Hays, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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33%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

74%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Hays	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$20,048	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$35,278	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$35,293	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,334	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.2%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.0%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Hays is 33% lower than the national average
The median household income in Hays is 36% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Hays is 74% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Hays is 21% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$23,516 $35,278 $70,556

City

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

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Hays employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.6%	8.6%
Manufacturing sector	45.4%	45.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	8.9%	8.9%
Public administration	2.4%	2.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	13.2%	13.2%
Other	21.4%	21.4%

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%
Elkin, NC	3,968	$48,079	13.1%
Moravian Falls, NC	2,074	$45,184	18.3%
Ronda, NC	824	$41,250	25.4%
Hays, NC	1,360	$35,278	36.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Newcastle, CA	1,360	$87,050	57.4%
Gillam, MB	1,360	n/a
Garberville, CA	1,361	$25,357	54.2%
Sanborn, IA	1,359	$46,382	16.2%
Dayton, IN	1,359	$61,250	10.7%
Hays, NC	1,360	$35,278	36.2%

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