Grandfather, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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276%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

57%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Grandfather	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$168,849	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$127,745	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$126,634	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$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	11.7%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Grandfather is 276% higher than the national average
The median household income in Grandfather is 57% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Grandfather is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Grandfather is 23% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$85,154 $127,745 $255,490

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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Grandfather median earnings by income bracket

Grandfather employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	14.3%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	42.9%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	28.6%	37.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	14.3%	0.0%
Other	0.0%	62.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sugar Mountain, NC	501	$126,484	55.5%
Blowing Rock, NC	1,194	$122,247	50.3%
Crossnore, NC	151	$116,864	43.7%
Seven Devils, NC	453	$113,664	39.8%
Beech Mountain, NC	791	$108,322	33.2%
Grandfather, NC	61	$127,745	57.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hatton, AL	61	$114,387	40.6%
Lee Vining, CA	61	$0	100.0%
Haswell, CO	61	$68,574	15.7%
Lake Harbor, FL	61	$0	100.0%
Dougherty, IA	61	$54,803	32.6%
Grandfather, NC	61	$127,745	57.1%

Source: The Grandfather, 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.