| ECONOMY | Lake Norman of Catawba | Crystal Lake | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 11.40% | 8.90% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | -2.25% | -0.48% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 24.10% | 30.14% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.75% | 6.50% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 7.00% | 5.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $31,924 | $31,387 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $64,002 | $76,005 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 7.52% | 3.94% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 7.46% | 4.95% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 8.05% | 6.17% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 13.88% | 11.33% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 22.84% | 22.77% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 15.48% | 19.12% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 16.10% | 20.99% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 6.12% | 8.22% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 2.34% | 2.31% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.19% | 0.20% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 14.18% | 20.08% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 16.99% | 21.26% | 20.61% |
| Service | 10.33% | 10.22% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 26.40% | 29.20% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.45% | 0.12% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 14.26% | 7.49% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 17.37% | 11.62% | 14.05% |
