Wallace, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

25%

Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wallace	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$33,866	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$60,979	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$76,983	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$50,157	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$34,203	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,380	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.4%	4.9%
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 25% 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

$40,648 $60,979 $121,958

City

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

State

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

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	225	$86,412	6.2%
Burgaw, NC	4,262	$70,463	13.4%
Teachey, NC	577	$62,221	23.5%
Rose Hill, NC	2,067	$57,177	29.7%
Magnolia, NC	1,315	$54,487	33.0%
Wallace, NC	3,963	$60,979	25.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Las Lomas, CA	3,964	$115,656	42.2%
Dana, NC	3,964	$70,576	13.2%
Morrison, IL	3,961	$88,298	8.6%
Wintersville, OH	3,961	$91,024	11.9%
Rocky Ford, CO	3,965	$41,988	48.4%
Wallace, NC	3,963	$60,979	25.0%

Source: The Wallace, 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.