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Guilford County, NC

'AREA' Refers to the following geography: Guilford County, NC

'METRO' Refers to the following geography: Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA

'METRO PERCENTILE' ranks against all metropolitan areas, where 1 = highest centile value; 100 = lowest centile value

Partnership for Attainment: Regional Indicators

Guilford County, NC

1 Basic Demographic and Economic Information

2 Labor Supply

3 Labor Demand

4 Quality of Local Institutions

Indicator Sections

Guilford County, NC

1 Basic Demographic and Economic Information

• This section provides demographic, economic, and industry context in order to better inform efforts to improve post-secondary attainment rates

Guilford County, NC

Population Area (2011)

BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION 1

10%

90%

Under 18 18 and Over

24%

76%

Under 18 18 and Over

AREA (2011)

U.S. (2011)

Population Growth Metro (2000-2011)

AGE

14%

483,081

Metro Percentile Rank: 40

TOTAL POPULATION

Guilford County, NC


13%

87%

Foreign-Born Native-Born

9%

91%

Foreign-Born Native-Born

AREA (2011)

U.S. (2011)

55

%

32

%

4%

7%

66

%

13%

5% 16

%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

White Black Asian Hispanic

Population by Race / Ethnicity (2011)

AREA U.S.

NATIVITYRACE AND ETHNICITY

Guilford County, NC


$5

6,5

88

$3

3,2

37

$4

6,0

77

$3

2,0

31$5

5,9

92

$3

5,6

35

$7

0,8

15

$4

1,9

65

$0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000


Area Median Household Income (2011)

AREA U.S.

Metro Cost of Living Index (2011)

U.S. - 10091.17


Area Median Household Income (2011)

U.S. - $51,017$46,288

INCOMEINCOME BY RACE /

ETHNICITY

Guilford County, NC


8%

14%

11%

9%

8%

15%

7%

11%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%


Unemployment Rate (2011)

AREA US

Unemployment Rate Area (2011)

U.S. - 8.7%8.8%

UNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT BY RACE /

ETHNICITY

Guilford County, NC


10%

25

%

23

%

31%

12%

26

%

12%

23

%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%


Percent in Poverty (2011)

AREA US

Percent in PovertyArea (2011)

U.S. - 14.3%16.2%

POVERTYPOVERTY BY RACE /

ETHNICITY

Metro US Metro US

All Other Industries 16% 23%

-1.0% 12,970 3.7% 4.0% 2.3%Construction

-9.5% 14,610 4.2% 4.2% 1.3%Finance and insurance

Accommodation and food services

3.9% 27,900 8.0% 5.8% 8.3%Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

6.7% 15,430 4.4% 3.2% 5.4%Transportation and warehousing

-1.2% 17,860 5.1% 4.1% 4.1%Wholesale trade

4.0% 27,550 7.9% 8.4% 5.8%

Guilford County, NC

Employment (2012)

-3.2% 45,350 Government

2.9% 52,380 Manufacturing

3.2% 36,150 10.4% 10.7%Retail trade

1.9% 42,730 12.2% 12.2%Health care and social assistance

10 Largest Industries in Metro

-2.6%

3.6%

2.9%

13.0% 15.7%

Employment Share

15.0% 8.5%

Growth (2010-2012)

3.4%


All Other Occupations 25.2% 33.3%

6.7%

3.9%

3.0%

Office and administrative support occupations

Sales and related occupations

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

Food preparation and serving related occupations

Protective service occupations 2.2%

16.4%

8.8%

2.5%

4.9%

10 Largest Occupations in Metro By Occupational Specialization

Production occupations

Transportation and material moving occupations

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

Healthcare support occupations

Management occupations

Guilford County, NC

8.5%

Share of Metro Employment (2012)

11.1%

9.6%

4.5%

3.3%

17.4%

10.8%

3.2%

Share of US Employment (2012)

6.6%

10.6%

3.3%

4.4%


Guilford County, NC

2 Labor Supply

• Education and skills of workers in the region

Guilford County, NC

LABOR SUPPLY 1

39%

21%

7%

33%

43%

21%

8%

28%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

High Schoolor Less

SomeCollege (No

Degree)

Associates Bachelor'sand Above

Educational Attainment (2011)

AREA U.S.3

3%

59

%

62

%

67

%

54

%

52

%

31%

57

%

56

%

57

%

59

%

50

%

70

%

36

%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Total Male Female White Black Asian Hispanic

Share of People with Some College or Higher (2011)

AREA U.S.

