Yancey County, North Carolina

In Yancey County, jobs in the offices of real estate agents and brokers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the offices of real estate agents and brokers industry paid the average highest wages in Yancey County for 2006. The average industry job in Yancey County earned an annual wage of $33,990 in 2006. The annual wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of North Carolina of $38,596 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $49,699.

Other high-paying jobs in Yancey County, North Carolina may be found in residential building construction ($33,487), depository credit intermediation ($33,418), automobile dealers ($32,328) and other specialty trade contractors ($32,006) 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.

Yancey County Wages have increased by 9.2% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Yancey County, North Carolina by a total of 9.2%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of North Carolina and less 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.

Yancey 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 Yancey County, North Carolina when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 30.7 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $35,650. The industry 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.

Yancey County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Yancey County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Depository credit intermediation industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 34.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of North Carolina, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 35.4 percent. The losses in the Depository credit intermediation industry in Yancey County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 6 in percent of workers in the Depository credit intermediation industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (34.7 percent decline)
2. Automobile dealers (26.6 percent decline)
3. Architectural and engineering services (25.6 percent decline)
4. Sawmills and wood preservation (24.1 percent decline)
5. Legal services (19.2 percent decline)

Yancey County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other specialty trade contractors industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 1113.6 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Yancey County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of North Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 29.9 percent. The Other specialty trade contractors industry in Yancey County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 22.3 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (1113.6 percent gain)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (122.2 percent gain)
3. Building equipment contractors (115.2 percent gain)
4. Residential building construction (56.9 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (56.9 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 5.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in North Carolina, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Yancey County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other specialty trade contractors industry has added the most employment with 163 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Other specialty trade contractors industry makes up 44.9 percent of the growth in Yancey County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other specialty trade contractors (163 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (82 new jobs)
3. General freight trucking (37 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (36 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (19 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Yancey County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Depository credit intermediation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 27 jobs. The declines in the Depository credit intermediation industry make up 26.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Yancey County, North Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Depository credit intermediation (27 jobs lost)
2. Sawmills and wood preservation (24 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (19 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (15 jobs lost)
5. Architectural and engineering services (7 jobs lost)

In Yancey County, North Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 201 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

From the 19 4-digit NAICS industries, 10 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 9 industry sectors reported declines during the 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.

Higher Education in Yancey County, North Carolina

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Yancey County, North Carolina has a moderately-educated working age population, with 13.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Yancey 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.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Yancey County, North Carolina, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 37.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Yancey have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 11.8 percent (Men) versus 14.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 36.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Yancey County, North Carolina according the 2000 Decennial Census, 13.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 8.4 percent of the Asian alone and 6.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

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

Demographic Profile for Yancey County, North Carolina

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When measuring the total land area, Yancey spans a total area of 312 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low population density of 58 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Weakley, TN (58 per sq. mile ), Marlboro, SC (58 per sq. mile ), Mason, MI (59 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Prince Edward, VA (58 per sq. mile ), Lincoln, MS (58 per sq. mile ), Chenango, NY (58 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Yancey County, North Carolina to be 42.5 years of age. The median in Yancey is greater than the median in North Carolina of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 42.0 years old. With 20.5 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Yancey can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 60.7 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 18.7 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a high amount of people migrated to Yancey from outside the country. The immigration into Yancey accounts for 0.2 percent of immigration into the State of North Carolina. This amount of international migration is high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Yancey County, North Carolina had a population of 18,201 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 17,809. This growth signifies an increase of 2.2 percent. Yancey ranks 75 of 100 counties in terms of population growth in North Carolina and the county ranks 1,473 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

Yancey County, North Carolina has a population base that is comprised of 94.1 percent White, 1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 4.4 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 5.6 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of North Carolina percent of 29.6. Since 2000, Yancey has increased in diversity when 3.5 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Yancey County, North Carolina

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Yancey County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $93,000, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the North Carolina 2000 home median value of $108,300 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

The State of North Carolina, Yancey County places 60 of 100 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,026 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Yancey County, the census reported 10,307 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 411 residential units since 2001, or 4.2 percent.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Yancey County, North Carolina. In 2000, 72.1 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Yancey County, North Carolin...

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

In Yancey County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Construction and Manufacturing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has an LQ of 2.54. The percent of employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is 2.54 times greater than the national average, signifying that Yancey County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

The Manufacturing sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Yancey County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 29.6 percent of total employment in 2001 to 20.9 percent in 2005.

Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Yancey County. The industry was hit with a loss of 368 employees during the period, or 36.8 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 53 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Yancey County ranks 87 of 101 total Counties throughout North Carolina by total number of jobs in 2005. This position has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 84 of 101 Counties.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Yancey County, averaging 49 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 39 and less than the North Carolina establishments size average of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.

Construction in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Yancey County, increasing by 43.7 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 7.3 percent. The State of North Carolina encountered a change in industry employment of 1.5 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Yancey 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 20.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 633 people employed. The Retail Trade and Construction sectors account for 15.2 and 14.7 percent of all employment.

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