Wallace, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wallace	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$22,280	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$40,645	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$51,181	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$33,587	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$23,670	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$29,427	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	8.1%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wallace is 25% lower than the national average
The median household income in Wallace is 27% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wallace is 24% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Wallace is 47% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,093 $40,645 $81,290

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Wallace median earnings by income bracket

Wallace employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.0%	16.0%
Manufacturing sector	26.2%	26.2%
Financial & insurance services	4.3%	4.3%
Wholesale & retail services	13.0%	13.0%
Public administration	17.9%	17.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.3%	0.3%
Other	22.3%	22.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Harrells, NC	217	$58,250	5.3%
Burgaw, NC	4,101	$47,302	14.5%
Teachey, NC	558	$42,381	23.4%
Rose Hill, NC	2,014	$38,359	30.7%
Magnolia, NC	1,274	$36,324	34.3%
Wallace, NC	3,883	$40,645	26.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Green Oaks, IL	3,882	$119,625	116.2%
Millstadt, IL	3,882	$78,379	41.7%
Orange, MA	3,882	$58,255	5.3%
Weston, WV	3,882	$36,728	33.6%
Swanton, OH	3,884	$59,823	8.1%
Wallace, NC	3,883	$40,645	26.5%

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