Kure Beach, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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78%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

63%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Kure Beach	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$79,940	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$132,378	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$156,706	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$73,238	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$72,609	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,776	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	2.9%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Kure Beach is 78% higher than the national average
The median household income in Kure Beach is 63% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Kure Beach is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Kure Beach is 81% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$88,243 $132,378 $264,756

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Kure Beach median earnings by income bracket

Kure Beach employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.5%	10.5%
Manufacturing sector	6.4%	6.4%
Financial & insurance services	5.9%	5.9%
Wholesale & retail services	11.7%	11.7%
Public administration	1.9%	1.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.1%	3.1%
Education, health & social services	13.3%	13.3%
Other	45.0%	45.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Caswell Beach, NC	600	$184,080	126.3%
Bald Head Island, NC	215	$171,364	110.7%
St. James, NC	6,095	$165,768	103.8%
Wrightsville Beach, NC	2,596	$159,553	96.2%
Myrtle Grove, NC	12,355	$129,859	59.7%
Kure Beach, NC	2,518	$132,378	62.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
North Brookfield, MA	2,518	$96,525	18.7%
Hallowell, ME	2,518	$85,076	4.6%
Crooksville, OH	2,518	$47,996	41.0%
Freeport, FL	2,517	$92,851	14.2%
Guyton, GA	2,517	$94,453	16.1%
Kure Beach, NC	2,518	$132,378	62.8%

Source: The Kure Beach, 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.