Horse Shoe, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

29%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Horse Shoe	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$35,866	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$69,464	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$74,145	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$27,000	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$37,426	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$35,707	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.6%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Horse Shoe is 20% higher than the national average
The median household income in Horse Shoe is 26% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Horse Shoe is 29% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Horse Shoe is 17% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$46,304 $69,464 $138,928

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Horse Shoe median earnings by income bracket

Horse Shoe employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.4%	7.4%
Manufacturing sector	24.9%	24.9%
Financial & insurance services	3.0%	3.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.9%	7.9%
Public administration	4.7%	4.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.1%	8.1%
Education, health & social services	9.6%	9.6%
Other	30.9%	30.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Biltmore Forest, NC	1,679	$164,000	196.4%
Flat Rock, NC	3,354	$90,642	63.8%
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Royal Pines, NC	4,499	$84,415	52.6%
Bent Creek, NC	1,652	$82,629	49.4%
Horse Shoe, NC	2,174	$69,464	25.6%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ester, AK	2,174	$66,683	20.5%
Earle, AR	2,174	$37,188	32.8%
Lake Hamilton, AR	2,174	$45,833	17.2%
Port Sulphur, LA	2,174	$44,688	19.2%
Commercial Point, OH	2,174	$79,318	43.4%
Horse Shoe, NC	2,174	$69,464	25.6%

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