Northwest, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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46%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

42%

Household income NAT. AVG.

34%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Northwest	Raleigh	North Carolina
Income per capita	$43,567	$40,520	$26,779
Median household income	$78,719	$69,720	$48,256
Median income owner occupied	$0	$98,688	$61,102
Median income renter occupied	$0	$47,469	$31,027
Median earnings male	$53,995	$43,888	$32,737
Median earnings female	$38,271	$36,156	$25,062
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.0%	5.1%
Poverty level	n/a	11.8%	16.8%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Northwest is 46% higher than the national average
The median household income in Northwest is 42% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Northwest is 34% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Northwest is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$46,475 $69,720 $139,440

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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Northwest median earnings by income bracket

Northwest employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.1%	1.4%
Manufacturing sector	9.9%	0.1%
Financial & insurance services	7.1%	7.3%
Wholesale & retail services	14.1%	11.5%
Public administration	4.1%	4.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.7%	1.8%
Education, health & social services	12.9%	30.1%
Other	37.7%	35.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Apex, NC	55,220	$112,549	103.4%
Holly Springs, NC	36,595	$110,758	100.2%
Cary, NC	169,177	$107,463	94.3%
Morrisville, NC	27,582	$100,495	81.7%
Wake Forest, NC	44,068	$100,162	81.1%
Raleigh, NC	469,698	$69,720	26.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Colorado Springs, CO	471,686	$67,719	22.4%
Long Beach, CA	462,081	$66,410	20.0%
Miami, FL	461,080	$44,268	20.0%
Omaha, NE	479,529	$62,213	12.5%
Halifax, NS	451,852	n/a
Raleigh, NC	469,698	$69,720	26.0%

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

Northwest, Raleigh, NC Employment