Calabash, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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24%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

33%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Calabash	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$22,693	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$36,936	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$42,300	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,833	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,670	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	25.8%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Calabash is 24% lower than the national average
The median household income in Calabash is 33% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Calabash is 6% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Calabash is 71% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$24,621 $36,936 $73,872

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Calabash employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	21.2%	21.2%
Manufacturing sector	12.2%	12.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.5%	13.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.0%	2.0%
Education, health & social services	14.3%	14.3%
Other	36.7%	36.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Briarcliffe Acres, SC	529	$145,750	163.5%
Holden Beach, NC	978	$101,458	83.4%
Ocean Isle Beach, NC	743	$93,750	69.5%
Sunset Beach, NC	3,994	$61,458	11.1%
North Myrtle Beach, SC	16,684	$61,390	11.0%
Calabash, NC	2,057	$36,936	33.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Byron, CA	2,057	$79,750	44.2%
Earlville, IL	2,057	$52,768	4.6%
McCleary, WA	2,057	$49,515	10.5%
Fogo Island, NL	2,057	n/a
Shannon, GA	2,056	$47,431	14.3%
Calabash, NC	2,057	$36,936	33.2%

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