Cliffside, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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35%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cliffside	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$19,450	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$52,895	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$53,500	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$54,551	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	0.0%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cliffside is 35% lower than the national average
The median household income in Cliffside is 4% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cliffside is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Cliffside is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,259 $52,895 $105,790

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Cliffside median earnings by income bracket

Cliffside employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.3%	15.3%
Manufacturing sector	57.6%	57.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.9%	13.9%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	13.2%	13.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Boiling Springs, NC	4,580	$73,457	32.8%
Boiling Springs, SC	9,953	$63,529	14.8%
Lattimore, NC	652	$54,792	1.0%
Rutherfordton, NC	4,071	$46,144	16.6%
Mayo, SC	1,770	$42,439	23.3%
Cliffside, NC	707	$52,895	4.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mendocino, CA	707	$59,083	6.8%
Loghill Village, CO	707	$79,667	44.0%
East Ellijay, GA	707	$24,750	55.3%
Oxford, IA	707	$60,417	9.2%
Howe, IN	707	$43,689	21.0%
Cliffside, NC	707	$52,895	4.4%

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