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Valle Crucis, NC Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Valle Crucis is $25,995, which is about the same as the state average of $25,608 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Valle Crucis median household income is $30,962. On average Valle Crucis residents spend 24.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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, #191

Valle Crucis, NC	25,995 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

Valle Crucis, NC	19,688 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

Valle Crucis, NC	27,188 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

Valle Crucis, NC	15,556 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, #540

Valle Crucis, NC	30,962 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Valle Crucis, NC	49,019 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Valle Crucis, NC	7.21%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Valle Crucis, NC median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The North Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Valle Crucis, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	-0.62%	$0, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	17.90%	$19,869, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.62%	$0, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.73%	$8,805, 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

Valle Crucis, NC	55,341 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Valle Crucis, NC	65,197 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

	Valle Crucis, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$31,538, see rank	$51,958	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Valle Crucis, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$19,866, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$31,719, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$28,625, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Valle Crucis, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	274, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	132, 48.18%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	97, 73.48%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	97, 73.48%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	97, 100.00%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	35, 26.52%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	142, 51.82%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	106, 74.65%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	106, 74.65%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	106, 100.00%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	36, 25.35%, 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

	Valle Crucis, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	203, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	159, 78.33%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	9, 4.43%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	35, 17.24%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Valle Crucis, NC	24.2 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

	Valle Crucis, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	203	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	97, 47.78%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	50, 51.55%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	40, 41.24%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7, 7.22%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	106, 52.22%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9, 8.49%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	76, 71.70%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	17, 16.04%, 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	4, 3.77%, 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

	Valle Crucis, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	203, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	7, 3.45%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	52, 25.62%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	25, 12.32%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	58, 28.57%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	34, 16.75%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	9, 4.43%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18, 8.87%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Valle Crucis, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	55	15.28%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	18	19.35%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

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