Raeford, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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31%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

38%

Household income NAT. AVG.

48%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Raeford	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$20,705	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$34,231	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$61,675	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$16,250	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$21,452	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,913	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	27.2%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Raeford is 31% lower than the national average
The median household income in Raeford is 38% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Raeford is 48% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Raeford is 80% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$22,818 $34,231 $68,462

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Raeford median earnings by income bracket

Raeford employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.7%	5.7%
Manufacturing sector	14.5%	14.5%
Financial & insurance services	2.6%	2.6%
Wholesale & retail services	27.0%	27.0%
Public administration	6.2%	6.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.7%	3.7%
Education, health & social services	13.1%	13.1%
Other	27.3%	27.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pinehurst, NC	16,382	$87,609	58.4%
Dundarrach, NC	60	$80,000	44.6%
Deercroft, NC	549	$77,404	39.9%
Southern Pines, NC	14,347	$70,549	27.5%
Rockfish, NC	3,700	$63,882	15.5%
Raeford, NC	4,943	$34,231	38.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dove Valley, CO	4,943	$67,120	21.3%
Sparta, TN	4,942	$32,079	42.0%
Norway House 17, MB	4,944	n/a
Coal City, IL	4,941	$75,108	35.8%
Jackson, LA	4,941	$27,153	50.9%
Raeford, NC	4,943	$34,231	38.1%

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