Linden, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

73%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Linden	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$41,543	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$74,951	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$69,585	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$82,743	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,898	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,328	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.3%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.2%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Linden is 7% lower than the national average
The median household income in Linden is 8% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Linden is 73% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Linden is 20% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,962 $74,951 $149,902

City

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

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Linden median earnings by income bracket

Linden employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	29.2%	29.2%
Manufacturing sector	16.7%	16.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	20.8%	20.8%
Public administration	8.3%	8.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	16.7%	16.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mamers, NC	627	$95,401	17.3%
Plain View, NC	1,688	$94,631	16.4%
Vander, NC	1,418	$92,157	13.3%
Falcon, NC	231	$89,338	9.8%
Eastover, NC	3,859	$82,202	1.1%
Linden, NC	114	$74,951	7.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Myrtlewood, AL	114	$114,126	40.3%
Standing Rock, AL	114	$76,254	6.2%
Sumatra, FL	114	$31,529	61.2%
Talking Rock, GA	114	$0	100.0%
Brayton, IA	114	$64,794	20.3%
Linden, NC	114	$74,951	7.8%

Source: The Linden, 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.