Pikeville, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Pikeville	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$40,396	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$73,445	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$104,546	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$64,010	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$33,925	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.9%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.1%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Pikeville is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in Pikeville is 10% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Pikeville is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Pikeville is 6% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,958 $73,445 $146,890

City

$47,588 $71,390 $142,780

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Pikeville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.6%	23.6%
Manufacturing sector	16.8%	16.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.5%	13.5%
Public administration	27.9%	27.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.6%	10.6%
Education, health & social services	2.4%	2.4%
Other	5.3%	5.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Walnut Creek, NC	1,474	$232,741	186.2%
La Grange, NC	2,749	$94,297	15.9%
Stantonsburg, NC	552	$75,984	6.6%
Pine Level, NC	2,234	$73,877	9.2%
Black Creek, NC	956	$73,660	9.4%
Pikeville, NC	697	$73,445	9.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Reynolds, IL	697	$108,419	33.3%
Cherokee, KS	697	$59,612	26.7%
Neapolis, OH	697	$128,341	57.8%
Valleyview, OH	697	$77,986	4.1%
Blue Ridge Summit, PA	697	$50,357	38.1%
Pikeville, NC	697	$73,445	9.7%

Source: The Pikeville, 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.