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CODA NATIONAL RESEARCH DATA 2000 126,544 Total Estimated Craft Population 83,200 Affiliated with Craft Organizations 23,344 Non-Affiliated 20,000 Additional Non-Affiliated $76,052 Average Gross Sales/Craft Household $50,000 Average income after expenses (26% above National Income) $39,657 National Median Income $4.2 Billion retail markup added to wholesale $13.8 BILLION TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT Craftspeople that have paid employees generally have three times the household income and ten times the sales/revenue of those that work alone. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE: 93% of craftspeople in the U.S. are Caucasian 64% are female 41% are between 46 & 55, the median age is 49 10% are below 35, 26% are 36-45 17% are 56-65 and 6% over 65 78% are members of a craft organization WORK ENVIRONMENT: 79% work in studio on/in their residential property 64% work alone in a studio 18% work with partner or family member 16% work with paid employees 87.2% employ no full-time employees 20% employ at least one part-time employee 4.39 is the average number employed full-time by those Craftspeople with employees 2.24 the average number of part-time employees $56,041 is the average annual payroll expenditure for craftspeople with employees DISTRIBUTION METHODS FOR GENERATING SALES/REVENUE: 52.87% are direct retail sales and of those sales 51.80% are from craft fairs 27.09% are from the studio 14.80% are from commissions 6.31% are from other sources 27.03% wholesale in the U.S. 11.27% consignment sales from galleries 8.36% other sales 0.47% wholesale, international export 60% gross sales/revenue are in maker’s home state Notes on Terminology: INCOME is the gross annual sales/revenue less any material costs and less other fixed costs. We assume this figure was used for income tax reporting. Gross annual SALES/REVENUE is monies received for craft related activities including sales of craft products, teaching, lectures, or even grant monies and awards. | | |
INDUSTRY COMPARISON |
DOLLARS |
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Shoe Industry* |
$41.6 billion |
|
Magazines* |
$31.9 billion |
|
Airline Tickets* |
$29.5 billion |
|
Funeral/Burial Expenses* |
$16.0 billion |
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Vegetables and Melons** |
$15.0 billion |
Craft Industry |
$13.8 billion |
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Fuel Oil and Coal* |
$13.2 billion |
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Fruit and Tree Nuts** |
$12.3 billion |
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Taxicabs* |
$ 3.7 billion |
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Potatoes** |
$ 2.7 billion |
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Tobacco** |
$ 2.4 billion |
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Peanuts** |
$ 1.0 billion |
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*U.S. Census Personal Consumption Expenditures 1998.**USDA Crop Value, 1999 |
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NATIONAL ARTIST POPULATION ESTIMATES |
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TYPE OF ARTIST |
NUMBER |
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Designers |
685,000 |
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Architects |
171,000 |
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Musicians |
164,000 |
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Actors/Directors |
151,000 |
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Authors |
140,000 |
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Photographers |
137,000 |
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Craft artists/other misc. artists |
127,000 |
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Announcers |
62,000 |
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College Art Teachers |
36,000 |
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Dancers |
34,000 |
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Painters/Sculptors |
26,000 |
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1994 Report, National Assembly of Local Art Agencies |
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INCOME & SALES VARIES BY CRAFT MEDIUM Listed in order of Gross Sales/Revenue |
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MEDIUM |
SALES |
INCOME |
RESPONSE |
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Paper |
$37,529 |
$24,195 |
3.65% |
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Organic Material |
$42,681 |
$21,270 |
1.00% |
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Enamel |
$53,247 |
$29,612 |
0.58% |
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Plastics |
$53,760 |
$26,360 |
2.57% |
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Leather |
$58,586 |
$32,182 |
1.03% |
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Fiber/Textiles |
$60.665 |
$22,629 |
15.79% |
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Clay |
$60,704 |
$29,008 |
18.36% |
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Wood |
$67,907 |
$27,819 |
10.61% |
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Mixed Media |
$69,670 |
$26,033 |
8.54% |
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Other |
$81,709 |
$32,292 |
5.09% |
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Metal |
$108,133 |
$35,484 |
21.83% |
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Glass |
$111,051 |
$38,237 |
10.95% |
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Overall/Average |
$77,897 |
$29,939 |
100% | | | |