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Wilkes
Surry
Swain
Ashe
Burke
MaconJackson
BuncombeHaywood
Caldwell
Polk
Madison
Clay
Yadkin
Rutherford
Cherokee
McDowell
Graham
Yancey
AveryWatauga
HendersonTransylvania
Mitchell
Alleghany
Which Appalachian Mountain Counties are Better Employed and
Why?
Western North CarolinaEmployment
Jackson HendersonAppalachian State UniversityQuantitative MethodsFall 2012
All Cartography: Jackson Henderson Data: US Census Bureau, 2010
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29334
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17774
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17167
8775
10677
18324
15687
Wilkes
Surry
Swain
Ashe
Burke
Macon
Jackson
Buncombe
Haywood
Caldwell
Polk
Madison
Clay
Yadkin
Rutherford
Cherokee
Yancey
McDowell
Avery Watauga
Graham
Henderson
Transylvania
Mitchell
Alleghany
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73271
13902
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63969
38012
81180
34465
90059
27557
26861
20995
31327
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18941
38405
106932
46678
11244
18082
19435
16015
10853
Wilkes
Surry
Swain
Ashe
Burke
Macon
Jackson
Buncombe
Haywood
Caldwell
Polk
Madison
Clay
Yadkin
Rutherford
Cherokee
Yancey
McDowell
Avery Watauga
Graham
Henderson
Transylvania
Mitchell
Alleghany
Western North CarolinaPopulation 2010
Western North CarolinaPopulation 2000
Between 2000 and 2010, Western North Carolina saw population increases in all of its 25 counties
Buncombe, Henderson, Rutherford, Burke, Caldwell, Wilkes and Surry remained the most populous – a result of ever-growing cities
*Note that Buncombe county’s population, highest in Western NC, is greater than twice that of Burke county, it’s successor.
Asheville
BrevardHendersonville
Columbus
BoonvilleWilkes
Surry
Swain
Ashe
Burke
MaconJackson
Haywood
CaldwellMadison
Clay
Yadkin
Rutherford
Cherokee
McDowell
Avery
Graham
Watauga
Buncombe
Polk
Yancey
Henderson
Transylvania
Mitchell
Alleghany
Per-Capital Income by County
Per-Capita Income ($)14,000 - 15,200
15,201 - 16,500
16,501 - 17.000
17,001 - 18,600
18,601 - 21,000
County
All higher income counties located in the southern part of western North Carolina. Each of these counties contain a large town or city – noted in red. Large urban areas such as Asheville and Hendersonville are much higher in population than smaller towns in other parts of the NC Appalachians.
Large towns with larger populations have more businesses and industry – creating a larger number of jobs – especially jobs with higher incomes.
Average Per-Capita Poverty
Wilkes
Surry
Swain
Ashe
Burke
Macon
Jackson
BuncombeHaywood
Caldwell
Polk
Madison
Clay
Yadkin
Rutherford
Cherokee
Yancey
McDowell
Avery
Graham
Watauga
Henderson
Transylvania
Mitchell
Alleghany
% Population in Poverty9.5 - 10
10 - 12
12 - 14
14 - 16
16 - 20
The statistics show that the majority of poverty in this region of the state is located heavily on the western state boundary, in rural counties with small populations and little urban center.
Municipal Boundary
Average Income: Male vs. Female
There is a significant difference between male in female average income in the counties of this region. These statistics show that there males make, on average, 7,000 dollars more per year than females. Also there is a wider range of incomes for females.
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ies
# o
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ies
Male and Female Average Income
Pearson’s Correlation
Wilkes
Surry
Swain
Ashe
Burke
Macon
Jackson
BuncombeHaywood
Caldwell
Polk
Madison
Clay
Yadkin
Rutherford
Cherokee
Yancey
McDowell
Avery
Graham
Watauga
Henderson
Transylvania
Mitchell
Alleghany
Wilkes
Surry
Swain
Ashe
Burke
Macon
Jackson
BuncombeHaywood
Caldwell
Polk
Madison
Clay
Yadkin
Rutherford
Cherokee
Yancey
McDowell
Avery
Graham
Watauga
Henderson
Transylvania
Mitchell
Alleghany
Average FemaleIncome ($)
18,500 - 19,500
19,500 - 21,000
21,000 - 22,000
22,000 - 24,000
Average Male Income ($)
24,000 - 26,000
26,000 - 28,000
28,000 - 29,500
29,500 - 32,000
*Note different legends for male vs female income maps
.588
Comparing Male and Female Average Income, the Pearson’s Correlation system of calculating bivariate correlation between two variables gives the correlation an r value of .588.
