Rockwell, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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19%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

72%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rockwell	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$24,132	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$49,750	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$64,250	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$31,462	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,910	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,962	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.3%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	8.6%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rockwell is 19% lower than the national average
The median household income in Rockwell is 10% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rockwell is 72% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rockwell is 43% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,163 $49,750 $99,500

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Rockwell employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.4%	13.4%
Manufacturing sector	23.6%	23.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.4%	10.4%
Public administration	5.8%	5.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	16.0%	16.0%
Education, health & social services	9.3%	9.3%
Other	21.4%	21.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Faith, NC	1,053	$103,417	86.9%
Concord, NC	94,147	$70,973	28.3%
Richfield, NC	892	$67,028	21.2%
Landis, NC	3,119	$65,769	18.9%
Millingport, NC	448	$64,125	15.9%
Rockwell, NC	2,090	$49,750	10.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Craigsville, WV	2,090	$36,628	33.8%
Wellsburg, WV	2,090	$43,152	22.0%
L'Anse, MI	2,091	$42,845	22.6%
Lewiston, UT	2,091	$64,034	15.7%
Chester, CA	2,088	$57,083	3.2%
Rockwell, NC	2,090	$49,750	10.1%

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