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3 <br /> How Does Orange County Compare? <br /> Orange vs Wake vs Durham vs Buncombe vs national average <br /> Arts Indicators <br /> • Arts activity: levels of participation and production <br /> • Resources: arts revenue and organization resources used in the arts <br /> • Competitiveness: the arts relative to other community markers <br /> • Local Cultural Character: attributes that differentiate our community <br /> Arts Indicator 1: Arts Activity <br /> • Highest in 4 of 9 Arts Activity Markers among Orange, Wake, and Durham Counties <br /> • Higher than Buncombe County in 7 of 9 markers <br /> • Higher than the national average in 8 of 9 markers <br /> Highlights: Arts Activity <br /> • Adult population attending live performing arts <br /> o 19% higher than Wake <br /> o 27% higher than Durham <br /> o 50% higher than Buncombe <br /> o 45% higher than national average <br /> • Nonprofit cultural expenditures per capita <br /> o 30% higher than Wake <br /> o 8% higher than Durham <br /> o 55% higher than Buncombe <br /> o 86% higher than the national average <br /> Arts Indicator 2: Resources <br /> • Highest in all 23 Resource Markers among Orange, Wake, Durham Counties <br /> • Higher than Buncombe County in 16 of 23 markers <br /> • Higher than the national average in 16 of 23 markers <br /> Highlights: Resources <br /> • Total nonprofit arts orgs per capita <br /> o 104% higher than Wake <br /> o 70% higher than Durham <br /> o 24% higher than Buncombe <br /> o 60% higher than national average <br /> • Nonprofit arts revenues per capita <br /> o 74% higher than Wake <br /> o 32% higher than Durham <br /> o 158% higher than Buncombe <br /> o 129% higher than national average <br /> Highlights: Resources <br /> • Working artists per 100K population <br /> o 97% higher than Wake <br /> o 56% higher than Durham <br /> o 11% lower than Buncombe <br />