| Index | Patterson Springs | North Carolina | National |
| Income per capita | $18,611 | $26,779 | $29,829 |
| Median household income | $35,938 | $48,256 | $55,322 |
| Median income owner occupied | $52,321 | $61,102 | $70,586 |
| Median income renter occupied | $0 | $31,027 | $35,192 |
| Median earnings male | $40,082 | $32,737 | $36,919 |
| Median earnings female | $16,333 | $25,062 | $26,250 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% | 5.1% | 4.7% |
| Poverty level | 31.2% | 16.8% | 15.1% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 9.5% | 9.5% |
| Manufacturing sector | 47.9% | 47.9% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 8.9% | 8.9% |
| Public administration | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| Education, health & social services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 22.1% | 22.1% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Boiling Springs, NC | 4,580 | $73,457 | 32.8% |
| Smyrna, SC | 26 | $63,750 | 15.2% |
| Lattimore, NC | 652 | $54,792 | 1.0% |
| Cliffside, NC | 707 | $52,895 | 4.4% |
| Cherryville, NC | 6,018 | $49,420 | 10.7% |
| Patterson Springs, NC | 1,012 | $35,938 | 35.0% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Baileyton, AL | 1,012 | $50,817 | 8.1% |
| Ellicott, CO | 1,012 | $47,880 | 13.5% |
| Weleetka, OK | 1,012 | $32,386 | 41.5% |
| Scio, OR | 1,012 | $66,875 | 20.9% |
| Concord, VA | 1,012 | $51,172 | 7.5% |
| Patterson Springs, NC | 1,012 | $35,938 | 35.0% |
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