Lillington, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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43%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

88%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lillington	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$25,387	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$69,311	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$93,308	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$45,834	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$30,803	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$42,559	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.6%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.1%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lillington is 43% 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

$46,202 $69,311 $138,622

City

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

State

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

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	29,773	$119,999	47.5%
Mamers, NC	627	$95,401	17.3%
Plain View, NC	1,688	$94,631	16.4%
Falcon, NC	231	$89,338	9.8%
Broadway, NC	1,510	$84,594	4.0%
Lillington, NC	3,690	$69,311	14.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kiel, WI	3,690	$89,467	10.0%
Pincher Creek, AB	3,690	n/a
Vienna, GA	3,689	$49,614	39.0%
North Okanagan B, BC	3,689	n/a
Copperopolis, CA	3,688	$123,679	52.1%
Lillington, NC	3,690	$69,311	14.8%

Source: The Lillington, 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.