Fontana Dam, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fontana Dam	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$49,520	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$97,200	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$96,036	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$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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Key findings

The income per capita in Fontana Dam is 10% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fontana Dam is 20% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fontana Dam is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fontana Dam is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$64,793 $97,200 $194,400

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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Fontana Dam employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	42.9%	42.9%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	57.1%	57.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lake Santeetlah, NC	41	$99,914	22.8%
Robbinsville, NC	877	$24,031	70.5%
Fontana Dam, NC	35	$97,200	19.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Panola, AL	35	$0	100.0%
El Capitan, AZ	35	$84,748	4.2%
Cotopaxi, CO	35	$0	100.0%
Dixonville, FL	35	$0	100.0%
Parkline, ID	35	$72,356	11.0%
Fontana Dam, NC	35	$97,200	19.5%

Source: The Fontana Dam, 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.