This is fairly high (-1 is lowest, 0 is middle, +1 is highest). .588 is fairly strong; meaning that there is a relatively strong correlation between male and female income in counties.
Significance: males and females have high employment in similar counties.
Wilkes
Surry
Swain
Ashe
Burke
Macon
Jackson
BuncombeHaywood
Caldwell
Polk
Madison
Clay
Yadkin
Rutherford
Cherokee
Yancey
McDowell
Avery
Graham
Watauga
Henderson
Transylvania
Mitchell
Alleghany
Wilkes
Surry
Swain
Ashe
Burke
Macon
Jackson
BuncombeHaywood
Caldwell
Polk
Madison
Clay
Yadkin
Rutherford
Cherokee
Yancey
McDowell
Avery
Graham
Watauga
Henderson
Transylvania
Mitchell
Alleghany
Wilkes
Surry
Swain
Ashe
Burke
Macon
Jackson
BuncombeHaywood
Caldwell
Polk
Madison
Clay
Yadkin
Rutherford
Cherokee
Yancey
McDowell
Avery
Graham
Watauga
Henderson
Transylvania
Mitchell
Alleghany
Wilkes
Surry
Swain
Ashe
Burke
Macon
Jackson
BuncombeHaywood
Caldwell
Polk
Madison
Clay
Yadkin
Rutherford
Cherokee
Yancey
McDowell
Avery
Graham
Watauga
Henderson
Transylvania
Mitchell
Alleghany
Wilkes
Surry
Swain
Ashe
Burke
Macon
Jackson
BuncombeHaywood
Caldwell
Polk
Madison
Clay
Yadkin
Rutherford
Cherokee
Yancey
McDowell
Avery
Graham
Watauga
Henderson
Transylvania
Mitchell
Alleghany
Wilkes
Surry
Swain
Ashe
Burke
Macon
Jackson
BuncombeHaywood
Caldwell
Polk
Madison
Clay
Yadkin
Rutherford
Cherokee
Yancey
McDowell
Avery
Graham
Watauga
Henderson
Transylvania
Mitchell
Alleghany
Ethnicity and EmploymentThese maps show counties by each particular ethnic group’s highest employment rate (per-capita).
Caucasian
Native
American
Hispanic
African American
Asian
Hawaiian / Pacific
Islander
Note that Buncombe and Burke counties are consistently high in population of higher earning peoples of all ethnicities.
Especially Caucasian and African American – Western NC’s leading population.
Darker shade of green represent higher percentage of population.
Employment by Type of Job
“Each month the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program surveys about 160,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 400,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls.”
- Employment Security Commission Web Page
Advantage West Partnership Economic Region:
The regional economic development partnership serving the western counties of North Carolina.
http://www.advantagewest.com/
Civilian Labor Force Unadjusted
Labor Force 531,028 Employed 485,296Unemployed 45,732Unemployment Rate(%) 8.6
Industry Unadjusted Employment
Total 3,998.30Mining and Logging 5.4Construction 174.8Manufacturing 439.5Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 738Information 69.3Financial Activities 203.6Professional and Business Services 530.1Education and Health Services 557.9Leisure and Hospitality Services 411.7Other Services 156.5Government 711.5
Rank Company Name Industry Employment
Range
1 Memorial Mission Hospital Inc
Education & Health Services
1,000+
2Buncombe County Board Of Education
Education & Health Services
1,000+
3 Ingles Markets Inc
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
1,000+
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of E
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s in
In
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ryRank Company
Name Industry Employment Range
1State Of Nc Dept Of Health & Human
Public Administration 1,000+
2Burke County Public Schools
Education & Health Services 1,000+
3 Grace Hospital Inc
Education & Health Services 500-999
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Top Employers & Industry Area
Asheville MSA counties and Burke county were researched because they have consistently been top ranked in population and employment.
Findings and Conclusion
It can be determined that the counties of: Buncombe, Burke, Madison, Haywood and Henderson are best employed within the 25 counties of Western NC.
The majority of the population in these areas are employed in Public Administration, Education and Health Services and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities.
These counties (excluding Madison) contain a large urban areas which promote growth of jobs.
Also, all of these counties lie along major interstate routes: I-40, I-26, and Rte. 321 which allow efficient access to these metropolitan areas.
Asheville
Morganton
Waynesville
Hendersonville
Mars Hill
BuncombeHenderson
Haywood
Burke
Madison
321
I-40
I-26
Data Sources
http://esesc23.esc.state.nc.us/d4/
NCIncome.sav
SPSS: North Carolina Income Statistics
Internet:North Carolina Department of CommerceDivision of Employment Security
ESRI Arc Map: Demographics, State and County Data
ArcMap