Parmele, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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42%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

54%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Parmele	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$26,099	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$37,715	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$41,120	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$24,686	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$23,797	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	28.8%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Parmele is 42% lower than the national average
The median household income in Parmele is 54% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Parmele is 20% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Parmele is 90% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$25,140 $37,715 $75,430

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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Parmele median earnings by income bracket

Parmele employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.6%	7.6%
Manufacturing sector	19.7%	19.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.6%	13.6%
Public administration	1.5%	1.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.1%	12.1%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	45.5%	45.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Stokes, NC	612	$143,446	76.4%
Falkland, NC	188	$117,258	44.2%
Oak City, NC	382	$73,765	9.3%
Bear Grass, NC	85	$72,360	11.0%
Bethel, NC	2,049	$64,324	20.9%
Parmele, NC	284	$37,715	53.6%

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Ambler, AK	284	$51,373	36.8%
Mount Olive CDP (Coosa County), AL	284	$50,568	37.8%
Russell, AR	284	$33,752	58.5%
Valley Springs, AR	284	$88,545	8.9%
Wilmar, AR	284	$0	100.0%
Parmele, NC	284	$37,715	53.6%

Source: The Parmele, 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.