Rockfish, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rockfish	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$29,750	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$63,882	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$75,368	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$50,810	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$48,015	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$38,537	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.1%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rockfish is equal to the national average
The median household income in Rockfish is 15% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rockfish is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rockfish is 53% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$42,583 $63,882 $127,764

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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Rockfish median earnings by income bracket

Rockfish employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.2%	16.2%
Manufacturing sector	11.5%	11.5%
Financial & insurance services	4.6%	4.6%
Wholesale & retail services	12.0%	12.0%
Public administration	7.7%	7.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.3%	5.3%
Education, health & social services	5.5%	5.5%
Other	34.3%	34.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dundarrach, NC	60	$80,000	44.6%
Parkton, NC	482	$50,000	9.6%
Lumber Bridge, NC	74	$48,750	11.9%
Hope Mills, NC	15,972	$47,730	13.7%
Fayetteville, NC	211,201	$46,321	16.3%
Rockfish, NC	3,700	$63,882	15.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Upland, IN	3,701	$60,972	10.2%
Village Green, NY	3,701	$51,985	6.0%
Ahtanum, WA	3,701	$70,179	26.9%
Austin, AR	3,698	$76,648	38.5%
Mountain View Acres, CA	3,698	$47,350	14.4%
Rockfish, NC	3,700	$63,882	15.5%

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