decline. Lincoln County, North Carolina, in terms of percentage of decline, ranks 31 of 36 counties in percent of decline for household income in North Carolina. Lincoln County ranks 364 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in median household income in the United States.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Lincoln County accounted a relatively high median household income of $48,463 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 5.4 percent higher than the household income median in State of North Carolina of $45,845 and the median is 1.4 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Lincoln County reported an income level of $52,285, this median was 7.9 percent greater than the areas median level for all households. Hispanic households in Lincoln County, North Carolina reported a median household income of $34,228, this income level is 29.4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $64,167. This median income level is 32.4 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 31.6 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $33,137. In Lincoln County, North Carolina White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $49,280 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.7 percent greater than the median in 2000.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Lincoln County, North Carolina may be understood as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 26.2 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Lincoln County, having 16.6 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

While household income level experienced a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in household income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This category went through a decline of 1039047.9 percent since the year 2000. The White Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Lincoln County, encountering a 5.2 percent decline in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

The poverty rate in Lincoln County, North Carolina has increased by 5.7 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 9.2 percent to 14.9 percent.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Lincoln County, North Carolina

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Lincoln County, North Carolina has a moderately-educated working age population, with 13 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Lincoln was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of North Carolina's proportion of 22.4 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Lincoln County, North Carolina as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 13.6 percent of the White Alone, 4.8 percent of Black or African American, 18.4 percent of the Asian alone and 11.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000, Lincoln has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 3.2 percent to a total of 16.2 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the State of North Carolina percent of 25.2 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Lincoln County, North Carolina, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 31.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Lincoln have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12.8 percent (Men) versus 13.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 32.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 3.4 percent. By 2005, 16.4 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 2.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 16 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Lincoln County, North Carolina

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Estimated since the year 2000, a very high number of individual migrated to the Lincoln from outside the country. The immigration into Lincoln makes up 0.9 percent of the total international migration into the State of North Carolina. This level of international migration can be considered very high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Lincoln County, North Carolina had a total estimated population of 69,851 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 64,049. This growth signifies an increase of 9.1 percent. Lincoln ranks 25 of 100 counties in terms of population growth in North Carolina and the county ranks 460 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

By measuring total land area, Lincoln spans a total area of 299 total square miles. The area has a medium-high average area density of 234 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Jefferson, WV (235 per sq. mile ), Beaufort, SC (235 per sq. mile ), Geauga, OH (236 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Monongalia, WV (234 per sq. mile ), Jackson, MI (232 per sq. mile ), Butler, PA (231 per sq. mile ).

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Lincoln County, North Carolina to be 37.3 years of age. The median age in Lincoln is greater than the median in North Carolina of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 36.5 years of age. With 24.8 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Lincoln can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 63.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

Lincoln County, North Carolina has a population that is comprised of 84.7 percent White, 6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 8.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 14.5 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of North Carolina percent of 29.6. Since 2000, Lincoln has increased the percent of minority makeup when 12.5 percent of the people were minorities.

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

Employment Report for Lincoln County, North Caroli...

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

Administrative and waste services between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Lincoln County. The sector dealt with a loss of 270 employees during the period, or 42 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 29 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Lincoln County, with the industry averaging 63 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 39 and greater than the North Carolina establishments size average of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.

Educational services has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Lincoln County, moving a total of 1085.7 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 13.8 percent. The State of North Carolina went through a industry job change of 18.3 percent, since the year 2001.

In Lincoln County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Construction sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 38.1 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 6,255 individuals. The Retail Trade and Construction sectors provide 14 and 9.6 percent of industry employment.

In Lincoln County, Manufacturing, Construction and Utilities industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.97. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 2.97 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Lincoln may be an exporter of products or services of Manufacturing.

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