Arapahoe, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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34%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

25%

Household income NAT. AVG.

94%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Arapahoe	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$60,346	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$101,572	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$121,594	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$90,989	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,882	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.3%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.8%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Arapahoe is 34% higher than the national average
The median household income in Arapahoe is 25% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Arapahoe is 94% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Arapahoe is 42% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$67,707 $101,572 $203,144

City

$47,588 $71,390 $142,780

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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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Arapahoe median earnings by income bracket

Arapahoe employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.1%	18.1%
Manufacturing sector	3.8%	3.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	25.7%	25.7%
Public administration	4.8%	4.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	16.2%	16.2%
Education, health & social services	9.5%	9.5%
Other	21.9%	21.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Trent Woods, NC	4,161	$148,576	82.7%
Brices Creek, NC	4,266	$146,381	80.0%
Neuse Forest, NC	2,056	$112,773	38.7%
Fairfield Harbour, NC	2,877	$101,972	25.4%
Oriental, NC	1,173	$92,128	13.3%
Arapahoe, NC	407	$101,572	24.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chloride, AZ	407	$40,805	49.8%
Liberty, IL	407	$95,883	17.9%
Leeds, NY	407	$112,709	38.6%
Benton Ridge, OH	407	$96,065	18.1%
Hayti, SD	407	$69,316	14.8%
Arapahoe, NC	407	$101,572	24.9%

Source: The Arapahoe, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.