Pleasant Garden, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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51%

Household income NAT. AVG.

82%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Pleasant Garden	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$32,786	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$83,266	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$83,606	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$51,053	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$29,741	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.8%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	6.3%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Pleasant Garden is 10% higher than the national average
The median household income in Pleasant Garden is 51% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Pleasant Garden is 82% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Pleasant Garden is 58% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,505 $83,266 $166,532

City

$32,167 $48,256 $96,512

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Pleasant Garden median earnings by income bracket

Pleasant Garden employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.9%	13.9%
Manufacturing sector	14.6%	14.6%
Financial & insurance services	2.7%	2.7%
Wholesale & retail services	16.2%	16.2%
Public administration	15.8%	15.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.7%	6.7%
Education, health & social services	6.9%	6.9%
Other	23.2%	23.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Forest Oaks, NC	4,102	$95,021	71.8%
Alamance, NC	1,280	$89,688	62.1%
Gibsonville, NC	7,232	$77,500	40.1%
Elon, NC	11,941	$69,085	24.9%
Jamestown, NC	4,298	$65,945	19.2%
Pleasant Garden, NC	4,906	$83,266	50.5%

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Margaret, AL	4,905	$60,707	9.7%
Salem, MO	4,904	$28,511	48.5%
Winslow, ME	4,908	$46,818	15.4%
Ford City, CA	4,909	$43,538	21.3%
Winona Lake, IN	4,902	$70,778	27.9%
Pleasant Garden, NC	4,906	$83,266	50.5%

Source: The Pleasant Garden, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).