Porters Neck, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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73%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

72%

Household income NAT. AVG.

60%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Porters Neck	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$51,618	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$94,886	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$117,802	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$43,472	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$58,452	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$35,833	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	7.4%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	3.2%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Porters Neck is 73% higher than the national average
The median household income in Porters Neck is 72% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Porters Neck is 60% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Porters Neck is 79% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$63,251 $94,886 $189,772

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Porters Neck median earnings by income bracket

Porters Neck employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.4%	5.4%
Manufacturing sector	14.1%	14.1%
Financial & insurance services	7.4%	7.4%
Wholesale & retail services	14.5%	14.5%
Public administration	4.7%	4.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.1%	10.1%
Education, health & social services	7.1%	7.1%
Other	30.7%	30.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wrightsville Beach, NC	2,541	$105,707	91.1%
Ogden, NC	9,071	$100,375	81.4%
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Hampstead, NC	6,940	$86,250	55.9%
Myrtle Grove, NC	11,921	$85,814	55.1%
Porters Neck, NC	7,693	$94,886	71.5%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lincolnshire, IL	7,694	$130,076	135.1%
Monument, CO	7,691	$100,339	81.4%
Briarcliff Manor, NY	7,695	$177,452	220.8%
Livingston, MT	7,696	$44,591	19.4%
Pukalani, HI	7,689	$107,461	94.2%
Porters Neck, NC	7,693	$94,886	71.5%

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