Carthage, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

25%

Household income NAT. AVG.

76%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Carthage	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$36,855	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$61,365	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$90,694	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$29,779	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,433	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,523	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.2%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.5%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Carthage is 18% lower than the national average
The median household income in Carthage is 25% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Carthage is 76% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Carthage is 31% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,905 $61,365 $122,730

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Carthage median earnings by income bracket

Carthage employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.1%	13.1%
Manufacturing sector	5.0%	5.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	19.5%	19.5%
Public administration	5.0%	5.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.0%	3.0%
Education, health & social services	18.1%	18.1%
Other	34.7%	34.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Whispering Pines, NC	3,481	$133,526	64.2%
Pinehurst, NC	16,760	$129,393	59.1%
Seven Lakes, NC	4,564	$113,945	40.1%
Southern Pines, NC	14,777	$104,338	28.3%
Foxfire, NC	1,804	$94,592	16.3%
Carthage, NC	2,587	$61,365	24.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Drum Point, MD	2,587	$170,357	109.5%
Lake Crystal, MN	2,587	$95,576	17.5%
Beaver Dam Lake, NY	2,587	$174,062	114.0%
Kalona, IA	2,588	$86,530	6.4%
Janesville, MN	2,588	$91,391	12.4%
Carthage, NC	2,587	$61,365	24.6%

Source: The Carthage, 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.