Polkville, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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39%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

25%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Polkville	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$27,296	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$61,390	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$69,273	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$46,038	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	25.3%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Polkville is 39% lower than the national average
The median household income in Polkville is 25% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Polkville is 45% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Polkville is 68% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,922 $61,390 $122,780

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Polkville median earnings by income bracket

Polkville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.5%	8.5%
Manufacturing sector	13.6%	13.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	22.0%	22.0%
Public administration	8.5%	8.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.4%	3.4%
Education, health & social services	2.5%	2.5%
Other	41.5%	41.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Boiling Springs, NC	4,739	$109,374	34.5%
Lattimore, NC	671	$81,668	0.4%
Cliffside, NC	727	$79,724	2.0%
Cherryville, NC	6,173	$75,047	7.7%
Casar, NC	368	$71,054	12.6%
Polkville, NC	543	$61,390	24.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Key Colony Beach, FL	543	$135,757	66.9%
Strasburg, IL	543	$93,654	15.1%
Danville, MD	543	$3,748	95.4%
Bull Creek, MO	543	$41,117	49.4%
Urich, MO	543	$51,833	36.3%
Polkville, NC	543	$61,390	24.5%

Source: The Polkville, 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.