Charlotte, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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11%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Charlotte	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$33,050	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$55,599	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$77,185	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$38,174	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,948	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,659	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.1%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	15.8%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Charlotte is 11% higher than the national average
The median household income in Charlotte is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Charlotte is 31% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Charlotte is 5% higher than the national average

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$37,062 $55,599 $111,198

City

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

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Charlotte employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.7%	1.1%
Manufacturing sector	10.2%	0.3%
Financial & insurance services	10.8%	11.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.6%	13.6%
Public administration	2.1%	2.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.5%	3.1%
Education, health & social services	8.5%	29.5%
Other	32.9%	32.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Marvin, NC	6,056	$185,862	236.0%
Weddington, NC	10,254	$125,966	127.7%
Tega Cay, SC	9,026	$120,346	117.5%
Wesley Chapel, NC	8,217	$103,438	87.0%
Huntersville, NC	51,701	$90,633	63.8%
Charlotte, NC	808,834	$55,599	0.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fort Worth, TX	815,930	$54,876	0.8%
Columbus, OH	837,038	$47,156	14.8%
Winnipeg, MB	775,440	n/a
Indianapolis, IN	846,674	$43,101	22.1%
San Francisco, CA	850,282	$87,701	58.5%
Charlotte, NC	808,834	$55,599	0.5%

Source: The Charlotte, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).