West Jefferson, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

42%

Household income NAT. AVG.

68%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	West Jefferson	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$18,521	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$32,273	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$66,875	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$20,786	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$26,508	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,658	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	7.8%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	16.3%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in West Jefferson is 38% lower than the national average
The median household income in West Jefferson is 42% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in West Jefferson is 68% higher than the national average
The poverty level in West Jefferson is 8% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$21,513 $32,273 $64,546

City

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

State

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

Nation

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West Jefferson employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.0%	16.0%
Manufacturing sector	4.7%	4.7%
Financial & insurance services	6.1%	6.1%
Wholesale & retail services	8.4%	8.4%
Public administration	0.9%	0.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.5%	3.5%
Education, health & social services	20.1%	20.1%
Other	36.9%	36.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cove Creek, NC	1,087	$47,432	14.3%
Lansing, NC	278	$40,313	27.1%
Millers Creek, NC	1,461	$35,547	35.7%
Jefferson, NC	1,609	$30,764	44.4%
Boone, NC	19,466	$25,535	53.8%
West Jefferson, NC	1,767	$32,273	41.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ogden, IA	1,767	$53,077	4.1%
San Felipe Pueblo, NM	1,767	$36,406	34.2%
Les Escoumins, QC	1,767	n/a
Inglis, FL	1,768	$33,125	40.1%
Campbell, MO	1,768	$36,133	34.7%
West Jefferson, NC	1,767	$32,273	41.7%

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