Carolina Shores, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Carolina Shores	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$54,896	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$86,585	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$90,907	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,296	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.1%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Carolina Shores is 22% higher than the national average
The median household income in Carolina Shores is 6% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Carolina Shores is 22% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Carolina Shores is 66% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,717 $86,585 $173,170

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Carolina Shores employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.0%	3.0%
Manufacturing sector	18.0%	18.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.6%	10.6%
Public administration	7.4%	7.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.4%	6.4%
Education, health & social services	1.3%	1.3%
Other	38.8%	38.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Briarcliffe Acres, SC	540	$219,692	170.1%
Holden Beach, NC	1,011	$150,806	85.4%
Ocean Isle Beach, NC	760	$138,199	69.9%
North Myrtle Beach, SC	17,032	$93,262	14.7%
Sunset Beach, NC	4,096	$92,298	13.5%
Carolina Shores, NC	4,539	$86,585	6.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Southwold, ON	4,540	n/a
Blanchester, OH	4,537	$52,767	35.1%
Hurstbourne, KY	4,541	$162,776	100.1%
West Jefferson, OH	4,536	$86,840	6.8%
Springville, AL	4,542	$122,433	50.5%
Carolina Shores, NC	4,539	$86,585	6.5%

Source: The Carolina Shores, 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.