Wanchese, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

82%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wanchese	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$38,708	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$88,992	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$91,234	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$86,115	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,159	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,740	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.9%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	2.8%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wanchese is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Wanchese is 9% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wanchese is 82% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Wanchese is 81% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,322 $88,992 $177,984

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Wanchese median earnings by income bracket

Wanchese employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.0%	10.0%
Manufacturing sector	21.4%	21.4%
Financial & insurance services	2.3%	2.3%
Wholesale & retail services	14.4%	14.4%
Public administration	5.0%	5.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.7%	3.7%
Education, health & social services	1.0%	1.0%
Other	42.1%	42.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Nags Head, NC	3,050	$118,381	45.6%
Manteo, NC	1,948	$93,954	15.5%
Kill Devil Hills, NC	7,416	$89,332	9.8%
Manns Harbor, NC	736	$70,113	13.8%
Wanchese, NC	2,169	$88,992	9.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Manatee Road, FL	2,168	$54,549	32.9%
Sunshine Coast F, BC	2,168	n/a
Fox Lake Hills, IL	2,170	$124,229	52.7%
Plainview, TN	2,170	$64,955	20.1%
Gurdon, AR	2,167	$51,056	37.2%
Wanchese, NC	2,169	$88,992	9.4%

Source: The Wanchese, 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.