Navassa, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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37%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

28%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Navassa	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$28,160	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$58,815	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$72,995	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$37,586	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$40,630	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,388	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.5%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Navassa is 37% lower than the national average
The median household income in Navassa is 28% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Navassa is 27% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Navassa is 9% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$39,206 $58,815 $117,630

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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Navassa median earnings by income bracket

Navassa employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.1%	18.1%
Manufacturing sector	17.1%	17.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.5%	14.5%
Public administration	3.3%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.5%	15.5%
Education, health & social services	9.2%	9.2%
Other	21.0%	21.0%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
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%
Myrtle Grove, NC	12,355	$129,859	59.7%
Bayshore, NC	3,878	$127,382	56.6%
Navassa, NC	2,197	$58,815	27.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bryant, WA	2,197	$149,595	83.9%
Cowichan, BC	2,197	n/a
Belzoni, MS	2,196	$50,209	38.3%
Piru, CA	2,198	$86,176	6.0%
Ault, CO	2,198	$97,719	20.1%
Navassa, NC	2,197	$58,815	27.7%

Source: The Navassa, 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.