Elk Park, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

19%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Elk Park	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$20,193	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$40,272	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$53,333	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,833	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$16,711	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	27.3%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Elk Park is 32% lower than the national average
The median household income in Elk Park is 27% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Elk Park is 19% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Elk Park is 81% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,845 $40,272 $80,544

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Elk Park median earnings by income bracket

Elk Park employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.0%	18.0%
Manufacturing sector	28.9%	28.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.8%	7.8%
Public administration	2.3%	2.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.4%	9.4%
Education, health & social services	7.0%	7.0%
Other	25.0%	25.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Grandfather, NC	60	$86,250	55.9%
Sugar Mountain, NC	487	$83,438	50.8%
Crossnore, NC	146	$79,375	43.5%
Seven Devils, NC	441	$74,792	35.2%
Beech Mountain, NC	766	$72,917	31.8%
Elk Park, NC	495	$40,272	27.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gambell, AK	495	$45,714	17.4%
Isleton, CA	495	$34,500	37.6%
Wilkerson, CA	495	$78,942	42.7%
Ideal, GA	495	$20,833	62.3%
Hume, IL	495	$56,964	3.0%
Elk Park, NC	495	$40,272	27.2%

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