Myrtle Grove, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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35%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

60%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Myrtle Grove	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$60,594	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$129,859	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$145,984	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$79,570	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$70,039	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$57,455	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.8%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Myrtle Grove is 35% higher than the national average
The median household income in Myrtle Grove is 60% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Myrtle Grove is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Myrtle Grove is 55% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$86,564 $129,859 $259,718

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Myrtle Grove median earnings by income bracket

Myrtle Grove employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.2%	10.2%
Manufacturing sector	7.4%	7.4%
Financial & insurance services	9.1%	9.1%
Wholesale & retail services	12.8%	12.8%
Public administration	4.0%	4.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.8%	5.8%
Education, health & social services	12.5%	12.5%
Other	29.9%	29.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
St. James, NC	6,095	$165,768	103.8%
Wrightsville Beach, NC	2,596	$159,553	96.2%
Ogden, NC	9,359	$152,384	87.4%
Porters Neck, NC	7,934	$139,273	71.2%
Kure Beach, NC	2,518	$132,378	62.8%
Myrtle Grove, NC	12,355	$129,859	59.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Newcastle, WA	12,354	$230,429	183.3%
Wellesley, ON	12,358	n/a
Lansing, KS	12,363	$130,906	61.0%
Spring Lake, NC	12,346	$58,666	27.9%
Norton, OH	12,365	$107,683	32.4%
Myrtle Grove, NC	12,355	$129,859	59.7%

Source: The Myrtle Grove, 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.