Oriental, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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37%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

94%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Oriental	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$40,814	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$62,734	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$80,278	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$26,792	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$33,264	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,455	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.3%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	6.5%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Oriental is 37% higher than the national average
The median household income in Oriental is 13% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Oriental is 94% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Oriental is 57% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,818 $62,734 $125,468

City

$32,167 $48,256 $96,512

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Oriental median earnings by income bracket

Oriental employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.9%	5.9%
Manufacturing sector	5.1%	5.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	3.4%	3.4%
Public administration	20.3%	20.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.4%	3.4%
Education, health & social services	9.3%	9.3%
Other	52.5%	52.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Neuse Forest, NC	2,016	$75,481	36.4%
Arapahoe, NC	397	$67,500	22.0%
Grantsboro, NC	586	$56,111	1.4%
Havelock, NC	19,927	$49,893	9.8%
Minnesott Beach, NC	474	$46,827	15.4%
Oriental, NC	1,136	$62,734	13.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Talmage, CA	1,136	$41,815	24.4%
Chokoloskee, FL	1,136	$81,287	46.9%
Fairmount, GA	1,136	$55,143	0.3%
Golconda, IL	1,136	$31,953	42.2%
North Utica, IL	1,136	$87,946	59.0%
Oriental, NC	1,136	$62,734	13.4%

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