Sunset Beach, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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39%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sunset Beach	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$62,258	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$92,298	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$102,313	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$73,420	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,439	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.1%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sunset Beach is 39% higher than the national average
The median household income in Sunset Beach is 13% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sunset Beach is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sunset Beach is 33% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$61,525 $92,298 $184,596

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Sunset Beach median earnings by income bracket

Sunset Beach employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.1%	1.1%
Manufacturing sector	10.9%	10.9%
Financial & insurance services	6.9%	6.9%
Wholesale & retail services	15.6%	15.6%
Public administration	22.7%	22.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.8%	1.8%
Education, health & social services	11.1%	11.1%
Other	28.9%	28.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Briarcliffe Acres, SC	540	$219,692	170.1%
Holden Beach, NC	1,011	$150,806	85.4%
Ocean Isle Beach, NC	760	$138,199	69.9%
North Myrtle Beach, SC	17,032	$93,262	14.7%
Carolina Shores, NC	4,539	$86,585	6.5%
Sunset Beach, NC	4,096	$92,298	13.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mills, WY	4,096	$69,095	15.0%
Cumberland, Subd. D, NS	4,097	n/a
North Alamo, TX	4,094	$69,184	14.9%
Balm, FL	4,098	$125,947	54.9%
Bethlehem, NC	4,098	$101,592	24.9%
Sunset Beach, NC	4,096	$92,298	13.5%

Source: The Sunset Beach, 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.