ATTAINMENT ATTAINMENT BY RACE / ETHNICITY

Guilford County, NC

LABOR SUPPLY 2LABOR SUPPLY

2.0%

1.4%

METRO EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT PERCENTAGE POINT

GROWTH BY ASSOCIATES AND HIGHER (2007-2011)

METRO US

Metro Attainment Rate,Associates and Higher

(2011)

U.S. - 36%


35%

METRO US

22.8% 21.3%10.0% 12.2%8.4% 7.5%7.4% 7.1%6.3% 7.5%5.8% 4.9%4.6% 4.7%3.7% 4.2%3.7% 4.0%3.5% 3.2%3.4% 0.8%2.7% 2.1%2.7% 3.1%2.6% 3.2%1.8% 0.9%1.5% 1.1%1.3% 1.4%1.3% 0.6%1.2% 0.8%1.0% 0.6%

Guilford County, NC

BusinessEducation Administration and Teaching

Biology and Life SciencesFine Arts

CommunicationsPhysical Sciences

SHARE OF ALL BACHELOR'S (2011)

SHARE OF BACHELOR'S EDUCATED-ADULTS BY FIELD OF DEGREE (FOR FIRST MAJOR)

Physical Fitness, Parks, Recreation, and LeisureHistory

English Language, Literature, and CompositionComputer and Information Sciences

Social SciencesMedical and Health Sciences and Services

EngineeringPsychology

Interdisciplinary and Multi-Disciplinary Studies (General)

Family and Consumer SciencesAgriculture

Public Affairs, Policy, and Social WorkTheology and Religious Vocations

Engineering Technologies


Guilford County, NC

LABOR SUPPLY 4

8%7%

18%

3%

7% 8%10%

5%

26%

4%

11%

8%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

White Black Asian Hispanic Male Female

STEM BACHELOR'S ATTAINMENT BY GROUP (2011)

METRO US

STEM Bachelor'sAttainment Rate for People

Over 25 Metro (2011)

USA - 9%

Metro STEM Post-Secondary Students Graduating in 2012

8%Metro Percentile Rank: 54

2,801 STEM Share of All Metro Graduates: 13%

Guilford County, NC


Metro Share of Post-Secondary Degree Holders

Born In-State (2011)

39%

21%

7%

33%

43%

21%

8%

28%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

High Schoolor Less

SomeCollege (No

Degree)

Associates Bachelor'sand Above

Educational Attainment (2011)

AREA U.S.

IN-STATE ATTAINMENT

47%U.S. - 36%


Guilford County, NC

3 Labor Demand

• Education and skills required by employers as shown by employment and earnings

Guilford County, NC

LABOR DEMAND 1

16%

12%

9%

5%

14%

10%

8%

4%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

LESS THAN HIGHSCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL SOME COLLEGE BACHELOR'S ORHIGHER

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY EDUCATION (2011)

AREA US$

18

,39

0

$2

5,9

69

$3

0,6

01 $4

5,0

48

$1

9,4

04

$2

7,0

24

$3

2,4

01

$4

9,1

57

$0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

LESS THANHIGH SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL SOMECOLLEGE

BACHELOR'SOR HIGHER

MEDIAN EARNINGS BY EDUCATION (2011)

AREA US

Guilford County, NC

LABOR DEMAND 2

62% 60%

3% 4%

35% 36%

METRO US

Jobs by Education Required (2011)

ASSOCIATES, BACHELORS, AND ABOVESOME COLLEGEHIGH SCHOOL

-1%

-9%

19%

13%

6%

3%

14%12%

-15%

-10%

-5%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

TOTAL HIGH SCHOOL SOME COLLEGE ASSOCIATES,BACHELOR'S &

HIGHER

Job Growth by Education(2000 -2011)

METRO US

Guilford County, NC

$6

4,6

77

$4

5,4

48

$4

0,4

95 $7

7,75

3

$3

4,8

38

$2

7,8

52

$3

7,6

03

$6

4,7

18

$0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

$90,000

All No College SomeCollege

Associatesand Higher

Average Metro Earnings by Educational Attainment, STEM

vs. Non-STEM (2011)

