Local Contact:
Kerr-Tar Interlocal Cooperative Consortium for Job Training
PO Box 709
Henderson, NC 27536
Phone: (252) 436-2040
Fax: (252) 436-2055

Counties:
Caswell, Franklin, Granville, Person, Warren, Vance

Data Topics:
Population Statistics, 1990-2000
Educational Attainment, 1990
Industry Employment, 1989-1999
Industry Earnings, 1989-1999

Population Statistics, 1990-2000-WIA: Kerr-Tar-North Carolina

	2000		1990		1990-2000 Change
	Population	Percent	Population	Percent	Population	Percent
Total	217,808	100.0	181,789	100.0	36,019	19.8
White*	127,983	59.3	106,991	58.9	20,992	19.6
African American*	81,399	37.7	72,653	40.0	8,746	12.0
Other Races*	6,438	3.0	2,145	1.2	4,293	200.1
Hispanic (of any race)**	7,486	3.5	1,400	4.1	6,086	434.7

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
*Some individuals do not report their race; race category totals do not equal the total population
**Hispanic refers to ethnicity and is not a mutually exclusive category with the race variables

Educational Attainment, 1990-WIA: Kerr-Tar-North Carolina

	Percent of the Population 25 and up
	Less than a High School Diploma	High School Diploma	Some College or Associate's Degree	Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Overall	40.4	31.8	19.3	6.7
White	32.6	33.7	23.0	10.7
African American	52.9	29.0	13.1	5.0
Other Races	62.5	16.2	15.3	6.0
Hispanic (of any race)*	46.3	13.9	21.1	18.7

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
**Hispanic refers to ethnicity and is not a mutually exclusive category with the race variables

Industry Employment, 1989-1999-WIA: Kerr-Tar-North Carolina

Industry	1989	1999	1989-1999
			Change in Number Employed	Percent Change
Total Full and Part Time Employment	76,478	92,095	15,617	20.4
Farm	5,876	4,875	-1,001	-17.0
Nonfarm	70,602	87,220	16,618	23.5
Agricultural Services	502	849	N/A	N/A
Mining	56	0	-56	-100.0
Construction	3,882	5,917	2,035	52.4
Manufacturing	22,348	21,260	-1,088	-4.9
Transportation and Public Utilities	952	1,720	N/A	N/A
Wholesale Trade	1,646	2,686	1,040	63.2
Retail Trade	12,632	13,678	1,046	8.3
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate	2,332	2,677	N/A	N/A
Services	9,581	17,869	N/A	N/A
Government and Government Enterprises	13,867	18,448	4,581	33.0

Source: Regional Economic Information System

N/A = Not applicable. Due to missing or suppressed data at the county level, some smaller industries had significant amounts of missing data. WIA's with more than 15% of missing or suppressed data have been excluded. Yearly totals for these industries are underestimated as well.

Industry Earnings, 1989-1999-WIA: Kerr-Tar-North Carolina

Industry	1989	1999	1989-1999
			Change in Earnings	Percent Change
Farm	$54,944	$54,053	-$891	-1.6
Nonfarm	$1,251,259	$2,195,007	$943,748	75.4
Agricultural Services	$6,256	$12,640	N/A	N/A
Mining	$1,546	$0	-$1,546	-100.0
Construction	$71,370	$144,738	$73,368	102.8
Manufacturing	$442,567	$666,027	$223,460	50.5
Transportation and Public Utilities	$25,077	$85,042	N/A	N/A
Wholesale Trade	$32,214	$77,951	$45,737	142.0
Retail Trade	$169,286	$224,509	$55,223	32.6
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate	$23,874	$43,840	N/A	N/A
Services	$127,324	$344,647	N/A	N/A
Government and Government Enterprises	$297,822	$572,838	$275,016	92.3

Source: Regional Economic Information System

N/A = Not applicable. Due to missing or suppressed data at the county level, some smaller industries had significant amounts of missing data. WIA's with more than 15% of missing or suppressed data have been excluded. Yearly totals for these industries are underestimated as well.