Cliffside, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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36%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cliffside	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$28,501	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$79,724	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$78,401	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$80,295	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	0.0%	16.8%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Cliffside is 36% lower than the national average
The median household income in Cliffside is 2% 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

$53,144 $79,724 $159,448

City

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

State

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

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	4,739	$109,374	34.5%
Boiling Springs, SC	10,161	$96,560	18.7%
Lattimore, NC	671	$81,668	0.4%
Rutherfordton, NC	4,211	$69,615	14.4%
Mayo, SC	1,830	$62,610	23.0%
Cliffside, NC	727	$79,724	2.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Traver, CA	727	$69,599	14.4%
Bradley Junction, FL	727	$56,090	31.0%
Franklin, ID	727	$63,562	21.8%
Elsah, IL	727	$145,806	79.3%
Medaryville, IN	727	$51,070	37.2%
Cliffside, NC	727	$79,724	2.0%

Source: The Cliffside, 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.