| Index | Cleveland | North Carolina | National |
| Income per capita | $21,376 | $26,779 | $29,829 |
| Median household income | $48,750 | $48,256 | $55,322 |
| Median income owner occupied | $57,188 | $61,102 | $70,586 |
| Median income renter occupied | $20,556 | $31,027 | $35,192 |
| Median earnings male | $43,646 | $32,737 | $36,919 |
| Median earnings female | $20,536 | $25,062 | $26,250 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.4% | 5.1% | 4.7% |
| Poverty level | 20.7% | 16.8% | 15.1% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| Manufacturing sector | 32.2% | 32.2% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 11.2% | 11.2% |
| Public administration | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 15.0% | 15.0% |
| Education, health & social services | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Other | 20.2% | 20.2% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Faith, NC | 1,053 | $103,417 | 86.9% |
| Mooresville, NC | 38,498 | $70,625 | 27.7% |
| Landis, NC | 3,119 | $65,769 | 18.9% |
| Troutman, NC | 2,723 | $62,800 | 13.5% |
| Spencer, NC | 3,227 | $54,556 | 1.4% |
| Cleveland, NC | 1,147 | $48,750 | 11.9% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| King Cove, AK | 1,147 | $71,875 | 29.9% |
| Hawley, PA | 1,147 | $39,116 | 29.3% |
| Daniel, UT | 1,147 | $89,583 | 61.9% |
| Henry Fork, VA | 1,147 | $40,833 | 26.2% |
| Killen, AL | 1,146 | $52,005 | 6.0% |
| Cleveland, NC | 1,147 | $48,750 | 11.9% |
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