White Lake, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

88%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	White Lake	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$53,962	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$77,164	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$104,520	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$79,053	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$57,202	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.6%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.0%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in White Lake is 20% higher than the national average
The median household income in White Lake is 5% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in White Lake is 88% lower than the national average
The poverty level in White Lake is 32% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,437 $77,164 $154,328

City

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

State

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

Nation

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White Lake median earnings by income bracket

White Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.2%	11.2%
Manufacturing sector	11.2%	11.2%
Financial & insurance services	5.3%	5.3%
Wholesale & retail services	11.8%	11.8%
Public administration	8.8%	8.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.8%	1.8%
Education, health & social services	13.5%	13.5%
Other	36.5%	36.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
White Oak, NC	259	$100,057	23.0%
Dublin, NC	393	$59,134	27.3%
Garland, NC	1,210	$57,236	29.6%
Ingold, NC	546	$43,630	46.4%
Ivanhoe, NC	238	$39,847	51.0%
White Lake, NC	1,008	$77,164	5.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clay City, KY	1,008	$25,227	69.0%
Pawnee City, NE	1,008	$63,668	21.7%
Agency Village, SD	1,008	$46,090	43.3%
Argyle, MB	1,008	n/a
Hollywood, AL	1,007	$65,576	19.4%
White Lake, NC	1,008	$77,164	5.1%

Source: The White Lake, 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.