| Index | Spindale | North Carolina | National |
| Income per capita | $18,199 | $26,779 | $29,829 |
| Median household income | $30,755 | $48,256 | $55,322 |
| Median income owner occupied | $46,541 | $61,102 | $70,586 |
| Median income renter occupied | $23,309 | $31,027 | $35,192 |
| Median earnings male | $26,383 | $32,737 | $36,919 |
| Median earnings female | $18,520 | $25,062 | $26,250 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7% | 5.1% | 4.7% |
| Poverty level | 11.9% | 16.8% | 15.1% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| Manufacturing sector | 25.9% | 25.9% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 21.1% | 21.1% |
| Public administration | 10.5% | 10.5% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Education, health & social services | 14.6% | 14.6% |
| Other | 16.6% | 16.6% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Boiling Springs, NC | 4,580 | $73,457 | 32.8% |
| Lattimore, NC | 652 | $54,792 | 1.0% |
| Cliffside, NC | 707 | $52,895 | 4.4% |
| Rutherfordton, NC | 4,071 | $46,144 | 16.6% |
| Ellenboro, NC | 794 | $39,453 | 28.7% |
| Spindale, NC | 4,193 | $30,755 | 44.4% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Alfred, NY | 4,193 | $33,631 | 39.2% |
| Bonsall, CA | 4,194 | $92,774 | 67.7% |
| Tiptonville, TN | 4,194 | $0 | 100.0% |
| Oakwood, GA | 4,191 | $44,154 | 20.2% |
| Bancroft, ON | 4,191 | n/a | |
| Spindale, NC | 4,193 | $30,755 | 44.4% |
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