Southmont, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Southmont	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$29,759	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$42,667	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$42,667	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$0	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$37,192	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	9.4%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Southmont is equal to the national average
The median household income in Southmont is 23% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Southmont is 27% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Southmont is 38% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$28,441 $42,667 $85,334

City

$32,167 $48,256 $96,512

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Southmont median earnings by income bracket

Southmont employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	22.1%	22.1%
Manufacturing sector	15.2%	15.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	16.4%	16.4%
Public administration	5.3%	5.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	27.0%	27.0%
Education, health & social services	4.5%	4.5%
Other	9.4%	9.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Faith, NC	1,053	$103,417	86.9%
Richfield, NC	892	$67,028	21.2%
New London, NC	640	$63,304	14.4%
Tyro, NC	3,239	$55,686	0.7%
Spencer, NC	3,227	$54,556	1.4%
Southmont, NC	1,165	$42,667	22.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rodney Village, DE	1,165	$38,378	30.6%
Chisholm, ME	1,165	$61,603	11.4%
LaBarque Creek, MO	1,165	$111,311	101.2%
Wolfhurst, OH	1,165	$25,950	53.1%
Santee, SC	1,165	$25,880	53.2%
Southmont, NC	1,165	$42,667	22.9%

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