Highlands, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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39%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

71%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Highlands	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$62,202	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$82,154	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$122,556	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$38,479	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,799	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$29,857	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.5%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Highlands is 39% higher than the national average
The median household income in Highlands is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Highlands is 71% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Highlands is 2% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,763 $82,154 $164,308

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Highlands median earnings by income bracket

Highlands employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.9%	12.9%
Manufacturing sector	1.3%	1.3%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%	2.2%
Wholesale & retail services	13.6%	13.6%
Public administration	0.9%	0.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	4.1%	4.1%
Other	65.0%	65.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cashiers, NC	749	$102,285	25.8%
Salem, SC	180	$84,067	3.4%
Dillard, GA	341	$72,730	10.6%
Mountain City, GA	1,096	$69,592	14.4%
Glenville, NC	103	$66,910	17.7%
Highlands, NC	1,095	$82,154	1.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Vanceboro, NC	1,095	$59,614	26.7%
Ellendale, ND	1,095	$63,402	22.0%
Huntland, TN	1,095	$75,954	6.6%
Lamar, TX	1,095	$54,516	33.0%
Rocky Ridge, UT	1,095	$86,014	5.8%
Highlands, NC	1,095	$82,154	1.0%

Source: The Highlands, 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.