BY THE NUMBERS

WAGES

HOURS

Click to see average wages and weekly hours for each occupation on the Duke ledgers, as well as comparisons to statistics from Atlanta, Birmingham and the U.S. at large.

Demo-graphic

data

Click to see statistics from the worker information table, as well as wage and hour disparities between white and black workers.

food

prices

Click to see staple food prices for Mobile and Charleston—two cities similar to Durham—in comparison to average wages and weekly hours for each occupation on the Duke ledgers.