Mount Gilead, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

44%

Household income NAT. AVG.

14%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mount Gilead	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$18,357	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$30,888	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$37,955	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$25,583	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$32,308	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$22,431	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	24.1%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mount Gilead is 38% lower than the national average
The median household income in Mount Gilead is 44% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mount Gilead is 14% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Mount Gilead is 59% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$20,589 $30,888 $61,776

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Mount Gilead median earnings by income bracket

Mount Gilead employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	54.4%	54.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.7%	7.7%
Public administration	5.3%	5.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	16.6%	16.6%
Other	16.0%	16.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Aquadale, NC	413	$91,681	65.7%
Norwood, NC	2,831	$51,088	7.7%
Biscoe, NC	2,722	$44,792	19.0%
Albemarle, NC	16,073	$44,294	19.9%
Ansonville, NC	625	$43,958	20.5%
Mount Gilead, NC	1,202	$30,888	44.2%

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Ak-Chin Village, AZ	1,202	$25,391	54.1%
Whitefield, NH	1,202	$46,375	16.2%
Lenape Heights, PA	1,202	$58,988	6.6%
Fulton, TX	1,202	$45,815	17.2%
Alexander 134, AB	1,202	n/a
Mount Gilead, NC	1,202	$30,888	44.2%

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