Alamance, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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27%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

62%

Household income NAT. AVG.

48%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Alamance	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$37,828	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$89,688	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$97,083	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$70,313	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$42,000	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	0.8%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Alamance is 27% higher than the national average
The median household income in Alamance is 62% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Alamance is 48% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Alamance is 95% lower than the national average

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$59,786 $89,688 $179,376

City

$32,167 $48,256 $96,512

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Alamance median earnings by income bracket

Alamance employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.9%	10.9%
Manufacturing sector	23.3%	23.3%
Financial & insurance services	5.6%	5.6%
Wholesale & retail services	5.3%	5.3%
Public administration	3.1%	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	24.2%	24.2%
Education, health & social services	14.3%	14.3%
Other	13.4%	13.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Forest Oaks, NC	4,102	$95,021	71.8%
Pleasant Garden, NC	4,906	$83,266	50.5%
Gibsonville, NC	7,232	$77,500	40.1%
Elon, NC	11,941	$69,085	24.9%
Swepsonville, NC	2,254	$65,802	18.9%
Alamance, NC	1,280	$89,688	62.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Keaau, HI	1,280	$72,889	31.8%
Yellville, AR	1,281	$29,737	46.2%
Litchfield, CT	1,279	$97,500	76.2%
Germantown, IL	1,279	$61,364	10.9%
Hurley, MS	1,279	$72,177	30.5%
Alamance, NC	1,280	$89,688	62.1%

Source: The Alamance, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).