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Belhaven, NC Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Belhaven is $15,773, which is much lower than the state average of $25,608 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Belhaven median household income is $18,649, which has grown by 11.84% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 19.16% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Belhaven residents spend 15.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #596

Belhaven, NC	15,773 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Belhaven, NC	18,599 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Belhaven, NC	20,750 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Belhaven, NC	16,833 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #713

Belhaven, NC	18,649 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Belhaven, NC	34,236 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #380

Belhaven, NC	11.84%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Belhaven, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.92%	$17,929, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	52.98%	$14,355, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.02%	$3,723, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.30%	$17,628, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Belhaven, NC	34,250 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Belhaven, NC	46,749 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Belhaven, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$44,632, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$13,750, see rank	$32,930	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,125, see rank	$34,938	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Belhaven, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$14,063, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$16,875, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$19,453, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$19,145, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Belhaven, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,454, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	625, 42.98%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	342, 54.72%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	342, 54.72%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	253, 73.98%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	89, 26.02%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	283, 45.28%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	829, 57.02%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	304, 36.67%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	304, 36.67%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	280, 92.11%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	24, 7.89%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	525, 63.33%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Belhaven, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	530, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	435, 82.08%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	41, 7.74%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	19, 3.58%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	14, 2.64%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	13, 2.45%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	8, 1.51%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Belhaven, NC	15.7 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Belhaven, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	533	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	253, 47.47%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	37, 14.62%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	48, 18.97%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	47, 18.58%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.79%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	62, 24.51%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	54, 21.34%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	280, 52.53%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	75, 26.79%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	88, 31.43%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	73, 26.07%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44, 15.71%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Belhaven, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	533, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	11, 2.06%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	50, 9.38%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	47, 8.82%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	21, 3.94%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	80, 15.01%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	30, 5.63%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	12, 2.25%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7, 1.31%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	19, 3.56%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	143, 26.83%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	66, 12.38%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	24, 4.50%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	23, 4.32%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Belhaven, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	717	40.17%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	140	31.46%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.