River Road, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

22%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	River Road	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$51,680	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$63,155	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$97,336	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$34,697	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,610	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$56,153	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	22.6%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in River Road is 15% higher than the national average
The median household income in River Road is 22% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in River Road is 18% higher than the national average
The poverty level in River Road is 49% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$42,099 $63,155 $126,310

City

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

State

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

Nation

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River Road median earnings by income bracket

River Road employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.1%	14.1%
Manufacturing sector	5.7%	5.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.8%	19.8%
Public administration	7.2%	7.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.1%	2.1%
Education, health & social services	11.5%	11.5%
Other	39.6%	39.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Washington Park, NC	614	$120,996	48.8%
Bayview, NC	487	$111,246	36.8%
Bath, NC	228	$78,415	3.6%
Vanceboro, NC	1,095	$59,614	26.7%
Aurora, NC	790	$55,765	31.4%
River Road, NC	3,709	$63,155	22.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Unicoi, TN	3,709	$64,368	20.9%
Horicon, WI	3,709	$62,469	23.2%
Lake Clarke Shores, FL	3,708	$166,123	104.3%
Mount Angel, OR	3,708	$94,132	15.7%
Wheatland, CA	3,710	$100,514	23.6%
River Road, NC	3,709	$63,155	22.4%

Source: The River Road, 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.