Lumberton, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 42%

Household income 44%

Unemployment 1%

Index	Lumberton	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$17,355	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$31,126	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$46,423	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$20,325	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$29,271	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$22,226	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	35.1%	16.8%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Lumberton is 42% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lumberton is 44% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lumberton is 1% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Lumberton is 132% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$20,748$31,126$62,252

City

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

State

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

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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Lumberton median earnings by income bracket

Lumberton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.5%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	21.5%	1.0%
Financial & insurance services	4.0%	4.4%
Wholesale & retail services	15.7%	11.0%
Public administration	4.4%	4.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.7%	0.5%
Education, health & social services	12.2%	42.7%
Other	26.1%	20.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Barker Ten Mile, NC	834	$71,058	28.4%
Shannon, NC	384	$43,750	20.9%
Tar Heel, NC	166	$41,563	24.9%
Proctorville, NC	128	$41,250	25.4%
McDonald, NC	96	$36,250	34.5%
Lumberton, NC	21,646	$31,126	43.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Oxford, MS	21,634	$33,800	38.9%
Kiryas Joel, NY	21,665	$26,341	52.4%
Kalispell, MT	21,619	$41,467	25.0%
Saginaw, TX	21,680	$81,070	46.5%
Tumwater, WA	21,684	$62,050	12.2%
Lumberton, NC	21,646	$31,126	43.7%

Source: The Lumberton, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).