Silver Lake, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Silver Lake	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$43,793	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$100,983	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$125,353	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$51,556	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,658	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,774	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.9%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Silver Lake is 2% lower than the national average
The median household income in Silver Lake is 24% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Silver Lake is 45% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Silver Lake is 12% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$67,315 $100,983 $201,966

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Silver Lake median earnings by income bracket

Silver Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.8%	3.8%
Manufacturing sector	7.8%	7.8%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%	2.1%
Wholesale & retail services	8.7%	8.7%
Public administration	1.7%	1.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	14.1%	14.1%
Education, health & social services	5.7%	5.7%
Other	42.8%	42.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
St. James, NC	6,095	$165,768	103.8%
Wrightsville Beach, NC	2,596	$159,553	96.2%
Ogden, NC	9,359	$152,384	87.4%
Porters Neck, NC	7,934	$139,273	71.2%
Kure Beach, NC	2,518	$132,378	62.8%
Silver Lake, NC	6,355	$100,983	24.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Saint-Calixte, QC	6,354	n/a
Pleasure Point, CA	6,356	$139,799	71.9%
Twin Lakes, WI	6,356	$101,668	25.0%
Holly, MI	6,357	$75,958	6.6%
Beauceville, QC	6,357	n/a
Silver Lake, NC	6,355	$100,983	24.2%

Source: The Silver Lake, 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.