Fairplains, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fairplains	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$20,860	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$41,184	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$43,646	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$26,813	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$17,213	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	22.1%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fairplains is 30% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fairplains is 26% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fairplains is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fairplains is 46% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,453 $41,184 $82,368

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Fairplains employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.8%	1.8%
Manufacturing sector	34.3%	34.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	27.7%	27.7%
Public administration	5.5%	5.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	16.7%	16.7%
Other	14.0%	14.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pleasant Hill, NC	808	$72,519	31.1%
Mulberry, NC	2,055	$48,275	12.7%
Moravian Falls, NC	2,074	$45,184	18.3%
Ronda, NC	824	$41,250	25.4%
Wilkesboro, NC	3,457	$36,314	34.4%
Fairplains, NC	1,757	$41,184	25.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Foxfire, NC	1,757	$62,750	13.4%
San Rafael, NM	1,757	$68,923	24.6%
Terra Alta, WV	1,757	$40,774	26.3%
Smackover, AR	1,758	$49,630	10.3%
Scenic, AZ	1,758	$44,510	19.5%
Fairplains, NC	1,757	$41,184	25.6%

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