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

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Carolina Shores	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$36,589	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$57,454	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$62,200	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$0	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,634	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.1%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Carolina Shores is 23% higher than the national average
The median household income in Carolina Shores is 4% 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

$38,298 $57,454 $114,908

City

$32,167 $48,256 $96,512

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Carolina Shores median earnings by income bracket

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	529	$145,750	163.5%
Holden Beach, NC	978	$101,458	83.4%
Ocean Isle Beach, NC	743	$93,750	69.5%
Sunset Beach, NC	3,994	$61,458	11.1%
North Myrtle Beach, SC	16,684	$61,390	11.0%
Carolina Shores, NC	4,391	$57,454	3.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sparta, MI	4,390	$47,958	13.3%
Rosedale, WA	4,389	$123,533	123.3%
Coopersville, MI	4,388	$56,824	2.7%
Longview Heights, WA	4,388	$82,289	48.7%
Senoia, GA	4,386	$93,994	69.9%
Carolina Shores, NC	4,391	$57,454	3.9%

Source: The Carolina Shores, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).