Oakboro, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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4%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

76%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Oakboro	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$43,187	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$94,154	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$97,398	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$54,778	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$68,932	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,898	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.2%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.3%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Oakboro is 4% lower than the national average
The median household income in Oakboro is 16% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Oakboro is 76% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Oakboro is 65% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,763 $94,154 $188,308

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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Oakboro median earnings by income bracket

Oakboro employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.8%	16.8%
Manufacturing sector	20.3%	20.3%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%	2.2%
Wholesale & retail services	22.0%	22.0%
Public administration	10.3%	10.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.8%	8.8%
Education, health & social services	4.9%	4.9%
Other	13.7%	13.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Aquadale, NC	428	$138,581	70.4%
Stanfield, NC	1,464	$120,789	48.5%
Unionville, NC	7,359	$116,347	43.1%
Midland, NC	3,836	$108,429	33.3%
Concord, NC	97,608	$104,051	27.9%
Oakboro, NC	2,263	$94,154	15.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Danville, AR	2,263	$79,962	1.7%
Yale, MI	2,263	$64,996	20.1%
East Missoula, MT	2,263	$79,847	1.8%
Fruitland, NC	2,263	$62,150	23.6%
Deschambault-Grondines, QC	2,263	n/a
Oakboro, NC	2,263	$94,154	15.8%

Source: The Oakboro, 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.