Orrum, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

51%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Orrum	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$31,285	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$39,640	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$38,895	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$40,439	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$45,887	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.3%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Orrum is 30% lower than the national average
The median household income in Orrum is 51% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Orrum is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Orrum is 5% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,424 $39,640 $79,280

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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Orrum employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	64.3%	64.3%
Manufacturing sector	21.4%	21.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	14.3%	14.3%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Barker Ten Mile, NC	975	$100,499	23.6%
Boardman, NC	322	$72,753	10.5%
Bladenboro, NC	2,125	$65,722	19.2%
Lumberton, NC	21,466	$55,898	31.3%
McDonald, NC	114	$55,499	31.8%
Orrum, NC	66	$39,640	51.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cale, AR	66	$52,829	35.0%
Coy, AR	66	$44,752	45.0%
Why, AZ	66	$38,077	53.2%
Bear Valley CDP (Alpine County), CA	66	$0	100.0%
Heeney, CO	66	$0	100.0%
Orrum, NC	66	$39,640	51.3%

Source: The Orrum, 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.