Pinetops, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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24%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

30%

Household income NAT. AVG.

41%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Pinetops	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$34,225	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$56,718	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$59,901	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$56,488	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,308	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$23,613	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.9%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.1%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Pinetops is 24% lower than the national average
The median household income in Pinetops is 30% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Pinetops is 41% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Pinetops is 27% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,808 $56,718 $113,436

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Pinetops median earnings by income bracket

Pinetops employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.5%	10.5%
Manufacturing sector	16.0%	16.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	33.3%	33.3%
Public administration	5.6%	5.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.2%	5.2%
Education, health & social services	0.7%	0.7%
Other	27.1%	27.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Falkland, NC	188	$117,258	44.2%
Stantonsburg, NC	552	$75,984	6.6%
Farmville, NC	4,854	$69,647	14.4%
Walstonburg, NC	244	$64,850	20.3%
Greenville, NC	95,299	$64,384	20.8%
Pinetops, NC	1,443	$56,718	30.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
New Middletown, OH	1,443	$65,639	19.3%
Spencer, TN	1,443	$59,356	27.0%
Gardendale, TX	1,443	$122,841	51.0%
Dunnigan, CA	1,444	$62,162	23.6%
Strawberry Point, IA	1,442	$77,066	5.2%
Pinetops, NC	1,443	$56,718	30.3%

Source: The Pinetops, 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.