Bethel, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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19%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bethel	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$24,076	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$42,500	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$46,875	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$25,294	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$32,438	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,871	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	19.5%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bethel is 19% lower than the national average
The median household income in Bethel is 23% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bethel is 22% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Bethel is 29% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$28,330 $42,500 $85,000

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Bethel employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.5%	17.5%
Manufacturing sector	23.5%	23.5%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%	2.1%
Wholesale & retail services	16.9%	16.9%
Public administration	4.5%	4.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.8%	0.8%
Education, health & social services	15.1%	15.1%
Other	15.1%	15.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Stokes, NC	600	$96,913	75.2%
Falkland, NC	183	$78,279	41.5%
Oak City, NC	368	$50,417	8.9%
Bear Grass, NC	82	$48,875	11.7%
Farmville, NC	4,716	$46,719	15.6%
Bethel, NC	1,987	$42,500	23.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hull, IA	1,987	$71,042	28.4%
Oyster Bay Cove, NY	1,987	$186,250	236.7%
Bradford, OH	1,987	$46,500	15.9%
Blaine, TN	1,987	$54,125	2.2%
Mount Ayr, IA	1,988	$47,625	13.9%
Bethel, NC	1,987	$42,500	23.2%

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