Holly Ridge, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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26%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

43%

Household income NAT. AVG.

62%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Holly Ridge	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$37,504	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$79,167	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$80,469	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$72,656	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$51,345	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$35,750	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	4.0%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Holly Ridge is 26% higher than the national average
The median household income in Holly Ridge is 43% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Holly Ridge is 62% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Holly Ridge is 74% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,772 $79,167 $158,334

City

$32,167 $48,256 $96,512

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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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Holly Ridge employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	36.3%	36.3%
Manufacturing sector	1.8%	1.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.7%	0.7%
Wholesale & retail services	23.1%	23.1%
Public administration	5.5%	5.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.0%	6.0%
Education, health & social services	4.9%	4.9%
Other	21.0%	21.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Porters Neck, NC	7,693	$94,886	71.5%
Bayshore, NC	3,776	$86,429	56.2%
Hampstead, NC	6,940	$86,250	55.9%
Topsail Beach, NC	466	$79,375	43.5%
Surf City, NC	3,187	$75,104	35.8%
Holly Ridge, NC	2,649	$79,167	43.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mission Canyon, CA	2,649	$150,924	172.8%
Biggs, CA	2,648	$64,107	15.9%
Ravenel, SC	2,650	$59,678	7.9%
Sicamous, BC	2,650	n/a
Hamburg, AR	2,647	$29,938	45.9%
Holly Ridge, NC	2,649	$79,167	43.1%

Source: The Holly Ridge, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).