2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Arlington, VA vs Waxhaw, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Waxhaw, is 4% less than it is in Arlington and is 44% above the National Average.
- Arlington unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- Waxhaw unemployment rate is 3.7%.
 Arlington, VAWaxhaw, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.0%3.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.1%44.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$77,535$43,873$37,638
 Household Income$128,145$123,370$69,021
 Family Median Income$171,820$134,351$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Arlington, VAWaxhaw, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.9%2.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%1.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.3%3.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.3%3.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.5%3.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.0%6.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.0%7.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.8%12.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.0%21.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.8%14.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K26.8%23.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Arlington, VAWaxhaw, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance33.3%28.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science16.9%7.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%2.0%1.8%
 Legal6.2%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%9.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.7%2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.7%5.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.6%0.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.0%3.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%2.8%3.6%
 Personal care1.7%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support12.5%20.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.0%5.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving3.2%5.6%13.1%
Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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Reviews for Waxhaw    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Waxhaw used to be a good place, I was born and raised here loving the small friendly town and enviorment. The summer parades were amazing as this was an ideal place to  More

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The schools claim to be good but in reality they are just overrated and kind of bad plus the schools are all overcrowded from everyone moving here. No sidewalks anywhere  More

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Over 13 years ago

It is dangerous and arrogant to jump to conclusions. It is not prejudice towards single women, or any women for that matter. It is a growing saddness that natives feel  More

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