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

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12%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lake Santeetlah	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$50,230	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$99,914	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$98,568	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	0.0%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lake Santeetlah is 12% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lake Santeetlah is 23% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lake Santeetlah is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lake Santeetlah is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$66,602 $99,914 $199,828

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Lake Santeetlah median earnings by income bracket

Lake Santeetlah employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	50.0%	50.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	50.0%	50.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fontana Dam, NC	35	$97,200	19.5%
Marble, NC	566	$59,651	26.7%
Andrews, NC	1,970	$43,509	46.5%
Robbinsville, NC	877	$24,031	70.5%
Lake Santeetlah, NC	41	$99,914	22.8%

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Eagle Village, AK	41	$0	100.0%
Levelock, AK	41	$33,786	58.5%
Stony River, AK	41	$152,380	87.4%
Tibbie, AL	41	$0	100.0%
Haigler Creek, AZ	41	$20,387	74.9%
Lake Santeetlah, NC	41	$99,914	22.8%

Source: The Lake Santeetlah, 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.