Rockwell, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

71%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rockwell	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$35,845	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$73,184	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$95,038	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$46,974	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,299	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,666	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.6%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rockwell is 20% lower than the national average
The median household income in Rockwell is 10% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rockwell is 71% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rockwell is 43% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,784 $73,184 $146,368

City

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

State

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

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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Rockwell median earnings by income bracket

Rockwell employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.4%	13.4%
Manufacturing sector	23.6%	23.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.4%	10.4%
Public administration	5.8%	5.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	16.0%	16.0%
Education, health & social services	9.3%	9.3%
Other	21.4%	21.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Faith, NC	1,083	$154,095	89.5%
Concord, NC	97,608	$104,051	27.9%
Landis, NC	3,214	$99,127	21.9%
Richfield, NC	927	$99,085	21.8%
Millingport, NC	460	$95,642	17.6%
Rockwell, NC	2,174	$73,184	10.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ord, NE	2,174	$72,641	10.7%
Northwest Ithaca, NY	2,174	$93,282	14.7%
Waterville, QC	2,174	n/a
Hudson, IL	2,173	$144,640	77.8%
Liberty City, TX	2,173	$106,007	30.3%
Rockwell, NC	2,174	$73,184	10.0%

Source: The Rockwell, 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.