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

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71%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	North Topsail Beach	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$76,559	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$80,172	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$84,629	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$79,501	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,765	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$64,968	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.4%	4.9%
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 1% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in North Topsail Beach is 43% 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

$53,442 $80,172 $160,344

City

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

State

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

Nation

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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.
Holly Ridge, NC	2,741	$118,587	45.8%
Topsail Beach, NC	482	$117,358	44.3%
Surf City, NC	3,261	$113,141	39.1%
Sneads Ferry, NC	2,410	$53,682	34.0%
North Topsail Beach, NC	883	$80,172	1.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Memphis, IN	883	$139,064	71.0%
Blacks Harbour, NB	883	n/a
Cana No. 214, SK	883	n/a
Milk River, AB	883	n/a
Greers Ferry, AR	882	$70,488	13.3%
North Topsail Beach, NC	883	$80,172	1.4%

Source: The North Topsail Beach, 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.