Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
2,083,621 |
3,796,474 |
5,880,095 |
| 1990 |
2,217,336 |
4,411,301 |
6,628,637 |
| 2000 |
2,563,889 |
5,485,424 |
8,049,313 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
2,712,416 |
6,348,616 |
9,061,032 |
More information on North Carolina population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
26,978 |
33,790 |
31,704 |
| 2006 |
27,380 |
34,360 |
32,247 |
| Percent change |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
32,900 |
44,153 |
41,240 |
| 2006 |
32,366 |
44,218 |
41,179 |
| Percent change |
-1.6 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
17.7 |
13.2 |
14.8 |
| 1989 |
16.0 |
11.4 |
13.0 |
| 1999 |
14.9 |
11.1 |
12.3 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
17.8 |
13.6 |
14.9 |
More information on North Carolina poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
52.4 |
41.1 |
45.2 |
| 1990 |
37.1 |
26.4 |
30.0 |
| 2000 |
27.3 |
19.2 |
21.9 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
27.0 |
28.4 |
27.8 |
| 1990 |
30.7 |
28.1 |
29.0 |
| 2000 |
32.2 |
26.7 |
28.4 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
11.5 |
15.0 |
13.8 |
| 1990 |
20.8 |
25.0 |
23.6 |
| 2000 |
26.0 |
27.8 |
27.2 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
9.2 |
15.5 |
13.2 |
| 1990 |
11.4 |
20.4 |
17.4 |
| 2000 |
14.5 |
26.3 |
22.5 |
More information on North Carolina education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2005 |
1,333,383 |
3,816,954 |
5,150,337 |
| 2006 |
1,363,413 |
3,953,740 |
5,317,153 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
5.4 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
| 2007 |
5.2 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
More information on North Carolina unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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| Percent employment change |
| 2004-2005 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
| 2005-2006 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
| 2006-2007 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
20.4 |
15.1 |
16.5 |
| Production |
3.6 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
| Farm inputs |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Processing & marketing |
5.6 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
9.8 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
31.18 |
31.18 |
31.17 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
8.94 |
9.44 |
9.08 |
| Percent of total land area |
28.7 |
30.3 |
29.1 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
5.58 |
5.70 |
5.47 |
| Percent of total farmland |
62.4 |
60.4 |
60.3 |
| Percent in pasture |
15.0 |
16.2 |
12.2 |
| Percent irrigated |
1.9 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
4.00 |
4.27 |
4.31 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
2.61 |
2.79 |
2.52 |
| Percent of total farmland |
29.3 |
29.5 |
27.8 |
| Percent in pasture |
19.4 |
18.3 |
18.8 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
0.38 |
0.42 |
0.61 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.2 |
4.5 |
6.7 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.37 |
0.53 |
0.48 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.1 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.09 |
0.15 |
0.18 |
| Percent of total farmland |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
172 |
160 |
168 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
61.2 |
66.3 |
67.1 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
31.2 |
26.9 |
25.6 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
4.9 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
2.0 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
51.7 |
59.7 |
63.7 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
23.0 |
18.0 |
15.9 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
7.0 |
4.9 |
4.1 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
14.0 |
10.9 |
9.7 |
| More than $500,000 |
4.0 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
29,242 |
35,904 |
34,489 |
| Percent of total |
56.4 |
60.7 |
64.0 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
17,572 |
18,231 |
16,030 |
| Percent of total |
33.9 |
30.8 |
29.7 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
5,040 |
4,985 |
3,411 |
| Percent of total |
9.7 |
8.4 |
6.3 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
45,273 |
51,913 |
48,672 |
| Percent of total |
87.3 |
87.8 |
90.3 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
1,415 |
2,084 |
1,652 |
| Percent of total |
2.7 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
4,750 |
4,663 |
3,209 |
| Percent of total |
9.2 |
7.9 |
6.0 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
174 |
196 |
171 |
| Percent of total |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
242 |
264 |
226 |
| Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
54.7 |
54.8 |
56.1 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
52.8 |
45.6 |
58.7 |
| Men (persons) |
47,914 |
53,874 |
48,574 |
| Women (persons) |
3,940 |
5,246 |
5,356 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
| Number of farms |
49,000 |
48,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
2,568,381 |
2,964,549 |
| + Final animal output |
5,584,882 |
5,257,878 |
| + Services and forestry |
1,796,321 |
2,003,117 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
9,949,584 |
10,225,543 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
5,019,297 |
4,883,248 |
| + Net government transactions |
1,021,283 |
536,334 |
| = Gross value added |
5,951,570 |
5,878,629 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
556,123 |
574,710 |
| |
| = Net value added |
5,395,447 |
5,303,919 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
1,639,469 |
1,601,721 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
512,400 |
504,247 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
851,224 |
785,047 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
275,845 |
312,427 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
3,755,978 |
3,702,198 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2006
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Broilers |
2,088,212 |
25.5 |
11.1 |
| 2. Hogs |
1,917,244 |
23.4 |
13.6 |
| 3. Greenhouse/nursery |
1,026,509 |
12.5 |
6.1 |
| 4. Turkeys |
517,500 |
6.3 |
14.9 |
| 5. Tobacco |
496,108 |
6.1 |
42.9 |
| |
| All commodities |
8,199,349 |
|
3.4 |
| |
More information on North Carolina's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2006 |
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Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Tobacco unmfd. |
1 |
407.2 |
| 2. Live animals and meat |
6 |
350.0 |
| 3. Poultry and products |
3 |
281.8 |
| 4. Cotton and linters |
7 |
272.9 |
| 5. Other |
10 |
246.6 |
| |
| Overall rank |
9 |
2,045.1 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Duplin County |
10.3 |
715.3 |
| 2. Sampson County |
9.7 |
675.7 |
| 3. Wayne County |
4.6 |
317.7 |
| 4. Union County |
3.8 |
261.3 |
| 5. Bladen County |
3.7 |
254.6 |
| |
| State total |
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6,961.7 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, June 2005, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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