Garner, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

29%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Garner	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$50,816	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$99,772	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$132,709	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$74,580	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$66,083	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$55,240	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.9%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Garner is 13% higher than the national average
The median household income in Garner is 23% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Garner is 29% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Garner is 41% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$66,508 $99,772 $199,544

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Garner median earnings by income bracket

Garner employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.2%	9.2%
Manufacturing sector	12.1%	12.1%
Financial & insurance services	5.5%	5.5%
Wholesale & retail services	15.5%	15.5%
Public administration	4.8%	4.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.4%	5.4%
Education, health & social services	13.2%	13.2%
Other	28.6%	28.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Apex, NC	57,037	$167,811	106.3%
Cary, NC	173,346	$163,086	100.5%
Holly Springs, NC	37,538	$162,968	100.4%
Morrisville, NC	28,305	$148,685	82.8%
Fuquay-Varina, NC	29,773	$119,999	47.5%
Garner, NC	31,549	$99,772	22.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Galesburg, IL	31,538	$56,673	30.3%
Holladay, UT	31,564	$139,187	71.1%
Granger, IN	31,533	$152,043	86.9%
Fleming Island, FL	31,515	$150,974	85.6%
Gurnee, IL	31,504	$147,750	81.7%
Garner, NC	31,549	$99,772	22.7%

Source: The Garner, 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.