Tarboro, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

25%

Household income NAT. AVG.

41%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Tarboro	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$25,247	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$41,223	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$69,347	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$24,028	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$25,047	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,923	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	21.2%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Tarboro is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in Tarboro is 25% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Tarboro is 41% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Tarboro is 40% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,479 $41,223 $82,446

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Tarboro median earnings by income bracket

Tarboro employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.0%	9.0%
Manufacturing sector	26.2%	26.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.5%	0.5%
Wholesale & retail services	13.9%	13.9%
Public administration	4.4%	4.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.8%	5.8%
Education, health & social services	15.2%	15.2%
Other	24.6%	24.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Falkland, NC	183	$78,279	41.5%
Oak City, NC	368	$50,417	8.9%
Rocky Mount, NC	54,330	$42,691	22.8%
Bethel, NC	1,987	$42,500	23.2%
Hobgood, NC	317	$40,909	26.1%
Tarboro, NC	10,806	$41,223	25.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Yazoo City, MS	10,806	$24,730	55.3%
Halfway, MD	10,804	$67,764	22.5%
Saint-Raymond, QC	10,809	n/a
Saint-Sauveur, QC	10,802	n/a
Totowa, NJ	10,810	$96,750	74.9%
Tarboro, NC	10,806	$41,223	25.5%

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