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

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

39%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Surf City	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$58,313	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$113,141	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$123,446	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$90,452	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$51,255	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,251	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.8%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Surf City is 30% higher than the national average
The median household income in Surf City is 39% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Surf City is 22% 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

$75,419 $113,141 $226,282

City

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

State

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

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	9,359	$152,384	87.4%
Porters Neck, NC	7,934	$139,273	71.2%
Hampstead, NC	7,098	$129,254	58.9%
Holly Ridge, NC	2,741	$118,587	45.8%
Topsail Beach, NC	482	$117,358	44.3%
Surf City, NC	3,261	$113,141	39.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Nyssa, OR	3,261	$67,142	17.4%
Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, QC	3,261	n/a
Bifrost-Riverton, MB	3,261	n/a
Marion, AL	3,260	$35,482	56.4%
New Baden, IL	3,260	$116,912	43.7%
Surf City, NC	3,261	$113,141	39.1%

Source: The Surf City, 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.