Cove City, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cove City	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$39,472	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$71,572	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$75,396	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$40,502	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$42,633	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.1%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cove City is 12% lower than the national average
The median household income in Cove City is 12% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cove City is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Cove City is 20% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,709 $71,572 $143,144

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Cove City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.1%	7.1%
Manufacturing sector	21.3%	21.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.4%	9.4%
Public administration	5.5%	5.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.1%	7.1%
Education, health & social services	3.9%	3.9%
Other	45.7%	45.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Trent Woods, NC	4,161	$148,576	82.7%
Brices Creek, NC	4,266	$146,381	80.0%
River Bend, NC	3,154	$102,520	26.0%
New Bern, NC	30,984	$64,202	21.1%
Dover, NC	293	$60,488	25.6%
Cove City, NC	623	$71,572	12.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ashley, ND	623	$59,731	26.6%
Quogue, NY	623	$197,392	142.7%
Willsboro, NY	623	$68,645	15.6%
Adams, TN	623	$80,474	1.1%
Buffalo Gap, TX	623	$55,273	32.0%
Cove City, NC	623	$71,572	12.0%

Source: The Cove City, 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.