Raleigh, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

8%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Raleigh	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$33,682	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$58,641	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$85,177	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$40,132	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$38,075	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,955	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	14.9%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Raleigh is 13% higher than the national average
The median household income in Raleigh is 6% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Raleigh is 8% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Raleigh is 1% lower than the national average

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$39,090 $58,641 $117,282

City

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

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Raleigh employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.6%	1.4%
Manufacturing sector	9.3%	0.2%
Financial & insurance services	5.5%	5.6%
Wholesale & retail services	14.1%	12.7%
Public administration	4.4%	6.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.9%	2.2%
Education, health & social services	11.7%	31.3%
Other	37.1%	33.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Holly Springs, NC	30,126	$98,041	77.2%
Apex, NC	43,893	$95,283	72.2%
Cary, NC	155,822	$94,617	71.0%
Morrisville, NC	22,600	$92,769	67.7%
Rolesville, NC	5,583	$91,000	64.5%
Raleigh, NC	441,326	$58,641	6.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Omaha, NE	443,072	$50,827	8.1%
Laval, QC	445,050	n/a
Colorado Springs, CO	448,759	$56,227	1.6%
Virginia Beach, VA	449,733	$67,719	22.4%
Miami, FL	432,622	$31,642	42.8%
Raleigh, NC	441,326	$58,641	6.0%

Source: The Raleigh, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).