Wade, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

73%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wade	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$40,740	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$62,941	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$85,786	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$58,261	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$28,747	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	8.5%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.4%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wade is 9% lower than the national average
The median household income in Wade is 23% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wade is 73% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Wade is 5% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,956 $62,941 $125,882

City

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

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Wade median earnings by income bracket

Wade employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.7%	11.7%
Manufacturing sector	22.5%	22.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.2%	19.2%
Public administration	12.5%	12.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.8%	0.8%
Education, health & social services	7.5%	7.5%
Other	25.8%	25.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Stedman, NC	1,724	$122,080	50.1%
Plain View, NC	1,688	$94,631	16.4%
Vander, NC	1,418	$92,157	13.3%
Falcon, NC	231	$89,338	9.8%
Eastover, NC	3,859	$82,202	1.1%
Wade, NC	618	$62,941	22.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Garden City, AL	618	$62,316	23.4%
Gilbertown, AL	618	$71,390	12.2%
Bantam, CT	618	$71,840	11.7%
Dudley, GA	618	$71,292	12.3%
Portal, GA	618	$66,250	18.5%
Wade, NC	618	$62,941	22.6%

Source: The Wade, 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.