| ECONOMY | Mechanicsville | Wrightsville Beach | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.40% | 9.20% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | -0.05% | -0.83% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 34.50% | 29.14% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 5.00% | 6.75% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 5.75% | 7.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $31,221 | $39,591 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $73,374 | $60,978 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 4.13% | 7.26% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 4.67% | 8.68% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 7.56% | 13.52% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 12.19% | 13.02% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 22.91% | 21.70% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 20.42% | 14.27% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 20.29% | 11.77% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 6.01% | 5.84% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.66% | 3.59% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.15% | 0.33% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 17.53% | 13.28% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 20.51% | 28.10% | 20.61% |
| Service | 9.77% | 16.36% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 31.00% | 27.00% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 10.11% | 9.90% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 11.04% | 5.36% | 14.05% |
