Duck, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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127%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

76%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Duck	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$101,720	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$162,607	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$168,736	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$56,531	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$107,509	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$22,574	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.2%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.4%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Duck is 127% higher than the national average
The median household income in Duck is 100% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Duck is 76% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Duck is 51% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$108,393 $162,607 $325,214

City

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

State

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

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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Duck median earnings by income bracket

Duck employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.0%	9.0%
Manufacturing sector	3.5%	3.5%
Financial & insurance services	30.6%	30.6%
Wholesale & retail services	11.1%	11.1%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.4%	1.4%
Education, health & social services	6.3%	6.3%
Other	38.2%	38.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Southern Shores, NC	3,012	$156,759	92.7%
Kitty Hawk, NC	3,618	$110,963	36.4%
Kill Devil Hills, NC	7,416	$89,332	9.8%
Coinjock, NC	394	$82,530	1.5%
Duck, NC	600	$162,607	99.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Allenhurst, GA	600	$93,470	14.9%
Taylor Springs, IL	600	$57,212	29.7%
Tovey, IL	600	$132,904	63.4%
Freeport, MI	600	$88,999	9.4%
Jamesport, MO	600	$54,176	33.4%
Duck, NC	600	$162,607	99.9%

Source: The Duck, 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.