Surf City, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

23%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Surf City	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$39,484	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$75,104	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$82,656	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$60,208	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$34,779	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$31,216	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.8%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Surf City is 32% higher than the national average
The median household income in Surf City is 36% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Surf City is 23% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Surf City is 48% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,064 $75,104 $150,208

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Surf City median earnings by income bracket

Surf City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.8%	10.8%
Manufacturing sector	6.6%	6.6%
Financial & insurance services	4.1%	4.1%
Wholesale & retail services	18.3%	18.3%
Public administration	18.0%	18.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.9%	2.9%
Education, health & social services	7.5%	7.5%
Other	31.9%	31.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ogden, NC	9,071	$100,375	81.4%
Porters Neck, NC	7,693	$94,886	71.5%
Hampstead, NC	6,940	$86,250	55.9%
Topsail Beach, NC	466	$79,375	43.5%
Holly Ridge, NC	2,649	$79,167	43.1%
Surf City, NC	3,187	$75,104	35.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Millersburg, OH	3,187	$45,650	17.5%
Bethel Acres, OK	3,187	$62,353	12.7%
Peaceful Valley, WA	3,187	$35,827	35.2%
Mannford, OK	3,186	$49,583	10.4%
Annapolis, Subd. D, NS	3,186	n/a
Surf City, NC	3,187	$75,104	35.8%

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