STEM Wages Non-STEM Wages

LABOR DEMAND 3

17% 21%

83% 79%

AREA US

Jobs by STEM, Metro(2011)

HIGH STEM NON-STEM

Guilford County, NC

LARGEST METRO INDUSTRIES BY STEM SHARE (2011)

STEM SHARE OF EMPLOYMENT

Wholesale Trade 66.7%

LARGEST METRO INDUSTRIES BY STEM EMPLOYEES (2011)

NUMBER OF STEM EMPLOYEES

Construction 9,750

Utilities 47.5%

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

39.6%

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

38.0%

Repair and Maintenance 61.5%

Air Transportation 56.1%

Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing

53.9% Hospitals 7,499

Hospitals 51.9%

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

36.8%

Repair and Maintenance

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

7,646

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

2,103

Ambulatory Health Care Services

Textile Mills 2,147

Administration of Economic Programs

2,103

7,530

Educational Services 2,296

Finance and Insurance 2,206

3,101

LABOR DEMAND 4

METRO

$59,721$43,463$52,993$52,250$80,096$58,417$87,052$40,099$43,863$73,663$42,718$51,002$39,639$56,741$57,840$47,354$35,427$22,217$61,722$39,033

Engineering TechnologiesInterdisciplinary and Multi-Disciplinary Studies (General)

$64,040$49,709

Family and Consumer SciencesAgriculture

$33,309$52,044

Public Affairs, Policy, and Social WorkTheology and Religious Vocations

$40,199$36,107

Physical Fitness, Parks, Recreation, and LeisureHistory

$44,393$62,497

English Language, Literature, and CompositionComputer and Information Sciences

$47,972$70,168

Biology and Life SciencesFine Arts

$77,150$37,506

CommunicationsPhysical Sciences

$49,178$74,460

Social SciencesMedical and Health Sciences and Services

$64,699$59,186

EngineeringPsychology

$84,159$46,428

Guilford County, NC

FIELD OF DEGREE BY NUMBER OF ADULTS WITH BACHELORS (2011)

BusinessEducation Administration and Teaching

EARNINGS BY DEGREE (2011)

$63,526$38,499

US

LABOR DEMAND 5

METRO US

Business Operations Specialists

3% 4%

Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners

2% 4%

Other Management Occupations

1% 1%

1% 2%

Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public

1% 1%

Operations Specialties Managers

Preschool, Primary, Secondary, and Special

2% 2%

Financial Specialists

Guilford County, NC

Share of All H-1b in Occupation

Engineers 6% 5%

Most H-1b Workers, By Share of Metro Occupation

(2011)

Computer Occupations 80% 68%

1% 4%

Postsecondary Teachers 1% 1%

LABOR DEMAND 6

H-1b Visa Requests Metro (2011)

U.S. - 712,919

1,530


H-1b Visa Requests Per Worker Metro (2011)

16

Guilford County, NC

4 Institutional Quality

• Educational institutions responsible for developing the education skills of region's workforce

Guilford County, NC

Area Largest SchoolsAverage Overall

Proficiency Rate (2011)

NORTHWEST GUILFORD HIGH 93%

GRIMSLEY HIGH 88%

PAGE HIGH 84%

DUDLEY HIGH 70%

SOUTHWEST GUILFORD HIGH 85%

LUCY RAGSDALE HIGH 87%

SOUTHEAST GUILFORD HIGH 83%

WESTERN GUILFORD HIGH 77%

HIGH POINT CENTRAL HIGH 74%

EASTERN GUILFORD HIGH 58%

INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY 1

81% 9

1%

70

% 79

%

71% 7

9%

82

%

69

% 77

%

56

%

55

%

56

% 69

%

69

%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Total White Black Hispanic Poor Male Female

AREA PROFICIENCY RATES ON STATE EXAMS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL

STUDENTS (2011)

AREA US

Guilford County, NC

LUCY RAGSDALE HIGH 87%

SOUTHEAST GUILFORD HIGH 97%

WESTERN GUILFORD HIGH 81%

HIGH POINT CENTRAL HIGH 78%

EASTERN GUILFORD HIGH 81%

PAGE HIGH 86%

DUDLEY HIGH 86%

SOUTHWEST GUILFORD HIGH 91%

Area Largest SchoolsAverage Graduation

Rates (2011)

