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

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19%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

29%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Horse Shoe	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$53,400	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$103,258	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$110,924	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$40,609	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,425	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,347	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.6%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Horse Shoe is 19% higher than the national average
The median household income in Horse Shoe is 27% 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

$68,831 $103,258 $206,516

City

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

State

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

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	1,725	$248,072	205.0%
Avery Creek, NC	3,381	$134,280	65.1%
Flat Rock, NC	3,432	$134,004	64.8%
Royal Pines, NC	4,610	$125,047	53.7%
Bent Creek, NC	1,696	$122,730	50.9%
Horse Shoe, NC	2,233	$103,258	27.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Zion, GA	2,233	$69,937	14.0%
Wellington, TX	2,233	$51,892	36.2%
Albanel, QC	2,233	n/a
Northwood, IA	2,232	$87,182	7.2%
Pine Level, NC	2,234	$73,877	9.2%
Horse Shoe, NC	2,233	$103,258	27.0%

Source: The Horse Shoe, 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.