| Index | Fair Bluff | North Carolina | National |
| Income per capita | $26,519 | $40,311 | $44,883 |
| Median household income | $33,934 | $71,390 | $81,333 |
| Median income owner occupied | $41,030 | $89,419 | $106,172 |
| Median income renter occupied | $0 | $45,314 | $52,080 |
| Median earnings male | $40,016 | $47,759 | $54,343 |
| Median earnings female | $20,599 | $37,334 | $38,439 |
| Unemployment rate | 1.7% | 5.4% | 4.9% |
| Poverty level | 30.9% | 16.8% | 15.1% |

| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 9.7% | 9.7% |
| Manufacturing sector | 16.1% | 16.1% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 24.2% | 24.2% |
| Public administration | 14.5% | 14.5% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Education, health & social services | 19.4% | 19.4% |
| Other | 16.1% | 16.1% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Boardman, NC | 322 | $72,753 | 10.5% |
| Marietta, NC | 149 | $53,038 | 34.8% |
| Nichols, SC | 234 | $47,743 | 41.3% |
| Tabor City, NC | 4,176 | $47,242 | 41.9% |
| Fairmont, NC | 2,703 | $44,242 | 45.6% |
| Fair Bluff, NC | 603 | $33,934 | 58.3% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Avalon, FL | 603 | $94,192 | 15.8% |
| East Galesburg, IL | 603 | $87,330 | 7.4% |
| Arlington, KS | 603 | $46,368 | 43.0% |
| LeRoy, KS | 603 | $64,403 | 20.8% |
| Benham, KY | 603 | $65,350 | 19.7% |
| Fair Bluff, NC | 603 | $33,934 | 58.3% |