Bath, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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55%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

90%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bath	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$69,677	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$78,415	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$83,069	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$75,976	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$75,748	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$54,948	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.5%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.8%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bath is 55% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bath is 4% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bath is 90% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bath is 55% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,271 $78,415 $156,830

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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Bath employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.1%	8.1%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	18.9%	18.9%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.4%	5.4%
Education, health & social services	16.2%	16.2%
Other	45.9%	45.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pantego, NC	522	$133,544	64.2%
Washington Park, NC	614	$120,996	48.8%
Bayview, NC	487	$111,246	36.8%
River Road, NC	3,709	$63,155	22.4%
Aurora, NC	790	$55,765	31.4%
Bath, NC	228	$78,415	3.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Newtok, AK	228	$47,416	41.7%
Tillar, AR	228	$56,235	30.9%
Elbert, CO	228	$85,672	5.3%
Mineola, IA	228	$100,052	23.0%
Wadena, IA	228	$79,357	2.4%
Bath, NC	228	$78,415	3.6%

Source: The Bath, 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.