| Index | Myrtle Grove | North Carolina | National |
| Income per capita | $33,720 | $25,608 | $28,555 |
| Median household income | $69,028 | $46,693 | $53,482 |
| Median income owner occupied | $71,525 | $59,204 | $68,142 |
| Median income renter occupied | $45,417 | $29,260 | $33,219 |
| Median earnings male | $48,097 | $32,206 | $36,116 |
| Median earnings female | $32,289 | $24,378 | $25,692 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9% | 6.6% | 5.8% |
| Poverty level | 8.7% | 17.6% | 15.6% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 13.9% | 6.1% |
| Manufacturing sector | 7.9% | 0.6% |
| Financial & insurance services | 1.8% | 7.6% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 20.3% | 13.6% |
| Public administration | 2.3% | 5.9% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 8.8% | 0.0% |
| Education, health & social services | 13.0% | 35.8% |
| Other | 30.8% | 24.2% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Porters Neck, NC | 6,476 | $102,083 | 91% |
| St. James, NC | 3,704 | $89,519 | 67% |
| Kure Beach, NC | 2,388 | $73,977 | 38% |
| Skippers Corner, NC | 2,750 | $72,619 | 36% |
| Ogden, NC | 6,653 | $70,192 | 31% |
| Myrtle Grove, NC | 9,030 | $69,028 | 29% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Morehead City, NC | 9,030 | $38,508 | 28% |
| Plymouth, MI | 9,029 | $67,350 | 26% |
| Covington, TN | 9,033 | $26,784 | 50% |
| Grimes, IA | 9,037 | $78,504 | 47% |
| Thompsonville, CT | 9,021 | $48,302 | 10% |
| Myrtle Grove, NC | 9,030 | $69,028 | 29% |