Bethlehem, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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46%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

25%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bethlehem	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$65,349	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$101,592	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$116,093	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$90,994	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$90,562	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,253	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.2%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bethlehem is 46% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bethlehem is 25% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bethlehem is 35% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bethlehem is 52% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$67,721 $101,592 $203,184

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Bethlehem median earnings by income bracket

Bethlehem employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.3%	5.3%
Manufacturing sector	23.8%	23.8%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%	2.1%
Wholesale & retail services	18.2%	18.2%
Public administration	1.0%	1.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.1%	7.1%
Education, health & social services	16.5%	16.5%
Other	21.5%	21.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Northlakes, NC	1,331	$121,150	49.0%
Cedar Rock, NC	290	$105,042	29.2%
Granite Falls, NC	4,805	$99,608	22.5%
Mountain View, NC	3,893	$85,465	5.1%
Sawmills, NC	5,379	$83,064	2.1%
Bethlehem, NC	4,098	$101,592	24.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Balm, FL	4,098	$125,947	54.9%
Fort Gibson, OK	4,098	$66,927	17.7%
Cumberland, Subd. D, NS	4,097	n/a
Sunset Beach, NC	4,096	$92,298	13.5%
Mills, WY	4,096	$69,095	15.0%
Bethlehem, NC	4,098	$101,592	24.9%

Source: The Bethlehem, 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.