Brookford, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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34%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

30%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Brookford	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$29,564	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$56,928	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$56,281	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$56,747	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,379	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	29.1%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Brookford is 34% lower than the national average
The median household income in Brookford is 30% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Brookford is 10% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Brookford is 92% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,948 $56,928 $113,856

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Brookford median earnings by income bracket

Brookford employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.7%	1.7%
Manufacturing sector	39.3%	39.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	35.0%	35.0%
Public administration	3.4%	3.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.7%	7.7%
Education, health & social services	0.9%	0.9%
Other	7.7%	7.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Northlakes, NC	1,331	$121,150	49.0%
Maiden, NC	3,496	$116,973	43.8%
Bethlehem, NC	4,098	$101,592	24.9%
Granite Falls, NC	4,805	$99,608	22.5%
Valdese, NC	4,579	$87,891	8.1%
Brookford, NC	485	$56,928	30.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Black, AL	485	$77,384	4.9%
Concow, CA	485	$47,335	41.8%
Creal Springs, IL	485	$50,938	37.4%
Davis, IL	485	$76,212	6.3%
Sharpsburg, KY	485	$38,885	52.2%
Brookford, NC	485	$56,928	30.0%

Source: The Brookford, 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.