Valdese, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Valdese	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$37,600	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$87,891	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$99,676	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$30,356	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$48,617	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,138	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.7%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Valdese is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Valdese is 8% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Valdese is 55% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Valdese is 36% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$58,588 $87,891 $175,782

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Valdese median earnings by income bracket

Valdese employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.0%	20.0%
Manufacturing sector	14.7%	14.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.9%	15.9%
Public administration	7.7%	7.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.5%	6.5%
Education, health & social services	17.5%	17.5%
Other	16.3%	16.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Northlakes, NC	1,331	$121,150	49.0%
Cedar Rock, NC	290	$105,042	29.2%
Granite Falls, NC	4,805	$99,608	22.5%
Mountain View, NC	3,893	$85,465	5.1%
Drexel, NC	1,794	$84,584	4.0%
Valdese, NC	4,579	$87,891	8.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Larksville, PA	4,578	$90,333	11.1%
Westover, WV	4,578	$76,623	5.8%
Denton, MD	4,580	$76,117	6.4%
Montoursville, PA	4,580	$87,723	7.9%
Blood 148, AB	4,581	n/a
Valdese, NC	4,579	$87,891	8.1%

Source: The Valdese, 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.