North Topsail Beach, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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71%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

42%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	North Topsail Beach	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$51,090	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$54,167	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$56,406	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$52,697	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$37,857	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$44,219	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	14.3%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in North Topsail Beach is 71% higher than the national average
The median household income in North Topsail Beach is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in North Topsail Beach is 42% lower than the national average
The poverty level in North Topsail Beach is 6% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,107 $54,167 $108,334

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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North Topsail Beach median earnings by income bracket

North Topsail Beach employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.0%	7.0%
Manufacturing sector	17.6%	17.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	20.1%	20.1%
Public administration	13.1%	13.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	13.6%	13.6%
Other	28.6%	28.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Topsail Beach, NC	466	$79,375	43.5%
Holly Ridge, NC	2,649	$79,167	43.1%
Surf City, NC	3,187	$75,104	35.8%
Sneads Ferry, NC	2,326	$36,605	33.8%
North Topsail Beach, NC	849	$54,167	2.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Savoonga, AK	849	$48,000	13.2%
East Tulare Villa, CA	849	$65,667	18.7%
Clark Fork, ID	849	$36,761	33.6%
Deer River, MN	849	$32,371	41.5%
Corfu, NY	849	$82,083	48.4%
North Topsail Beach, NC	849	$54,167	2.1%

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