Jefferson, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

43%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Jefferson	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$27,954	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$46,232	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$62,417	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$36,210	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$45,431	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$28,666	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	31.2%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Jefferson is 38% lower than the national average
The median household income in Jefferson is 43% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Jefferson is 45% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Jefferson is 106% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$30,818 $46,232 $92,464

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Jefferson employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.2%	20.2%
Manufacturing sector	11.1%	11.1%
Financial & insurance services	2.3%	2.3%
Wholesale & retail services	11.4%	11.4%
Public administration	4.8%	4.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.9%	0.9%
Education, health & social services	1.1%	1.1%
Other	47.9%	47.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lansing, NC	288	$60,760	25.3%
West Jefferson, NC	1,812	$48,495	40.4%
Boone, NC	19,927	$38,592	52.6%
Jefferson, NC	1,664	$46,232	43.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Woodmont, CT	1,664	$131,106	61.2%
Elkhart, KS	1,664	$61,584	24.3%
Latta, SC	1,664	$57,511	29.3%
Nouvelle, QC	1,664	n/a
Pine Valley, CA	1,663	$158,342	94.7%
Jefferson, NC	1,664	$46,232	43.2%

Source: The Jefferson, 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.