Buxton, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

117%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Buxton	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$26,283	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$59,359	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$75,714	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,781	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$16,716	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	10.1%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	28.3%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Buxton is 12% lower than the national average
The median household income in Buxton is 7% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Buxton is 117% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Buxton is 87% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$39,568 $59,359 $118,718

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Buxton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	24.6%	24.6%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	5.8%	5.8%
Wholesale & retail services	23.5%	23.5%
Public administration	4.4%	4.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.2%	10.2%
Education, health & social services	7.8%	7.8%
Other	23.5%	23.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hatteras, NC	373	$70,721	27.8%
Frisco, NC	795	$35,916	35.1%
Avon, NC	474	$26,729	51.7%
Buxton, NC	1,558	$59,359	7.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Greenland, AR	1,558	$58,333	5.4%
Guthrie Center, IA	1,558	$51,650	6.6%
Canby, MN	1,558	$50,992	7.8%
Arlington, OH	1,558	$74,500	34.7%
Hubbard, TX	1,558	$34,271	38.1%
Buxton, NC	1,558	$59,359	7.3%

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