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3 <br /> 1 How Does Orange County Compare? <br /> 2 Orange vs Wake vs Durham vs Buncombe vs national average <br /> 3 Arts Indicators <br /> 4 • Arts activity: levels of participation and production <br /> 5 • Resources: arts revenue and organization resources used in the arts <br /> 6 • Competitiveness: the arts relative to other community markers <br /> 7 • Local Cultural Character: attributes that differentiate our community <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Arts Indicator 1: Arts Activity <br /> 10 • Highest in 4 of 9 Arts Activity Markers among Orange, Wake, and Durham Counties <br /> 11 • Higher than Buncombe County in 7 of 9 markers <br /> 12 • Higher than the national average in 8 of 9 markers <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Highlights: Arts Activity <br /> 15 • Adult population attending live performing arts <br /> 16 o 19% higher than Wake <br /> 17 o 27% higher than Durham <br /> 18 o 50% higher than Buncombe <br /> 19 o 45% higher than national average <br /> 20 • Nonprofit cultural expenditures per capita <br /> 21 o 30% higher than Wake <br /> 22 o 8% higher than Durham <br /> 23 o 55% higher than Buncombe <br /> 24 o 86% higher than the national average <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Arts Indicator 2: Resources <br /> 27 • Highest in all 23 Resource Markers among Orange, Wake, Durham Counties <br /> 28 • Higher than Buncombe County in 16 of 23 markers <br /> 29 • Higher than the national average in 16 of 23 markers <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Highlights: Resources <br /> 32 • Total nonprofit arts orgs per capita <br /> 33 o 104% higher than Wake <br /> 34 o 70% higher than Durham <br /> 35 o 24% higher than Buncombe <br /> 36 o 60% higher than national average <br /> 37 • Nonprofit arts revenues per capita <br /> 38 o 74% higher than Wake <br /> 39 o 32% higher than Durham <br /> 40 o 158% higher than Buncombe <br /> 41 o 129% higher than national average <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Highlights: Resources <br /> 44 • Working artists per 100K population <br /> 45 o 97% higher than Wake <br /> 46 o 56% higher than Durham <br /> 47 o 11% lower than Buncombe <br /> 48 o 233% higher than national average <br /> 49 <br />