Boiling Spring Lakes, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Boiling Spring Lakes	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$37,676	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$76,813	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$88,771	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$47,189	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$65,787	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,182	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.2%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Boiling Spring Lakes is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Boiling Spring Lakes is 6% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Boiling Spring Lakes is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Boiling Spring Lakes is 26% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,203 $76,813 $153,626

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Boiling Spring Lakes median earnings by income bracket

Boiling Spring Lakes employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.8%	17.8%
Manufacturing sector	9.4%	9.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.3%	9.3%
Public administration	5.7%	5.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	26.4%	26.4%
Education, health & social services	2.9%	2.9%
Other	28.4%	28.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Caswell Beach, NC	600	$184,080	126.3%
Bald Head Island, NC	215	$171,364	110.7%
St. James, NC	6,095	$165,768	103.8%
Holden Beach, NC	1,011	$150,806	85.4%
Kure Beach, NC	2,518	$132,378	62.8%
Boiling Spring Lakes, NC	6,335	$76,813	5.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
East Aurora, NY	6,335	$114,440	40.7%
Piedmont, SC	6,336	$77,021	5.3%
Harriman, TN	6,336	$55,185	32.1%
Peachland, BC	6,336	n/a
Naples Park, FL	6,337	$95,403	17.3%
Boiling Spring Lakes, NC	6,335	$76,813	5.6%

Source: The Boiling Spring Lakes, 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.