Manteo, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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26%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

14%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Manteo	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$56,764	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$93,954	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$106,136	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$76,010	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$66,769	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,913	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.3%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Manteo is 26% higher than the national average
The median household income in Manteo is 16% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Manteo is 14% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Manteo is 34% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,629 $93,954 $187,908

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Manteo median earnings by income bracket

Manteo employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.8%	8.8%
Manufacturing sector	1.8%	1.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.4%	0.4%
Wholesale & retail services	26.7%	26.7%
Public administration	3.1%	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.9%	15.9%
Education, health & social services	16.1%	16.1%
Other	26.7%	26.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Nags Head, NC	3,050	$118,381	45.6%
Kitty Hawk, NC	3,618	$110,963	36.4%
Kill Devil Hills, NC	7,416	$89,332	9.8%
Wanchese, NC	2,169	$88,992	9.4%
Manns Harbor, NC	736	$70,113	13.8%
Manteo, NC	1,948	$93,954	15.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Roanoke, IL	1,948	$95,284	17.2%
Shippensburg University, PA	1,948	$25,796	68.3%
Pukatawagan 198, MB	1,948	n/a
Freeport, ME	1,947	$80,994	0.4%
Newport, ME	1,949	$44,409	45.4%
Manteo, NC	1,948	$93,954	15.5%

Source: The Manteo, 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.