Blowing Rock, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Blowing Rock	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$90,085	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$122,247	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$151,671	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$81,896	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$72,817	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$50,038	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.5%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Blowing Rock is 101% higher than the national average
The median household income in Blowing Rock is 50% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Blowing Rock is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Blowing Rock is 77% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$81,489 $122,247 $244,494

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Blowing Rock median earnings by income bracket

Blowing Rock employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.3%	5.3%
Manufacturing sector	2.4%	2.4%
Financial & insurance services	2.9%	2.9%
Wholesale & retail services	16.2%	16.2%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.4%	9.4%
Education, health & social services	16.2%	16.2%
Other	41.0%	41.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Grandfather, NC	61	$127,745	57.1%
Sugar Mountain, NC	501	$126,484	55.5%
Crossnore, NC	151	$116,864	43.7%
Seven Devils, NC	453	$113,664	39.8%
Beech Mountain, NC	791	$108,322	33.2%
Blowing Rock, NC	1,194	$122,247	50.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sea Ranch, CA	1,194	$117,532	44.5%
Woodbury Center, CT	1,194	$102,799	26.4%
Tunnel Hill, GA	1,194	$76,451	6.0%
Taylors Falls, MN	1,194	$86,006	5.7%
Beloit, OH	1,194	$61,446	24.5%
Blowing Rock, NC	1,194	$122,247	50.3%

Source: The Blowing Rock, 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.