Belmont, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

34%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Belmont	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$62,418	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$109,223	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$150,077	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$64,406	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$72,525	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,331	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.5%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Belmont is 39% higher than the national average
The median household income in Belmont is 34% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Belmont is 35% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Belmont is 4% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$72,808 $109,223 $218,446

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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Belmont employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.2%	7.2%
Manufacturing sector	19.3%	19.3%
Financial & insurance services	5.5%	5.5%
Wholesale & retail services	7.4%	7.4%
Public administration	3.8%	3.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.4%	9.4%
Education, health & social services	11.4%	11.4%
Other	31.7%	31.7%

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Tega Cay, SC	11,216	$183,979	126.2%
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India Hook, SC	3,858	$138,004	69.7%
Belmont, NC	12,690	$109,223	34.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Derby, CT	12,684	$86,447	6.3%
Northlake, IL	12,696	$90,707	11.5%
Woodward, OK	12,677	$73,996	9.0%
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA	12,704	$279,598	243.8%
Troy, MO	12,706	$103,257	27.0%
Belmont, NC	12,690	$109,223	34.3%

Source: The Belmont, 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.