Lillington, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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44%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

88%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lillington	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$16,776	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$47,277	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$63,281	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$30,357	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$21,321	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,897	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.5%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	11.1%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lillington is 44% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lillington is 15% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lillington is 88% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lillington is 26% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,514 $47,277 $94,554

City

$32,167 $48,256 $96,512

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Lillington median earnings by income bracket

Lillington employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.0%	20.0%
Manufacturing sector	9.2%	9.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.3%	0.3%
Wholesale & retail services	7.8%	7.8%
Public administration	3.8%	3.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.7%	12.7%
Education, health & social services	10.9%	10.9%
Other	30.3%	30.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fuquay-Varina, NC	29,110	$81,914	48.1%
Mamers, NC	613	$64,694	16.9%
Plain View, NC	1,624	$63,235	14.3%
Falcon, NC	222	$60,625	9.6%
Broadway, NC	1,460	$56,154	1.5%
Lillington, NC	3,605	$47,277	14.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mullica Hill, NJ	3,605	$105,903	91.4%
Fairbury, IL	3,604	$57,563	4.1%
Pine Lawn, MO	3,604	$24,493	55.7%
Frederick, OK	3,604	$31,719	42.7%
Delta, UT	3,604	$52,639	4.8%
Lillington, NC	3,605	$47,277	14.5%

Source: The Lillington, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).