St. Helena, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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11%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

29%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	St. Helena	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$49,841	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$93,555	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$98,959	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,005	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,380	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.9%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in St. Helena is 11% higher than the national average
The median household income in St. Helena is 15% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in St. Helena is 29% lower than the national average
The poverty level in St. Helena is 41% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,363 $93,555 $187,110

City

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

State

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

Nation

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St. Helena median earnings by income bracket

St. Helena employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.0%	11.0%
Manufacturing sector	15.7%	15.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.4%	13.4%
Public administration	4.7%	4.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.6%	12.6%
Education, health & social services	16.5%	16.5%
Other	18.1%	18.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hampstead, NC	7,098	$129,254	58.9%
Skippers Corner, NC	3,332	$77,830	4.3%
Northchase, NC	5,133	$75,126	7.6%
Castle Hayne, NC	1,017	$73,258	9.9%
Burgaw, NC	4,262	$70,463	13.4%
St. Helena, NC	419	$93,555	15.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rutledge, AL	419	$52,675	35.2%
Wenden, AZ	419	$46,312	43.1%
Empire, CO	419	$81,256	0.1%
Good Hope, IL	419	$62,441	23.2%
Arcadia, KS	419	$55,034	32.3%
St. Helena, NC	419	$93,555	15.0%

Source: The St. Helena, 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.