Roper, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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62%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

65%

Household income NAT. AVG.

21%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Roper	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$11,409	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$19,609	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$29,803	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$9,806	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$24,188	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$19,417	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.6%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	51.1%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Roper is 62% lower than the national average
The median household income in Roper is 65% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Roper is 21% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Roper is 238% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$13,071 $19,609 $39,218

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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Roper employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.5%	5.5%
Manufacturing sector	56.4%	56.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	9.1%	9.1%
Other	29.1%	29.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Edenton, NC	4,640	$40,711	26.4%
Creswell, NC	161	$25,875	53.2%
Plymouth, NC	3,432	$17,594	68.2%
Roper, NC	757	$19,609	64.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mulga, AL	757	$33,000	40.3%
Lake of the Woods, CA	757	$48,387	12.5%
Chevy Chase Section Five, MD	757	$250,001	351.9%
Lowry City, MO	757	$35,167	36.4%
Prairie City, OR	757	$50,125	9.4%
Roper, NC	757	$19,609	64.6%

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