Lake Lure, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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65%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lake Lure	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$74,188	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$90,881	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$104,377	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$49,727	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$58,087	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$54,723	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.5%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lake Lure is 65% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lake Lure is 12% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lake Lure is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lake Lure is 44% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,581 $90,881 $181,762

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Lake Lure median earnings by income bracket

Lake Lure employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.7%	3.7%
Manufacturing sector	6.4%	6.4%
Financial & insurance services	7.4%	7.4%
Wholesale & retail services	20.6%	20.6%
Public administration	3.4%	3.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.0%	3.0%
Education, health & social services	17.6%	17.6%
Other	35.1%	35.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Montreat, NC	369	$283,024	248.0%
Flat Rock, NC	3,432	$134,004	64.8%
Edneyville, NC	2,843	$110,866	36.3%
Chimney Rock Village, NC	178	$84,637	4.1%
Hoopers Creek, NC	1,427	$83,014	2.1%
Lake Lure, NC	1,699	$90,881	11.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cordova, AL	1,699	$46,246	43.1%
Plantation Mobile Home Park, FL	1,699	$55,956	31.2%
Locust Fork, AL	1,700	$56,286	30.8%
Stockton, IL	1,700	$64,328	20.9%
Arnold Line, MS	1,700	$87,300	7.3%
Lake Lure, NC	1,699	$90,881	11.7%

Source: The Lake Lure, 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.