Harkers Island, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Harkers Island	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$39,048	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$78,292	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$82,319	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$66,628	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$24,648	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.7%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Harkers Island is 13% lower than the national average
The median household income in Harkers Island is 4% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Harkers Island is 18% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Harkers Island is 11% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,189 $78,292 $156,584

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Harkers Island median earnings by income bracket

Harkers Island employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.1%	2.1%
Manufacturing sector	12.6%	12.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	29.5%	29.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	16.8%	16.8%
Education, health & social services	11.6%	11.6%
Other	24.2%	24.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Marshallberg, NC	428	$170,593	109.7%
Atlantic Beach, NC	1,919	$89,662	10.2%
Atlantic, NC	624	$73,592	9.5%
Morehead City, NC	9,827	$67,888	16.5%
Gloucester, NC	495	$63,794	21.6%
Harkers Island, NC	1,346	$78,292	3.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Paisley, FL	1,346	$89,409	9.9%
Coloma, MI	1,346	$67,488	17.0%
Purdy, MO	1,346	$65,533	19.4%
Robinhood, MS	1,346	$66,522	18.2%
Burgettstown, PA	1,346	$73,882	9.2%
Harkers Island, NC	1,346	$78,292	3.7%

Source: The Harkers Island, 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.