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Morehead City, NC Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Morehead City is $28,489, which is higher than the state average of $25,608 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Morehead City median household income is $38,508, which has grown by 34.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 19.16% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Morehead City 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, #129

Morehead City, NC	28,489 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

Morehead City, NC	25,973 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

Morehead City, NC	28,403 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

Morehead City, NC	23,297 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, #375

Morehead City, NC	38,508 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Morehead City, NC	58,996 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #141

Morehead City, NC	34.00%
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

	Morehead City, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.52%	$39,708, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.81%	$15,947, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.03%	$1,175, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.19%	$28,084, 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

Morehead City, NC	50,957 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Morehead City, NC	79,049 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

	Morehead City, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$39,178, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$33,654, see rank	$32,930	$35,600
Hispanic	$30,087, see rank	$34,938	$42,396
Asian	$38,788, see rank	$67,138	$73,244
One Race, Other	$27,135, see rank	$32,177	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Morehead City, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$33,526, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$37,477, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$40,247, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$38,835, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Morehead City, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,286, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	3,279, 45.00%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,287, 69.75%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	60, 1.83%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,227, 67.92%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,008, 90.17%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	219, 9.83%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	992, 30.25%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	4,007, 55.00%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,297, 57.32%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	21, 0.52%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,276, 56.80%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,087, 91.70%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	189, 8.30%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,710, 42.68%, 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

	Morehead City, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,114, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,141, 76.35%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	632, 15.36%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	19, 0.46%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	116, 2.82%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	64, 1.56%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	142, 3.45%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Morehead City, 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

	Morehead City, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,095	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	2,008, 49.04%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	627, 31.23%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	320, 15.94%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	368, 18.33%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 0.55%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	201, 10.01%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	313, 15.59%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	2,087, 50.96%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	876, 41.97%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	469, 22.47%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	608, 29.13%, 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	134, 6.42%, 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

	Morehead City, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,095, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	23, 0.56%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	276, 6.74%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	294, 7.18%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	137, 3.35%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	474, 11.58%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	179, 4.37%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	50, 1.22%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	261, 6.37%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	366, 8.94%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	879, 21.47%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	670, 16.36%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	276, 6.74%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	210, 5.13%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Morehead City, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,969	22.16%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	414	18.27%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

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