NORTHWEST GUILFORD HIGH 94%

GRIMSLEY HIGH 81%


87

%

92

%

85

%

78

%

84

%

69

%

85

%

70

%

75

%

73

%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Total White Black Hispanic Poor

AVERAGE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES (2011)

AREA US

Guilford County, NC

Metro Largest Institutions by Eligible Students

Share Receiving Federal Loans

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO 56%

GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE 26%

NORTH CAROLINA A & T STATE UNIVERSITY 75%

HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY 57%

RANDOLPH COMMUNITY COLLEGE 0%

BENNETT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN 85%

ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE–HIGH POINT 80%

GUILFORD COLLEGE 70%

ROCKINGHAM COMMUNITY COLLEGE 0%

GREENSBORO COLLEGE 71%


48%

42%

38%

39%

40%

41%

42%

43%

44%

45%

46%

47%

48%

49%

Share of all Students Receiving Federally-Subsidized Student Loans

STUDENTS RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID (2012)

METRO US

Guilford County, NC


BROOKSTONE COLLEGE-GREENSBORO 24%

Metro Largest InstitutionsCompletion Rates

(2012)



LEONS BEAUTY SCHOOL INC 100%

REGINA'S COLLEGE OF BEAUTY-HIGH POINT 100%


Metro Percentile Rank , Completion Rates, Community Colleges

Completion Rates, Metro Area Community Colleges (2012)

Percentage of Students Graduating Within200% of Expected Time

U.S. - 41%

24%

90

Guilford County, NC


LAUREL UNIVERSITY 40%

61%


Metro Largest InstitutionsCompletion Rates

(2012)




GUILFORD COLLEGE


Metro Percentile Rank, Completion Rates, 4-Year

Institutions

Completion Rates, Metro Area4-Year Institutions (2012)

Percentage of Students Graduating Within200% of Expected Time

U.S. - 60%

49%

68

Guilford County, NC

28

52

Metro Largest Institutions

GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

RANDOLPH COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ROCKINGHAM COMMUNITY COLLEGE

BROOKSTONE COLLEGE-GREENSBORO

56

35

Skills Alignment, Index Score

63

EMPIRE BEAUTY SCHOOL-WEST GREENSBORO

74

0

28

LEONS BEAUTY SCHOOL INC

THE HAIR DESIGN SCHOOL-E GREENSBORO

ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE–HIGH POINT

REGINA'S COLLEGE OF BEAUTY-HIGH POINT

THE FILA ACADEMY

28

28


Curriculum Alignment with In-Demand Skills, Metro

Community Colleges (2012)

Metro Index Score

US Average Score - 52

Metro Percentile Rank

47

38

Guilford County, NC

Metro Largest Institutions Skills Alignment,

Index Ranking

ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE–HIGH POINT 86

GREENSBORO COLLEGE 64

GUILFORD COLLEGE 81

LAUREL UNIVERSITY 69

BENNETT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN 82

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO 73

HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY 81

NORTH CAROLINA A & T STATE UNIVERSITY 78


Metro Index Score

US Average Index Score - 75

Curriculum Alignment with In-Demand Skills, Metro 4-Year

Institutions (2012)


69

33

Guilford County, NC

Metro Largest Institutions STEM Share of

Graduates

ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE–HIGH POINT 56%

LAUREL UNIVERSITY 2%



GUILFORD COLLEGE 37%





Curriculum Alignment with STEM Skills, Metro 4-Year

Institutions (2012)


STEM Share of Graduates

U.S. STEM Share - 60%

37%

61

Guilford County, NC

Metro Largest Institutions STEM Share of

Graduates




100%

BROOKSTONE COLLEGE-GREENSBORO 8%

LEONS BEAUTY SCHOOL INC 0%

EMPIRE BEAUTY SCHOOL-WEST GREENSBORO 0%

REGINA'S COLLEGE OF BEAUTY-HIGH POINT 0%

THE FILA ACADEMY 0%

THE HAIR DESIGN SCHOOL-E GREENSBORO 0%

ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE–HIGH POINT


Curriculum Alignment with STEM Skills, Metro

Community Colleges (2012)


STEM Share of Graduates

U.S. STEM Share - 36%

34%

75