Half Moon, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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19%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Half Moon	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$36,299	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$77,440	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$88,000	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$57,854	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$45,871	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,999	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.0%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Half Moon is 19% lower than the national average
The median household income in Half Moon is 5% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Half Moon is 27% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Half Moon is 1% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,621 $77,440 $154,880

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Half Moon median earnings by income bracket

Half Moon employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	24.4%	24.4%
Manufacturing sector	5.3%	5.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	4.3%	4.3%
Public administration	21.0%	21.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.5%	5.5%
Education, health & social services	14.7%	14.7%
Other	24.8%	24.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Piney Green, NC	14,825	$83,852	3.1%
Pumpkin Center, NC	1,891	$79,515	2.2%
Richlands, NC	2,975	$78,340	3.7%
Potters Hill, NC	773	$75,314	7.4%
Maysville, NC	1,024	$70,515	13.3%
Half Moon, NC	8,633	$77,440	4.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Columbia-Shuswap C, BC	8,632	n/a
Virginia, MN	8,634	$61,675	24.2%
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, NL	8,634	n/a
Revelstoke, BC	8,635	n/a
Denison, IA	8,630	$79,496	2.3%
Half Moon, NC	8,633	$77,440	4.8%

Source: The Half Moon, 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.